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Sangeet with Ramaprasad

Apr 23, 2022 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

With Sangeet Team (Dave, Jayashri, Ramaprasad, Rungun & Padma)

Classical and Folk Music from the Indian Subcontinent, on WPRB since 1986 with a rotating cast of DJs

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9:01 AM		Vibha Krishnakumar Varam Tarum Varadane - A varnam in raga Agnija Vibha Krishnakumar Vibha Krishnakumar Budding musician and composer
9:09 AM		Rashid Khan A bandish in raga Basant Rashid Khan
9:21 AM		Navid Goldrick on Oud A Hijaz Medley Navid Goldrick
9:28 AM		M Balamuralikrishna Kumaruni Valenu in raga Vakulabharanam M Balamuralikrishna M Balamuralikrishna [1930 - 2016] Legendary musician, composer and innovator
9:31 AM		Ramashreya Jha A Tarana in raga Basant Mukhari Ramashreya Jha [1928 - 2009] Composer, musician, scholar and teacher
9:39 AM		Bhuvanesh Komkali Aa Tamanu Baa Aje in raga Kamod Bhuvanesh Komkali Grandson of Kumar Gandharva, son of Mukul Shivputra and disciple of Vasundhara Komkali
9:52 AM		Bhushany Kalyanaraman Varmama Yen Meedhil in raga Saveri Anai and Ayya Bhushany Kalyanaraman Disciple and wife of T S Kalyanaraman
10:03 AM		Sharan Rani on Sarod and Chatur Lal on tabla Illustration of taala Pancham Sawari Sharan Rani [1929 - 2008] First lady musician to play on the sarod Disciple of Allauddin Khan and Ali Akbar Khan
10:15 AM		Padma Sugavanam Damodara Tavaka Prabhavam in raga Kiravani Narayana Thirtha Padma Sugavanam Born in Ottawa, Canada. Trained under Various teachers including Seetha Rajan of the Semmangudi school
10:27 AM		Sourabh Vashisht A bandish in raga Mali Goura Sourabh Vashisht
10:38 AM		T M Krishna Vetta Veliyil in raga Mohanakalyani Perumal Murugan T M Krishna Musician, social activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Perumal Murugan Poet and novelist and a defiant voice in Tamil literature
10:48 AM		Dhondutai Kulkarni A bandish in raga Desh Dhondutai Kulkarni [1927 - 2014] Jaipur Atrauli gharana. Many illustrious teachers, including Kesarbai Kerkar
11:00 AM		M Lalithangi Gajavadhana Beduve in raga Dhanyasi Purandaradasa N M Lalithangi An accomplished musician of her times, instrumental in preserving Purandaradasa kritis. Mother of the great musician - M L Vasanthakumari
11:03 AM		M S Subbulakshmi He Nuthano - a Bengali song from Rabindra Sangeet Rabindranath Tagore M S Subbulakshmi [1916 - 2004] A legendary musician
11:08 AM		Dinkar Kaikini Kyon gai Jamuna Pani in raga Paraj Dinkar Kaikini [1929 - 2010] Musician and composer. Signature was "Dinrang". Disciple of S N Ratanjankar
11:23 AM		Geetha Raja (with Mahati) Jambpathe in raga Yamunakalyani Dikshitar Geetha Raja Trained under many teachers including T Brinda and K S Narayanaswami
11:36 AM		Shahid Parvez on sitar A bandish in raga Miya Ki Todi Shahid Parvez Represents the 7th generation of the Etawah gharana
11:48 AM		T M Krishna Nanjame Anjaadhe Nee in raga Atana Perumal Murugan T M Krishna A contemplative musician

Chat is archived.

Welcome to this Saturday's edition of Sangeet. Today your host is Ram Ramaprasad, with assistance from the rest of the Sangeet team

Ready to assist!

Merci, DTO

Good morning

Good Morning, DNP

@DNP, you are up early today

Thank you, Marjorie E, for supporting WPRB

Listen every week, love the music and the education!

@Krista, GM Krista. So happy to share the joy of music with our listeners

Goid morning to all. Thanks wprb for having Indian classical on Saturdays for as long as I can remember!

GM, Brian. I like the play on "D"

Michelle and Johannus, Thank you very much for your monthly pledge to WPRB

I apologize. This is not raga Bhairavi. This is an illustration of taal called Pancham Sawari. My mistake

For those counting at home, Pancham Sawari is a 15-beat rhythm cycle.

Thank you, DTO

Sangeet :). good morning!

Good Morning, Guelo

Pat, thank you for your support through your donation

That T M Krishna piece was excellent. Thanks for the details on poet and novelist Perumal Murugan.

Good morning Ramaprasad & Jayashri and all the Sangeet team 🌅

Thank you, Christine, for supporting WPRB. All of your enthuse us to do better every time we are on the air. Thank you again for your support

I appreciate your passion; I try to listen every week, and I'm always learning. WPRB would not be WPRB without Sangeet. 🫶🏼

GM, Christine. I like your parenthetical text

Now's the time to PLEDGE 💸 our allegiance 😃

@Christine, I don't know whether I can discuss some issues on this forum. Please google Perumal Murugan and read about why that book of his aroused so much ire. Censorship is a death blow to democracy

Thank you; I will.

M Lalithagi must have been a proud mother. Her talenteddaughter, M L Vasanthakumari became a great woman musician

Hello Anonymous, Thank for your pledge to support WPRB. All the music hosts on WPRB programs are striving for excellence in bring to the listeners diverse genres of music. Your support means a lot for this aspiration of ours

nice track.

@Guelo, this composer, Dikshitar, is identified with contemplative music

Dikshitar's music is like an onion in construct. There are layers to peel to encounter one beauty after another

Tansen was one of the greatest musicians and he was the court musician in Mogul Emperor Akbar. Miya refers to Tansen. This is Todi raga crafted by Tansen. Hence Miya Ki Todi

@Chrisiine, here is alink for you: https://caravanmagazine.in/literature/censor-within-perumal-murugan

That concludes today’s Sangeet program. Thank you all, Dave the Obscure, DubNP, Krista, Brian D, Guelo, Christine for dropping in today. Thanks also for all the donors who pledged to support WPRB. The pledge period continues into next week. Those of you who are thinking of supporting us can do this anytime through next week by going to pledge.wprb.com. It is safe and easy. Enjoy the Spring weather. We will see you next Saturday.