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Sangeet with Rungun
May 14, 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
9:00 AM |
| AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann N/A Private Collection
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9:02 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Suryanamskar - Raag Lalit N/A Private Collection Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was an Indian classical musician and
santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian
classical music. Born: January 13, 1938 in Jammu Died: May 10, 2022, Mumbai, India |
9:06 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Raag Madhuvanti N/A Private Collection The Indian Santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer and is a variation of the Iranian Santur. Generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges with each bridge have 4 strings for a total of 100 strings. Another name for this is Shararantri vina (100-stringed vina) |
9:27 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Raag Mishra Khamaj N/A Private Collection
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9:37 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Raag Pahadi N/A Private Collection
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10:05 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Raag Rageshri N/A Private Collection
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10:24 AM |
| Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor) Raag Pahadi N/A Private Collection
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10:40 AM |
| Amrutha Venkatesh (Vocal) Ha Hanta Vancitaham - Dhanyasi Swathi Thirunal N/A Private Collection Amrutha Venkatesh, a leading vocalist and veena player,
started training with M. T. Selvanarayan at the age of four. She has
also studied with Charumathi Ramachandran. Suma Sudhindra and Prince
Rama Varma. |
10:55 AM |
| Mahesh Kale & Kaushiki Chakraborty (Vocal) Kanada Raja Pandharicha N/A Private Collection |
11:10 AM |
| Thanjavur Sankara Iyer (Vocal) Manamalar Alittu Maiyal - Surati N/A Private Collection Vocalist, veena player, teacher and composer Thanjavur V. Sankara Iyer was probably one of the few musicians who remained a link between
glorious years of Carnatic music, which flourished on the banks of the
Cauvery and subsequent generations of talent. He had a childlike
enthusiasm when it came to teaching music and used to sing endlessly. A
bachelor, he lived with his nephew R. Chandrasekaran in Tirunelveli for
15 years after suffering a stroke. |
11:20 AM |
| Roopa Panesar (Sitar) Raag Sohini N/A Private Collection Roopa Panesar remains firmly within the Hindustani classical idiom, but brings a distinctive style to sitar performance. Born in Leicester, she is considered one of the finest sitar players to emerge on the Indian classical music scene from the UK. |
11:30 AM |
| Venkatesh Kumar (Vocal) Sakhi Mori Ruma Jum - Raag Durga N/A Private Collection Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar (born July 1, 1953) is an Indian Hindustani vocalist. He is best known for his rendition of devotional songs composed by Swami Haridas. |
11:50 AM |
| Bombay Jaishree (Vocal) Thunbam Nergayi Yaaz Eduthu - Desh Bharathidasan Bramhanandam Amutham
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11:59 AM |
| M S Subbalakshmi (Vocal) Bhavayami Raghuram - Ragamalika Swathi Thirunal Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatham SaReGaMa The Indian Nightingale of Indian Classical Music. |