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May 28, 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
"Singest of summer in full-throated ease" - John Keats
| 9:02 AM |
| Soolamangalam Sisters Abhishta Varada Maha Ganapathe in raga Hamsadwani Thyagaraja
Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi [1937 - 2017] Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi [1940 - 1992] Early singers in the trend of duo singing |
| 9:10 AM |
| Devaki Pandit Ja Ja Re Ja Pathikva in raga Madhukauns
Devaki Pandit [Disciple of Kishori Amonkar & Jitendra Abhisheki] |
| 9:24 AM |
| M L Vasanthakumari Namo Naamo Raghavaya in raga Deshyatodi First composition of Thyagaraja
M L Vasanthakumari [1928 - 1990] A music legend, disciple of her mother, Lalithangi and another legend G N Balasubramanian |
| 9:28 AM |
| M S Sheela Ugabhoga followd by the composition Eee Sobhagu in raga Bhairavi Purandaradasa
M S Sheela A leading senior musician, disciple of R K Srikantan |
| 9:40 AM |
| Hariprasad Chauraisa Raga Shahana Bahar
Hariprasad Chaurasia A preeminent flautist and also a composer. The reclusive Annapurna Devi was one of his teachers |
| 9:51 AM |
| Sankari Krishnan Shobane in Pantuvarali Thyagaraja
sankari Krishnan Disciple of Lalgudi G Jayaraman |
| 9:57 AM |
| M L Vasanthakumari Sharanambhava Karnamayi in raga Hamsavinodhini Narayana Thirtha
M L Vasanthakumari |
| 10:07 AM |
| Ratnakar Pai Raga Lalit Gauri
Ratnakar Pai [1928 - 2009] Was regarded as the foremost authority on the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana |
| 10:19 AM |
| T N Seshagopalan An alapana in raga Brindavanasaranga
T N Seshagopalan A multi-talented musician. Vocalist, Veena player and proficient in the genre called Harikatha [singing the and lecturing on religious texts] |
| 10:32 AM |
| Padma Deshpande A bandish in raga Sudha Kedar Raga created by Padma Deshpande
Padma Deshpande A senior musician of the Kirana gharana. Disciple of Hirabai Badodekar and Saraswathibai Rane |
| 10:41 AM |
| Sruthi Sagar Tulasidala Mulache in raga Mayamalawagowla Thyagaraja
Sruti Sagar A child prodigy. Learnt early on vocal music under Bala Sai and later flute under S Sundar |
| 10:54 AM |
| Sandipan Samajpati Melave Ko Jiya More haahe in raga Sohni
Sandipan Samajpati Belongs to the Kirana gharana. Trainedd extensively under Manas Chakraborty |
| 11:05 AM |
| Ambi Subramaniam Amba Kamakshi - a Swarajati in raga Bhairavi Believed to be Shyama Sastri"s first composition
Ambi Subramaniam Talented young violinist. Disciple of his father, the famous and talented L Subramaniam |
| 11:19 AM |
| B Sivaramakrishna Rao-Sitar & B Raghavendra Rao-Violin Raga Kalavati
B Sivaramakrishna Rao
B Raghavendra Rao They are brothers who trained, respectively, under Ahmad Hussain Khan and T N Krishnan |
| 11:30 AM |
| Sanjay Subrahmanian Neerajakshi in raga Hindolam Dikshitar
Sanjay Subrahmanian Currently one of the senior most vocalists |
| 11:37 AM |
| Kumar Mardur Saiya Nahi Aaye Karighata in raga Desh
Kumar Mardur Belongs to the Kirana gharana. Received training, first under his father and later under Firoz Dastur |
| 11:55 AM |
| N P Ramaswamy Shri Madhurambike Shive in raga Kalyani Dikshitar
N P Ramaswamy [1931 - 2019] Practically, a self-taught musician |
