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Sangeet with Ramaprasad

Jul 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

Under the heat of the burning summer sun,
Languish man and flock; the pine is parched.
The cuckoo finds its voice, and suddenly,
The turtledove and goldfinch sing.

- Four Seasons (Summer), Antonio Vivaldi

9:02 AM		Mangalam Shankar Brhaspate Tarapate in raga Atana Mutthuswamy Dikshitar Mangalam Shankar Musician and Teacher [Semmangudi school]
9:08 AM		Arpita Majumder Jogiya Tu - A bhajan in raga Mishra Bhairavi Arpita Majumder
9:15 AM		Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar Sarasaksha Paripalaya in raga Kaamavardhani Swathi Thirunal Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar [1896 - 1974] A towering figure in 20th century Carnatic music
9:48 AM		Siyaram Tiwari A bandish in raga Adana [1919 - 1998] Originally trained under the DArbhanga gharana. Was adept in both Khayal and Drupad
9:59 AM		Keerthana Vaidyanathan Brovabarama in raga Bahudari Thyagaraja Keerthana Swaminathan Advanced training under Bombay Jayashri
10:09 AM		Manish Vyas Ekoham (I am One and a Manifestation of Many) Manish Vyas [Composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher]
10:21 AM		Amrutha Venkatesh Kanakambari Karunyamrtha Lahari in raga Kanakambari Dikshitar Amrutha Venkatesh A disciple of Prince Rama Varma. Also trained under the legendary Parassala Ponnammal.
10:41 AM		Fayaz Khan Kaliyugadhali Harinamava Nenedhare Purandaradasa Fayaz Khan
10:53 AM		Keerthana Vaidyanathan Chittam Irangadenayya in raga Shahana Papanasam Sivan Keethana Vaidyanathan
11:00 AM		Nachiketha Sharma A bandish in raga Hemant Nachiketha Sharma [Disciple of the doyen Basavaraj Rajguru]
11:20 AM		M L Vasanthakumari Vame Bhumisuta (a poem from Sri Rama Stotram) [1928 - 1990] Along with M S Subbulakshmi and D K Pattammal, considered one of the Carnatic Music Trinity
11:26 AM		Shubadha Paradkar A Tappa in raga Mishra Mand, followed by a Tarana in raga Khamaj Shubadha Paradkar In addition to M.A. in Music, she has studied under many teachers from different gharanas
11:41 AM		T S Kalyanaraman Bhuvanatraya in raga Mohanam G N Balasubramanian [1930 - 1994] A star disciple of the legendary G N Balasubramanian. A versatile and very original musician, he was adept in Hindustani music too. Has crafted new ragas

Chat is archived.

Good Morning from Sangeet. This is Ram welcoming you to the chat room

Could not find a photo of Arpita Mazumdar.

Good morning!

Just enjoyed the “Chembai experience”

@Padma: GM Padma. Thanks for dropping in. Yes, great musician. When I was a kid, I remember attending one of his concerts in a local temple. True to form, he was encouraging the 12 or so year old mridangist to play: "Vaashi" --Play

Try spelling her name "Arpita Majumder" instead. There is one photo at JioSaavn.com

Hi David. Missed by a vowel?

And a J instead of Z.

Thanks, DTO

proper name spellings must be standardized. Or we need a software to sift through various possibilities

I am not surprised that Manish Vyas lives in Switzerland. I have happy memories of my three years stay in Geneva, Switzerland

Amrutha Venkatesh - SHE is the one to watch.

Clearly the Balamurali style is inherited through HRH Rama Varma!

@Padma, Yes. She has already made her mark on the music scene. A few years back [PC Pre-covid] she gave a concert at the Chinmaya Mission in Cranbury. Did you attend?

@Ram sadly no.

@Padma, Prince Rama Varma also was in NJ. Sangeet interviewed him and broadcast the interview. Such a renaissance man, but so modest. It was such a pleasure to talk to him. Also an educational experience. The interview is on Youtube

@Ram Yes, I watched it

A prince wearing a dhoti and giving an interview. So unassuming

My apologies. I about the wrong Fayaz Khan.

There are two of them. One is no more, about whom I spoke. It is wrong.

Papanasam Sivan's signature in his songs is: Ramadas

@Ram I do not know if Sangeet’s signature these days is Summer by Vivaldi. :-) But I would say we are far beyond the point of “parched pine”. :-) More like “burning pine” today :-)

@ Ram But the music selection is helping

@Padma: Yesterday I found out that the instrumental piece "Four Seasons" by Vivaldi is based on four poems he wrote for the four seasons. I looked at the one he wrote on Summer. It is a long one. I just opted for the first few lines. Love Four Seasons. Thanks for your kind words on today's selections

@Padma: The signature changes from host to host LOL

Thank you Padma and DTO for dropping in today. Also, thank you all out there in Wi-Fi space who tuned in to Sangeet today. Have a nice week and please stay cool.