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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM
9:00 AM
AIR Signature Tune - Shivaranjani
AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann
AIR Private Collection
9:02 AM
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Vocal) - Mere Tho Giridhar Gopala - Meera Bhajan
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Vocal) Mere Tho Giridhar Gopala - Meera Bhajan N/A
N/A Private Collection

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Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande (born 7 October 1960) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist from Mumbai. She belongs to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana tradition.

9:16 AM
Madurai Mani Iyer (Vocal) - Taaye Yashoda - Todi
Madurai Mani Iyer (Vocal) Taaye Yashoda - Todi Oothakadu Venkata Kavi
N/A Private Collection

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Madurai Mani Iyer was an Indian Carnatic music singer, who was famous for his unique style. He, along with his contemporaries Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and G.N. Balasubramaniam, are referred to as the 20th century male trinity of Carnatic music.

9:34 AM
Kaushiki Chakarabarty (Vocal) - Kar Kapala Lochana - Drupad in Raag Poorvi
Kaushiki Chakarabarty (Vocal) Kar Kapala Lochana - Drupad in Raag Poorvi N/A
N/A Private Collection

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Kaushiki Chakraborty is an Indian classical vocalist. She attended Sangeet Research Academy, and was one of the exponents of Patiala gharana. Her repertoire covers Khyals and semi-classical Thumris. She is the recipient 2005 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in the Asia-Pacific category.

9:52 AM
MS Subbalakshmi & Radha Vishwanathan (Vocal) - Yaro Ivar Yaro - Bhairavi
MS Subbalakshmi & Radha Vishwanathan (Vocal) Yaro Ivar Yaro - Bhairavi Arunachala Kavi
N/A Private Collection

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Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

10:15 AM
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (Violin) - Yaro Ivar Yaro - Bhairavi
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (Violin) Yaro Ivar Yaro - Bhairavi Arunachala Kavi
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Vani Recording Company

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Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was an Indian classical music violinist and music composer.

10:34 AM
Vilayat Khan (Sitar) & Bismillah Khan (Shehnai) - Mohe Panghar Pe Nandlal - Thumri
Vilayat Khan (Sitar) & Bismillah Khan (Shehnai) Mohe Panghar Pe Nandlal - Thumri N/A
N/A Private Collection

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Ustad Vilayat Khan was an Indian classical sitar player. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of gayaki ang on the sitar. He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 6, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75.

Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument.

10:48 AM
T Brinda & T Muktha (Vocal) - Shloka & Mamava Pattabhirama
T Brinda & T Muktha (Vocal) Shloka & Mamava Pattabhirama Muthuswami Dikshitar
N/A Private Collection

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Thanjavur Brinda was one of the representatives of the Veenai Dhanammal school of Carnatic Music. She was primarily a vocalist, although she also played the Veena. She is affectionately referred to as 'Brindamma', by her fans.

11:07 AM
Vidyadhar Vyas (Vocal) - Goondela Mori - Bageshri
Vidyadhar Vyas (Vocal) Goondela Mori - Bageshri N/A
N/A Private Collection

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11:21 AM
Sikkil Sisters (Flute) - Ramabhakathi Samarajyam - Sudha Bangala
Sikkil Sisters (Flute) Ramabhakathi Samarajyam - Sudha Bangala Thygaraja
Sikkil Sisters Sony Music Release

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Sikkil Kunjumani, and Sikkil Neela, are sisters who play the carnatic flute, called Venu flute. Together they are more famously known as the Sikkil Sisters. Their father Azhiyur Natesa Iyer was a mridangist

11:36 AM
Kishan Maharaj & Puran Maharaj (Tabla) - N/A
Kishan Maharaj & Puran Maharaj (Tabla) N/A N/A
N/A Private Collection

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Pandit Kishan Maharaj was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music.


11:45 AM
Chembai Vaidyanathan Bhagavathar (Vocal) - Vatapi Ganapathim - Hamsadhwani
Chembai Vaidyanathan Bhagavathar (Vocal) Vatapi Ganapathim - Hamsadhwani Muthuswami Dikshitar
N/A Private Collection

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Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar a.k.a. Vaidyanatha Iyer was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad. Known by his village name Chembai, or simply as Bhagavatar, he was born to Anantha Bhagavatar and Parvati

Chat is archived.
Sangeet Team (host) 8:56:51 AM
Hi and Welcome to Sangeet for another Saturday. Indian classical music from the Indian subcontinent and now the world too. Hindustani and Carnatic with your host Rungun
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 9:02:21 AM
Good morning! Love starting my weekend with you!
Sangeet Team (host) 9:03:19 AM
Welcome @Addie - I hope you enjoy my selection today. I have picked slightly longer pieces than my normal today.
TAndy 9:04:19 AM
Good morning Rungun and the Sangeet Team! Just had a nice drive home from work, soon to fall asleep to these beautiful songs as usual for a Saturday morning 😁
Sangeet Team (host) 9:05:47 AM
@TAndy, Madurai Mani Iyer and Kaushiki who will be coming up next have really soothing voice and will really help you get there to the sleep you want :-) and Sangeet will be in your dream - what a way to drift off...
TAndy 9:39:52 AM
I would say that this will do it for me. Thank you for the music today, and enjoy the cool first weekend of autumn!
Sangeet Team (host) 9:41:25 AM
@TAndy - thanks for joining us - have a sound sleep and see you next week here
Sangeet Team (host) 9:55:13 AM
If you are logged in here - please do atleast post a simple "Hello from _____". Thanks for listening
PADMA GANESH 10:07:04 AM
Good morning!
Sangeet Team (host) 10:07:44 AM
Good Morning @Padma and welcome to Sangeet
PADMA GANESH 10:08:41 AM
Two great Tamil compositions today! And the September birthdays are turning into great listening experiences!
Sangeet Team (host) 10:10:20 AM
Thanks Padma. The birthday calendar helps so much in driving the show sometimes. I wish "Sruti" magazine adds more newer artists to this list. I love the two compositions and the lyrics of the songs are wonderful too.
MusicChallenged 10:11:43 AM
@Padma - yes they are wonderful Tamil compositions and agree with you that it is a great listening experience. I am enjoying it too.
Christine 10:30:55 AM
Good morning Rungun, Padma, Music Challenged, Addie, TAndy and all ☕️ 🫖 First Sangeet of Fall! 🍂🍁
PADMA GANESH 10:31:35 AM
Good morning Christine!
PADMA GANESH 10:32:57 AM
@Music Challenged - the array of South Indian concert percussion instruments today - the Tavil, Kanjira & Morsing!
Sangeet Team (host) 10:34:47 AM
@Christine - Good morning and yes I never realized that this is the first Sangeet show for the fall :-)
PADMA GANESH 10:35:42 AM
@ Rungun, speaking of AIR mourning music -Shubhapantuvarali on Sarangi, heard numerous times :-)
Sangeet Team (host) 10:35:50 AM
@Padma and @MusicChallenged - yes we also have an array of instruments. Glad you are all here and enjoying the show and the chat
Sangeet Team (host) 10:37:10 AM
@Padma - you know after moving away from India I have really appreciated the Sheshnai as an instrument and the Sarangi. Sad that AIR somehow made up grow up to think they were instruments for mourning - while they are so soulful
PADMA GANESH 10:41:16 AM
@Rungun - Shehnai was also the favorite go to background score music for tragic scenes on Tamil movies :-))
Sangeet Team (host) 10:42:22 AM
@Padma - I saw tamil movies as a grade schooler when I did not know much about carnatic music, but can relate to what you are saying
Christine 11:40:54 AM
Really enjoying the percussion and musicianship on this piece.
Sangeet Team (host) 11:42:40 AM
@Christine - yes Kishan Maharaj was an exceptionally great Tabla player. He was a sought after tabla player - like Zakir Hussain who is more known in the western world
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 11:45:28 AM
Wonderful selections today, thank you so much!
Sangeet Team (host) 11:46:33 AM
@Addie - My pleasure and Sangeet Team thanks you for listening to us every Saturday
Christine 11:47:25 AM
What energy on the Kishan and Puran Maharaj piece! Thank you Rungun and the entire Sangeet team 🙇‍♀️
Sangeet Team (host) 11:48:15 AM
@Christine you are welcome - our pleasure. Thanks for being a regular on our show - same to everyone else also.
Sangeet Team (host) 12:00:25 PM
Thanks everyone for being an active listener and some of you joining us on chat. Sangeet Teams looks forward to you joining us every week as bring music with origins in the Indian Subcontinent. Bye and have a great week ahead.