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Oct 22, 2022 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Music
With Sangeet Team (Dave, Jayashri, Ramaprasad, Rungun & Padma)
Presenting Indian Classical Music from the Indian sub-continent and anywhere else in the world too. We are four different DJs that present from our personal collections with our own introduction to the songs. We broadcast every Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 on 103.3 FM (NJ,NY and PA).
| 9:00 AM |
| AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann AIR Private Collection
The classical AIR tune that was composed by Walter Kaufman in ragam Shivaranjani |
| 9:03 AM |
| Rashid Khan and Hariharan (Vocal) Yaad Piya Ki Aaye - Bhinna Shadaj N/A Private Collection
Ustad Rashid Khan is an Indian classical musician in the
Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana,
and is the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. Hariharan is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who
predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also
sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including
Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Sinhala and Bhojpuri. |
| 9:18 AM |
| M D Ramanathan (Vocal) Hariyum Haranum - Atana M D Ramanathan N/A SaReGaMa
Manjapara Devesa Bhagavathar Ramanathan was a Carnatic music
composer and vocalist who created a distinctive style of singing rich in
Bhava and Laya. He was considered for the Madras Music Academy's
Sangeetha Kalanidhi award in 1983. |
| 9:30 AM |
| Malani Rajrukar (vocal) Raag Sohini N/A N/A Private Collection
Malini Rajurkar is a Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana. |
| 9:45 AM |
| Aruna Sairam (Vocal) Mayammayani Ne Pilacite-Ahiri Syama Sastry N/A Private Collection
Aruna Sairam is an Indian classical vocalist and carnatic music
singer. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri award from the Government
of India and has been elected as Vice Chairman of the Sangeet Natak
Academy by the Government of India. |
| 9:54 AM |
| D K Datar (Violin) Raag Yaman N/A D K Datar Violin Virtuoso T Series
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| 10:16 AM |
| T S Sankaran (Flute) Sompaina Manasuto - Ahiri Thyagaraja N/A Private Collection
T. S. Sankaran was an Indian Carnatic instrumentalist.
T S Sankaran was one of the foremost disciples of the legendary 'Flute Mali' - T R Mahalingam. |
| 10:25 AM |
| Nikhil Banarjee (Sitar) Dhun N/A N/A Doordarshan Archive
Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee was an Indian classical sitarist of
the Maihar Gharana. Along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat
Khan, he emerged as one of the leading exponents of the sitar. He was a
recipient of the Indian civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan. |
| 10:39 AM |
| Madurai Mani Iyer (Vocal) Manavyalakin - Nalinikanthi Thyagaraja N/A Private Collection
Madurai Mani Iyer was an Indian Carnatic music singer, who was
famous for his unique style. He was one of the most highly celebrated
carnatic vocalists during the first half of the 20th century. He was
renowned for his adept skills at singing kalpana swarams, neraval, and
raga alapana. |
| 10:54 AM |
| Amjad Ali Khna (Sarod) Kon Khela Je Khelbo N/A N/A Tribute to Tagore
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| 11:08 AM |
| N Ramani (Flute) Chakkani Rajamargamu - Kharaharapriya Thyagaraja N/A Private Collection
Dr. Natesan Ramani, commonly known as N. Ramani or N. Flute Ramani, was an Indian Carnatic flautist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1996. Ramani is also credited with introducing the long flute into Carnatic music. |
| 11:30 AM |
| Begun Akhtar (Vocal) Tabiyat in Dinon Jigar Muradabadi N/A Private Collection
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal", she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical music. |
| 11:41 AM |
| T N Krishnan (Violin) Meevalla Gunadosha - Kapi Thyagaraja Violin Carnatic Soul Celluloid?
Trippunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan was an Indian Carnatic music violinist. Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M. S. Gopalakrishnan he was considered part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1980. |
| 11:54 AM |
| T R Mahalingam (Flute) Chinnan Chirukiliye - Ragamalika Subramanya Bharathi Mali SaReGaMa
Tiruvidaimarudur Ramaswamy Mahalingam affectionately known as
Mali, was a flutist who revolutionized the style of flute-playing in
Carnatic music. Paraphrased - "He wanted every concert of his to be a different experience for his listeners". |
