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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Nov 19, 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).

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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

9:00 AM		All India Radio Signature AIR Tune - Shivaranjani Walter Kauffman AIR AIR 1936
9:01 AM		Bombay Jayashri Amba Nilayatakshi - Nilambari - Adi(2 Kalai) M. Dikshitar Margazhi Raagam Aghal Films 2013 Bombay Jayashri Ramnath was born into a family of musicians, and represents the fourth generation of music practitioners in her family. She was trained by Lalgudi Jayaraman and T R Balamani. Margazhi Raagam is a 2008 film of the Carnatic music concert performed by Bombay Jayashri and T.M. Krishna. For this recording, Jayashri is accompanied by Embar S. Kannan (violin) and Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam).
9:11 AM		Viram Jasani, Gurdev Singh & Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan Rag Megh – Alap and Gat (Arr. Jasani) Rags Malkauns & Megh Saydisc 1988 Viram Jasani (born 1945) is a Kenyan-born Indian sitar and tabla composer and musician. He is best known for playing tabla on the song "Black Mountain Side" from Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album. As a sitarist, he is mainly self-taught. Sarodist Gurdev Singh is a student of Amjad Ali Khan. Tabla player Latif Ahmed Khan is a close friend and musical mentor of Viram Jasani.
9:38 AM		Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna Peridi Ninnu Penchina Varevare - Kharaharapriya Tyagaraja Carnatic Vocal EMI 1992 Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor - a success in every field he entered. 5 of the 7 tracks on this CD were originally issued by HMV in 1972.
9:43 AM		Saxophone Brothers Hamsadhwani NA Anubhuti Cultural Festival 2016 The "Saxophone Brothers" are Jonathan Kay (srutiphone=custom soprano sax) and Andrew Kay (alto sax). After studying jazz in Toronto, they went to Kolkata and became students of Shantanu Bhattacharyya.
9:51 AM		K. Sivaprasad Jaya Jaya Padmanabha Swati Tirunal Whistle - 1 MRT Music 1995 Studying under Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, K. Sivaprasad chose to whistle Carnatic kritis.
10:04 AM		Mashkoor Ali Khan Milan Ki Todi Vocal India Archive Music 2003 Son of sarangi maestro Shakoor Khan, Mashkoor Ali Khan represents the Kirana gharana, and has been a resident teacher at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy of Calcutta for over 20 years.
10:34 AM		N. Ravikiran Nee Daya Rada Tyagaraja Young Masters Music Today 1992 N. Ravikiran was was born on 12 Feb 1967 in Mysore. A child prodigy, he is credited for rescuing the chitravina (aka gottuvadyam) from total obscurity.
10:49 AM		Amelia Cuni Chautal In Raga Nat-Bhairav Morning Meditation - a Dhrupad Recital Navras Records 2000 Amelia Cuni is an Italian singer and composer/performer. She has been studying Indian Classical music since the late 1970's. She is one of the few women singing in the dhrupad style, receiving training from Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar and Bidur Mallik. Most of her work includes contemporary and experimental music collaborations with western ambient and minimalist artists.
11:02 AM		M. S. Gopalakrishnan Samaja Vara Gamana, Raga Hindolam, Adi Tala Tyagaraja NA NA M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a.k.a. MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music.
11:22 AM		Sudha Ragunathan Bhajare Manasa Mysore Vasudevachar Young Masters Music Today 1992 Sudha Ragunathan (born 30 April 1956 in Chennai) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, singer and composer. She studied fro 13 years under Dr. M.L. Vasanthakumari.
11:34 AM		Ashesh Bandopadhyaya Jaunpuri Ashesh Bandopadhyaya Plays Esraj EMI 1974 Ashesh Bandopadhyaya (1920-1992, from Bishnupur, West Bengal) was one of the few performers on the esraj, a bowed fretted instrument. The neck is similar to a sitar, in that it has rained frets under which the sympathetic strings run. The esraj, and the similar dilruba, are rarely heard, having been replaced by the harmonium as the instrument of choice to accompany vocalists in Hindustani music.
11:46 AM		Maharajapuram Santhanam Siddhi VinAyakam Seveham - Mohanakalyani Muthiah Bagavatar Musique Karnatique Auvidis 1991 Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928-24 June 1992) followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist.
11:53 AM		Masood Malik Un Se Hamen Kuchh Ghazals To Remember Vol. 2 Serengeti Sirocco 1989

Chat is archived.

🙏🏾 संगीत Welcome to Sangeet on WPRB

🍵 Good morning sir :)

Good morning, TAndy. 🌞︎

A beautiful day to sleep in unfortunately. One more night of work, but the music of Sangeet, as always, doing its part to relax me.

I'm glad you can enjoy the show for as much time as you are able.

Thank you, Dave. Not in bed yet though, currently splitting and saving my audacity recording of the station from overnight.

Do you expect to ever find the time to listen to any of these recordings?

If the unmentionable happens to the station, or if some world changing calamity happens that prevents me from listening to the radio ever again.

Let us hope, then, that you never need to listen to these recordings.

But mostly because I'm an impulsive data hoarder too. I ordered a 20 terabyte hard drive last night, since my large storage drive in my desktop is already 96% full!

I know the feeling. I have outgrown a few storage devices as well.

I do sometimes put on an old show if I have someone in the car with me too. A while back, I replayed Dan Buskirk's George Clinton special for Laborwave, and we kept pausing to discuss the song playing or the Parliament/Funkadelic facts spoken during the mic break. Good conversation starters and such

WPRB does have some special shows that deserve archiving.

Good morning WPRB. I think I can deduce from the notes in the playlist Dave is the DJ this morning?

Oh, and it says it right at the top. Duh.

Good morning DSM. Still very much wide awake, somehow. Maybe that hot liptons at work a few hours ago is still keeping my neurons active.

Good observation, DSM. Good morning. And I do try to add additional info on the artists.

Always appreciate the extra info Dave, thanks for that.

TAndy for some reason I thought of Lipton's Cup o Soup. But I'm guessing you meant tea.

I have been encouraging others on the Sangeet Team to also add information. It really does help put the music in proper perspective.

Yep, work has free bags of that tea at the very least.

And the archiving work is done. Now to enjoy the rest of Gordon Ramsay before turning down for the day.

This is something else wow

Especially considering Viram Jasani is mostly self taught on sitar. Good morning, Brain D.

I'm loving the mouth harp behind the mic. Good morning Brian!

Mouth harp is one of those instruments that reached all over the world. It is inexpensive, light, small, and durable.

And most likely as addicting to play as it is to hear

Good morning all

Good morning, Padma. Good to see you.

I love the background temple bells and mouth harp

Good morning Padma

I used to carry a mouth harp around in my pocket in high school. I was THAT GUY haha

Good morning Padma

You're a cool cat, DSM

Those background sounds also help fill the awkward silences when I forget what I was going to say, or fumble with my stack of CDs to find the liner notes.

thanks TAndy 😺😎

@Dave the first piece by Bombay Jayashree is set in the lullaby raga - Neelambari. Truly relaxing. I have heard moms sing to their babies in this ragam.

Especially that composition by M. Dikshitar - so slow and measured.

Whistle wizard indeed!! Good morning :)

Good morning, Guelo.

Howdy Guelo

Yeooooo DTO!

Good morning, jimboo.

Good morning to Guelo and Jimboo! I'll be off to the relaxation station, so I'll see some of you fine folks tonight :)

Rest well, TAndy. Thanks for dropping by.

Rly wanting to test my whistle chops but I’m refraining… not sure if my compatriots in the train would be so happy about it

yeoO dsm TAndy guelo Padma & Brian!

monring jimboo!

@Guelo, you are showing more consideration than many other passengers would.

NJtransit usually pretty peaceful.

I often sit near someone discussing personal matters with their phone on speaker.

Oh yeah… That is indeed a classic train activity. it’s always at a quite impressive volume too haha.

Loving this tamboura + harmonium drone tone!!!

The drone is an almost indispensable part of Indian music.

Gottuvadyam is one of my favorite instruments. Such a rich tone.

Ravikiran has created a modified version of the instrument, which has a flatter body like an acoustic guitar, and is easier to travel with. Not as much trouble at airports.

Dhrupad is an ancient form of Hindustani music. It is predominately a male field, particularly the vocal performers.

Sounding good, Dave 🫖

Good morning, Christine. Thanks for dropping by. ☕️

Thanks for listening, everyone, and participating in the chat. Stay tuned to WPRB for DJ WaveyCat.