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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Nov 9, 2024 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).

Karnataka - Carnatic & Hindustani musicians

Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

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9:02 AM		Mysore Vasudevachar Varnam “vanajaksa ninne kori” - Mandari Mysore Vasudevachar AIR Mysore Vasudevachar (1865-1961) was an Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music compositions who belonged to the direct line of Thyagaraja's disciples.
9:12 AM		T. Chowdiah "Vathapi Ganapathim" - Hamsadhwani M. Dikshitar single Columbia Tirumakudalu Chowdiah (Kannada: ಸಂಗೀತ ರತ್ನ ತಿರುಮಕೂಡಲು ಚೌಡಯ್ಯ) (1895 –1967) was born in Tirumakudalu Narsipur village near Mysore. He became a disciple of Mysore Royal Court musician, Bidaram Krishnappa in 1910. T. Chowdiah developed the 7-string violin. This recording comes from both sides of a 78 rpm disc, issued most likely in the early 1940s.
9:21 AM		R.K. Srikanthan "Durmarga Caradhamula" - Ranjani Tyagaraja Rudrapatna Krishnashastri Srikantan (1920-2014) was born in Rudrapatna, Hassan district of Karnataka. His father Krishnashastri was Srikantan's first tutor. Later, Srikantan was mentored by his brother R. K. Venkatarama Shastri, a violin player who often accompanied M S Subbulakshmi.
9:33 AM		Mysore M Nagaraj and M Manjunath (Violin duet) Charukeshi 2012 The "Mysore Brothers" Nagaraj and Manunath are a violin duo that received training from their father S. Mahadevappa.
9:42 AM		N. Ravikiran Marulu konnadira - Kamas Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar Gottu Vadyam Sangeetha 1987 Narasimhan Ravikiran was born on 12 February 1967 in Mysore. A child prodigy, he was able to identify about 325 ragas (melodic scales) and 175 talas (rhythmic cycles) of Carnatic music at the age of 2. He is the son of gottuvadhyam player Chitravina Narasimhan. with A. Kanyakumari (violin), Mannargudi Easwaran (mridangam), and Nagaraja Rao (ghatam)
9:48 AM		M. S. Sheela ShrI keshava mam palaya - Bhairavi Mysore Vasudevachar M. S. Sheela, born in 1952 in Bangalore, is a Carnatic classical, light music and devotional singer. Her initial training was from her mother M. N. Rathna, and later from R. K. Srikanthan.
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9:55 AM		R. R. Keshavamurthy Ninnu Vinaga Mari - Purvikalyani Syama Sastri Rudrapatnam Ramaswamaiah Keshava Murthy (1913 - 2006) was born in Rudrapatnam. He was a violin student of Bidaram Krishnappa. Like his contemporary T. Chowdiah, he also specialized in the 7-string violin.
10:02 AM		Mysore V. Doraiswamy Iyengar Tillana - Kapi Mysore Veena Seshanna Maestro's Choice Music Today 1991 Mysore Venkatesha Doreswamy Iyengar (1920-1997) was born in Gaddavalli, Hassan District. He was a disciple of Veena Venkatagiriyappa, and was one of the leading exponents of the Mysore style of veena playing. Vellore Ramabhadran is on mridangam.
10:09 AM		B. Shankar Rao Teliyaleru Rama Bhakti - Dhenuka Tyagaraja B. Shankar Rao (1922-2020) was based in Bangalore and studied flute with T. R. Mahalingam. mridangam by Nandyala Rama Murthy
10:20 AM		Shashank Subramanyam "Geetarthamu" - Surati Tyagaraja Moments of Ecstasy Sruthi Shashank Subramanyam was born on 14 October 1978 in Rudrapatna, Hassan District of Karnataka. He is widely acknowledged as a legend of the bamboo flute. His training has been mostly in vocal music, initially under his father, and then by Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami, and Hindustani music under Pandit Jasraj. He is largely self taught on the flute. violin: Sriram Parasuram; mridangam: Mannargudi A. Easwaran; khanjira: P. Satish Kumar; morsing: B.V.S. Prasad.
10:29 AM		Kadri Gopalnath and Praveen Godkhindi Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma Purandaradasa Kadri Gopalnath (1949 – 2019) was born in a Tulu speaking Jogi community of Sajeepa Mooda village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka (southwest, near Mangalore). He pioneered the saxophone in Carnatic music. Kadri Gopalnath made some adaptations to the saxophone to permit playing Carnatic music. Praveen Godkhindi was born in Dharwad Karnataka in 1973. He studied Hindustani music under his father Venkatesh Godkhindi and Carnatic mridangam player Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma.
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10:37 AM		Gangubai Hangal Raag Bhoop single 1935 Gangubai Hangal was born in Hangal (Hubli-Dharwad district) in 1913. Her mother was a Carnatic singer. The family shifted to Hubli in 1928 so that Gangubai could study Hindustani music. Her main guru was Sawai Gandharva of the Kirana gharana. She died in 2009, aged 96. This is from a 78 rpm disc, issued in 1935.
10:42 AM		Mallikarjun Mansur Raga Adambari Kedar Maestro's Choice Music Today 1991 Mallikarjun Mansur, (1910 – 1992) was a Hindustani classical singer from Dharwad, Karnataka. He belonged to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, studying mainly under Bhurji Khan. He had command over a large number of rare ragas. harmonium by Tulsidas Borker, tabla by Balkrishna Iyer
10:54 AM		Bhimsen Joshi Bhaagyada Lakshmi Baarama Purandaradasa Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922 – 2011) was born in Ron, Gadag district in Northern Karnataka. He was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka. His main guru was Sawai Gandharva of the Kirana gharana. On this piece he sings a devotional song in Kannada with lyrics by Purandaradasa (~1484-~1564).
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11:03 AM		Kumar Gandharva Raga Gaud Sarang Vocal SaReGaMa 1985 Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath (1924-1992) was born in the Belgaum District of Karnataka state. (The name "Kumar Gandharva" was a title given to him while a child prodigy; a Gandharva is a musical spirit in Hindu mythology.) He was well known for his unique vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. He overcame tuberculosis in his 20's, but the damage to his lungs affected his style.
11:12 AM		Venkatesh Kumar Tilak Kamod Venkatesh Kumar was born in Bellary, east Karnataka in 1953. He studied Hindustani vocal under Puttaraj Gawai who was adept at both Hindustani and Carnatic music. Venkatesh Kumar taught at the University College of Music, Dharwad, for 33 years. with Vyasmurty Katti (harmonium), Ravindra Yavagal (tabla)
11:19 AM		Parameshwar Hegde Raag Shankara Hindustani Vocal s/r Parameshwar Hegde (born in 1956 in Honnavar, coastal Karanataka) is a Hindustani classical vocalist. He received training in the Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala gharanas. He went to Dharwad to seek advanced training under Basavaraj Rajguru.
11:22 AM		Sanjeev Chinmalgi Bairagi Bhairav Sanjeev Chinmalgi was born in 1972 in Mumbai to a family that hails from Dharwad. He is a disciple of C. R. Vyas, and his stye blends Kirana, Gwalior and Agra gharanas. He also leaned Carnatic music under T. R. Balamani and Balachandran.
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11:39 AM		Shobha Gurtu Najariya Lage Nahin - Dadra Sprinkled Colours EMI 1993 Shobha Gurtu was born "Bhanumati Shirodkar" in 1925 in Belgaum, Karnataka, and died in 2004. She was a disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, and specialized in the light Hindustani classical style. Her son is percussionist Trilok Gurtu. Yes, "Springled" Colours.
11:45 AM		Rajeev Taranath Misra Kafi In Rupak Tala Indian Classical Music Sandip Burman 2008 Rajeev Taranath was born in Bangalore in 1932, and died in June of this year. He received his initial training in vocal music, and was singing on All India Radio before he was 20. Although Rajeev Taranath held a PhD in literature, he decided to give up his career as a Professor and Head of English Literature at Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, and went to Kolkata where he began training on sarod under Ali Akbar Khan. Sandip Burman is on tabla.
11:53 AM		Bapu Padmanabha Dhun Bapu Padmanabha was born in 1978 in Harihar, Davanagere district in central Karnataka. He is a disciple of Hariprasad Chaurasia.
11:58 AM		Jayateerth Mevundi Bhairavi - Jatt Raaga Renaissance Sangeeth Sagar 2011 Jayateerth Mevundi was born in Hubli, Karnataka and represents the Kirana Gharana singing style. Teachers include his mother Sudhabai Mevundi, Arjunsa Nakod (Gwalior gharana) and Shripad Padegar, a senior disciple of Bhimsen Joshi (Kirana gharana). Accompanied by Narendra Nayak (harmonium), Keshav Joshi (tabla)