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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Dec 27, 2025 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).

Tea Time with Dave ☕️🫖

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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India
11:02 AM
T. N. Seshagopalan - Giripriyam (Kadanakuthuhalam)
T. N. Seshagopalan Giripriyam (Kadanakuthuhalam) Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bagavatar
Master of Swaras Vol. 2 Sangeetha 1995

Madurai Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan (born, 5 September 1948) is a Carnatic singer, musician and composer.

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with K. Alagiriswami (violin), Guruvayur Dorai (mridangam), T.H. Vinayakram (ghatam)

10:46 AM
Kadri Gopalnath - Sadhinchane (Arabhi)
Kadri Gopalnath Sadhinchane (Arabhi) Tyagaraja
A Tribute to Adolphe Sax Echo Recording Co. Pvt. Ltd. 1994

Kadri Gopalnath (1949 – 2019) pioneered the saxophone in Carnatic music. One of his teachers was vocalist and mridangam player T. V. Gopalakrishnan.

A Tribute to Adolphe Sax - Album by Kadri Gopalnath - Apple Music

with A. Kanyakumari (violin), T. Bhaktavatsalam (mridangam), S. Karthik (ghatam), B. Rajasekar (morsing)


10:32 AM
Roshan Ara Begum - Shudh Kalyan
Roshan Ara Begum Shudh Kalyan
Malka-E-Mausiqi HMV 1961

Roshan Ara Begum (1917-1982) was born in Kolkata. She was the cousin of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of the Kirana gharana, and received training from him for 15 years.

Gharanon ki Gayaki: Roshan Ara Begum | Harmonium

Roshan Ara Begum Sings Shudh Kalyan Also Shankra, Primary, 1 of 4

with Hamid Husain (sarangi), and Allah Ditta (tabla)

10:22 AM
Emani Shankara Sastry - Ninnu Vina Namadi Endu (Navarasa Kanada)
Emani Shankara Sastry Ninnu Vina Namadi Endu (Navarasa Kanada) Tyagaraja
Inde Du Sud - l"Art da la Vinba CBS 1975

Emani Sankara Sastry (1922 – 1987), was a renowned veena player. Born in Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh, he came from a family of celebrated classical musicians. His father was Vainika Emani Achyutarama Sastri.

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with Madras A. Kannan on mridangam

Inde Du Sud - L'Art De La Vina, Primary, 1 of 5

10:16 AM
Sowmya - Pullai Piravi
Sowmya Pullai Piravi Ootukaadu Venkata Kavi
Sangamam V/A Geethanjali 2002

S. Sowmya (born in 1969) is a Carnatic music singer. She learnt music initially from her father Dr. Srinivasan, and later from Dr. S. Ramanathan and T. Muktha. Sowmya made her concert debut at the age of 11.

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10:02 AM
Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Pt. V. G. Jog & Jugalbandi - Mishra Kalingda - Jnan Prakash Ghosh & V G Jog
Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Pt. V. G. Jog & Jugalbandi Mishra Kalingda - Jnan Prakash Ghosh & V G Jog
Jugalbandi - Harmonium, Violin Saregama India Ltd 1989

Vishnu Govind Jog, better known as V. G. Jog (Bombay: 1922 – 2004), was the foremost exponent of the violin in the Hindustani music tradition in the 20th century, and is credited for introducing this instrument into Hindustani music. The violin was already well established in Carnatic music before then.

Jnan Prakash Ghosh (Kolkata: 1909 – 1997) often known as 'Guru' Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian harmonium and tabla player from Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music and musicologist.

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9:55 AM
Surinder Kaur - Chan Chadhiya Chane Di Channi
Surinder Kaur Chan Chadhiya Chane Di Channi
Chane Di Chanani Amrit Vani

Surinder Kaur was born in Lahore in 1929. She helped popularize Punjabi music in a career spanning nearly six decades. She passed away in New Jersey in 2006.

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9:49 AM
R. K. Srikantan - Srinivasa Enna Bittu
R. K. Srikantan Srinivasa Enna Bittu Purandara Dasa
Swara Bhushani V/A Echo Recording Co. Pvt. Ltd. 1989

Rudrapatna Krishnashastri Srikantan (1920-2014) was born in Rudrapatna, Karnataka. He was mentored by his brother, violinist R. K. Venkatarama Shastri, then by Veene Subbanna and Chowdiah.

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9:33 AM
Dulal Roy & Pt. Himangshu Biswas - Bhupal Todi - Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy
Dulal Roy & Pt. Himangshu Biswas Bhupal Todi - Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy
Jugalbandi - Flute & Jaltarang HMV 1968

Jugalbandi (duet) featuring Himangshu Biswas (bansuri) and Dulal Roy (jalatarang). A unique combination.

Flute And Jaltarang, Primary, 1 of 4

9:22 AM
Nithyasree Mahadevan - Varugalaamo (Manji)
Nithyasree Mahadevan Varugalaamo (Manji) Gopalakrishna Bharati
Idhu Thano Thillai Sthalam INRECO Entertainment Private Limited 1998

Nithyasree Mahadevan was born in 1973 in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu, to Lalitha Sivakumar and Iswaran Sivakumar. Her paternal grandmother is D. K. Pattammal, and her grand-uncle is D. K. Jayaraman. Her maternal grandfather was the mridangam maestro, Palghat Mani Iyer.

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with M.A. Krishnasamy (violin), J. Sivakumar (mridangam), A.S. Shankar (ghatam)

9:10 AM
Yunus Husain Khan - Raag Jog
Yunus Husain Khan Raag Jog
Doyen of Agra Gharana T-Series 1994

Yunus Husain Khan (1927-1991) was the son and disciple of Vilayat Husain Khan, vocalist representing the Agra gharana.

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9:01 AM
Dr. M. Lalitha - “Entha” (varnam) in Raga Bilahari
Dr. M. Lalitha “Entha” (varnam) in Raga Bilahari Vina Kuppayyar
Amrutham SaReGaMa 2011

Her grandfather was violinist V. Lakshminaranayana, so Dr. M. Lalitha would be the niece of L. Subramaniam, L. Shankar, and L. Vaidyanathan.

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Accompanied by: Kalakaddu R. Srinivasan (mridangam), Venkatramani (kanjira & konakkol)