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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India
Mar 21, 2026 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 ☕️🫖
Women who perform, Part 2
| 9:02 AM |
| Bombay Sisters Shri RajaMathangi - Shuddhadanyasi Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Varnams Gitaa Cassettes 1998 The Bombay Sisters, C. Saroja (b. 1936) and C. Lalitha (1938 - 2023), were a Carnatic music singing duo. from Trichur, Kerala. They had their musical training with H. A. S. Mani, Musiri Subramania Iyer and T. K. Govinda Rao. Since they were groomed in Carnatic Music in Mumbai, they were referred to as the "Bombay Sisters".
with Usha on violin, K.V. Prasad on mridangam, Govindarajan on ghatam |
| 9:08 AM |
| Gayathri Venkataraghavan Tanjam Yendrale - Abhogi Papanasam Sivan December Season 2010 2010 Gayathri Venkataraghavan received advanced training from A. Sundareshan, Ramnad Krishnan, and Shivasubramanya Iyer, and later with P. S. Narayanaswamy.
https://www.gayathrivenkataraghavan.com/ with Akkarai Subhalakshmi (violin), Manoj Siva (mridangam), Aniruth Athreya (kanjira). |
| 9:15 AM |
| Zarin Daruwala Raga Gavti Ornate Strings EMI 1990 Zarin Daruwala (1946-2014) trained on the sarod from an early age.
with Vibhav Nageshkar on tabla |
| 9:30 AM |
| Ramya Srinivasan Yamanelli Kananendu - Shivaranjani Puranadaradasa Daasara Kritis Gitaa Cassettes 2007 Ramya Srinivasan is a disciple of Sudha Ragunathan.
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| 9:40 AM |
| Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Neerajakshi - Hindolam M. Dikshitar Neerajakshi (feat. Patri Satish Kumar & K.V.Gopalakrishnan) - EP Tapastheertham 2016 Born in Chennai in 1966, she is the daughter and disciple of Lalgudi G. Jayaraman.
with Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam), K.V. Gopalakrishnan (kanjira) |
| 9:53 AM |
| Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam Marugelara - Jayanthasri Tyagaraja Madrasil Margazhi 2005 2005 Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam started her training in Carnatic music at age 5 under K. Padmanabhan. Other gurus included S. Rajam, T.R. Subramaniam and V.R. Krishnan. She earned a PhD in music from Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu.
 https://www.vijayalakshmysubramaniam.com/
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| 9:59 AM |
Set Break:
Concerts in the area during the next 2 weeks
Today, March 21st, 4:00: Hindustani vocal by Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik at Glen Rock High School in NJ Next Saturday, March 28th @ 7:30 in NYC, Arjun Verma on sitar at Chhandayan Center. Next Sunday March 29th @ 5:00 in NYC, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande sings at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Next Sunday March 29th @ 3:30, Carnatic violin duo Ganesh & Kumaresh at Hillsborough High School in NJ | |
| 10:01 AM |
| N. Rajam & Sangeeta Shankar Entani ne varNintunu - Mukhari Tyagaraja Together Magnasound 1996 Dr. N. Rajam was born in 1938, and is the sister of violinist T. N. Krishnan. Rajam started her initial training in Carnatic music under her father, A. Narayana Iyer. She also trained under Musiri Subramania Iyer, and learned raga development from Hindustani vocalist Omkarnath Thakur. She became a professor of Music at Banaras Hindu University, and eventually became head of the department and the dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts of the University. Her daughter Sangeeta Shankar was born on 12 August 1965. While the two normally perform Hindustani music, this is a CD of Carnatic kritis.
with Selva Ganesh (kanjira) and Ramakrishnan (mridangam) |
| 10:08 AM |
| Malini Rajurkar Hori Des Vocal Recital Venus Malini Rajurkar (1941-2023) represented the Gwalior gharana. She had been teaching high school mathematics in Ajmer, Rajasthan. She received a scholarship to study music at Ajmer Music College, where she learnt from Govindrao Rajurkar, and his nephew Vasantrao Rajurkar, who became her husband.
with Arvind Thatte (harmonium), Subhash Kamat (tabla) |
| 10:20 AM |
| Sikkil Sisters Rangapura Vihara - Brindavanasaranga M. Dikshitar Flute - 2 (Sikkil Sisters) MRT Music 2021 Sikkil Kunjumani, (1927 - 2010) and Sikkil Neela, (1938 - 2023). Kunjumani learnt flute from her maternal uncle Azhiyur Narayanaswami Iyer, and Neela learnt from her sister.
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| 10:33 AM |
| Aruna Narayan Raga Madhuvanti Raga Bairagi Bhairav, Raga Shuddh Sarang & Raga Madhuvanti Nimbus Records 1994 Aruna Narayan Kalle, born in Mumbai circa 1954-1955, is the daughter of sarangi virtuoso Ram Narayan.
tabla: Sanjay Jhalla |
| 10:52 AM |
| E. Gayathri Thunga Theera Viharam (Yaman) Kamalesha Vittaladasa Bhajagovindam Saregama India Ltd 1989 Echampati Gayathri (née Gayathri Vasantha Shoba), popularly known as "Veena Gayathri" was born in 1959 in Andhra Pradesh. After receiving training from her parents, she learnt from vocalist T.M. Thyagarajan, and violinist M.S. Gopalakrishnan.
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| 10:57 AM |
| Sujata Chakraborty Mehndi Geet “Rach Rach Peese Mehndiya” Folk Songs of Uttar Pradesh V/A Odeon 1966 "Mehndi Geet" is a traditional wedding song, relating to "mehndi", the henna tattoos applied to the bride's hands and feet.
Photo by Darshan Dave https://www.pexels.com/photo/intricate-mehndi-designs-on-bride-s-hands-in-gujarat-30840087/ |
| 11:02 AM |
| Vidya Dengle Dhun Violin (Solo) Neelam Audio & Video 2011 Born in 1952, Vidya Dengle was brought up in an environment surrounded by the arts. Growing up, she trained in art, music, and dance simultaneously. Dengle graduated from Mumbai's Sir J.J School of Art with a degree in fine arts in 1973. She studied violin under Zahoor Ahmed Khan and vocalist Ashok Ranade.
with Ramdas Palsule on tabla |
| 11:13 AM |
| Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini “Akilandeswari” in Dwijavanti M. Dikshitar Dikshitar Devi Mala Santhananda Soundscapes 2007 Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini play electric violins. They are nieces of L. Shankar and L. Subramaniam.
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| 11:28 AM |
| Anupama Bhagwat Raga Piloo Soulful Strings T-Series 2002 Anupama Bhagwat was born in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. Her main guru was Bimalendu Mukherjee.
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| 11:49 AM |
| Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Mor Beena Othe Kon Sure Baji Rabindranath Tagore Rabindrasangeet Biswas 1996 Arundhati Holme Chowdhury is an exponent of Rabindrasangeet (songs of Rabindranath Tagore) and a playback singer mainly for Bengali cinema.
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| 11:52 AM |
| Kishori Amonkar Koiliya Na Bol Dar Dar (Bhairavi) (Keherwa) Kishori Amonkar His Master's Voice 1967 Kishori Amonkar (1932 – 2017) was a HIndustani vocalist representing the Jaipur gharana, but incorporated other styles. Her initial teacher was her mother Mogubai Kurdikar.
with Masit Khan (sarangi), Narayanrao Indorekar (tabla) |
