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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Apr 25, 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).

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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India
9:01 AM
C. R. Vyas - Nirguni bhajan (Ahir Bhairav)
C. R. Vyas Nirguni bhajan (Ahir Bhairav)
Pandit C. R. Vyas - A Tribute Navras Records 2004

Chintaman Raghunath Vyas (1924 – 2002), popularly known as C. R. Vyas, was born in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. He had several teachers in Kirana, Gwalior and Agra gharanas.

Recorded live at Kanara Saraswat Association, Mumbai on 28 March 1979, with Shashikant Muley (tabla), Purushottam Walawalkar (harmonium)


"Nirguni" bhajan relates to the concept of a deity that is without form or attributes.

9:17 AM
U. Srinivas - SanAtanA ParamapAvanA - Phalamanjari
U. Srinivas SanAtanA ParamapAvanA - Phalamanjari Tyagaraja
Mandolin Magic Felmay 2001

Uppalapu Srinivas (1969 – 2014) pioneered the mandolin in Carnatic classical music. Because he was a child prodigy, he was sometimes called the Mozart of classical Indian music. He modified the electric western instrument, using five single strings instead of the traditional four doubled strings to suit the Carnatic playing style (sustained notes and musical ornamentation).

with A. Kanyakumari (violin), Bhaktavatsalam (mridangam), T.H. Vinayakram (ghatam

9:21 AM
Aruna Sairam - Vina Nashakoni - Pratapavarali
Aruna Sairam Vina Nashakoni - Pratapavarali Tyagartaja
Divine Trinity Vol. 5 V/A SaReGaMa

Aruna Sairam was born in Mumbai in 1952, received vocal training from her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman, who was a student of the Alathur Brothers and Thanjavoor Sankara Iyer. Her father Sethuraman was a music connoisseur who hosted musicians in the family home. At one of these gatherings, Aruna met Smt. T. Brinda, who trained her in the style of Veena Dhanammal.

9:31 AM
Pt. Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy - Dhun - Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy
Pt. Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy Dhun - Himangshu Biswas & Dulal Roy
Dulal Roy, Himangshu Biswas - Jaltarang, Flute Saregama India Ltd 1968
Jugalbandi (duet) featuring Himangshu Biswas (bansuri) and Dulal Roy (jalatarang). A unique combination.
9:40 AM
Neyveli Santanagopalan - Shankari Shamkuru Chandramukhi - Saveri
Neyveli Santanagopalan Shankari Shamkuru Chandramukhi - Saveri Syama Sastry
Quartet Genius - Songs of Syama Sastry

Neyveli Santanagopalan is a vocalist and teacher, born in 1963. He has leant from Thanjavur Sankara Iyer, Maharajapuram Santhanam and T.N. Seshagopalan.

9:54 AM
Sidhram Jadhav - Pilu Thumri
Sidhram Jadhav Pilu Thumri
Sundri Recital Odeon 1968

Sidhram Bhimrao Jadhav was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra. His father, Bhim Rao, played the shehnai in a South Indian style.

The sundari or sundri is a double reed wind instrument, similar to a shehnai, but smaller, and suited for fast tempo folk music.

https://www.discogs.com/master/1839862-Sidhram-Jadhav-Sundri-Recital

10:06 AM
Set Break: Asha Bhosle (1933-1926)

ASHA BHOSLE (1933- 12 April 2026) known mainly for her Bollywood playback singing, she was a versatile singer. She was born in 1933 into a musical household; her father Deenanath Mangeshkar was an actor on the Marathi stage, and a classical singer. Asha Bhosle’s sister is the equally renowned Lata Mangeshkar.

Asha Bhosle’s career spanned 8 decades, and she’s estimated to have recorded over 12,000 songs, apparently the most recorded artist in music history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle

10:07 AM
Asha Bhosle - Shura Mi Vandila (Tilak Kamod, Kedar, Shyam Kalyan)
Asha Bhosle Shura Mi Vandila (Tilak Kamod, Kedar, Shyam Kalyan)
Doordarshan 1984

from a television broadcast

10:12 AM
Ali Akbar Khan, Asha Bhosle & Swapan Chaudhuri - Tarana In Mian Ki Malhar (Bidar Style)
Ali Akbar Khan, Asha Bhosle & Swapan Chaudhuri Tarana In Mian Ki Malhar (Bidar Style)
Legacy AMMP 1996
10:16 AM
Asha Bhosle - Sahe' Na Jatana
Asha Bhosle Sahe' Na Jatana Rabindranath Tagore
Gems from Tagore V/A EMI 1993
10:24 AM
V K Raman - Raghunatha Nannu - Swararanjini - Adi (Instrumental)
V K Raman Raghunatha Nannu - Swararanjini - Adi (Instrumental) Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
Mohana Rama Sangeeth Sagar 2000

Raman Kalyan, also known as V. K. Raman and as Flute Raman, is an Indian Carnatic flute player. He received advanced training from Dr. N. Ramani. "Mohana Rama" is one of his earliest releases.

On violin: Mysore M. Nagaraj, on mridangam: Arjun Kumar; on ghatam: M.A. Krishna Murthy

10:30 AM
P. Unnikrishnan - Sri Venkatagirishamalokaye - Surati
P. Unnikrishnan Sri Venkatagirishamalokaye - Surati M. Dikshitar
Quartet Genius - Songs of Muthuswamy Dikshitar V/A
10:44 AM
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - Desh Sitarkhani Tal
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Desh Sitarkhani Tal
Bihag, Desh Raga Records 1990
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt was born in Jaipur in 1950. He plays the "Mohan Veena", a heavily modified acoustic guitar.

Recorded live in Pittsburgh PA in 1999, with Sukhvindar Singh Namdhari on tabla.

11:00 AM
A. Anusooya - Eira Esairageda
A. Anusooya Eira Esairageda
Folk Songs of South India Saregama 1960

"The delta formed by the rivers Krishna and Godavari in Andhra Pradesh has a network of canals and this selection is a typical river song usually sung by women passengers to relieve the tedium and strain of the boatman rowing."

Sung by A. Anusooya & V. Sita

11:05 AM
Sangeetha Sivakumar - Makelara Vicharamu - Ravichandrika
Sangeetha Sivakumar Makelara Vicharamu - Ravichandrika Tyagaraja
The Divine Trinity Vol. 7 V/A

From Cochin, she is a disciple of Charumathi Ramachandran

11:14 AM
L. Shankar - Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara - Ragam: Savithri
L. Shankar Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara - Ragam: Savithri
Who's to Know ECM Records 1981

Born in Madras on 26 April 1950, he is the son of violinist V. Lakshminarayana, and brother of L. Subramaniam and L. Vaidyanathan. While attending college at Wesleyan University, he met jazz musicians like Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Garrison, and John McLaughlin. With McLaughlin, Shankar founded the group Shakti in 1975, one of the early groups in which Eastern and Western musical traditions met. This is the debut recording of his custom double-neck electric violin, which soon found its way onto numerous crossover collaborations.

I could not find any reliable information about this raga. It is not mentioned in my reference books.

With Sivaraman on mridangam and Zakir Hussain on tabla, playing Ali tal of 8 beats.

11:41 AM
Jnan Prakash Ghosh & V. Balsara - Folk Melody
Jnan Prakash Ghosh & V. Balsara Folk Melody
Raga on Keyboard - Jugalbandi Saregama India Ltd 1978

Keyboards are an import to the Indian subcontinent. The harmonium arrived in India during the mid-19th Century, possibly with missionaries or traders. The harmonium quickly became popular, being portable, reliable and easy to learn. The harmonium has almost completely replaced the sarangi as an accompaniment to Hindustani vocalists, even though it isn’t really well suited for Indian Classical Music. This duet features harmonium by Jnan Prakash Ghosh (1909-1997; usually a percussionist) and Vistas Ardeshir Balsara on the piano.

Shyamal Bose on tabla.

11:48 AM
Ravi Padmanabha - Rang Saari Gulabi Chunariyare
Ravi Padmanabha Rang Saari Gulabi Chunariyare
Avamati epoch music 2012

Ravi Padmanabha is a composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist. He has spent many years studying and playing a wide variety of music, including jazz, world, Indian, and experimental music. He has studied with Samar Saha, Sharda Sahai, and Pankaj Misra.

The "bulbul tarang" is a keyed electric string instrument, literally “waves of nightingales”, evolved from the Japanese taishogoto, which arrived in the subcontinent in the 1930s. Similar to an autoharp, but with typewriter keys.

11:53 AM
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan - Dhun: Bhairavee
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Dhun: Bhairavee
Classical Instrumental Swarashree Enterprises 2008
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan was born in 1927 in Jaora, Madhya Pradesh, and died in 2017. He developed his own unique style of sitar playing, called "Jafferkhani Baaj".

With Sadashiv Pawar on tabla.

Chat is archived.
Sangeet Team (host) 9:02:32 AM
Good morning - welcome to Sangeet on WPRB. Dave here hosting the show until 12:00
addie 🐍🐍🐍 pledge! 9:14:53 AM
Good morning Sangeet peeps!
aneek! 9:15:07 AM
good morning everyone!
Sangeet Team (host) 9:17:46 AM
good morning, addie
TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙 9:33:19 AM
Oh good morning Dave, Aneek, and Addie :)
aneek! 9:33:42 AM
Hello TAndy! No energy drink yet
TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙 9:33:47 AM
(who's co-hosting with Khichdi tomorrow?)
TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙 9:34:10 AM
None for today, I have work tonight. Perhaps a coffee on the way in
aneek! 9:35:26 AM
we are unsure of who will be cohosting, if there is none, I still promise a high energy show (maybe pregamed with two redbulls)
Sangeet Team (host) 9:35:34 AM
good morning, TAndy
addie 🐍🐍🐍 pledge! 9:36:34 AM
Hi TAndy!
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 9:52:39 AM
Good morning Dave and Aneek! Love this show, my weekly Saturday morning unwind. Always love the new DJs and meeting them all during the annual noob tunes
aneek! 9:54:25 AM
Good morning Zach!
Sangeet Team (host) 9:56:51 AM
hey, Zach
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 10:00:05 AM
I think K-Train was saying there’s a matching donor for weekend donations, has that started yet?
aneek! 10:00:41 AM
Yes it has!
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 10:01:16 AM
Wahoo!
Tyler B. 10:03:39 AM
Wooo yay Sangeet!
addie 🐍🐍🐍 pledge! 10:06:31 AM
Not sure if it shows up, but I just did my +5 update!
aneek! 10:07:22 AM
thank you so much addie! and hello tyler
Ossy 10:23:05 AM
morning team sageet and aneek!
Ossy 10:23:15 AM
*sangeet
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 10:27:41 AM
The “your name on the radio” is always fun hahaha
aneek! 10:29:38 AM
good morning ossy!
aneek! 10:29:56 AM
have yet to hear my name on the radio....
aneek! 10:30:14 AM
I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 10:32:32 AM
You could donate and thank yourself and then no one would ever know. Subterfuge!
Zach 🌈💃🏽🦑🎶 10:32:55 AM
But you’d have to also be listening to the stream
aneek! 10:54:46 AM
we will find a way
Tyler B. 11:12:34 AM
Kichidi is suuuch an amazing program
Sangeet Team (host) 11:14:00 AM
ikr
Xehl Uggae 11:17:55 AM
Thank you for the uplifting music
Tyler B. 11:18:01 AM
Aneek playing the role of Red Skull on Vormir
Sangeet Team (host) 11:18:36 AM
thanks, Xehl Uggae
aneek! 11:39:41 AM
thank you Tyler!
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:43:11 AM
Hello
Sangeet Team (host) 11:43:21 AM
Hey, Rob from MD
aneek! 11:43:47 AM
hello Rob!
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:45:02 AM
Back from birding in time to catch a bit of Sangeet
aneek! 11:45:17 AM
see anything cool?
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:45:20 AM
and maybe have some upma ;-)
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:46:16 AM
We saw a Veery, a forest thrush which is shy https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Veery/photo-gallery/303691281
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:46:38 AM
And a ton of fellow birders we haven't seen since the last migration season
aneek! 11:48:32 AM
https://organology.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bulbul-tarang-musical-instrument-img.jpg
aneek! 11:48:41 AM
@Rob that is such a cute bird
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:50:02 AM
Bulbuls! https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-whiskered-bulbul
aneek! 11:50:41 AM
i like his hairstyle
Rob from Maryland 🦀 11:56:42 AM
It is a great style