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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Sep 5, 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
10:02 AM
Malini Rajurkar - Raga - Marwa
Malini Rajurkar Raga - Marwa
Classical Vocal Fountain Music Company 2001

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 Appa Jalgaonkar (harmonium), Shashikant Mule (tabla)

9:56 AM
Ramji and Thuli Gaine - Sinhajya
Ramji and Thuli Gaine Sinhajya
Festival Music of the Newar V/A VDE-Gallo

recordings made in 1973 in Nepal

9:51 AM
U. Srinivas - Erumayil - Desh
U. Srinivas Erumayil - Desh
The Magical Fingers of Mandolin U. Srinivas Echo Recording Co. Pvt. Ltd. 1989

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 Delhi P. Sundarajan (violin), K.V. Prasad (mridangam), E.M. Subramaniam (ghatam)

9:30 AM
Dhruba Ghosh - Raga Hemant
Dhruba Ghosh Raga Hemant
Sarangi India Archive Music 2000

Dhruba Ghosh (1957 - 2017) was a sarangi player from Mumbai. His father is tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh. He is the nephew of flute maestro Pannalal Ghosh.

Nayan Ghosh (tabla)

9:19 AM
Hyderabad Brothers - Purushothamudaveevu - Revagupthi
Hyderabad Brothers Purushothamudaveevu - Revagupthi Annamacharya
Carnatic Vocal - Hyderabad Brothers INRECO Entertainment Private Limited 1994

The Hyderabad Brothers are D. Raghavachari and D. Seshachari. They got their initial formal training from their father Daroor Ratnamacharyulu. Their mother Daroor Sulochana Devi was also a Carnatic classical musician.

> violin: TKV Ramanuja Charyulu, mridangam: KV Prasad, kanjira: S. Karthick

9:10 AM
Chitti Babu - Ragamalika
Chitti Babu Ragamalika
Solid Gold 2000
Chitti Babu (1936 – 1996) was born Hanumanlu Challapally in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Chitti Babu was his nickname at home, and it became his stage name. He was a prime disciple of Dr. Emani Sankara Sastry. (accompanying musicians were not identified)
9:03 AM
Bombay S. Jayashri - Varnam - Valaji
Bombay S. Jayashri Varnam - Valaji Lalgudi G, Jayaraman
Sings Your Favourites Vani Recording Company

"Bombay" Jayashri Ramnath was born in Kolkata in 1964 or 1965. She is a Carnatic vocalist, singer and musician, trained by Lalgudi Jayaraman and T. R. Balamani. She has also received training in Hindustani music from K. Mahavir Jaipurwale and Ajay Pohankar. Plus she studied bharatanatyam dance and learned to play the veena.

> with Usha Rajagopalan (violin), K.V. Prasad (mridangam), E.M. Subramaniam (ghatam)