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Its a jam with Subiksha Rangarajan. This is a Bossanova arrangement i did, to play for a live band. This is a recorded version of it. Hope you'd like it

Aasai Mugam - Subiksha

Chinnaswami Subramanya Bharathi (Tamil: சின்னசுவாமி சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி)

It is said that Subramaniya Bharathi had written the song Aasai Mugam Marandhu Poche, when he had lost his mother's photograph (the only photograph and memory he had of her)



Aasai Mugam Marandhu Poche - TamilG

Aasai Mugam Marandhu Poche - 1

Aasai Mugam Marandhu Poche - 2

Voices (Sunday of Despair) is a song that has, over the years, been lost, found and utterly transformed. Three of these changes stand out as definitive. The first was the moment that the two parts of the song fit together, when the madness of the first part sort of melded with the melancholy of the second. The second moment was when the second part of the song became especially relevant to a friend of ours, who we have had the privilege of playing with many years ago - which has really shaped what the song means to us. And the third was with Varun Murali, who very fortunately pushed for a final rewrite and brought out the insanity within. 

Black Crayon - Voices

This is a popular composition by Paapanaasam Sivan based on raag Kaafi (not sure what it is in Carnatic - Kaapi or Karaharapriya)
Originally in Aadi talam, my version is set to Bhajani, an 8 beat rhythm.

It's a beautiful piece of art in terms of composition and writing. Here's a rough translation:

"What penance did you do Yashodha?
To make the omnipresent parabrahmam call you Mother?

The one who created fourteen lokas
Hugged, cuddled, fed from you and heard your lullabies!

Even Brahma and Indra were jealous
To see you tie the lord to a pounding stone so as to make him beg for your forgiveness!

Sanakaadhi rishi, with all hardships and toiling, attained the purity
That you got easily by being his mother!"

Enna thavam seithanei

Just my music for your ears! Hope you enjoy!

Enna thavam seithanei

HariniRao

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