I hear the desperate outcry for war to stop. A cry for peace all over the world.🌎

Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXb9xQPZIAx4onFMEJaMQ-l42evd76iWB

Carnatic Projekt - (Check Video Link below)

Sacred Jewel is part of Oxygen's 4th Music Album, released in 2014. 

Artists:
Piano & Arrangements : C.GIRINANDH
Melodion : V.HARISH
Drums  : PRITHVI
Percussions : K.S.RAMANA
Violins : KARTHICK IYER
Bass Guitar : CARL FERNANDES & BHARATH RAM
Guitars : Bob phukan
Strings Orchestra : Chennai String Orchestra

All songs recorded at AURA STUDIOS , CHENNAI , INDIA by Saurabh Muthusami & Mriganko Boruah.

Songs Mixed at AURA STUDIOS by BOB PHUKAN

Masterd By ANDY ( FLORIDA , USA )

Bookings/Inquiries:
Girinandh on +91 98403 00078
www.oxygentheband.com
soundofoxygen@gmail.com
facebook.com/oxygenthemusic

Carnatic Fusion Music - Sacred Jewel by OXYGEN, Indian Music Band

Another track on Raag Abheri .Recorded in short time and did this in 2014. Its very special track to us. 

Played by Durai Srinivasan (Violin)
Composed and recorded by Raghav Avinash

Abheri - Deep into Soul

As a grand finale to this album, IndoSoul, Karthick Iyer Live presents ‘Rejoicing in Raghuvamsa’, ending it where it all started. Composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer, Raghuvamsa Sudha is one of the happiest carnatic songs. This is a classic violin piece in Raga Kadhanakudhukalam, and serves as a conclusion in carnatic concerts. This high energy piece is as much fun to perform for the musicians in the band, as it is for the listeners in the audience.

http://www.karthickiyer.com

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

For enquiries:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/karthickiyerlive
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/karthickiyer

Performed by Karthick Iyer Live
Violins/Vocals/Lyrics - Karthick Iyer
Guitars - Vikram Vivekanand
Bass guitar - Naveen Napier
Mridangam/percussion - Sumesh Narayanan
Drums - Ramkumar Kanakarajan

Mixed by Biju James, Bob Phukan
Mastered by Andy Bartow
Recorded at VGP studios, Aura Studios

IndoSoul
The Indian civilization has stood the test of time, welcoming and absorbing numerous cultures along the way. It has reinvented itself with every addition, but never lost its depth. In a similar vein, IndoSoul goes beyond the confines of genre, seeks out and welcomes other musical influences, while retaining its core identity of Indianness. It breaks down superficial barriers between genres, instruments, cultures, languages to bring out deep commonalities that define great music everywhere.

Rejoicing In Raghuvamsa - IndoSoul by Karthick Iyer Live

This is a contemporary Hindustani Carnatic Jugalbandi with a bandish in raga Jog written and composed by Apoorvaa Deshpande, and a krithi 'Naadaanusandhana' composed by Koteeshwara Iyer in ragam Vaagadeeshwari.

This piece is performed by 2016 IndianRaga Fellows Vinod Krishnan, Apoorvaa Deshpande, Santosh Baynes, Shankar Iyer, Chethan Anant and Karthik Ramasubramanian.

An instrumental psychedelic rock adaptation of Tyagaraja's "Nada Tanumanisham" (Raga: Citta Ranjani)
Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, electric violin: @krishashok
Keys, bass, arrangement: @mediumcoffee
Artwork: Original by mmmmmr on Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/art/Shiva-with-veena-501583189

Nada Tanumanisham

Recorded at My Friend; Music director Mr.Raghav Avinash's house.

Carnatic Violin Solo

Karthick Iyer Live’s 1st album "IndoSoul - Looking Within To Look Beyond" is now available on
OK Listen: https://www.oklisten.com/album/indosoul
iTunes: http://hyperurl.co/IndoSoul
Amazon: http://hyperurl.co/IndosoulAmazon

A Contemporary violin adaptation of Brovabarama(Thyagaraja krithi)

I have played different styles of music from traditional carnatic to film-pop. However something that I've always leaned towards is to explore the idea of propping up our beautiful classical music against various genres like pop, rock, jazz etc. So here is a song from my outfit Karthick Iyer Live. We have played Thyagaraja's krithi Brovabarama in the raga Bahudari

Do share! :) 

Covers music got a lively twist with the entrance of Karthick Iyer Live. Karthick Iyer who has played with bands and in festivals spanning almost all the continents in the world, has contemporized the existing format to suit the ever changing needs of the audiences. His concerts are known to touch every single person in the crowd, from old to new and from the laymen to the learned. He spices up his concerts with medleys of English, Tamil and Carnatic songs rolled into one. Dressed in a dazzling Moghul costume, holding a blue electric violin and armed with a compelling selection of Tamil, Hindi, English and Carnatic songs, Karthick is ready to cast a spell!

For wedding, corporate and other gig bookings please email karthickiyer.music@gmail.com

Musician Credits
Electric Violin, vocals - Karthick Iyer
Piano - Leon James
Mridangam - Sumesh Narayanan
Kanjira - Kishor
Live Sound - Mahesh


Check his youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/Thekarthickiyer

For Concert Bookings:
Email:  karthickiyer.music@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91 77009 08966

Brovabarama - Release the burdens - Free Download

The first track from a new series - Carnatic Projekt, here I present Alaipayuthey.

Song: Alaipayuthey
Ragam: Kaanada
Talam: Adi
Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi

Arrangement, Flute, Video: Vijay Kannan
https://compiled.social/VijayKannan

Carnatic Projekt

Alaipayuthe

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 1: Alaipayuthey

Download:
Bandcamp: https://indianmusicfan.bandcamp.com/track/mokshamu

Others:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vijaykannan/mokshamu

The second track from my Carnatic Projekt Series, the epic Tyagaraja Swami kriti in Raga Saramati, Mokshamu Galadha. Peace.

Details:
Song: Mokshamu 
Raga: Saramati
Tala: Adi
Tyagaraja Swami

Arrangement, Flute and Video: Vijay Kannan
https://compiled.social/VijayKannan

Previously released on Carnatic Projekt:
Ep 1: Alaipayuthey Kanna - https://youtu.be/z56_VOYA_MY
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Saint Thyagaraja, one of the Trinity of carnatic music, was a musical genius with single minded devotion for Lord Rama. He was born in 1767 in Tiruvarur in Thanjavur district. His parents, aware of the divine predisposition of their child, named him Thyagabrahmam, after Lord Thyagaraja, the reigning God of Thanjavur, whose temple marks this place. Saint Thyagaraja's life is full of accounts of his musical scholarship (impromptu compositions and extempore singing, inimitable singing skill with a voice spanning 3 octaves) and deep devotion. Several compositions of his mark his encounters with Lord Rama. 

Reference: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in 


The Saint, content in his devotion, lived a simple life free from materialistic desires, on alms given by the audience that listened to his music as he sang on streets every morning. At least two incidences are known where he eschewed the company and patronage of a king, in order to serve ONLY ONE, the one in his heart, the Supreme Spirit.

His compositions speak of his love and longing for his beloved Shri Rama, entreating Him to come to him, to end the misery of separation. These songs depict the soul's longing for the infinite spirit. Along with his musical genius, Saint Thyagaraja was a self realised soul, who knew that the misery of the mind could end only when it merges in the Divine. Some of his compositions address the mind, even chastise the mind, asking it to focus on Him who delivers the soul from its delusion of sorrows and bestows upon it infinite bliss.


He is said to have received the divine gift of musical knowledge from Devarishi Narada. Several krithis of his are known, that are in praise of this Divine Sage.


For Saint Thyagaraja, music wasn't mere technical elegance or emotional expression but the path to attain salvation by immersing oneself in its devotion. Such was his life, his music, his habit.


In 'Mokshamu', in the beautiful engulfing notes of this philosophical song, the Saint ponders over this very theme; how music inspires devotion, and leads to salvation, Moksha ('jivanmukti', the realisation of the self, 'jiva', that liberates one from the cycle of births and deaths). The Lord waits to bless the devoted heart with His presence. 

The Saint ponders, not as one who has doubts or questions about these, but as one who has already found the answer, and knows that answer to be true.

Mokshamu

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 2: Mokshamu

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKmp930_jQY

Download/presave:
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mahaganapathim-single/1522176335
Bandcamp: https://indianmusicfan.bandcamp.com/track/mahaganapathim

The third release in the Carnatic Projekt is Mahaganapathim, one of the most popular kritis of Mudduswami Dikshitar. One of my very favorite as well. 

Details:
Song: Mahaganapathim
Ragam: Naatai
Talam: Chatusra Ekam
Mudduswami Dikshitar

Arrangement, Flute, Video: Vijay Kannan
social links: https://compiled.social/VijayKannan
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Releases in Carnatic Projekt:
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Ep 1: Alaipayuthey - https://youtu.be/z56_VOYA_MY
Ep 2: Mokshamu - https://youtu.be/yZ6H8gCpB_0
Ep 3: Mahaganapathim - https://youtu.be/wKmp930_jQY
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Saint Mudduswami or Muthuswamy Dikshitar is one of the trinity of carnatic music. His devotion to the Almighty, frugal mode of living, and unmatched range and skill in musical compositions (both lyrics and music) are well known. Born in Thiruvarur in 18th century, Dikshitar learnt music from his father, a celebrated musician. When iving in Madras (Chennai), he came across Western symphonies. Later, he became a disciple of Chidambaranata Yogi in Varanasi, where he became acquainted with Hindustani music too. 


It is said that, after the demise of his Guru, when he moved to Tiruttani, Lord Muruga blessed him and initiated him into composing music.

Several incidences of his life are known, that portray his deep devotion to the Supreme. 

As Saint Dikshitar played Veena, his songs are composed in a way suited to be played on instrument, or sung. 

He was well versed in philosophy, scriptures, yoga and other sacred ancient teachings. 

He has composed songs on multiple deities, including Ambal, Muruga, Ganesha, Shiva, Narayana. 

These songs reveal the Saint's intimate knowledge of the names and forms of divine beings (nama rupam), their stories and the spiritual significance of these descriptions. To him, these divine beings were all personalities, with their attributes, preferences.

As he visited temples in specific places, he would compose songs exclusively in praise of the deity at that particular divine place (kshetra)

He was a realised soul who could see all deities as manifested forms of one Supreme Spirit. His songs, even as they describe beautiful, exciting tales of the deities at their kshetra; stories of various divine forms, stories of the temples, also speak of their spiritual significance. In these songs, the moral, emotional relationship of the devotee with each name and form melds with the philosophical truth, of Divine Consciousness as the fundamental reality of the universe. 

The role of the Supreme Being as the Provider, Protector, and Controller of the Cosmos, His (or Her) nature as the Absolute Truth - Pure Existence (Sat), Consciousness (Chit), Bliss (Ananda) are evident in his songs.

Mahaganapathim is a short composition, with only 2 stanzas (Samashti Charanam) and describes Lord Ganesha, His preferences, His glory, as the mind dwells on Him in devotion (smaranam)

Mahaganapathim

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 3: Mahaganapathim

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/kSXD-JMPnoc
Download/presave:
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/shakti-sahitha-single/1523189235
Bandcamp: https://indianmusicfan.bandcamp.com/track/shakti-sahitha

The fourth release in the Carnatic Projekt is a Nottuswara of Mudduswami Dikshitar, A simple and beautiful composition in praise of Ganesha, Dikshitar had composed Nottuswaras similar to the western music ideas in the times of India under imperialist rule. I tried to do a string arrangement for this with Pianos, strings and flute.

Details:
Song: Shakti Sahitha
Ragam: Shankarabharanam (scale)
Talam: Tisra Ekam
Mudduswami Dikshitar

Arrangement, Flute, Video: Vijay Kannan
social links: https://compiled.social/VijayKannan
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Releases in Carnatic Projekt:
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Ep 1: Alaipayuthey Kanna - https://youtu.be/z56_VOYA_MY
Ep 2: Mokshamu galadha - https://youtu.be/yZ6H8gCpB_0
Ep 3: Mahaganapathim - https://youtu.be/wKmp930_jQY
Ep 4: Shakti Sahitha - https://youtu.be/kSXD-JMPnoc
Ep 5: Gaanamoorthe - https://youtu.be/e4DDfOsv75M
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Saint Muthuswamy Dikshitar is one of the trinity of carnatic music. His devotion to the Almighty, frugal mode of living, and unmatched range and skill in musical compositions (both lyrics and music) are well known. Born in Thiruvarur in 18th century, Dikshitar learnt music from his father, a celebrated musician. When iving in Madras (Chennai), he came across Western symphonies. Later, he became a disciple of Chidambaranata Yogi in Varanasi, where he became acquainted with Hindustani music too. 

It is said that, after the demise of his Guru, when he moved to Tiruttani, Lord Muruga blessed him and initiated him into composing music.

Several incidences of his life are known, that portray his deep devotion to the Supreme. 

As Saint Dikshitar played Veena, his songs are composed in a way suited to be played on instrument, or sung. 

He was well versed in philosophy, scriptures, yoga and other sacred ancient teachings. 

He has composed songs on multiple deities, including Ambal, Muruga, Ganesha, Shiva, Narayana. 

These songs reveal the Saint's intimate knowledge of the names and forms of divine beings (nama rupam), their stories and the spiritual significance of these descriptions. To him, these divine beings were all personalities, with their attributes, preferences.

As he visited temples in specific places, he would compose songs exclusively in praise of the deity at that particular divine place (kshetra)

He was a realised soul who could see all deities as manifested forms of one Supreme Spirit. His songs, even as they describe beautiful, exciting tales of the deities at their kshetra; stories of various divine forms, stories of the temples, also speak of their spiritual significance. In these songs, the moral, emotional relationship of the devotee with each name and form melds with the philosophical truth, of Divine Consciousness as the fundamental reality of the universe. 

The role of the Supreme Being as the Provider, Protector, and Controller of the Cosmos, His (or Her) nature as the Absolute Truth - Pure Existence (Sat), Consciousness (Chit), Bliss (Ananda) are evident in his songs.

Shakti Sahitha

Carnatic Projekt: Ep 4 - Shakti Sahitha - (Check video!)

Download:
Apple Music/iTunes: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vijaykannan/gaanamoorthe
Bandcamp: https://indianmusicfan.bandcamp.com/track/gaanamoorthe

The fifth release of the Carnatic Projekt Series, a very favorite song of mine by Tyagaraja Swami in the raga Gaanamurthi, Gaanamoorthe. I hope you all also enjoy it as much as I do. Peace.

Details:
Song: Gaanamoorthe
Raga: Gaanamurthi
Tala: Adi
Tyagaraja Swami

Arrangement, Flute and Video: Vijay Kannan
https://compiled.social/VijayKannan

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Releases in Carnatic Projekt:
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Ep 1: Alaipayuthey Kanna - https://youtu.be/z56_VOYA_MY
Ep 2: Mokshamu galadha - https://youtu.be/yZ6H8gCpB_0
Ep 3: Mahaganapathim - https://youtu.be/wKmp930_jQY
Ep 4: Shakti Sahitha - https://youtu.be/kSXD-JMPnoc
Ep 5: Gaanamoorthe - https://youtu.be/e4DDfOsv75M


Saint Thyagaraja, one of the Trinity of carnatic music, was a musical genius with single minded devotion for Lord Rama. He was born in 1767 in Tiruvarur in Thanjavur district. His parents, aware of the divine predisposition of their child, named him Thyagabrahmam, after Lord Thyagaraja, the reigning God of Thanjavur, whose temple marks this place. Saint Thyagaraja's life is full of accounts of his musical scholarship (impromptu compositions and extempore singing, inimitable singing skill with a voice spanning 3 octaves) and deep devotion. Several compositions of his mark his encounters with Lord Rama. 

Reference: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in 


The Saint, content in his devotion, lived a simple life free from materialistic desires, on alms given by the audience that listened to his music as he sang on streets every morning. At least two incidences are known where he eschewed the company and patronage of a king, in order to serve ONLY ONE, the one in his heart, the Supreme Spirit.

His compositions speak of his love and longing for his beloved Shri Rama, entreating Him to come to him, to end the misery of separation. These songs depict the soul's longing for the infinite spirit. Along with his musical genius, Saint Thyagaraja was a self realised soul, who knew that the misery of the mind could end only when it merges in the Divine. Some of his compositions address the mind, even chastise the mind, asking it to focus on Him who delivers the soul from its delusion of sorrows and bestows upon it infinite bliss.

He is said to have received the divine gift of musical knowledge from Devarishi Narada. Several krithis of his are known, that are in praise of this Divine Sage.

For Saint Thyagaraja, music wasn't mere technical elegance or emotional expression but the path to attain salvation by immersing oneself in its devotion. Such was his life, his music, his habit.

One of Saint Thyagaraja's gems; in this unique raaga Gaanamurthi, the notes sweep across high and low places of feelings, evoking deep emotions for the one who carries the name of this raaga - Gaanamurthe. Gaanamurthe, Him, Shri Krishna who is Venugopala, the Divine one from whom music flows, who controls all rhythms of the Cosmos, of the 3 world's, protect me. He who is Divine Love, beloved of Shri Rukmini, friend of Arjuna; His glory, His valour as the infinite endless one from whom all these virtues spring, brims in this song.

Gaanamoorthe

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 5 - Gaanamoorthe - Vijay Kannan Flute

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/8gqg1G4dPow

Download links:
Bandcamp: https://indianmusicfan.bandcamp.com/track/azhi-mazhaikanna
Apple and others: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vijaykannan/azhi-mazhaikanna

For the sixth release, here is the Andal Tiruppavai set to Varaali ragam, Azhi Mazhaikanna. One of my very favorite tiruppavai set in one of my very favorite ragas. 

Credits:
Song: Azhi Mazhaikanna (Tiruppavai)
Ragam: Varaali
Talam: Adi
Kodhai Andal

Arrangement, Flute, Video: Vijay Kannan
https://compiled.social/VijayKannan
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Andal, also called Goda Devi, is revered for her devotion to Lord Krishna. So great was her devotion to the Lord, whom she looked upon as her husband, that she refused to marry anyone else. She would not even consider anyone else for that position - could any mere mortal even try to compete with the matchless spirit of the Supreme Lord - the embodiment of all perfection? 

Long ago (between 5th to 9th century), in Srivilliputhur, near Madurai, Vishnu Chittar, who is reverently called Periyalvar (biggest among Alvars), found a little girl in his garden. He named her Goda Devi (gift from the earth). Periyalvar, who had no other children, brought up the little girl with great love and affection, and stories of Lord Krishna. He himself was a great devotee of the Lord, of Vatapatrasayi Krishna (Krishna who lies on a leaf as a baby).

At a young age, Andal fell in Love with Krishna, and resolved to marry none other. Fore she turned 16, Andal is said to have merged with Lord Ranganatha (Krishna, as He lies reclining on the bed of serpents, in SriRangam). Andal, who is considered to be an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, returned to Her eternal abode in Him.

Only 2 of her poems are known - Thiruppavai (sacred vow), 30 verses that describe His activities in Vrindavana, and Nachiyar Thirumozhi (sacred sayings of the Goddess), 143 verses describing her intense longing for Him. Rich in poetic beauty, these are considered a gift to literature. 

In Thiruppavai, even as Andal describes Krishna's boyhood activities (when the Lord came down in a human avatar), aren't distant third person narratives, but speak of her passion for Him. Eloquent passion it was - unlike 'human passions' that must 'steer free of sin' and are often fickle, divine passion can take up eloquence that mere mortals cannot afford to (and indeed, 'passion' bestowed upon another human is wasted passion.) As she says in one of her poems, that she does not wish to be 'cured' of her affliction, only wishes for His lotus feet, that are the only cure. 

Her poems are not only a part of 'carnatic music' but are recited or chanted in devotion by even those non-musicians, by ardent devotees of the Lord, in hope of evoking Supreme devotion in their own hearts. To go beyond rituals and mere lip service, to truly find Him. 

Azhi mazhai kanna is a verse from Thiruppavai. Andal envisages Him as the Lord who showers rain. 

Oh Lord, who is deep as the ocean, who showers rain, would You shower thy rain of Bliss on those parched for You. 

Magnificence is thy form, thy body dark as storm clouds.

This universe - that within, and all without - thy hands hold - infinite power, infinite mercy, infinite blessing, all lie in them.

As the quiver of arrows from thy bow, showers rain for all life in the universe, would you shower inner bliss on those longing for You, thirsting for You.

Azhi Mazhaikanna

Carnatic Projekt - Azhi Mazhaikanna - Vijay Kannan Flute - EPISODE 6

Buy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brindavani-feat.-kirthana/id646554483

Conceived and composed by: Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam
Orchestration written and arranged by: Eshwar Ravishankar
Flute: Ravichandra Kulur
Vocals: Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam/ Kirthana Venkat
Mridangam: Sanath Kumar Ramesh
Violin: Eshwar Ravishankar

Mixed and Mastered by Abin Pushpakaran at Nadabindu Recording Studio, Chennai, India.

Thanks to Armando Cepeda's studio, Carlsbad, USA; Studio One, San Jose, USA; Shri Ganesh's Shadjam Studio, Bangalore, India.

Artwork: "Krishna" by Sumithra Bhakthavatsalam (http://42hues.com)

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Brindavani feat. Ravichandra Kulur

Indian Flautist | Composer | Producer | Collaborations | YouTuber | Electrical Engineer | PhD |

Youtube: http://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

Use of headphones is highly recommended :-)

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