RAJHESH VAIDHYA  - VEENA VOYAGE 03 - RAGHUVAMSA

KOLARU PATHIGAM THEVARAM

Symphony Hour

Heart to Head

Он наш мир Заповедай ему

PALLIKKATTU

Composed by Shri Andal, an 9th century Aalwar saint

Copyright © 2016 Vinod Krishnan

Vocal and background score: Vinod Krishnan
Mixing and mastering: Nick Dawes


karupUram nArumO kamalappU nArumO
tirupavazhach chevvAi tAn tittirukkumO

maruppositta mAdhavan tAn vAiccuvaiyum nATramum
viruppuTruk-kETkinrEn sollAzhi veN shangE

uNbadu sollil ulagaLandAn vAi amudam kaN paDai koLLal kaDal vaNNan kaittalattE
pEN paDaiyAr un mEl pErum pUsal sATruginrAr paNpala seiginrAi pAncajanniyamE

Copyright © 2016 Vinod Krishnan

Karpooram naarumo

Shambho Mahadeva - Shankar Mahadevan

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

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

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

Youtube: http://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

Use of headphones is highly recommended :-)

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Cheerio
Vijay