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Charulatha Mani sings Thyagaraja's  Pancharatna kriti "Jagathananda" in Raga Nattai

Jagathananda - Pancharatna kriti - Raga Nattai

Vande Mataram[Sangeetha Katti Kulkarni]

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An adaptation of the 12th century English folk song "Scarborough Fair" (made famous by Simon & Garfunkel) in a Carnatic Ragam Thaanam Pallavi format. The raga is Kharaharapirya (or the Dorian mode in the original song) 

Piano: Anil Srinivasan (https://soundcloud.com/anil-srinivasan-1) (except some background bits when the violin is playing)
Violin: Krish Ashok

There's a personal history to this particular song. In 1989, Anil and me were invited by Doordarshan in Chennai as part of a kids program named "Wonder Balloons" to play some "fusion music". He walked up to me about a day before the recording and asked me if I knew the song Scarborough Fair. I said I had no idea. He asked me if I could play Karaharapriya. I said yes. So he said - just play anything in Karaharapriya and when I play the song, just follow along. And that's what we did in 1989. 

Fast forward to 2016, I met Anil again after many years and we briefly jammed and relived that 1989 experience. But our crazy work schedules never really synced to the point where we actually sat together to do a proper recording. He did one rough version on his end and I did one take on the violin several months ago. 

And I decided to simply put both these rough takes together, add some extra piano where I felt it was needed (you can clearly tell the difference!) splice and edit a bit and just burden y'all with it. 

Photo credits: Kate Ter Haar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/6041871036/)

Ragam Thaanam Scarborough

Celebrating 8 years of Raga Surabhi!! Hurray!!!

For the first time in Raga Surabhi, we are happy to feature Vijay Kannan on both Vocals and Flute.  Uma Ram has composed and arranged this number.  We are sure Raga Surabhi audience, who are so used to Uma's voice, would find this experience a new and an exciting one.  Please do listen, enjoy and share as much! Thanks again for traveling with us in this wonderful musical journey!

Viraham - The Pangs Of Separation - Uma Ram feat. Vijay Kannan

Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh Live in Concert for Theatre de la Ville, Paris on 27November, 2017.  Here is one of the tracks which has Dharmavathi Ragam and Tanam

Live in Concert - Theatre de la Ville, Paris November 2017

Saraswathi Veena Dharmavathi Ragam Tanam

Composed by myself (many years ago) with thamizh lyrics by my mother Vijayalakshmi Bhakthavatsalam. Originally published here: http://octaves.blogspot.com/2006/09/beauutiful-bahudari_01.html

Bahudari Varnam - My Composition with lyrics by my mother

Composed by myself (from many years ago) with thamizh lyrics by my mother Vijayalakshmi Bhakthavatsalam.

Originally published here: http://octaves.blogspot.com/2007/10/lalitha.html

Lalitha Varnam

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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
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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.

Carnatic Projekt

Mokshamu

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 2: Mokshamu

http://karthickiyer.com - Adamodi, a collaboration with the awesome Tony Das﻿, rock guitarist from Bangalore a couple of years ago! We recorded this casually at one of our jams and remains one of my favourites! 

Cheers to Willy Demoz﻿ for being part of this project!  :)

This song is an adaptation of Adamodi Galada, Thyagarajar krithi in raga Charukesi.

Violin - Karthick Iyer
Lead guitar, bass - Tony Das

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Saraswathi Veena Dharmavathi Ragam Tanam

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