The genius Carnatic vocalist Madurai Mani Iyer (1912-1968), possibly the greatest exponent of live improvisation in Carnatic classical music, popularized this "English Note" composed by Harikesanallur Mutthiah Bhagavathar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNjl5w8Prw0) to showcase his autodidactic (self teaching) talent in expanding beyond his strictly classical training. This piece was extremely popular with an independence era audience that felt pride in one of their own "getting" western music while no Englishman could perform a Thodi alapana. 

Obviously as a Indian classical musician, Mutthiah Bhagavathar only composed the main melody, an incredibly catchy and hummable tune that would have worked in the best courts of Vienna. But Western classical music is about harmony layered over the melody and I was surprised that no one had taken a crack at taking this really catch melody and writing a String quartet around it. 

There were some interesting challenges. Mani Iyer clearly did not keep harmony in mind when he wrote the piece so there are places where the melodic sequence presents quite a hard challenge to harmonize, but all in all, I think it turned out okayish. 

Again, I am quite an amateur and It will be great if more talented musicians take this melody and set it to even better background scores :)

English Note (by Madurai Mani Iyer) - String Quartet

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Vocals and music arrangement : @bharadwaj-cv ( #bharadwaj-cv )
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Hamir Kalyani | Sharadhe Karunanidhe | Carnatic fusion

Chandramouli - Krishna nee begane (carnatic fusion)

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

the ragam - Vaagadeeswari, Something which haunts without any reason . ;) !!


Relaxing with Vaagadeeshwari

Two Sides of Karma takes you on a journey through the bright and dark parts of life, that the ancient Indian concept of Karma subjects us to. The emotions conveyed through the songs explore both the good and the bad of the ever-prevailing Karma. Along with IndoSoul’s original creations, you will find interpretations of two Indian Classical compositions by Saint Thyagaraja. Sit back and soak up the IndoSoul sound, that takes you through a rollercoaster of emotions encompassing joy, love and even obsession.

03 Need I Say More

http://karthickiyer.com - The second single from Karthick Iyer Records strikes a more sober note. Lurking Shadows creates awareness by depicting the metastasis of one of the most deadliest diseases in the world, Cancer. Man’s insignificance in the scheme of the humungous universe is reinstated by this highly potent disease. As we race to find a cure in time, somewhere along the way we realize that this is nothing but a disciplinary check on our lifestyle that nature enforces upon us.

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Lurking Shadows

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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Adamodi Karthick Iyer ft Tony Das

Taking a short break from parodies, @Hariflute and me did this adaptation of Thyagaraja's Paripaalaya in Raga Reeti Gowlai

Vocals, Guitar, Violin - @krishashok
Bass, Piano, Sequencing - @hariflute

For those interested in the chords used in all the verses

Cm7           D#maj7     Dm7         Gm7
Paripaalaya Paripaalaya Paripaalya Raghunatha
Fm7           G#maj7      Gmaj9sus4  G7
Paripaalaya Paripaalaya Paripaalya Raghunatha





Paripaalaya

Presenting my next original composition 'Dreams In Tune' set in Ragam Kanada. The track portrays various emotions and explores the nuances of this soulful ragam. Sit back and experience this kanada contemporary. 

Composed, Arranged and played on Violin - Durai Srinivasan
Percussions - Martin.

#kanada #dreams #contemporary

Dreams In Tune | Durai Srinivasan | Martin

Singer, violinist, composer. Creator of IndoSoul. Bridging cultures by bringing out deep commonalities that define great music everywhere. The band, Karthick Iyer Live is a collaboration of musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. An electric violin, mridangam, guitar, bass and drums along with vocals form the core. The band breaks down superficial barriers between genres, cultures and languages to bring out the deep commonalities that define IndoSoul.

Karthick Iyer Live is a collaboration of musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. An electric violin, mridangam, guitar, bass and drums along with vocals form the core. The band breaks down superficial barriers between genres, cultures and languages to bring out the deep commonalities that define IndoSoul.