After a very long time, I was motivated to sing @ almost 2300 HRS because of @justsomeone . I was in the mood for raga Pantuvarali/Puriyadhanashri . Singing after a long time, the strain in the voice is quite obvious in many places. But whatever :-)

Cheerio
Vijay 

Pantuvarali - PuriyaDhanashri - Vijay - Kannan - Vocal

This was a recording of raga karaharapriya that I had played I suppose more than three years back. I think I can play better now but felt some of the phrasings that I did play in this were quite decent enough to be shared with all of you... so here you go.... a breeze of Karaharapriya (in the same lines of https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/arabhi) forgive any flaws etc.. :)

A breeze of Karaharapriya

A breeze of raga bilahari... mostly sounds decent I think...forgive flaws etc... :-)

Other uploads in the 'Breeze' series are:
Arabhi: https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/arabhi
Karaharapriya:https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/a-breeze-of-karaharapriya

A breeze of Bilahari

Balamurali Balu (@balamurali-balu) had recently made a dubstep techno/electro track, The Color of Passion. I liked it a lot and just jammed with my flute over it. Check it out! ;-)

Credits:
Synth arrangements, programming, mix and master: Balamurali Balu (@balamurali-balu)
Flute - Vijay Kannan (@Indian_Music_Fan) 
Artwork: https://www.flickr.com/photos/theo_reth/6324344746

YT: https://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

The Color Of Passion - Balamurali Balu and Vijay Kannan

Continuing my 'Breeze' series, a breeze of raga saramathi... :-) Enjoy!

Other uploads in the 'Breeze' series are:
Arabhi: https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/arabhi
Karaharapriya:https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/a-breeze-of-karaharapriya
Bilahari: https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/bilahari
Amruthavarshini: https://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan_2/amruthavarshini

A breeze of Saramathi

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)

Carnatic Projekt

Mahaganapathim

Carnatic Projekt - Ep 3: Mahaganapathim

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

This is a cover attempt on a song made by Balamurali Balu, in non film music category.  I fell in love with this song the first time heard it.  Thanks to Balamurali Balu for sharing the track and as always for Vijay Kannan and Uma Ram for supporting to mix and record it :).  Vijay was also kind enough to play flute as well 🙂

Please find a link to the original song, brilliantly sung by Airtel Super Singer winner Sreekanth Hariharan  
https://youtu.be/Us38Lc_pMto

Thanks for listening and encouraging me...

Ullara Kaadhal cover

Hi am an Indian Flutist and Engineer. I play the Indian Bamboo flute. I am also a trained singer. But well, I love my flute more than singing ;) my other profile is at

http://soundcloud.com/indian_music_fan

and my YouTube Channel is

https://youtube.com/AboutIndianMusic

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

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