VJ Flute - Spontaneous call!

VJ - Nigerian Folk song!

Traditional South Indian Folk song Kavadichindu on the flute by Vijay Venkat, accompanied by Pirashanna Thevarajah on the Mridangam and Pujenthan Sivagurunathan on the Kanjira

South Indian Traditional Folk: Vijay Venkat - Flute, NCEM, YORK, UK, 21st Sept 2013

This song is a creation as a tribute for my best friend Hari Madhavan who always has been an ever cheerful being. Where ever you are my friend, keep smiling. Happy Birthday '13.01.2023' my friend!
©Vijay Venkat 2022

A Tribute to my Friend Hari

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A track from the Contemporary music album ‘Monsters Like Us’ by Emre Sevindik from Luxemburg.
Flute - Vijay Venkat

Charas - Electronic  Acoustic Fusion

VV Vichitra Veena - Hamir Kalyani Raga - Sample

A brief improvisation of Pantuvarali raga on the Vichitra Veena - an ancient Indian Fret-less Slide instrument
Vijay Venkat

Pantuvarali Raga - Vichitra Veena

Sada Madin thalathu-gadha-raa - Gambhira Vani, Adi Tala, Saint Thyagaraja, Year 2002

Made this track for my youngest Paternal Uncle Sri M. Vijayakumar as I gave word to him that I would play this song when he sent me a link to listen to it.  
I thought of keeping it online so that some of my friends can also listen to it and enjoy it.
I played the entire song along with the violin parts. 
The backing tracks were recreated to reflect the emotion in the original song. 
Original music by Mr. Govind Menon

Kathale Kathale song - Film- 96 - Vijay Venkat violin (with remixed backing) - May 2020

Vijay Venkat is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre performer and composer based in the United Kingdom. Considered by many as one of the best instrumentalists in the world on each instrument he plays, Vijay performs music from several musical genres with great ease. Because of his versatility of multiple musical styles, he is a favourite with many collaborating musicians from various musical styles of the world. His specialism is in Indian Classical (Carnatic - South Indian) and Jazz-Fusion. Although Vijay could play many instruments, he considers violin, flute, vichitra veena and viola as his main instruments and he is also a fine singer. He is a versatile composer in multiple genres of music and a teacher of high standing. Vijay is strictly against mutilating great Classical compositions both Indian and Western in the name of fusion and believes in preserving traditional compositions, performing them in the traditional format. He is against disregarding the composers and believes in respecting the great composers of the past. Although highly capable of composing original intricate compositions in the South Indian Classical idiom, Vijay feels that no musician should venture into that area as it has been blessed and sanctified by great Saint composers 'The Trinity' who have shown us the beauty of each raga, new ragas and the essence of music. Vijay feels 'Anything new will always be a shadow/copy of the great composers and is not required in Carnatic repertoire as a lifetime isn't enough to comprehend the greatness of the timeless compositions of the saints. Intellectualising the compositions is a foolish exercise and only serves in satisfying one's own ego.'  Vijay composes his own music for fusion performances, Jazz and Jazz-fusion.
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