sa = middle octave (madhya sthayi), ‘sa = higher octave (tara sthayi)Listen to a kriti (2nd item) sung by Bhushany Kalyanaraman >>Explore other renditions of raga Sriranjani and raga Hamsanandi on YouTube >>Find song lyrics (composers) & translations for these and other ragas > raagam: hamsAnandiAa: S R1 G3 M2 D2 N3 S | Av: S N3 …
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Flow | Mela practice – svara pairs
More about this exercise Vocalists and instrumentalists practice pairs of notes (janta svara) with the aim of increasing fluency and precision. Janta phrases are embedded in many compositions heard in today’s concerts (notably varnam, kriti and tillana) and as part of improvised interludes (manodharma sangīta): kalpana svara and tanam as clearly heard in the following …
A music that connects amidst multiple crises: “Joyful subtle insights”
The most rewarding task for teachers and performers may well be to convey Tyagaraja’s last message to his disciples and the world, one that may liberate us by letting go of artificially separatist views of culture, creed and nature as well (given the multiple crises humankind is faced with on a daily basis): Paramātma is brightly shining …
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