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Sangeet

Nov 6, 2021 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

With Sangeet Team (Dave, Jayashri, Ramaprasad, Rungun & Padma)

Classical and Folk Music from the Indian Subcontinent, on WPRB since 1986 with a rotating cast of DJs

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9:01 AM		AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann AIR All India Radio
9:03 AM		Shashank Vishveshwar Darshan Kar - Sindhu Bhairavi Swati Tirunal Meditative Spell Sruthi Records 1997 Shashank Subramanyam was born on 14 October 1978 in Rudrapatna, Karnataka. He is widely acknowledged as a legend of the bamboo flute. His training has been mostly in vocal music, initially under his father, and then by Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami, and Hindustani music under Pandit Jasraj. He is largely self taught on the flute.
9:19 AM		Radhika Budhkar Raga Jog Vichitra Veena Musician's Guild Born circa 1982, Dr. Radhika Umdekar Budhkar was born into a musical family and grew up in Gwalior.
9:44 AM		Maharajapuram Santhanam Aanandamrutha - Amirthavarshini - Adi M. Dikshitar Sukhalayam V/A Geethanjali 2002 Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928-24 June 1992) was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu.
9:50 AM		Ganesh - Kumaresh Sadamadindaladu (Thyagaraja) - Raga Gambeeravani Adi tala (8 beats) Thyagaraja Sundaram Sense World Music 2005 Brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh are duo violin players, born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in 1964 and 1967 respectively.
10:02 AM		Jayateerth Mevundi Chandrakauns Ramashreya Jha Sunset in Dharwad Sangeeth Sagar 2011 Jayateerth Mevundi was born in Hubli, Karnataka and represents the Kirana Gharana singing style. Teachers include his mother Sudhabai Mevundi, Arjunsa Nakod and Shripad Padegar.
10:15 AM		Emani Sankara Sastry Parama Pavana Rama - Purvi Kalyani Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar Inde du Sud - l'Art de la Vina Playasound 1975 Emani Sankara Sastry was born on 23 September 1922 in Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh. He came from a family of classical musicians.
10:40 AM		Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan Khammaj (Dhun) Shahnai for Festive Moods Biswas 1996 Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan (21 March 1939 – 16 March 2016) was from Kolkata.
10:57 AM		Set Break: ☕️ ☕️ Zakir Hussain has never said "You can make a tax-deductible donation at HTTP://PLEDGE.WPRB.COM ."
11:01 AM		U. Srinivas GurulEka eTuvaNTi guNiki - Gowrimanohari Thyagaraja The Magical Fingers of Mandolin U. Srinivas Oriental Records 1993 28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014
11:18 AM		Sudha Raghunathan Gajavadana - Begada - Adi Vijaya Vittala Dasa Sangeeta Sangamam V/A Geethanjali 2002 Sudha Raghunathan was born in Chennai on 30 April 1956. Her main guru was M. L. Vasanthakumari.
11:25 AM		Ramesh Mishra Raga Todi Reminiscence Rageshree Music Institute 1997 Ramesh Mishra was born in Varanasi on 2 October 1948, and died on 13 March 2017 in New York City. He comes from a family of sarangi players and studied from an early age from a number of his older relatives. He was a disciple of Ravi Shankar.
11:40 AM		Rithvik Raja Kanakashaila Viharini Syama Sastri Sresta Begada Records 2019 Rithvik Raja (born 9 March 1989 in Chennai) is a student of T. M. Krishna. This is set in Raga Punnagavarali.
11:49 AM		Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Raga Sindhi Bhairavi - Drut Teental 70th Birthday Rlease Navras Records 1999 Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan was born on 18 February 1927 in Jaora, Madhya Pradesh,and died on 4 January 2017. He developed his own unique style of sitar playing, called "Jafferkhani Baaj".

Chat is archived.

🙏🏾 संगीत Welcome to Sangeet on WPRB

That transition from Tobias was smooth

Yes, Tobias tries to select appropriate transition music.

Tranquil start to a morning show

Yes. The next piece on vichitra veena will also be tranquil - at least at the beginning.

I believe Shashank's father also taught him flute when he was a kid

I recall reading that somewhere.

In my opinion, Jog is a meditative raga, if you play/sing it in vilambit more

I announced there would be pakhawaj accompaniment, but this piece isn't completely in the dhrupad style, so there is only tabla.

I have to confess that Jog has brought tears to my eyes sometimes

Good morning!

Amazing what a skilled musician can do with only 5 notes.

Good morning, DubNP.

Enjoying the music. Great start with SindhuBhairavi followed by Jog

Good morning, Music Challenged. The show will also end with Sindhi Bhairavi on sitar.

Like Hindustani music always does

I try to end shows that way if I can. If I play Bhairavi/SindhuBhairavi at all, it generally works best as a closer. It is such an emotional raga, it's a hard one to follow.

Hmm... Dave. Never thought that way. You have interesting ways

I think that is why Hindustani concerts traditionally end with Bhairavi, or some variation thereof.

There is a story behind this raga. Dikshitar was travelling through a drought ridden area. He sang this song. Varshani is rain. You guessed it. It poured.

If only we could control the climate with music. There might not be so many droughts and wildfires.

Nobody has seriously tried it. LOL

Great first hour Dave - loved your selection

Thank you, Music Challenged.

We have chatted about this before - there are so many Hindustani singers that came from North Karnataka

Yes, quite a list of musicians. They have their own Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Karnataka

Both Hindustani and Carnatic musicians come from there.

But, true, a disproportionate number of Hindustani musicians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Karnataka#Musicians_from_Karnataka

Ali Ahmad gives the Shahnai a very different listen than Bismillah Khan

In my hears Bismillah Khan is more sonorous. I like both but they are so different

Indeed. The difference in training expresses itself. Then there is also the individual voices of the musicians.

And the great artists do develop their own voices expressed through their instruments.

The plain ones just sound like watered down clones of the teachers.

Thank you for everything, Sangeet team!

@Chef - How is the pledge drive going so far?

You are very welcome, Chef. It's gratifying that there are appreciative listeners. Thanks for dropping in the chatroom.

⌛ That’s it for "Sangeet” for today. 🙏 Thanks for listening, and participating in the chat! Stay tuned to WPRB for “The Sonic Bloom” with DJ Esoterica.