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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Sangeet

Nov 8, 2021 2:00 AM – 5:00 AM

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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Sangeet
2:01 AM
AIR Signature Tune - Shivaranjani
AIR Signature Tune Shivaranjani Walter Kaufmann
AIR All India Radio

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2:03 AM
Shashank - Vishveshwar Darshan Kar - Sindhu Bhairavi
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.

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2:19 AM
Radhika Budhkar - Raga Jog
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.

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2:44 AM
Maharajapuram Santhanam - Aanandamrutha - Amirthavarshini - Adi
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.

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2:50 AM
Ganesh - Kumaresh - Sadamadindaladu (Thyagaraja) - Raga Gambeeravani Adi tala (8 beats)
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.

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3:02 AM
Jayateerth Mevundi - Chandrakauns
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.

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3:15 AM
Emani Sankara Sastry - Parama Pavana Rama - Purvi Kalyani
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.

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3:40 AM
Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan - Khammaj (Dhun)
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.

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3:57 AM
Set Break: ☕️

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4:01 AM
U. Srinivas - GurulEka eTuvaNTi guNiki - Gowrimanohari
U. Srinivas GurulEka eTuvaNTi guNiki - Gowrimanohari Thyagaraja
The Magical Fingers of Mandolin U. Srinivas Oriental Records 1993

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28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014

4:18 AM
Sudha Raghunathan - Gajavadana - Begada - Adi
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.

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4:25 AM
Ramesh Mishra - Raga Todi
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.

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4:40 AM
Rithvik Raja - Kanakashaila Viharini
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.

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This is set in Raga Punnagavarali.

4:49 AM
Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan - Raga Sindhi Bhairavi - Drut Teental
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".

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