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Sangeet with Ramaprasad
Nov 15, 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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| 2:02 AM |
| Shubha Ganesan Alakalalla Laa Daga in raga Madhyamavathi Thyagaraja
Hails from a family of musicians. Trained under M L Vasanthakumari & T N Seshagopalan |
| 2:23 AM |
| Aktaribai Faizabadi (Begum Akhtar) Tum Buta Habjai Ayse - A ghazal
[1914 – 1974] Popularly known as Begum Akhtar Noted for her singing of ghazals, dadra and thumri |
| 2:28 AM |
| Shobhana Rangachary Nive Gatiyani Nera Namminanu i raga Kalyani Shyama Sastri
[ 1954 – 1985] Trained under S Gopalakrishnan who was a student of the legendary Tiger Varadachariar. Known for her unhurried style, her blossoming career was cut short at age 31 by a kitchen accident. She had also learnt Hindustani thumris |
| 2:42 AM |
| Siddheshwari Devi A dadra
[1908 -1977] Legendary Hindustani singer from Varanasi Learnt under Siyaji Maharaj, Rajab Ali Khan & Inayat Khan. Received many awards including Padma Shri M S SUbbulakshmi learnt bhajans from her |
| 2:50 AM |
| Nimalya Day Shankara Girijapati Shankara Girijapati in raga Malkauns
[1959 - ] Trained in drupad under many drupad masters like Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar. |
| 2:59 AM |
| M Balamuralikrishna Aj Aye in raga Yamunakalyani Swathi Thirunal
M Balamuralikrishna [1930-2016] Stalwart in Carnatic Music. Musician and composer. Played viola also
Swathi Thirunal [1813-1846] King - Composer |
| 3:12 AM |
| Asgari Bai A composition sung in the drupad style
Asgari Bai [1918 – 2006] Trained under Ustad Zahur Khan and broke the barrier that kept women away from drupad music. Recipient of many awards |
| 3:24 AM |
| R K Srikantan and M S Sheela Inthachowka in raga Pantuvarali M Sadashiva Rao
R K Srikantan [1920 - 2014]
M S Sheela Teacher and student |
| 3:29 AM |
| Vijay Koparkar A composition in three ragas - Maarva, Purvi and Sohni
Vijay Koparkar [1962-] Trained under Madhusudhan Patwardhan, Vasantrao Deshpnde and Jitendra Abhisheki |
| 3:42 AM |
| Srirangam Gopalaratnam Selected poems (like Rati Suka Sare, etc) from Ashtapadi in raga Tilang Jayadeva
Jayadeva - 12th Century Sanskrit poet from Odisha
Srrangam Gopalaratnam [1939 – 1993] A very talented musician, student of Dr. Pinakapani and others. A promising carrier ended with early death at age 54 |
| 3:50 AM |
| Asgari Bai Raga Purvi
Asgari Bai A forgotten voice |
| 4:03 AM |
| Shobhana Rangachary Na Morala Kimpavemi in raga Devagandhari Thyagaraja
Shobhana Rangachary A creative life snuffed by an accident in a kitchen |
| 4:23 AM |
| Sameer Rao (Flute) A bandish in raga Jog
Sameer Rao [1982 -] Hindustani flautist. Trained initially under Veerabhadriah Hiremath and since 2002, under Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| 4:37 AM |
| Srirangam V Venkatanagarajan Simhasana Sthite in ragamalika Dikshitar
Srirangam V Venkatanagarajan Trained under Mrs. Ambujam Vedantham, who learnt from stalwarts including Dr. S. Ramanathan and Kallidaikurichi Muthunatesa Iyer |
| 4:45 AM |
| Soma Ghosh (Vocal) and Bismillah Khan (Shehnai) A dadra in raga Bhairavi
Bismillah Khan [1916 - 2008] A legend in his own lifetime, popularized the shehnai Soma Ghosh Trained initially under under mother Archana Chakravarthy and later under Narayan Chakravarthy (Senia gharana) |
| 4:57 AM |
| B N Suresh (Flute) A thillana in raga Dhanashri Swathi Thirunal
B N Suresh [1946 - 1990] Considered a child prodigy, he learnt under T R Mahalingam. A flourishing career in music was dealt a blow because of an accident at home that hurt his back. He died at the age of 44 |
