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Kharaharapriya Janyas – I

sg47 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:19:46 +0000

Of late, I’ve been smitten with Kharaharapriya janyas. Especially, Suddha Dhanyasi, Abheri and the mela Kharaharapriya itself. I’m not able to explain this sudden affliction towards these melas but certain renditions have played a part in this regard. I’ll start out with some compositions I like in Suddha Dhanyasi.

Suddha Dhanyasi

This raga has taken over me like no other in the recent past. I feel that I’ve subconsciously been partial to certain pentatonic scales but they have not come out so strongly before. This raga has a nice gaiety feel to it. There’s nothing more I enjoy than listening to a nice, energetic SD in the morning.

1) Entanerchina by BMK

This is one of the finest expositions of this raga. I’ve blogged about TRS’ Subramanyena in the past, even calling it the best exposition of the raga but I understand now that that declaration was borne out of my lack of exposure. BMK has a unique way of exploring ragas and when he is not indulging in his gimmicks, he can leave an imprint on you and this is one such rendition. I’m a big fan of elaborate swaraprastharas as they help me understand the raga and its patterns better. My swarajnaana has not developed to an extent to be able to analyze and ingest a raga using only the alapaana.

2) Subramanyena by MMI

If you want to know everything about Suddha Dhanyasi in 7 minutes, you should listen to MMI’s rendition. He goes about exploring this raga as only MMI can.

3) Himagiri Thanaye by S. Rajam

A scholarly interpretation of the raga. This is a wonderful composition and Sri Rajam has done full justice to it. I should probably listen to this rendition more.

4) Shri Rajamathangi – Varnam – S Kalyanaraman

Thanks to Muthiah Bhagavathar for composing this varnam. A very fine rendition by SK.

5) Pranapathe Gunapathe Ganapathe – Madurai GS Mani

A little known composition sung by a not so popular yet knowledgeable musician.

6) Bhavamulona – Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

A fine Annamacharya composition popularized by MSS but it sparkles at the hands of Nedunuri too.

I’ll post the links shortly. You can find most of them on www.sangeethapriya.org

In my next post in this series, I’ll cover another grand and popular raga Abheri.

Obsession with Bhairavi

Shripathi — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:07:12 +0000

Blame T.M.Krishna for the malady! Just when I got out of my Bhairavi mode, he had to talk about Bhairavi in his interview for Worldspace Shruthi. Of course, I had to go and satiate myself with more Bhairavi. Here’s the list of things I listened to after the interview.

1) MLV – Chetulara Sringara (a rarely heard krithi except during the Aradhana). A fine exposition of Bhairavi for 13 minutes. Had all the essential phrases and was wholesome.

2) MSS – RTP Bhairavi (1968 Academy concert). A well-executed Bhairavi.

3) SSI – Janani Mamava : This was mind-boggling stuff. SSI IS SSI. A wonderful thanam in this (probably) Navarathri mandapam concert

4) Sanjay – Yaaro Ivar Yaaro: Had never heard this krithi before from Sanjay. A brisk and interesting Bhairavi

5) MLV – Koluvai: The mention of this krithi in the interview was what triggered my appetite again. Have to listen to the krithi more.

Obsessed with Bhairavi

Shripathi — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:10:00 +0000

Bhairavi has been running in my head for the past 3 days. MDR’s Balagopala, Thanam in Bhairavi are the main culprits. Need to have a marathon Bhairavi session to appease myself.

Krithi –

Neraval,Swaram –

Listen to the way he sings the word ‘Maanicka’…. Pure bliss.