Dear Rasika, The wonderful thing about Ragas in the Indian Classical music system is that they are unique, and each one of them have something that is typically only associated with them, that which is irreplaceable. It is easy to fool an average listener in a little game of "Identify the raga" in a post-dinner Carnatic music party, and chuckle as he identifies a Sri raga as a Madhyamavati or a Pharas as a Mayamalavagowla..but how many of us self-confessed aficionados of this great system really have a fool-proof method of unambiguously identifying, each time, every time, the raga correctly? I doubt very many of us do, and this includes the smug critic or the know-it-all mama-mami duo next door. Lets face it - there are many factors that go into identifying a raga - the musical intelligence of the person who is playing or singing in the specimen recording, the level of sophistication of the music system, the extent of deafness of the listener or the lack of it, peer pressur
the info you provided gave a strong understanding about "Anandabhairavi", thankyou very much.
ReplyDeleteThe Isai payanam Video was very explanatory. The examples do seem to have a common thread but I still don't get the raaga classifications. Hopefully, someday I might :)
ReplyDeleteI have been listening your Isai payanam episodes in Jaya TV and also reading The Hindu. Excellent articles; Excellent presentations..! You are versatile; extraordinary..! I always admire your music. My best wishes to you in all your endeavours..
ReplyDeleteSub: The Allure of Anandhabhairavi- Charulatha Mani's article in the Metroplus under
ReplyDeleteA Raga's Journey.
A discussion on film songs set in
classical ragas will always be a controversial subject and requested you to better
stop the series . Charulatha Mani's article on Anandha bhairavi appearing in today's
Metroplus very clearly shows her lack of knowledge in film music and just for the
sake of publicity she is scribbling something with some flowery language and you are
also publishing it without verifying the veracity of her statements in the articles.
When we have so many beautiful compositions set in Anandhabhairavi by several of our
music composers in the past the list of songs that she has given in her article very
clearly shows that she is the not the right person to handle this topic.
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KUMARASWAMY SUNDAR,
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Hi!
ReplyDeleteWhat raagam "santhikartha kankalil inbangal" from film 180 is based on?
Thanks
Gayeni Satchi
It is Kharaharapriya...
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Dear KUMARASWAMY SUNDAR,sundar@safetygroup.biz, I do understand your feeling and dissapointment. I am sorry that it really did not work for you. Perhaps you could try listening to CLM Anandabhiravi few more times before seeking alternative medication. However, the fact remains that Anandabhiravi is "One raga that can help to reduce high blood-pressure levels, promote mental stability and cure depression".
ReplyDeleteOnce again sorry if it did not work.
Thanks for sharing this. I think 'Dhevadhai Vamsam Neeyo' by Vidyasagar from the film Snehidhiye is a very nice composition in Anandha Bhairavi.
ReplyDeleteYes Ramesh,that's a fine number in Anandabhairavi..
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