A Raga's Journey - Vibrant Vasantha


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A Brief Guide to Raga Vasantha

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Isai Payanam with Charulatha Mani - Raga Vasantha in Classical and Film Music:





Film Songs in Raga Vasantha:


Also, in "A Raga's Journey":
Full of surprises - Ragas Vasantabhairavi and Begada
Soothing the Senses - Raga Nilambari
A Rare Treat - Raga Saramati
Morning Ragas - Ramapriya and Rishabhapriya
Pious Notes - Ragas Nasikabhushani and Vagadeeshwari
Priya Principle - Ragas Rasikapriya and Ratipatipriya
Versatile Nattai
Positively Tranquil - Raga Harikambhoji
Catchy and Classical - Raga Sankarabharanam
Of Love and Longing - Chandrakauns and Surya
Godly Gowrimanohari
Kedaragowla’s Many Moods
The Royal Durbar
Joy of Hamirkalyani
Power of Three - Ragas Madhyamavati, Brindavanasaranga, Brindavani
Wake up to Valaji
Distinctly Classical - Ragas Gowla and Lalitha
Auspicious Sri
A Complex Beauty - Raga Dwijavanti
Tale of Two Varalis - Ragas Punnagavarali and Kuntalavarali
Morning ragas - Bilahari and Malayamarutham
Endearing Khamas
Light and Melodious - Raga Sindhubhairavi
Harmonious Symmetry - Raga Kiravani
Mood Enhancers - Ragas Kedaram and Bahudari
A Bright Start - Raga Hamsadhwani
Mystical Revathi
Call of the Swan - Raga Hamsanadam
Tones of Grace - Ragas Natakurinji and Kurinji
Notes of Peace - Mukhari
Towering Thodi
Notes that Intrigue - Kapi
Folksy flavours - Senchuruti  and Yadukulakambhoji
Twice as Nice - Dharmavathi and Madhuvanthi
Six-note Splendour of Sriranjani
Heart-warming Tilang
Sivaranjani for Pathos
Two for Joy - Nalinakanthi and Karnaranjani

Comments

  1. cmuploadJanuary 8, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Good demonstration of Vasantha. Enjoyed it. Thanks.

    BTW, there seems to be a typo in the arohana/avarohana of vasantha in the pdf above. Using the scheme I am familiar with, it should be
    S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S - S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    A nice rendering of Vasantha You were too close to the mike Probalbly for want of time you might have omitted to mention about very popular Swathi Thirunal's Parama purusha (this had figured in film Swathi thirunal also)
    thanks for the video.
    Jagannathan New York

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  3. Dr Charulatha Mani Carnatic vocalist and Playback singerJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    @cmupload
    You're right! There is a typo; G2 (anthara gandharam) is the correct note. The correction has been made.

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  4. RRJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    Hi,

    good article. some technical comments here:
    http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9655-New-age-IR-s-Raga-Choices&p=796041&viewfull=1#post796041

    you may be interested the thread topic too..

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  5. P.N. SubramanianJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:28 AM

    I enjoyed Seethamma. Coming to listen you at the Kamaraja Arangam tonight.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 2:18 AM

    Attended your concert at Kamarajar Arangam yesterday. The arangam is so shabbily maintained my husband said we should not stay for the full concert. But you performed so well we stayed through the concert and left after complementing you. Your knowledge and expertise on the ragas is amazing. Also your Hindustani diction left us stunned. The way you carry your accompanying artists is also a very pleasant sight. Please carry on the good work and God will be with you.
    Gowri and Narayanaswamy

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    Hi Charulatha,

    I have been your fan thru isai payanam for the past 2 yrs now; You just rock and me and few friends of mine have learnt new ragas thru the program: Though we are not singers, we love to analyze the raag in the movie songs.

    Please do more live programs of isai payanam and pls do include few hindi numbers when you give film songs examples

    Thanks a ton
    Partha Ramasamy

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  8. Dr B N RajanJuly 24, 2023 at 7:20 PM

    Charu... Your web page is very informative.

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