“The Lalgudi bani focuses heavily on the lyrical content of each song and on the emotional experience it should evoke in the mind of the listener.”https://www.lalgudigjrkrishnan.com/lalgudi-bani/ Index of Names, p. 374
Category archives: Instruments
Video | Playing and tuning the South Indian tambura
Tambura played by Katharina Bunzel for singer Bhushani Kalyanaraman Fine tuning of the tambura demonstrated by T.R. Sundaresan Related posts: The vital role assigned to the tambura >> Free video workshop by Ranjani Sivakumar: Tambura Tuning >>
Flute Jayant: Europe tour itinerary 2022
Gandharva-Sangīta: On the origins of Sangīta (vocal, instrumental, and dance music)
The non-sacrificial, musical counterpart to Sāma-Gāna in ancient times was Gandharva-Sangīta, later Sangīta, which has three divisions; vocal, instrumental, and dance. Performed by “Gandharva” musicians in Indra’s heavenly court, earthly Gandharva-Sangīta was a replica of this celestial music. […]Gandharva-Sangīta was also associated with pūjā, a form of worship with non-Aryan or indigenous roots that eventually …
Mahatma Gandhi on “music of mind, of the senses and of the heart”
Very few people know that Gandhi was extremely fond of Music and arts. Most of us have been all along under the impression that he was against all arts such as music. In fact, he was a great lover of music, though his philosophy of music was different. In his own words ‘Music does not …
Continue reading “Mahatma Gandhi on “music of mind, of the senses and of the heart””