Audio | Live concert by Bhushany Kalyanaraman

Complete live recording of a classical South Indian (Carnatic) vocal recital with announcements for each item Items 1. Mangalavara Ganapate (Varnam) 05:14Raga: Hamsadhvani; Tala: Adi; Composer: Tanjavoor S. Kalyanaraman 2. Sogasuga Mridanga Talamu (Kriti) 11:29Raga: Sriranjani; Tala: Rupakam; Composer: Tyagaraja 3.Taye Tripura Sundari (Kriti) 07:05Raga: Suddhasaveri; Tala: Khanda Chapu; Composer: Periyaswami Tooran 4. Minakshi Memudam (Kriti) … Read more

Flow | Practice within a shared vocal range of one octave

By choosing an octave based on G# or A for basic “Sa”, all types of voice will be able to join in comfortably. This is demonstrated by a noted singer and vocal guru, Dr. Nookala Chinnasatyanarana: for this audio lesson1 he chose G# as basic “sa” to enable male and female voices to practice together; … Read more

Gitam | A song for learners to be sung with feeling

South Indian conventions (raga names & svara notation): shree gaNanatha, lambOdhara (geetham)raagam: malahari, 15 maayamaaLava gowLa janya | taaLam: roopakamAa: S R1 M1 P D1 S | Av: S D1 P M1 G3 R1 S m p | d S S R || R S | d p m p ||shree | ga Na naatha … Read more

8 x 8 beads for 6 notes

<< Swipe >> to reveal/to hide the svara syllables as sung Read like a text: left-to-right, top-to-bottom Some ragas are based on a selection of notes from the fundamental “seven notes” (saptasvara). In the present pattern it is the omission of the fifth note (pa) that characterizes two popular Carnatic ragas, Sriranjani and Hamsanandi. And … Read more