Month: July 2012

Carnatic artists stay in tune with fusion music

Carnatic artists stay in tune with fusion music

TIMES NEWS NETWORK


Chennai: There were a couple of Spanish numbers, a few Chinese pieces and some Bulgarian songs. The venue was Sri Krishna Gana Sabha and the audience lapped them all up and stayed back for some old Hindi film songs and Carnatic classical pieces as well at a recent music programme.
    “The
same set of people who enjoyed the world music pieces sang along when the film songs were played by Embar Kannan and group,” says veena player Rajhesh Vaidhya, who will perform at the same venue on Thursday with sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee. As Chennai is renewing its interest in music from across the world, more Carnatic musicians are giving fusion concerts.
    When vocalist Aruna Sairam performs at Music Academy on Saturday, she will be singing a few Gregorian chants to show the similarities between classical music’s raga system and Europe’s liturgical music tradition. For Sairam, the performance is about drawing inspiration from international artists she has worked with.
    Vaidhya says he loves jamming with different musicians. “When you perform classical numbers, you have to stick to the composition. But in fusion I can create and put my stamp on it,” he says.
    And this is something that audiences like, say musicians. “People want to listen to something new,” says M Lalitha of Lalitha-Nandini violin duo. The sisters have been collaborating with foreign musicians and composing their own music since the 1990s. However, there are ground rules that Lalitha and Nandini stick to. “We don’t play Carnatic compositions when we do fusion concerts. Instead, we compose music based on Carnatic ragas and try to bring in elements of other musical styles,” says Lalitha.
    So when they collaborated with jazz saxophonist George Brooks for the Chennai Global Music Festival, the plan was to play some kharaharapriya raga which corresponds to the Dorian mode in Western style. “We started off by sticking to our plan but ended up playing impromptu music,” says Lalitha.
    The sisters faced criticism for not sticking to the traditional format but now some of their detractors are going the fusion way, says Lalitha. According to Vaidhya, people are looking for variety due to their exposure to world music.
 
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Im hosting a special progam for Kalaignar TV – Morning Sugamana Ragangal —8. 30 am – Ragas in Carnatic Music, Tamil Film music, World Music / Fusion / Folk and Music Therapy…….Ragas featured in the month of July

Hamsadhvani – July 2nd – Jalajakshi Varnam, Vatapi – MD,

Sivaranjani – July 3rd (guru purnima) – Arul Purivaye – Smt. Subbulakshmi Muthuswamy, Andavan Anbe – Sivan, Tripura SundariMa – Sai Bhajan,

Hamsanadham – July 4th – Bantureeti – Tyagaraja, Udukindran  -N. S. Chidambaram, Padavenume – Dandapani Desigar

Rasikapriya – July 5th – Sringara Rasamanjari – MD, Arul Seiyya -Kotesvara Iyer

Sarasangi – July 6th – Nekela Dayaradu – Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer, Tirupati Malaiyurai – Dandapani Desigar, Saptasvarudam – Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji

Jaunpuri – July 9th – Abhang Deva Tuze, Mangala Rupiniye – Muthiah Bhagavathar, Rama Manthrava – Purandaradasar, Parukule – Bharatiyar

Vachspati – July 10th – Ehapara – Kotesvara Iyer and Parathpara  – Sivan

Malayamarutham – July 11th – Manasayetulo – Ty and Karpaga Manohara – Sivan

Gaulai -July 12th – Tyagaraja – MD, Pranamam – Mysore VAsudevachar

Sriranjani – July 13th – Broche – Tyagaraja and Gajavadana – Sivan

Valaji – July 16th Padame Thunai – Sivan and Kuvi Azhaital11

Ramapriya – July 17th (Mathangi – MD and Korina Varamu – Patnam Subramani Iyer

Hamirkalyani – July 18th – Parimala Ranganatham – Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Bhuvaneswariye  Tara Natarajan)

Mohana Kalyani – July 19th (Bhuvaneswarya – Muthiah Bhagavathar and Seve Sri Kantham_Svati Tirunal)

Navarasakannada – July 20th (Paluku – Tyagaraja, Ninnu vina – Tyagaraja, Nan Oru – Papanasam Sivan)

Kanada – July 23rd (Varnam – Ninnekori, Mamavasada – Svati Tirunal)

Lalitha – July 24th (Hiranmayim – Muthuswamy Dikshitar)

Bauli – July 25th (Mangayar Karasi – TEvaram, Sambo Mahadeva – Nilakanta Sivan, Brahmam Okate – Annamacharya, Pahi Pahimam – Tarangam)

Ratipatipriya- July 26th (Jagajanani (Ghanam Krishnaiyer) and Jagathinai – Smt Subbulakshmi Muthuswamy)

Bhahudari – July 27th (Brovabarama – Tyagaraja), Un adiye – GNB)

Kamavardini – July 30th (Siva Siva Siva Ena Radha – Tyagaraja)

Chalanattai – July 31st (Edaiya Gati – Kotesvara Iyer)

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