Raga Ruminations – Chitra Srikrishna
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCarnatic Musician. Teacher. Writer
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Nattai – Raga Ruminations
April 11, 2024 02:22Almost every carnatic musician becomes familiar with this raga when they become performers. In a typical carnatic kutcheri the first song (after the varnam) is a prayer to Ganesha, the god who is believed to remove all obstacles. Many kritis have been composed by different composers in raga Nattai. This melody is full of verve and sets the tone for a concert in the beginning. …
#17 – Raga Abhogi – Podcast
August 04, 2021 23:21 - 9.46 MBThe Raga Abhogi Podcast features Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer singing the varnam Evvari Bodhana, M.S.Subbulakshmi singing Sri Lakshmi Varaham, Ustad Amir Khan singing raag Abhogi in the Hindustani genre, and Vani Jairam & Jayachandran singing Endraikku Yen Indha in the Tamil movie Vaidehi Kaathirinthal. For a detailed post on Raga Abhogi click here.
#16 – Raga Pantuvarali – Podcast
June 27, 2021 17:41 - 8.61 MBThe Raga Pantuvarali Podcast features M.S. Subbalakshmi singing Ennaganu Bhajana, Kishori Amonkar singing raag Puriya Dhanashri, Hariharan & Swarnalatha singing He Rama from the Hindi movie Rangeela, SP Balasubramaniam & S.Janaki singing Rojavai Thalattum from the Tamil movie Ninnaivellam Nithya. For more details on Raga Pantuvarali click here.
#15 – Raga Shankarabharanam – Podcast
July 30, 2020 10:47 - 6.76 MBThe Raga Shankarabharanam Podcast features Sanjay Subrahmanyan singing Swara Raga Sudha, Ustad Vilayat Khan playing on the sitar, K.S.Chithra singing Pulveli Pulveli, Kishore Kumar singing Sare Ko Sare Gama Ko Lekar, Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music and Jana Gana Mana. For a detailed post on Raga Shankarabharanam click here.
#14 – Raga Simhendramadhyamam – Podcast
July 29, 2020 15:08 - 6.14 MBThe Raga Simhendramadhyamam Podcast features M.S. Subbalakshmi singing Ninne Nammiti, Pandit Ravi Shankar playing on the sitar, Uma Ramanan singing Ananda Ragam, Kavita Krishnamurthy singing Baje Koruno Sure and Hungarian minor scale. For more details on Raga Simhendramadhyamam click here.
#13 – Raga Sama – Podcast
July 15, 2020 15:30 - 4.73 MBThe Raga Sama podcast features musical snippets of Sanjay Subramaniam singing Saanthamu Lekha and M.L.Vasanthakumari singing Annapoorne Visalakshi in the Carnatic tradition, and Vani Jairam singing Manasa Sancharare from the Telugu movie Shankarabharanam. Please wear headphones for a better listening experience. For more details on Raga Sama click here
#12 – Raga Keeravani – Podcast
July 09, 2020 19:27 - 5.99 MBThe Raga Keeravani podcast features musical snippets of M.S.Subbalakshmi singing in the Carnatic tradition, Ustad Rashid Khan singing in the Hindustani tradition, Kishore Kumar singing Meri Bheegi Bheegi si from the Hindi movie Anaamika, Hariharan singing Khajuraho Kanavil from the Tamil movie Oru Naal Oru Kanavu and Beethoven’s Fur Elise on the piano. Please wear headphones for better listening experience! Click here a longer playlist …
#11 – Raga Shubhapantuvarali – Podcast
June 25, 2020 17:28 - 5.08 MBThe Raga Shubhapantuvarali podcast features musical snippets of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer rendering Shri Satyanarayanam, SP Balasubramaniam singing Vaikarayil from the Tamil movie Payanangal Mudivathillai, and Manna Dey singing Jaago Re Prabhaat Aaya from the old Hindi movie Sant Gyaneshwar. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Shubhapantuvarali here.
#10 – Raga Vasantha – Podcast
June 10, 2020 22:36 - 3.23 MBThe Raga Vasantha podcast features musical snippets of Trichur Brothers rendering a raga alapana, M.S.Subbulakshmi singing Seethamma Mayamma, Srinivas and Nityashree singing Minsaara Poove for the Tamil movie Padayappa. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Vasantha here. For a longer playlist on raga Vasantha click here.
#9 – Raga Hamsanandi – Podcast
May 05, 2016 17:53The Raga Hamsanandi podcast features musical snippets of violinist M.S.Gopalakrishnan rendering a Tiruppugazh, Ustad Rashid Khan singing raag Sohini, S.P.Balasubramaniam singing Vedham Anuvanuvunu Naadham for the Tamil movie Salangai Oli and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan singing a song for the old Hindi movie Mughal-e-Azam. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Hamsanandi here.
#8 – Raga Kalyani – Podcast
December 06, 2015 20:30 - 4.54 MBThe Raga Kalyani podcast features musical snippets of L.Subramaniam rendering raga alapana, Ustad Vilayat Khan on the sitar playing raag Yaman, Mohammad Rafi singing Abhi Na Jao Chodkar for the Hindi movie Hum Dono and Ustad Rashid Khan singing a tarana. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Kalyani here.
#7 – Raga Begada – Podcast
September 22, 2015 19:17 - 6.77 MBThe Raga Begada podcast features musical snippets of Voleti Venkateshwarulu rendering raga alapana, KVN singing Kadaikkan Vaithannai, Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s rendition of Nadhopasana, Ustad Amir Khan singing raag Hem Kalyan and a Malayalam movie song by Jesudas. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Begada here.
#6 – Raga Hindolam – Podcast
May 22, 2015 02:51 - 5.59 MBThe Raga Hindolam podcast features musical snippets of Sudha Raghunathan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and film songs from May Madham and Baiju Bawra. If you want to read a blog post on raga Hindolam you can find it here
#5 – Raga Harikambodhi – Podcast
May 05, 2015 09:02The Harikambodhi Podcast features musical snippets of Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Mehdi Hassan and film songs from Roja and Chemmeen. If you want to read a blog post on raga Harikambodhi you can find it here.
#4 – Raga Desh – Podcast
April 26, 2015 06:27Raga Desh featuring snippets from Lalgudi Jayaraman’s thillana, Anup Jalota’s rendition of a Kabir bhajan and the national song of India.
#3 – Raga Charukesi – Podcast
March 30, 2015 04:29If you want to read the blog post on raga Charukesi you can find it here.
#2 – Raga Karaharapriya – Podcast
March 23, 2015 13:30If you’d rather read a blog post about Raga Karaharapriya, you can read it here
Podcast #2 – Raga Karaharapriya
March 23, 2015 08:30If you’d rather read a blog post about Raga Karaharapriya, you can read it here
Podcast #1 – Raga Amritavarshini
March 17, 2015 05:15If you’d rather read a blog post about Raga Amritavarshini, you can read it here.
Harikambodhi – Raga Ruminations
March 22, 2014 04:16Harikambodhi is a melody that occupies prime real estate in the pantheon of Carnatic ragas. For some reason, it is often overlooked as the centerpiece in a concert in favour of a similar sounding raga. Given the popularity of raga Shankarabharanam or raga Karaharapriya, carnatic music lovers couldn’t be faulted for thinking that Harikambhodhi (which … Continue reading Harikambodhi – Raga Ruminations