Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat at Nizamuddin Auliya
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Amir Khusrau, Qawwali on January 11, 2012
Featured is Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat, qawwali singers from Nizamuddin Auliya’s shrine in Delhi, India.
This video was shot on a small Nikon digital camera in August 2006. The video quality is not good, but the music is.
Lyrical Outline:
Is Karam Ka Karoon Shukr Kaise Adaa
Jo Karam Mujhpe Mere Nabi Kar Diya
Main Sajaata Tha Sarkar Ki [...]
Religious Music from Maharashtra – Rambhau Pawar
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Marathi, Underscore Records on January 2, 2012
Rambhau Pawar
Religious and folk music genres have always involved communities at large and the pursuit in music in such cases is not necessarily restricted to professionals. The story of Rambhau Pawar is one such instance. Based in Satara, Maharashtra, Rambhau Pawar pursued his passion for music, despite being employed in the [...]
Ashok Ranade (1937-2011): Eminent Scholar, Musician, and Teacher
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Music, Underscore Records on December 1, 2011
Ashok Da. Ranade (1937-2011) was a Hindustani classical vocalist, musicologist, voice-culture expert, and an ethnomusicologist. He composed music for plays, documentaries and films. His writings in Marathi and English on music and theatre are widely appreciated and read throughout India and the world. Broad cultural vision, rigorous analysis, clarity and [...]
Folk Music of Maharashtra, Dhangar – Yuvraj Pujari Live at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video features Yuvraj Pujari and group from Washi District, Kolhapur city, Maharashtra. These artists belong to the Dhangar community, known for their traditional occupation of shepherding. In the evenings when the males gather, they sing and dance to entertain themselves. The younger members like Yuvraj Pujari have learned these [...]
Jogte – Folk Music of Maharashtra at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video showcases singers Bharghav Kamade (video left), Tanaji Bedekar (video center), and Mangal Bedekar (right). These performers are traditional jogtes from the Renuka temple in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Goddess Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is the deity of the ‘fallen’ in the Hindu pantheon. They are playing the chonka. This is [...]
Sanjay Awale, Halgi Player – Folk Percussion of Maharashtra at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on August 8, 2011
This video showcases artists Sanjay Awale, Sachin Awale, and Amit Awale. These performers are traditional folk percussion artists from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Sanjay Awale, video center, is playing the Halgi.
Baajaa Gaajaa: Music from 21st Century India is an annual three day event organized by Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd.
Baajaa Gaajaa is dedicated to the [...]
Tribal Music of Gujarat – Somabhai Pawar at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Gujarati, Marathi, Underscore Records on July 27, 2011
Featured here are singers Somabhai Pawar and his brother Kherubhai Pawar. They are from a community of tribals known as Dang. They come from the Dang district of southern Gujarat. Somabhai plays the copper thali, known as Thaali Vaadan, while singing traditional narratives about famous rulers and deities. Somabhai, a fourth generation artist, learned this [...]
Folk Music of Maharashtra – Avadhoot Sudhir Gandhi at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Interviews, Marathi, Underscore Records on July 27, 2011
Featured here is singer Avadhoot Sudhir Gandhi from Alandi, Maharashtra. He is accompanied by: Bhavarth Dekhane & Vijay Sonavne (vocals), Haridas Shinde (dimdi, sambal, vocals), Abhay Nalge (harmonium), Rajesh Baghe (pakhawaj), and Rahul Kulkarni (tabla, dholak).
Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century Hindu saint whose final resting place or samadhi is located in Alandi near Pune. [...]
Sopana Sangeetham & Idaykka Drum at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Underscore Records on July 20, 2011
Featured here is singer Njeralathu Harigovindhan and Idaykka percussionist Subramahnian from Kerala.
Sopana Sangeetham (“music”), is a religious music from the southern state of Kerala. It is a sung form that is accompanied by a small, glass-hour shaped drum called idaykka and a metallic gong played by the singer himself. This genres is traditionally sung by [...]
Ramdas Muthappa & Group – Saxophone Ensemble at Baajaa Gaajaa 2011
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2011, Interviews, Music, Underscore Records on July 19, 2011
Featured here is saxophonist Ramdas Muthappa from Mumbai. His fellow musicians are Vedamurthi playing Nadasvaram, Shanmukha Sundaram on Tavil, Meenakshi Sundaram on Tavil, and Raja Pillai providing Talam.
In addition to playing compositions from the classical music repertoire of southern India, Ramdas Muthappa also plays at weddings, temple gatherings, and public [...]