Archive for category Marathi
Avadhoot Gandhi: Religious and Folk Music of Maharashtra
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2012, Interviews, Marathi, Underscore Records on February 20, 2012
Featured here is Avadhoot 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 Pandurang Pawar (tabla). Saint Dnyaneshwar was a 13th century Hindu saint whose religious commentaries are seen as significant contributions to Marathi literature. The musicians were [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Dilip Garud – Gondhal Music of Maharashtra at Baajaa Gaajaa 2010
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2010, Marathi, Music, Underscore Records on August 14, 2010
Gondhal is a performing art tradition of Maharashtra. Gondhalis (artistes) perform at homes during weddings, religious ceremonies, and other social events. The gondhalis invoke various gods and goddesses and invite them to shower their blessings on the devotees who have hosted the event and others who have gathered there. Like [...]
Ovi – Songs of Maharashtra by Vithabai Nare & Chandrabhaga Dhamale
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2010, Marathi on July 29, 2010
Ovi is an important song-form from the folk music of Maharashtra. The variety that is sung individually or collectively during daily chores such as while using the hand grinding mill is called jatyavarchi ovi. Ovi also refers to verses with a particular rhyme. It was used extensively by Sant Dnyaneshwar, one [...]
Rangrao Patil – Powada (Ballad) from Maharashtra
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2010, History, Marathi, Music, Underscore Records on July 13, 2010
This video features Rangrao Patil and ensemble singing powada, an oral poetic form that commemorates Maratha heroic valour. Alongside the practice of prose history writing (bakhar) in the eighteenth century, a poetic tradition of popular history called shahiri kavan existed. Powada (“heroism”) and lavani (love song) are two related genres of this performing art tradition.
Powadas narrate [...]
Bajrang Vasudeo – Folk Music of Maharashtra
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2010, Marathi, Music, Underscore Records on June 20, 2010
This podcast highlights the performance of the Vasudeo, the wandering minstrel from Maharashtra. Traditionally, the Vasudeo heralded the dawn by wandering through the streets, singing and accompanying himself with cymbals and occasionally whirling. While paeans to Hindu gods are sung, the music is not linked to ritual. The Vasudeo earns his livelihood by seeking alms [...]
Mahadeobuwa Shahabajkar – Sangit Bhajan from Maharashtra
Posted by Sudev Sheth in Baajaa Gaajaa 2010, Language & Literature, Marathi, Music, Underscore Records on June 16, 2010
This video features Mahadeobuwa Shahabajkar and ensemble singing religious music of the Varkari Sampradaya, an important sect of the Bhakti movement from Maharashtra. Followers of the Varkari sect sing abhangs and other song forms attributed to saint-poets like Dnyaneshwar, Namdeo, Eknath, Tukaram. Because of its obvious influence from Hindustani classical music, the most appropriate label [...]