Palghat Raghu

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 02 Jun 2009, 21:56

What a loss, just knew now. What a great mridangist he is , perfect kAlapramAnam , outstanding azhuttam and sound. I can never forget few KVN- PR specials . Also of late there was one Vijayashiva - Palghat Raghu Sir- Abhisek raghurAman in kanjira combination at ayodhya mandapam . I remember his controlled and brilliant play for a suddasAveri krithi was simply superb.

Condolences to his family members and all his sishya paramparAs . He just let his mridangam do the talking and his soft spoken mannerism was a super asset to him. Feel very very sad to hear this bad news.

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 02 Jun 2009, 23:25

This is indeed a great loss to the music world, and a loss to the art of carnatic music. Fortunately his tradition is secure in the hands of his students and family, especially his grandchildren, Abhishek and Anand.

raghavt · Post by **raghavt** » 02 Jun 2009, 23:28

Hi All,

I agree to all of your views.

regards.

yogeeshk · Post by **yogeeshk** » 03 Jun 2009, 23:08

its indeed a greatloss to the field of carnaticmusic. His style is unique.His style always merges with vocalist or insrumenatlists whom ever it may be.May his soul rest in peace.
I had opurtunities listening to live concerts of him during 1985-90 when I use to come to madras for listening the kutcheris during season,It was a great experience hearing him while accompanying sri KVN and ramani sir etc.
My request is still pendning please tell me where i get good solo concerts of Sri Lalgudi with raghu.
yogeesh

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 03 Jun 2009, 23:11

sincere condolences.

Shalu · Post by **Shalu** » 04 Jun 2009, 08:12

Sincere condolences - loss of another gem in the treasure trove

SSK · Post by **SSK** » 05 Jun 2009, 01:16

Nice tribute to the vidwan from the Bangalore section Hindu:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/06/05/stor ... 810300.htm

inconsequential · Post by **inconsequential** » 05 Jun 2009, 16:11

SSK, thanks a lot for that link. very fine tribute.

chetants · Post by **chetants** » 06 Jun 2009, 03:26

Dear Rasikas, yes, it is a colossal loss for carnatic music and more so for percussion. Who can ever forget the manner in which the maestro used to take the main performer to sublime heights? His accompaniment for KVN's Viriboni varnam would give an indication of just what was in store for the concert.

I remember, Vidwan K.S Gopalakrishnan's flute concert with PR(or should I say PR with KSG?) at Thiruvananthapuram way back in the early nineties, was the first concert that I ever attended. Being a total novice, I was so enamored with PR's filling up the gaps or "singing" for the Krithis even though my knowledge and appreciation for CM at that time was restricted to a few pieces from MMI and MDR. I still remember, an enthusiastic and smiling KSG stopped playing many a times and pointed out to the audience how well PR was embellishing and was being a rasika himself on the dais!

May the hands that provided pure bliss for 7 decades rest in peace!

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 12 Jun 2009, 09:17

A very moving tribute
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/06/12/stor ... 360500.htm

shankarank · Post by **shankarank** » 15 Jun 2009, 10:19

Can some body confirm the accompanist here is Raghu sir or PMI??

http://www.sangeethamshare.org/asokan/CARNATIC/063-SSI/

The audacity ( especially in Sri Mathrubhootham ) suggests this is PMI - but some places sounds like Raghu sir.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 16 Jun 2009, 03:06

Shankarank, it does not sound like PMI, it must be Raghu.

Update: Opinion changed after listening to some more songs from the concert. It is indeed PMI.

Kambhoji · Post by **Kambhoji** » 16 Jun 2009, 03:10

I think this is PMI.. I listened to the Evarani piece, I noticed a few "pauses" in his playing which is typical of PMI style. Raghu Sir plays this song differently having listened to the KVN rendition of evarani.

Layavinyasa · Post by **Layavinyasa** » 18 Jun 2009, 15:56

I just got an update from Prince Rama Varma's channel (musique4ever) that made my day in the most wonderful way. I am copying the contents and the links here. Raghu mama truly was in a league of his own.

'A mind blowing Thaniavarthanam by Legendary Mridangam Maestro Palghat Raghu and Udipi Sridhar for the Maharaja Swathi Thirunal composition "Raasa Vilasa" which, as far as I know, is one of the few, if not the only composition by any composer which starts at Onnara Edam (Six counts after the first beat) in Randu Kala Chowkam. The challenge posed by this unusual edam inspires the maestros to dizzying heights of brilliance. I offer this video with my prayers as a tribute to Raghu Sir who left us all recently. I wonder whether one would come across a brain like his ever again.'

1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG_KOdHUQos
2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDtigDAvpw
3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjorhH0rZLg

ignoramus · Post by **ignoramus** » 18 Jun 2009, 19:21

Layavinyasa and Prince Rama Varma

Thank you very much. this is outstanding , shall cherish this

ignoramus · Post by **ignoramus** » 18 Jun 2009, 19:22

Layavinyasa and Prince Rama Varma

Thank you very much. this is outstanding , shall cherish this

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jun 2009, 10:21

semmu86 · Post by **semmu86** » 23 Jun 2009, 10:43

wow... thanks a lot coolji.. takes me back to those years at the music academy when i was learning mrudangam and hyd bros concerts with raghu sir and a young abhishek raghuram on the kanjira.....

Arvind....

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 28 Jun 2009, 12:44

kam · Post by **kam** » 28 Jun 2009, 20:53

Hello all,another wonderful concert of Mandolin U.Srinivas with Great Palghat Raghu sir on Mridangam.The link is below : http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Downloads/us/air/

semmu86 · Post by **semmu86** » 29 Jun 2009, 12:33

coolkarni wrote:
semmu86 wrote:wow... thanks a lot coolji.. takes me back to those years at the music academy when i was learning mrudangam and hyd bros concerts with raghu sir and a young abhishek raghuram on the kanjira.....

Arvind....
Another trip to those years .This time for a U Srinivas Concert !!
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0tymyxrim ... -RAGHU.mp3

thanks a lot sir.. wonderful clip ..

Arvind

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 14 Nov 2009, 14:26

Hi,
I found these on YouTube, uploaded by Shri. Rama Verma. Truly wonderful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9usmhZoj ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WphxOl6 ... re=related

Raghu Sir fans, enjoy !!!

pgaiyar · Post by **pgaiyar** » 07 Dec 2009, 18:57

07/Dec/09

Dear Mr. Prashant: Can you please refresh the Raghu sir's thani for KVN's Sri Subramanyaya?.

Dear Mr. Radhakrishnan/Ignoramus: May I request you both to refresh the Raghu sir's thani links provided by you?.

Dear Thathwamasi: Can you please refresh the Raghu sir's thani with TH Vinayakaram?.

God bless you all.

Regards

Guru

Kambhoji · Post by **Kambhoji** » 03 Jan 2010, 01:18

Listened to this amazing Tani Avarthanam by the Master in Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9usmhZojjNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WphxOl6 ... re=related

The way Raghu Sir lays out the Tani is exceptional. There is a certain grandeur in the way he structures the tani that is so captivating.
The tonal quality of the mridangam is supreme. The Nadais, the Korvais and the complex rhythmic patterns for which is he is so well known is exemplified here.
Authentic Laya vinyasam indeed.

Sadly this Master is no more. Sorely missed!

kam · Post by **kam** » 09 Jan 2010, 19:37

Dear rasikas,today is Sri Palghat Raghu sir's birthday.Even though he is not with us his distinctive style in playing mridangam always make make him live forever.His tani avartanams with complex and highly mathematical Korvais bear the stamp of innovation, scholarship and majestic mastery of this complex instrument.Here is one of his Thaniavartnam :

http://www.4shared.com/file/192318701/4 ... tanam.html

Kambhoji · Post by **Kambhoji** » 10 Feb 2010, 08:50

I just saw this article on the great Master by an ardent student and thought of sharing it.

http://mycarnatic.org/articles/?p=175

malini · Post by **malini** » 30 Jul 2010, 12:53

Excellent tani-avartanam

:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG_KOdHUQos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDtigDAvpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjorhH0rZLg

cpblog · Post by **cpblog** » 21 Oct 2010, 06:11

Dear Rasikas,

Palghat Raghu has performed so many times in "Parvathi", Mysuru with all the eminent vocal Vidwans, that we have lost count. Nevertheless we thought we would just invite you (amongst many others posted) to an old April 5, 1971 Concert of his with Vidwans Madurai Somu , Lalgudi Jayaraman and H.P.Ramachar.
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

Thank you.

Kambhoji · Post by **Kambhoji** » 15 Jan 2011, 08:56

What a great vidwan, the late Sri Palghat Raghu.. One can hear this tani avartanam over and over again and one can sense an elation everytime one hears it. Something extraordinary...The way Raghu Sir structures the tani is an art form in itself. The nadam of Kappi mridangam cannot be matched by other mridangams. If there is a tani which has therapeutic benefit, I would say this particular performance stands out as the best. Incredibly beautiful..No words to describe it..Sheer bliss!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9usmhZoj ... re=related

krishna32 · Post by **krishna32** » 26 Jul 2011, 17:36

Hi all

I once happened to fortunately hear Palghat Raghu Sir play for his grandson Sri Abhishek Raghuram at Coimbatore Rama Navami Festival at R.S.Puram.
I was sitting in the front row and listening to the maestro play.
To be very frank his play on that day sounded like the Great Palghat Mani Iyer himself playing on the stage.

Indeed a very great loss to the Carnatic Music World.
We are fortunate enough to be born in this era and listen to the great Maestro atleast once in our lifetime.

Regards
Krishna

Kambhoji · Post by **Kambhoji** » 09 Jan 2012, 07:24

As we approach late Palghat Raghu Sir's birthday (9th Jan), I had a quick look at the web site dedicated to him

http://www.palghatraghu.org/

and the youtube documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ4NiMWAWzc

and I cant help but reminisce on the remarkable life of this legend. What an artist! Very rarely you see people like this now who have dedicated their life to art, who achieved so much and who had so much respect for their gurus. Raghu sir personified everything that an artist should be..There was an invincible aura abt him much like PMI- wonderful stage presence, deep knowledge of music, and in his hands the mridangam sang the music of the main artist. He strode the world of CM as a colossus. There will be none like him. A true Mridanga chakravarthy! Indeed PMI,PSP and PRR represent the mridangam trinity.

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 09 Jan 2013, 11:35

Today is the birth anniversary of Palghat Raghu Sir. Though he is not with us, his music remains with us, forever inspiring us. Let us remember him on this day. Please share any rare recordings you may have. Any SSI-Raghu recordings please?

I was expecting a post on facebook from my friend Trivandrum Balaji today

varsha · Post by **varsha** » 09 Jan 2013, 12:41

Let us remember him on this day.

In the company of that Ultimate Aesthete of all times ... KVN
At Academy 1967
http://www.mediafire.com/?a8d4e7occ0s3ads

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 09 Jan 2013, 13:11

Sri Palghat Raghu was a remarkable musician. Being a student of Mani Iyer is not an easy label, as expectations run sky high. He was also a reticent man, not given to self-promotion. His mridangam play was more cerebral than 'nada' oriented- he had a somewhat heavy stroke. In spite of all these factors, he made an huge impact in almost every concert I have attended of his, and every recording that I have heard. Even for lighter pieces, he had a knack of accompaniment that made a big value addition.

He was also not very demonstrative on stage, but would often draw appreciation from the artistes and the audience. His way of accompanying any pallavi, anupallavi, neraval and swaras was often breath-taking. His two grandsons are worthy to carry forward his name and their demo at Music Academy is worth many viewings on You Tube.

annamalai · Post by **annamalai** » 10 Jan 2013, 00:08

Raschi,

The rendition of Abhishek and Anand is very nice.

Endundi Vedaluthivo is the classic of Alathur Brothers with the accompaniment of Palghat Mani Iyer and Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai (Kanjira).

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 10 Jan 2013, 03:29

Halloween at Wesleyan...

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 10 Jan 2013, 16:25

Well, Raghu could have kept the beard and passed off as Shree Sadhguru Swamigal in Chennai!

KNV1955 · Post by **KNV1955** » 07 Jan 2016, 09:16

An interesting post on Palghat Raghu's anticipation

https://soundcloud.com/balumridu/raghu- ... icipations

kvchellappa · Post by **kvchellappa** » 12 Oct 2017, 10:23

I was listening to a documentary on Palghat Raghu (PR), a famous mrdangist. I was touched by what he spoke.
1. He wanted to learn from Palghat Mani Iyer (PMI). PMI asked him to play. Then, he remarked, ‘There is nothing to teach you. You are so good already.’ PR felt disappointed. But, PMI started teaching him from the next day. An ordinary person would feel elated by PMI’s comment.
2. He cherishes the first award given to him, which was presented by PMI.
3. He said that when he sat beside PMI as his student first time in a concert, he was the proudest man.
4. Once he heard some beats by a local drum player in bhajan in a Palghat village. He worked on it and played in a concert in Chennai. Musicians came and praised it. He said. ‘My guru is the village drummer.’

SrinathK · Post by **SrinathK** » 01 Jul 2018, 12:06

An amazing tani (check out that bass and gumki!). Whoever placed the mikes must have struck the jackpot. It sounds like both PMI and PSP have become one player.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEQaC078CI8&t=92s

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