Raga of this Abhang ?

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 18 Jan 2009, 09:42

Please listen to this Abhang from the following link and please help to identify the ragam of this Abhang. To me it sounds more like Hindusthani rag ' Kalavathi ' (or rag.Valaji of CM) with some exceptions. The course of raga slightly deviates from count 5.51 to 5.58 with a touch to rag:Janasammodini.

This Abhang has been so beautifully sung followed by a Namavali in the traditional Bhajan style and is worth listening.

Sri. Bimsen Joshi had also sung this Abhang in his "abhangawani" album, almost in the same raga.

I post the lyrics also for the benefit of our rasikas. I wish to know the meaning of this abhang. Please help.

The link is: http://www.mediafire.com/?nbf5xu9zma2

The Lyrics:

AraMbhI vaMdIna ayOdhyEca rAjA
bhaktAcIyA kAjA pAvata asE ll 1

pAvat asE mahAsaMkaTI nirvANI
rAma nAm vANI uccArIta ll 2

uccaritA rAm hOya pApa car
puNyAcA niShcaya puNyabhUmI ll 3

puNyabhUmI puNyavatAsIM AThavE
pApIyAnAThavE kAhI kElyA ll 4

kAhI kElyA tujhE man pAlTEnA
dAs mhaNE jan sAvadhAn ll 5

Awaiting rasikas's views,

Radhekrishna
Hariharan.

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 18 Jan 2009, 12:50

Besides the janasammOdinI-ish R2, once at 5:10 and then at 5:53 mins into the recording one finds M1 - is this a feature of kalAvatI?

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 18 Jan 2009, 13:00

Please go to the following links for songs and Abhangs CDS/DVDs/Downloads, sung by Smt. Pushpa Anand.

www.addkiosk.com/search_artist.asp?arti ... PA%20ANAND - 60k

http://www.carnatica.net/links/cassettesreview.html

http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/23222 ... shpa+Anand

http://www.giritrading.com/Item.asp?Ite ... rentPage=1

1) Abhang sankeertan (live concert) by Pushpa anand
2) Abhang vaani - dvd by Pushpa Anand
3) Abhangs - Pushpa anand
4) Hari vitthala - Pushpa anand
5) Jai jai paanduranga hari - Pushpa anand
6) Vithevari paanduranga - Pushpa anand

Radhekrishna
Hariharan.