Mozart meets Dikshidar

[S.NAGESWARAN]

Dear Rasikas,
Enjoy the Video and music of various genres by opening the links given below.

Mozart meets Dikshidar
http://www.deeptinavaratna.com

Raag Durga by Meeta Pandit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... 1422579428

Raag Bhupali by Meeta singh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... 1422579428

Raag Bhupali by Ajoy Chakraborty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... 1422579428

S.NAGESWARAN.
03.02.2015.

[vasanthakokilam]

Nageswaran, thanks for the links. I listened to Deepti Navaratna's piece. It looks like that Mozart Meets Dikshithar was one song of an otherwise regular CM concert. Interesting arrangement. ( though dragging Mozart in is just for effect I suppose ).

Youtube gave a lot of related links of Deepti and she seems to have sung quite a wide variety of songs in many genres.

The one that was quite entertaining is this Jewish song in Greek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ulQeWnups

There is a raga that is close to this that I have in mind. Let us see if you all hear it the same way as well.

[Rsachi]

Mayamalavagowla?

[uday_shankar]

This could be called a "janya" of vakulabharanam . The missing R1 in the ascent is suggestive of jaganmohini but the predominant use of N2 suggest vakulabharanam janya. A hypothetical vakra raga like this would fit this melody: S G3 M1 P D1 N2 D1 N3 S / S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S. The avarohanam is plain vakulabharanam.

[vasanthakokilam]

Yes, Vakulabharanam is what I had in mind. Thanks for the swaras Uday.

I can not get down to the swara level, but went by the familiarity with that scale from non-indian sources!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnFqpAtRT0 (Dick Dale)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlx3Ux37AA ( beach boys version )
(Based on an old Jewish song Misirlou. A lot of jewish and flamenco songs sound a lot like this.)

And my carnatic reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlA4Dv4OADU#t=218

[ganesh_mourthy]

This instant guess that you do , VK , is what I miss. If I wanted , I would immediately start deciphering notes instead of letting my impulse do the task. So you win there. I should stop dissecting which has become a habit. You lose the pleasure of listening. I enjoy it differently though. I will get to our topic tomorrow - bit of traveling and beat down.

[Rsachi]

My first instinct was Vakulabharanam. But then I hummed MMG and it fitted in many places. Thanks Uday, VKM
14 Vakulābharanam S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
15 Māyamālava Gowla S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S