Eponymous rAgamAlikA compositions on the Devi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Mar 2006, 23:20

I would like to celebrate the genius of the composers of the following rAgamAlikA compositions with the names of the rAgAs woven in very skillfully and appropriately.
The order of the songs is in the order I heard and fell in love with them:

First:
http://rapidshare.de/files/14512492/14_ ... A.mp3.html
I think this one has at least 15 rAgAs.

Next, an ashta rAgamAlikA, by N.C Chidambaram:
I think I first heard Gayatri Girish sing this one during the sangItha sEvai on one of the navarAtrI evenings at the kAthyAyinI samEtha jalakaNTEshwarar temple in IIT Madras many years ago. The words, her very emotive singing and the ambience of the temple all made this song very memorable to me. Here is a SUPERB version of the same by SK.
http://rapidshare.de/files/14515055/nId ... A.mp3.html

Finally, an elaborate ashta-rAgamAlikA by the much maligned (at least on the erstwhile Sangeetham BB) Aruna Sayeeram (I personally like her style):
http://rapidshare.de/files/14512146/08. ... I.mp3.html
AS does a great ashta rAga Alapanai, and ashta rAga swarams...VERY EXTENSIVE...at the kIrvANI point she reminds me of Somu...
Another point about this composition is that all of the rAgAs used end in the 'I' sound...very appropriate for the dEvI...

Lji, do you know who composed # 1 and 3?
Anyother songs like these? (not srIchakra rAja....)
Ravi

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 02 Mar 2006, 23:28

The first one is by Madurai V.Krishnaswami. I don't have any info on the third one.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 02 Mar 2006, 23:32

Sorry I spoke too soon. The third one is by S.Kalyanaraman.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 03 Mar 2006, 18:42

Lji,
THANKS a TON!
Who is Madurai V. Krishnaswami? And is S. Kalyanaraman the same as the singer who was GNB's student?
Ravi

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 03 Mar 2006, 19:40

I have no info on Madurai Krishnaswami but SKR is the same singer and student of GNB.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 03 Mar 2006, 21:17

Lji,
In this page http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/natyanjali2006/live.htm, if you click on the first link (performance by the students of Kanakasabha, Mumbai) after the 30th minute, they perform a rAgamAlikA piece on mahishAsuramasdhinI...do you know the composer?
Does anyone have an audio of the peice that they can share?
Thanks.
Ravi

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 04 Mar 2006, 01:31

I am sorry I could not quite figure out the beginnning words of the song. It sounded like Om manO (namO?) mahiSAsuramardhini and I don't have any reference to a song that strarts with these words.

kaumaaram · Post by **kaumaaram** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:16

Hi, I just browsed through the old threads. Since I found this one particularly interesting, I am requesting rshankar to front-end this yet again. I am sure that by this time, members will have more in their armoury to contribute : Param, Coolkarni, et al are invited.

Kaumaaram

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:29

Kaumaarm,
Are the links still active? I would love to collect more such compositions. Santanam has a similar composition on Subramanya Swami - sArangan maruganE, sAvEri pAlakanE, mOhana kumAranE .....and so forth...I have that somewhere in my tape collection waiting for that auspicious alignment of the sun, the moon and the stars when I have nothing else on my plate and I can digitize them!
Ravi

kaumaaram · Post by **kaumaaram** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:58

Rshankar:

I should be grateful indeed. Please do it at your convenience. Meantime, do you have any such ragamalika compositions on Goddess Devi by Swati Tirunal?

Kaumaaram

vrbadri · Post by **vrbadri** » 16 Mar 2006, 19:21

Here is musicindiaonline.com version of M. Santanam's rentition of "sAraMgan MaruganE sAvEri bAlakanE"

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/5JQ ... As1NMvHdW/

Just in case people want to relish it till Shri rSankar uploads a version.

-vrbadri.

bobdi · Post by **bobdi** » 21 Jan 2020, 16:58

Nalinakanthimathim and Thalattu Paadum Enthan were composed by my father Shri. V. Krishnaswamywho hailed from Madurai. Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam sang these two songs in several concerts in India and USA. I also heard and believe Nalinakanthimathim was being sung by several musicians in concerts

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 21 Jan 2020, 18:39

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Nalinakanthimathim created by Shri V. Krishnaswamy.
Rendered by: Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTa-Lzm4jug

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 21 Jan 2020, 18:42

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'tAlaTTu pAdum' created by Shri V. Krishnaswamy.
Rendered by: Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam :
https://youtu.be/BN5saH2pZYM

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 21 Jan 2020, 18:50

There is a thread on Madurai Shri V. Krishnaswamy at -
viewtopic.php?t=31589

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 22 Jan 2020, 01:28

bobdi: Thanks for your post. Are the lyrics of your father's compositions available with you? If so I would be grateful if you can share them with so that they can be added to my database of lyrics.

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 23 Jan 2020, 02:16

Ranjani mala
Ranjani mrudu pankaja lochani popularised by Vid DKJ is very good and popular but it has only for ragams all names end with Ranjani - nice chittaswarams also

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 23 Jan 2020, 02:18

And Ulundurpettai Shanmugams Aval thaan anaithayum aakkum aval

Bharathiyar's Maata Paraasakthi Vaiyyamellaam also sung in Ragamalikai - very nice version by Gayathri Venkataragajavn - again 4-5 ragas I think

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 23 Jan 2020, 02:19

Dikshitars Poornachandra bimba vijaya vadane - 5 ragas I think employed here

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 23 Jan 2020, 02:20

How come Aarabhimaanam did not get a mention here???

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 23 Jan 2020, 02:21

One observation
Other than Dikshithar most of the ragamalikas are in Tamizh only and almost none in Telugu

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 23 Jan 2020, 03:26

HarishankarK wrote: ↑23 Jan 2020, 02:21 almost none in Telugu

Here is one in Telugu: nityakalyANi nigamAnta sancAriNi

P. S. · Post by **P. S.** » 26 Jan 2020, 18:47

Another one in telugu - amba ninnu nera nammiti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF5SmaZHXWs

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 26 Jan 2020, 19:30

Sanandam Kamalamnohari of Swati Tirunal. Ragamalika in four ragams. The following is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBDNNGIVuk

rasikas.org

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