kAvya vAchana recording uploaded

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 05 Oct 2007, 22:56

kAvya vAchana is a traditional classical artform from Karnataka. Epic poetry is set to music, and sung without rythm. Generally a vyAkhyAnakAra interprets and explains it - normally in kannaDa. Poetry such as Kumara Vyasa Bharata or Jaimini Bharata are very popular. Any other classical poetry can be read out in fact.

The recording is a program with a difference - The vyAkyAna is in English

so that it can be understood by a larger group of people.

This is a recording from 2006, where yours truly was the kAvya vAchanakAra, and Ganesh Sharma Tyagali was the vyAkhyAnakAra.

It is the story of Karna, as seen from the eyes of Kumara Vyasa, the king of Bhamini Shatpadi.

It is fairly long. Listen leasurely. If you are interested in classical music ( I am sure all the forumites are

) and listening to discourses you will like it.

There is more of talk than music, as is true with all discourses.

kAvya vAchana @ Sangati Center, San Francisco, CA

vAchana : 'Ramakriya'
vyAkhyAna : Ganesh Sharma Tyagali

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yhbxmc

Some explanations may seem too basic - The reason being there were some non-indians among the audience.

-Ramakriya

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 06 Oct 2007, 00:31

thanks. Listening to it now. (10 mins so far). Impressive explanations and impressive singing

!

Arun

meena · Post by **meena** » 06 Oct 2007, 00:36

Thanks for the u/l ramakriya, d/l the file.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 06 Oct 2007, 04:29

Thank you, Ramakriya. This is the first time I listen to a kAvya vAchana. The story telling in english is novel, and is practical too for reaching a large section of today's audience.
I liked the simple way in which it is presented without a lot of hoopla. Your singing is very pleasing. You have a ghantasala kind of sweet voice! Full of bhAvA as well. I heard the words clearly and it added to the pleasure of my listening to it. I have heard a little more than an hour of it.
I am glad you are sharing it with us.
You have tuned the lines aptly which brings out the beauty of the story line. You keep away from embellishing your singing which would have distracted the listener from the absorbing story of a star of a character of the epic.
Next time I am in town, rope me in. What could be better for me than to sing without worrying about tALa!

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 06 Oct 2007, 04:50

Arun, Meena, and Arasi,

Thanks a lot for listening, and your encouraging words!

Arasi,

Let me know if you come to SFO area anytime. Yes, I really like kAvyavAchana, because of the absense of tALa. What a releif

-Ramakriya

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 06 Oct 2007, 04:55

What could be better for me than to sing without worrying about tALa!

Let me climb into that bandwagon!!

Ramakriya, Nice work. Heard some of it. Took it like a quiz to identify ragas

Have to listen to it more leisurely...

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 06 Oct 2007, 10:31

Thanks Ramakriya.