Carnatic Tradition

Carnatic Tradition

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  • Aruna Sairam | Mohanam

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2009, on 3rd April, at the Purcell Room of London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Aruna Sairam (Carnatic Vocal)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (Violin)
    - RN Prakash (Ghatam)
    - Priya Prakash (Tanpura)

    Kriti in Raga Mohanam in Adi talam

    Raga ...

  • Aruna Sairam | Kalinga Nartana Tillana

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2009, on 3rd April, at the Purcell Room, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Aruna Sairam (vocals)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Priya Parkash (tanpura)

    Thillana in R...

  • Mysore A Chandan | Vijayshri

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007 on 14th April at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians:
    - Mysore A Chandan (flute)
    - Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)

    Raag Vijaysri, instrumental composition by Saint Thyagaraja (1767-1847)

    ‘Varanarad...

  • Hari Kumar | Malayamurtum

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre.

    Musicians:
    - S. Hari Kumar Sivan (7 string violin)
    - Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)

    Raag Malayamarutam, kriti composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845-1902) in Adi talam

    S. Hari Kumar Sivan makes an i...

  • Mysore A Chandan | Raag Nata

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians:
    - Mysore A Chandan (flute)
    - Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)

    Raag Nata, Kriti composed by Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775-1835)

    The kriti ‘Mahaganapath...

  • Jayanthi Kumaresh | Raga Basanta

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 19th September, at the Purcell Room, at London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Mithila Sarma (tanpura)

    Raag Basanta, Kriti set to Rupak talam, composed by Saint...

  • Mysore A Chandan | Raag Saveri

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester.

    Musicians:
    - Mysore A Chandan (flute)
    - Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)

    Raag Saveri, Varnam composed by Kothavasal Venkatarama Iyer

    ‘Sarasuda Ninne’ is a c...

  • Jyotsna Srikanth | Ragam Amritavarshini

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 15th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians:
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam and khanjira)

    Raag Amritavarshini, Composition by Mutthiah Bhagavatar (1877-1945) in Rupak talam

    This beautiful piece ...

  • P. Unnikrishnan | Hamsanandi

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians :
    - P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
    - RN Prakash (ghatam) 
    - Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

    Raag Hamsanandi, Thillana in Adi talam 
    Composed by Ca...

  • Malladi Brothers | Salaga Bhairavi

    Filmed at Darbar Festival 2018, on 26th October, at Milton Court Concert Hall, at the Barbican Centre, London.

    Musicians :
    - Malladi Sreeramprasad (vocal)   
    - Malladi Ravikumar (vocal)   
    - Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin)   
    - Trichy Sankaran (mridangam)   
    - Giridhar Udupa (ghatam)   
    - P...

  • Aruna Sairam | Raag Lalita

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2009, on 3rd April, at the Purcell Room of London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Aruna Sairam (vocals)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Priya Parkash (tanpura)

    Raga Lalita, Composition by Muthuswamy Diks...

  • Jayanti Kumaresh | Behag

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 19th September, at the Purcell Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, at London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Mithila Sarma (tanpura)

    Raag Behag is the concluding piec...

  • Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Kathanakuthuhalam

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

    Musicians:
    - Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

    Raag: Kalyanavasantham, Composer - Saint Thyagaraja (1767-1...

  • Malladi Brothers | RTP Ananda Bhairavi

    For a widely multicultural audience as Darbar’s, the delectable ragas selected by the Malladi brothers proved enthralling and hugely successful. The duo chose Raag Anandabhairavi as their central piece and gave a compelling performance with a stellar ensemble.

    This piece, ends with a magical ta...

  • Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Abheri

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

    Musicians:
    - Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

    Raag Abheri. Composer: Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847)

    This pi...

  • Malladi Brothers | Raag Dhanyasi

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2018, on 26th October, at Milton Court Concert Hall, at the Barbican, London.

    Musicians:
    - Malladi Sreeramprasad (vocal)  
    - Malladi Ravikumar (vocal)  
    - Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin)  
    - Trichy Sankaran (mridangam)  
    - Giridhar Udupa (ghatam)  
    - Pr...

  • Shashank Subramanyam | Bindumalini

    Recorded on location at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, in 2017.

    Musicians:
    - Shashank Subramanyum (bansuri)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)

    Raga Bhindumalini

    Shashank Subramanyam started learning early in life - some say he could recognise all 72 Melakarta scales by the age of two-and-a-half. His...

  • P. Unnikrishnan | RTP in Raag Todi

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians :
    - P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
    - RN Prakash (ghatam) 
    - Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

    Raag Todi, ragam tanam pallavi in Adi talam

    The piece ...

  • Kadri Gopalnath | Raag Hamsadhwani

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

    Musicians:
    - Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

    Raag Hamsadhwani; Thaat: Bilawal; Samay: Night
    Composition by M...

  • Jayanthi Kumaresh | Raag Ananda Bhairavi

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2013, on 20th September, at the Level 5 Function Room at the Royal Festival Hall, in London's Southbank Centre.

    Musicians:
    - Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena)
    - Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (Ghatam)
    - Mithila Sarma (Tanpura)

    Raga Ananda Bhairavi perf...

  • Bharat Sundar | Tillana in Raga Behag

    Recorded by Darbar in 2017, on location in Tamil Nadu, India

    Musician:
    - Bharat Sundar (Carnatic vocal and tanpura)

    Tillana in Raga Behag

    Young Carnatic vocalist Bharat Sundar sings Behag, a raga imported from Hindustani Music. It is popular for tukda (‘little pieces’) and other lighter songs....

  • P. Unnikrishnan | Ragamalika

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

    Musicians :
    - P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
    - RN Prakash (ghatam) 
    - Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

    Ragamalika, Composition by Agastyar (1500 B.C. - 500 B....

  • P. Unnikrishnan | Raag Latangi

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at King's Place, London.

    Musicians :
    - P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
    - RN Prakash (ghatam) 
    - Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

    Raag: Latangi, Composition by Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845-1902) ...

  • P. Unnikrishnan | Varnam in Raga Nattai

    Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at King's Place, London.

    Musicians:
    - P. Unnikrishnan (vocal)
    - Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
    - Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
    - RN Prakash (ghatam)
    - Priya Prakash (tanpura)

    Raag Nattai, Varnam composed by Palghat Sri Parameshwara Bhagavatar (18...