Raga

Well Monsoon Music is back in Kolkata once again for more training in Raga music from our Gurujee Shantanu Bhattacharyya. After spending much of the past few years here studying the Northern Classical music, we realize just how vast and grandios this ...

... each term could be defined as.  As a general answer, but in no means fully realized: Sur is the personal connection with the Raga consciousness that defines the flow of the Raga, a major aspect of this being the exact tuning of every note, and most ...

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... Gurujee and his family’s other strengths.  Not only are Gurujee, Durbadee, and Mitra all exceptionally talented as Raga musicians, they are also highly spiritual people with such a pure approach to singing devotional songs.  The venue for ...

... ; After a stage shuffle and rearrangement, the next group consisted of a group of 8 girls performing a full exposition of Raga Yaman, which included a Sanskrit Shloka introduction, then Vilumbit Ektaal [Very slow rhythmic form of 12 beats]  (which ...

... and Riyaz (practicing), which has helped us to come a long way both individually and collectively in our understanding and performance of Raga music.                     We spent most ...

... find the energy and succeeded in the pinpoint focus needed for this music.  We sang our Sanskrit sloka (song poem), played Raga Kedar, as well as accompanied Durbe-dee, Mitra and Gurujee on many beautifully sung songs and finished with our epic ...

... in the universal manifestation.  Observing myself from far above, I become a Divine instrument in communion with the Raga’s consciousness, portraying the melodic embodiment of the monsoon, as it fluently reveals itself through my voice. Sitting ...

... . All of the musicians arrived and we set up for the rehearsal. There was the three of us, Bickram, Amarish; a talented young Raga vocalist, and Gaboo the drummer; who was the son of the most famous Bengali rock musician. Bickram then announced that this ...

... of which I filmed from sidestage with my new iPod Touch and 8mm app.  Just a taste of what hanging around backstage at a Raga concert.          We attended two nights of The Dover Lane Festival, which is one of the oldest and ...

... the differences between Raga Kedar and Raga Kamod. If you play even the smallest variation that doesn’t fit within that specific Raga, then you will immediately be in another, which is strictly not allowed. For the rest of clip Guruji is helping us ...

... case, Basant means Spring in Hindi and is usually performed in the springtime. We have learnt about 5 different sections of the Raga, the key movements and the appropriate approach to playing fast melodic and rhythmic lines over each section. We get hours ...

... with the energy of such a maestro singing so beautifully. The people were listening intensely to the development of the Raga, taking them deeper into the consciousness that was descending. We will always remember this night as something so special, a ...

...  It was time to head back in the woodshed and put in the many hours we needed to take our understanding and execution of Raga music on western instruments to a higher level. Our return was just in time for the Pooja season, which I will try my ...

... berdiri seorang, tiada sesiapa temani Susuri jalan panjang, hingga temui lembah curam Tetap sendiri Susah payah lewatinya Hingga raga bermandi peluh Inginku, Dalam susah, dalam senang bisa lalui bersama Sosok yang bisa beri makna bersama nikmati masa ...