Comments on: A Question of Variety; Carnatic or Hindustani Music?

By: dipali

dipali — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:25 +0000

I enjoy listening to both Hindustani and Carnatic music, though I have heard more Hindustani.
Both are so different, so varied and so rich.
Rajurkar’s Chaal Pehchaani comes across as really powerful.
Such a shame about the Venkatesh Kumar concert. I enjoy his singing.

By: South Asian

South Asian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:55:06 +0000

Music fans might find these posts of interest. The comparisons are not between HM and CM but between ICM and WM. Comments are very welcome:

An Idiot’s Guide to Music – 1
An Idiot’s Guide to Music – 2
An Idiot’s Guide to Music – 3
Music: An Interview with Arpita Chatterjee
Music: Architecture, Painting, and Wet Clay

They can be accessed at:
http://thesouthasianidea.wordpress.com/#Reflections

By: Uttara

Uttara — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:31:08 +0000

So glad to make an acquaintance with you!

By: Uttara

Uttara — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:53 +0000

Hi Ganesh,
With me its the opposite I grew up with Hindustani and now listen to more Carnatic…esp since I am learning it.

You’d be surprised how many learned people make the “A is better than B” statement.

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:56:25 +0000

Uttara

Great post, loved it. I grew up listening to Carnatic, nowadays I spend more time listening to Hindustani.
Many times blank statements like ‘A’ music system is better than ‘B’ usually comes out of ignorance.