Likhati » Music http://www.likhati.com Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:41:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.likhati.com http://www.likhati.com/wp-content/cbnet-favicon/182.JPG Likhati Ud Jayega Hans Akela http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/25/ud-jayega-hans-akela/ http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/25/ud-jayega-hans-akela/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:15 +0000 u http://www.likhati.com/?p=3712 A childhood favourite, a Kabir bhajan sung by Kumar Gandharva, which has been very popular. Was really happy to find the text online recently. KG’s unmatched rendition follows below.

उड जायेगा हंस अकेला-2
जग दर्शन का मेला ।।धृ.।।

जैसे पात गिरे तरुवर के
मिलना बहुत दुहेला
न जानु किधर गिरेगा
लगया पवन का रेला।।

जब होवे उमर पूरी
जब छुटेगा हुकम हुजूरी
यम के दूत बडे मजबूत
यम से पडा झमेला ।।

दास कबीर हर के गुण गावे
वा हर को परन पावे
गुरु की करनी गुरु जायेगा
चेले की करनी चेला ।।

Lyrics courtesy rohinijanwadkar on youtube.

Ud Jayega


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]]> http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/25/ud-jayega-hans-akela/feed/ 16 Uma Mohan’s Sanskrit chants http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/19/uma-mohans-sanskrit-chants/ http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/19/uma-mohans-sanskrit-chants/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:26:53 +0000 u http://www.likhati.com/?p=3631 On my perpetual quest to find music that has been well done in the burgeoning “devotional” category of Indian music, I discovered Uma Mohan’s renditions of Sanskrit chants a few years ago.

Mohan has used western music, employing harmony better than some have in the category of devotional music and in Indian film music. She often comes up with a rather upbeat “pop” sound. It’s all quite new-agey, but I go through phases when I quite listening to the albums she’s conceptualised, before going back to something more classical.

One of the advantages of Mohan’s renditions is that the enunciation is clear, and one can sing along. I’ve found myself remembering the words to a lot of Sanskrit compositions because of Uma Mohan. Children, and those who don’t have an ear for Indian classical music, but who still want to listen to Sanskrit chants might like them too. What I don’t like is how synthetic the orchestration can sometimes sound, wish I could cancel that out.

Below are some albums that have some good music in the devotional genre.


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]]> http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/19/uma-mohans-sanskrit-chants/feed/ 2 Tamil songs I love and don’t understand (with videos that sometimes make me cringe)-6 http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/17/tamil-songs-i-love-and-don%e2%80%99t-understand-with-videos-that-sometimes-make-me-cringe-6/ http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/17/tamil-songs-i-love-and-don%e2%80%99t-understand-with-videos-that-sometimes-make-me-cringe-6/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:11:25 +0000 u http://www.likhati.com/?p=3432 The picturisation is ok…til she lies down.

Comment by Arvind Srinivasan on the song and the raga it is based on, Maand, here.

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]]> http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/17/tamil-songs-i-love-and-don%e2%80%99t-understand-with-videos-that-sometimes-make-me-cringe-6/feed/ 10 Gharana Festival Chennai-22nd to 24th January 2010 http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/15/gharana-festival-chennai-22nd-to-24th-january-2010/ http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/15/gharana-festival-chennai-22nd-to-24th-january-2010/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:28:42 +0000 u http://www.likhati.com/?p=3591 Click on the image for details or visit http://www.gharanafestival.com/


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]]> http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/15/gharana-festival-chennai-22nd-to-24th-january-2010/feed/ 6 Mhara Naina ra Tara http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/13/mhara-naina-ra-tara/ http://www.likhati.com/2010/01/13/mhara-naina-ra-tara/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:20:36 +0000 u http://www.likhati.com/?p=3578 Via Shubha Mudgal’s site, I found this fantastic video of a Rajasthani song, Mhara Naina ra Tara, sung by the legendary Thumri singer, the late Shobha Gurtu, who was also the mother of percussionist Trilok Gurtu.

There are many more videos of Gurtu singing Rajasthani songs on youtube with the words, lovely and musical in themselves.


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