Monday, January 30, 2012

Carnatic Icon Junior 2012 Result






















Please see result of "Carnatic Icon Junior 2012" ,the Kacheri competition of NAADAvidyaaLAYAM held on January 26th

Thursday, January 19, 2012

MIZHAVU TAYAMBAKA 4 Parts in Youtube

please visit the links to watch video of MIZHAVU TAYAMBAKA peformed in NAADAVidyaaLAYAM SangeethaSatsangam on 2011 December 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqISfN4HhpM&list=UUc5uR3dHubJyyBSjL4F4T9g&index=4&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42x9Z1pVZ-E&list=UUc5uR3dHubJyyBSjL4F4T9g&index=3&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypFbjbaQyWo&list=UUc5uR3dHubJyyBSjL4F4T9g&index=2&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sr9o3DPKUc&list=UUc5uR3dHubJyyBSjL4F4T9g&index=1&feature=plcp

Monday, January 16, 2012

NAADAvidyaaLAYAM 2012 January SangeethaSatsangam MORE Photos

രാഗസാന്ദ്രമായ ഒരു സന്ധ്യ
നാദവിദ്യാലയം സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച മാസത്തെ സംഗീതസത്സംഗം കര്‍ണാടകസംഗീതത്തില്‍ പ്രചാരത്തിലുള്ള ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാനി രാഗങ്ങളുടെ സാന്ദ്രമായ സ്പര്‍ശം കൊണ്ട് സമ്പന്നമായി. വൈകുന്നേരം നാലരമണിയ്ക്ക് സ്വരസാധനയോടെയയിരുന്നു സംഗീതസത്സംഗം ആരംഭിച്ചതു. പ്രശസ്ത വൈണികനായ ശ്രീ അനന്തപദ്മനാഭന്‍ ആണ് ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാനി രാഗങ്ങളുടെ മാസ്മരിക പ്രപഞ്ചം ഒരുക്കിയത് . ബീഹാക് , വൃന്ദാവന സാരംഗ , ബാഗേശ്രീ ,ശ്യാം കല്യാണ്‍ , തുടങ്ങിയ മനോഹര രാഗങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു പ്രവാഹമായിരുന്നു ഒന്നര മണിക്കൂര്‍ നീണ്ട കച്ചേരി. രാഗവും താനവും സ്വരവിന്യാസങ്ങളും ചേര്‍ന്നു മറക്കാനാവാത്ത മുഹൂര്‍ത്തങ്ങളിലൂടെ കടന്നു പോയ ഒരു സന്ധ്യ! തുടര്‍ന്ന് ഹംസാനന്ദി ,മാണ്ട്, സിന്ധുഭൈരവി , ദര്‍‌‍ബാരി തുടങ്ങിയ രാഗങ്ങളെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചര്‍ച്ചയും വിവരണവും ശ്രോതാക്കള്‍ക്ക് ആനന്ദവും അറിവും പകര്‍ന്നു. മലയാള ചലച്ചിത്രങ്ങളില്‍ ഉപയോഗിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാനി രാഗങ്ങള്‍ കൂടി ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്തിയ ചര്‍ച്ചയില്‍ ആസ്വാദകരും പങ്കു ചേര്‍ന്നു. എല്ലാ വിഭാഗത്തിലുള്ള ആസ്വാദകര്‍ക്കും മനസ്സിലാവുന്ന രീതിയില്‍ ലളിതമായ വിവരണങ്ങളും വീണയില്‍ ഉതിര്‍ന്ന രാഗമഴയും സംഗീതസത്സംഗത്തെ അവിസ്മരണീയമാക്കി. അനന്തപദ്മനഭാന്റെ മകനും വൈണികനുമായ ആനന്ദ് കൌശിക് കൂടെ വീണ വായിച്ചു . മൃദംഗത്തില്‍ മാവേലിക്കര രാജീവും ഘടത്തില്‍ ആദിച്ചനല്ലൂര്‍ അനില്‍കുമാറും പക്കമേളം പകര്‍ന്നു.

എല്ലാ മാസത്തെയും രണ്ടാം ശനിയാഴ്ചകളില്‍ തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ പടിഞ്ഞാറെ കോട്ടയ്ക്കടുത്തുള്ള, സ്വാതിതിരുനാള്‍ മഹാരാജാവ് പണി കഴിപ്പിച്ച അമ്മവീടിന്റെ സംഗീതമയമായ നാലുകെട്ടിലാണ് സംഗീതസത്സംഗം നടക്കുന്നത്.
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Some snaps from unforgetable moments with Sri.Ananthapadmanabhan on 14th January 2012. The theme of the day was Hindustani Ragas in Carnatic music.His son Sri.Anand koushik accompanied him on another Veena and proved the range beyond.
Accompanied on Mridangam by Sri. Mavelikkkara Rajeev and Ghatam by Sri.Adichanalloor Anilkumar.

The ambience of Tanjavur Ammaveedu located at West Fort,Thiruvananthapuram was another great success and we thank Mr.Raghu of Mithranikethan for allotting such a beautiful location for us.

Photo credits to Anilkumar ,Sasikumar and Subhash Kumarapuram





















Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A song in age of three !!



Tirujnana Sambandhar composed his first song in age three !!

listen to the song thodudaiya sevian ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OT2RCgAvVA&feature=related


Sambandar is one of the 63 Nayanmar, 'heroes', who were active between the 7th and 13th centuries in south India. They left an extensive body of poetic work in Tamil which made a major contribution to the popularisation of Hinduism.

According to the legend, the saint Sambandar lived in the 8th century in the small town of Sirkali, in the very south of India. It is told that he already met Shiva in his childhood. Sambandar is said to have received the gift of seeing Shiva with his own eyes and composing hymns in his honour. With Shiva's help, he also performed many miracles.

Sambandar's hymns are testimony to profound piety. He venerated Shiva and his female companions with limitless devotion. Sambandar lost himself to Shiva, for Shiva had stolen his heart. At one moment Sambandar could be shaken with fear, at the next in deep ecstasy. He trembled and cried, danced and sang. Such intensely emotional religious devotion is what gives this poet his mystical quality.

Sambandar's hymns are sung to this day in all the Shaivite temples of south India. They were incorporated into the standard temple liturgy. Through his songs, Sambandar connects people and gods beyond the borders of time and place.



Monday, January 9, 2012

A R Rahman or ABDUL RAHMAN









A R Rahman introduced as Abdul Rahman

please visit the link

A very rare interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1STKiZnB_Ps&feature=related

NAADAvidyaaLAYAM this month's programme


Let’s keep our Music alive

NAADAvidyaaLAYAM

SangeethaSatsangam,the musical get together

on all second Saturdays

Programme schedule of this month

On 14th January 2012@4.30pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Tanjavur Ammaveed(Mithranikethan City Centre),

Gate next to Arumana Hospital, West Fort,

Thiruvananthapuram

Sessions:

1 : Abhyasam- Practice (SwaraSadhakam)
2 : Anubhavam- Carnatic Music Concert
(Veena)

3.SahaBhojanam- Light refreshment
4 : Abhyasanam- Demonstration
5 : AnuSandhaanam - Follow-up discussion and interaction

Theme of the month:

Discovering the moods of Hindustani Ragas in Carnatic Music

Musician: Veena Maestro Sri. Ananthapadmanabhan

Mridangam : Sri.Mavelikkara Rajeev

Ghatam : Adichallur അനില്‍കുമാര്‍


Participation is free.

You are cordially invited. Sharp time schedule will be followed . So we request you to reach before time to avoid missing of celestial moods.

For Details contact : 9447374646

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Believe it or not !!!!!!! Amazing !!!!


Ustad Salamat Ali khan in his 10 with his father!!! Amazing !!!!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzmWskePHLM&feature=related




Born in1934, in the heartland of Punjab at Shamchaurasi, district Hoshiarpur, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan belonged to a family of traditional musicians representing the Shamchaurasi gharana. It is claimed that the gharana was founded in the 16th century by Mian Chand Khan and Mian Suraj Khan who were contemporaries of Mian Tansen at the court of Mughal emperor Akbar. Prior to the emergence of Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan as exponents of khayal, the gharana specialised in the dhrupad form of singing and was particularly renowned for its tradition of duet performances known as jugalbandi. Mian Karim Bukhsh Majzoob, Ustad Ahmed Ali Khan, Ustad Niaz Hussain Shami, and Salamat Ali Khan’s father Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan were some of the illustrious members of the Shamchaurasi gharana.

ALAIPAYUTHE...

Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer was a saintly composer of Tamil Nadu the 18th century.
One of the greatest ever composers in Indian music, Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi (also referred to as Oothukkadu Venkata Subbaier) is said to have lived between 1700-65.

OOTHUKKADU IS a small village in Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district, about 7 km from Thirukarugavoor, where the famous shrine of Goddess Garbha Rakshambigai is located. The main deity of Oothukkadu village is, of course, Lord Veda Narayanar flanked by goddesses Sridevi and Bhudevi on either side. The temple gained popularity after the discovery of the panchaloka idol of Kalinga Narthana Perumal from the temple tank. It is believed that sage Naradha witnessed the Kalinga Narthanam that Lord Krishna performed in front of the divine cows Nandini and Patti, children of Kamadhenu. Sage Naradha prayed to Krishna to remain in the village in the dance posture and bless the devotees. Hence it is believed that Lord Krishna remained in the dancing posture in Oothukkadu.

The idol of Sri Kalinga Narthana Perumal in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple is about 2.5 ft high. Lord Krishna, portrayed as a five-year old boy, is seen dancing with His left foot on the serpent's head and his right leg in the air.

An ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and Muruga, his compositions are graceful and stirring. Kalinga Nartana Tillana, one of his popular creations, portrays the dancing of Lord Krishna atop the serpent Kalinga. Alaipayuthe Kanna, Bala Sarasa Murali and Brindavana Nilaye Radhe are among his other significant works.

The sight of the Lord holding the tail of the serpent with His left hand and showing Abhaya Mudra with His right hand is indeed a feast for the eyes. It is so intricately sculpted that one can insert a thin piece of paper between the Lord's left leg and the head of the serpent. The beauty is that the weight of the Lord's body rests on the left hand that holds the serpent's tail, says the temple Bhattacharya. One can also see the scars on the right leg of Lord Krishna formed due to the violent beating from Kalinga's tail.

Mahakavi Venkatasa Subbhayyar, popularly known as Venkata Kavi, spent his entire life in front of the thulasi mada composing a number of melodious songs in praise of this deity. Due to the extreme devotion of Sri Venkata Kavi to the Lord, he is believed to be a reincarnation of Sage Naradha who witnessed the Lord's dance in the village. He was a complete master of music in all senses of the term – melody, rhythm or lyrics and was fluent in Sanskrit and Tamil. He was proficient in a variety of musical forms such as the krti, javali, tillana and kavadichindu.

He composed several types of krtis apart from the usual style of pallavi, anupallavi and charanam with the tune of the last few lines coinciding with that of the anupallavi. Venkata Kavi composed many songs with madhyama kala passages, some with more than one charana but with the same tune, others with multiple charanas in different tunes, some with just a samshti charana, some with gati bhedam and so on. He used talas and themes that few other Carnatic composers have used before or since.

His popular song Alaipayuthey.. in Raga Kanada by YESUDAS


ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DngurpPulvM&feature=related