Carnatic thani avarthanam - Palghat Mani Iyer - Adi Talam

[naveenshanv]

that look fake but not

[astrohari25]

The ability to play attractive things vs. the ability to play things attractive.....2 entirely different things in my opinion...mani iyer,UKS,Palghat Raghu fall into the 2nd classification...the hallmark of these towers when compared to buildings.

[sonofthedestroyer]

it was sarcasm i used earlier

[ludakrishnan]

this man is a legend

[worlddominator62]

sonofthedestroyer, What you said is so true.

This isn't the most difficult thing to play, not the fastest, not the most mathematically challenging, but for some reason, this simple yet delightful piece sounds amazing. It's hard to explain, it's just too sweet

[dmakkuni]

Agree with you both. There is something inexplicable about the way in which Mani Iyer plays that just catches your breath. Any time you hear him playing, its divine whether in accompaniment or in a thani. Never yet heard a match and doubt I ever will.

[monksatya]

there is a kind of intellectual rigour in what he plays, unlike a lot of newer mridangists, where it is solely about virtuosity. he is truly great...

[sonofthedestroyer]

I have seen many mridangists with amazing speed, power, clarity, maths, rhythm BUT nobody has that magical simplistic quality which Mani Iyer seems to have. In this regard he may never be matched by anyone.

[ajay226]

haha i agree, but then why did you say above that many would agree that he's average? i sure as hell think that he's wayyyyy above that, 10-fold. if anything, he deserves to be on that pedestal that "jhnlasik" mentioned.

[sonofthedestroyer]

did i say that? I must have meant that he dosent play complicated things.

[goundmani]

adadadadadadaa....kuppannum suppanum ellan mani iyer pathi pesa arambichutan..avan avan dialogue adikavendiyadu

[sonofthedestroyer]

Konjam Adakkivaasikonumaa?

[lumpish419]

if you have ever heard him accompany anything fast, particularly Jalajakshi by L. Subrmanian in 13 speeds, you will immediately notice his incredibly clarity and control in even the fastest of tempos

[lumpish419]

obviously none of you have ever heard palghat mani iyer accompany

he was never the person to have flamboyant, particularly showy thanis

thats not what he was about and THATS why he is on such a pedestal as a legendary mridangist

he set the precedent for accompanying and brought the importance of rhythm as a COMPLEMENT to the song

[jhnlasik]

this playing is no where close to Pazhani or Murugabhoopathy- Mani Iyer was kept in pedstal because he was a iyer. other than that he was an average drummer.

[sonofthedestroyer]

Im sure many will agree with you that Mani iyer was average

[jhnlasik]

I don't see why not??

[sonofthedestroyer]

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[HATHI01]

Just bullshit my friend...

[ShootMyMonkey]

Well, he was also placed on a pedestal because he was the first one to elevate the role of the mridangist. Prior to him, a mridangist could be just any guy and nobody gave a damn. He set the stage for mridangists to be a respected performer.

He may be an average drummer by today's standards where complexity is levels beyond what it once was (and he does make the occasional error), but for the time, he was probably something else.

[kgpian]

well said my friend.

[vinuon]

thanks a lot

[sangheeta]

THANKS A LOT !

[Rugiviet]

why do some mridangams sound different from others?

[sonofthedestroyer]

Sound depends on the type of mridangam (Male, female or instrumental) and the each person produces a unique sound even if all played the same mridangam it would sound different. Then there is also technique.

[ajay226]

each mridangam is tuned to the fundamental note of "Sa." Basically Sa is the first note of the major scale in western music, like the Do of Do Re Mi. All singers have different pitches that they sing to, as do instrumentalists, and the mridangam pitch varies to stay tuned to the fundamental note. Hopefully that helps you out a little...

[sonofthedestroyer]

The most famous mridangist of all time. Famous because he defined what mridangam playing is today. But i have never heard anyone who can match his timing. Even Alla Rakha (Tabla legend) took lessons from him.

[aumentada]

34534314543 videos of people "farting"...1 video of mani iyer... that´s just sad.

[allforumer]

awesome!

thanks a lot

[elturpial76]

muchas gracias

[sonofthedestroyer]

God bless you ashwinrohin!!!

I have been looking for a video of Mani iyer for months!!

This is a very very very precious video.