Immensly talented - often considered maverick by the purists and traditionalists - he hails from Karnataca - but would be wrong to classify him as a part of the Karnataka Bani. I would personally classify his style as being akin to Shri Chittibabu.
A student of Veena should be exposed to all different styles so she/he can pick what is best for her/him.
@rgh1986aka199 I believe so, but I am in no way an expert.
snafitzer 1 year ago
was that hindolam?
rgh1986aka199 1 year ago
This veena is called Gayatri veena. Its named so, after its resemblance with the gayatri mantra. Gayatri mantra has 24 syllables and so does the Gayatri veena. There are a lot more resemblances though: the veena has 24 frets (same as the Saraswati veena), there are 24 individual pieces in the human spinal chord which relate to the flow of energy.
sunilanandatheertha 1 year ago
Thus, the Gayatri veena has:::: 4 main strings (sarani, panchami, mandAra and anumandAra), 17 Sympathetic strings and 3 tala strings; thus making a total of 17 + 4 + 3 = 24 strings.... This is the actual basis for the making of the Gayatri veena.
sunilanandatheertha 1 year ago
@GatoradeIsNotJuice There are 17 sypathetic strings neatly arranged below the fretboard. The invention is from RKS father asthana vidwan Vainika Praveena RS Keshavamurthy. In fact his other children also play similar instruments. The royalty in Mysore encouraged hindustani musicians beside carnatic which was native & western bands. This combination could have led to the invention. And further if you observe, the style has a smooth blend of north & south. Veena Seshanna thillanas illustrate this.
visakhans 1 year ago
@GatoradeIsNotJuice my son was playing it on the computer but after coming back and relistening for a moment, there are surely sympathetic strings on that veena! I didnt know such a thing existed
GatoradeIsNotJuice 1 year ago
did that have sympathetic strings on it?? I heard him play a series of strings in the middle that sounded as if they were sympathetic strings on the veena, I may be mistaken though
GatoradeIsNotJuice 1 year ago
in audible. I attended his concert long ago in Coimbatore. What a superb performance it was. Kindly do some thing about the audio
tmlakshmi 1 year ago