Carnatic Music Demonstration: Mridangam Solo (Part 1/3)

NOTE TO VIEWERS: CLOSED CAPTIONING IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH (although knowledge of Carnatic music terminology is assumed)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYa3ksSrCqw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtPCcyyzrKA
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwzSMTCWZf8

Excerpts from Sangita Kalanidhi Shri Palghat Raghu's lecture / demonstration on Carnatic music, entitled "The Multifaceted Splendour of Misram", held at the Madras Music Academy in December of 2007. In this segment, Shri Raghu explains how a mridangam solo (thani avarthanam) must flow seamlessly as a part of a composition. The song Enthundi (Durbar, Misra Chapu) is presented in Part 1, along with a full thani avarthanam composed by Shri Raghu in Parts 2 and 3.

Performed by:
Abhishek Raghuram (vocal)
Mysore Srikanth (violin)
Anantha R. Krishnan (mridangam)

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• thani
• avarthanam
• tabla
• kanjira
• ghatam
• percussion
• rhythm
• enthundi
• lecture
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[nrityaus]

excellent....

[chamataka]

i cannot be more grateful to you for posting this. you even included english subtitles. this is really excellent. thank you!

[qwertyu14361]

Very educational, very helpful. Also very nice performance and kriti.

[MrChandrannc]

Abishek has shown some of Alattur Bros. excellent laya touches which was the hallmark of Alattur

[writer2244]

An astonishing, pleasant, bhava-laden singing by Mr. Abhishek Raghuram. I was quite moved by hearing this, a composition of Saint Tyagaraja in the raga Darbar. "Endundi vedalitivo? Evuro ne teliya", a marvelous kriti in Telugu language, is rarely heard these days at concerts. He has sung this at a slow tempo, which is quite appropriate for this song. Thank you very much for posting this video.

Yesh Prabhu, Plainsboro, NJ

[JULI939]

Takes you into another world

[TheFactoryOfLight]

I find carnatic music so touching so moving. Ill never understand what its all about, but its mere sounds are so... inspiring. Whats the essence of carnatic music, anyways?

[tobywrenguitarist]

nice one Anand.