  Golden Era of Bollywood Music Popular Music is often a reflection of the times that we live in and film songs create strong memories for listeners. The fifties and sixties of the 20th century is referred to as the golden era of Bollywood. Here’s a documentary where actors, directors, lyricists and musicians talk about why this period was so special for Indian music and movies.  Rediscovering Sapta Swara Carnatic music or Karnataka Sangitam is the classical music of south India. A lovely television series Sapta Swara was aired on Doordarshan in the eighties featuring songs and musicians of this musical genre. The series was recently re-released by the producers with the first episode featuring the brilliant mandolin player U.Srinivas and can be viewed here.  Kabir and Nanak – a sampler As a teacher and parent I see both young and not-so-young folks plagued by fears, self doubt, and uncertainty. Kabir the 15th century mystic speaks of listening to one’s inner voice. The Bhakti movement arose well over 1500 years ago, from a need to have a direct personal relationship with God without the rules and rituals imposed by organized religion. A snippet from my recent presentation Bhakti – A Mystical Journey for Sangeetha, a cultural organization in St Louis Missouri can be viewed here.  Share this newsletter Please share this newsletter if you believe this would be of benefit to other music lovers and do subscribe to this monthly newsletter here. You can read earlier editions of newsletters here and the Raga Ruminations Podcast here. You can listen to episodes of my radio show RaagTime here. |
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