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Music, Podcast, Raga Ruminations

#11 – Raga Shubhapantuvarali – Podcast

The Raga Shubhapantuvarali podcast features musical snippets of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer rendering Shri Satyanarayanam, SP Balasubramaniam singing Vaikarayil from the Tamil movie Payanangal Mudivathillai, and Manna Dey singing Jaago Re Prabhaat Aaya from the old Hindi movie Sant Gyaneshwar. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Shubhapantuvarali here. Continue reading #11 – Raga Shubhapantuvarali – Podcast

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Classical roots of top 10 Hindi movie songs of the 1960s

Here’s my pick of top ten Hindi film songs from the 1960s and the classical ragas behind these songs. 1.Chaudhvin Ka Chand – The gentle melody sung by Mohammed Rafi in the 1960 hit movie Chaudhvin Ka Chand is based on raag Pahadi. Here’s a classic rendition of raag Pahadi by legendary flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. 2.Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re – The song by Mohammed Rafi … Continue reading Classical roots of top 10 Hindi movie songs of the 1960s

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