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SIA brings you this week:
Bada Natkhat Hai Re Krishna Kanaihyan
(film Amar Prem, music R.D. Burman), dedicated to the bal (child) Krishna of Yashoda
O Sajana Barkha Bahar Ayee
(film Parakh), and its Bengali counterpart Naa Jeo Na (film Naa Jeo Na), is composed by Salil Chaudhury
Bada Natkhat Hai Re Krishna Kanaihyan
(film Amar Prem, music R.D. Burman), dedicated to the bal (child) Krishna of Yashoda
O Sajana Barkha Bahar Ayee
(film Parakh), and its Bengali counterpart Naa Jeo Na (film Naa Jeo Na), is composed by Salil Chaudhury
Both songs are composed in raga Khammaj.
SIA is fortunate to be collaborating on “Bollywood Meets Ragas” with the eminent
classical vocalist Padma Shri Pandit Madhup Mudgal, Principal of the renowned
Gandharva Mahavidyalya, Delhi. Here is what Madhupji’s student Harini Kapoor has to say about Raga Khammaj and bollywood songs.
Raga Khammaj is a late-night melodic structure with six notes (sa-ga-ma-pa-dha-ni-Sa) in ascent (aarohi) and all seven (Sa komal- ni-dha-pa-ma-ga-re-sa) in descent
(avarohi). The raga allows intelligently breaking these rules and is therefore often
heard in thumris, horis, dadras, taranas, and of course, in Bollywood numbers!
Click on the links below to enjoy the songs!
SIA is fortunate to be collaborating on “Bollywood Meets Ragas” with the eminent
classical vocalist Padma Shri Pandit Madhup Mudgal, Principal of the renowned
Gandharva Mahavidyalya, Delhi. Here is what Madhupji’s student Harini Kapoor has to say about Raga Khammaj and bollywood songs.
Raga Khammaj is a late-night melodic structure with six notes (sa-ga-ma-pa-dha-ni-Sa) in ascent (aarohi) and all seven (Sa komal- ni-dha-pa-ma-ga-re-sa) in descent
(avarohi). The raga allows intelligently breaking these rules and is therefore often
heard in thumris, horis, dadras, taranas, and of course, in Bollywood numbers!
Click on the links below to enjoy the songs!
Musically yours,
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal | hari_dayal@yahoo.com | 832.231.3086
July 26, 2020
Sia presents
Bollywood meets ragas!
We bring you this week two popular Bollywood numbers: Hoton Se Chhoo Lo Tum
(Singer and Composer Jagjit Singh, film Prem Geet) and Jab Deep Jale Aanaa
(Singers Yasudas and Hemlata, Composer Ravindra Jain, film Chitchor).
Both songs are composed in raga Yaman Kalyan, a sampurna (complete) raga
(Singer and Composer Jagjit Singh, film Prem Geet) and Jab Deep Jale Aanaa
(Singers Yasudas and Hemlata, Composer Ravindra Jain, film Chitchor).
Both songs are composed in raga Yaman Kalyan, a sampurna (complete) raga
that has provided the foundation for innumerable Bollywood songs. The two
presented here are my favorites.
No Jagjit Singh live concert was complete without Hoton Se Chhoo Lo Tum, and no
Yasudas live concert is complete without Jab Deep Jale Aanaa!!
Click the links below to enjoy the songs!
presented here are my favorites.
No Jagjit Singh live concert was complete without Hoton Se Chhoo Lo Tum, and no
Yasudas live concert is complete without Jab Deep Jale Aanaa!!
Click the links below to enjoy the songs!
Musically yours,
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal | hari_dayal@yahoo.com | 832.231.3086
JULY 12, 2020
SIA PRESENTS
BOLLYWOOD MEETS RAGAS!
We bring you this week two popular Bollywood numbers by famous composer
duo Shankar-Jaikishan - Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din (Mera Naam Joker) and O
Mere Sanam, O Mere Sanam (Sangam).
Both songs are composed in raga Shivranjani, a Shankar-Jaikishan favorite.
You may wonder why the two songs composed in the same raga sound so
different.
Well, that is because a raga is NOT a tune- it is simply a structure of
ascending and descending notes (aarohi and avrohi). Within that structure, the
composer is at liberty to improvise and devise different tunes.
Click the links below to enjoy the songs!
duo Shankar-Jaikishan - Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din (Mera Naam Joker) and O
Mere Sanam, O Mere Sanam (Sangam).
Both songs are composed in raga Shivranjani, a Shankar-Jaikishan favorite.
You may wonder why the two songs composed in the same raga sound so
different.
Well, that is because a raga is NOT a tune- it is simply a structure of
ascending and descending notes (aarohi and avrohi). Within that structure, the
composer is at liberty to improvise and devise different tunes.
Click the links below to enjoy the songs!
Musically yours,
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIA
Founder and Former CEO, IAA Houston
Hari Dayal | hari_dayal@yahoo.com | 832.231.3086