Carnatic Music

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KARNAATAKA SANGEETHAM

Karnaataka Sangeetham or Carnatic Music is the classical music of South India. A difficult art form to master at the best of times, Carnatic Music often evokes extreme responses, ranging from the ardent devotion of its faithful followers to revulsion towards its arcane structure from those less familiar with its nuances. As with many other classical art forms, complexity of structure and lack of information leads to a waning of popular interest here too. This website is an attempt to preserve the hoary traditions of Carnatic Music bequeathed to us, the rasikas, by wizardly vaggeyakaaras and the legendary vidwaans and vidushis who kept the flame burning through the ages.

Legends

SEMMANGUDI SRINIVASA IYER
Listen to Semmangudi's rendering of "Shri Kaanthimathim" by Muthuswaami Deekshithar in Hemavathi raagam.
(Extract from AIR National Program 1979. Violin: Lalgudi Jayaraman, Mridangam: Umayalpuram Sivaraman)
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M(anjapra) D(evesa Bhaagavathar) RAMANATHAN
Listen to MDR's rendering of "Paahi Jagajjanani" by Maharaja Swaathi Thirunaal in Vaachaspathi raagam.
(Extract from Navaratri Concert, Trivandrum 1978. Violin: T. N. Krishnan, Mridangam: Umayalpuram Sivaraman)
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Melody Times
There is a wealth of information on the Net, related to Carnatic Music. Some of these links are listed below :

Concert Collections
I have a bunch of concert recordings and I'm constantly on the lookout to expand my collection. Please READ THIS FAQ before contacting me for swapping and sharing tapes. I'm mainly interested in live recordings of old masters.

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