Raga Ruminations examines classical Indian ragas, typically one in each episode. The podcast covers the basic structure of the raga, its origin, popular songs - both classical and film songs - rendered in the raga.
The Raga Abhogi Podcast features Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer singing the varnam Evvari Bodhana, M.S.Subbulakshmi singing Sri Lakshmi Varaham, Ustad Amir Khan singing raag Abhogi in the Hindustani genre, and Vani Jairam & Jayachandran singing Endraikku Yen Indha in the Tamil movie Vaidehi Kaathirinthal. For a detailed post on Raga Abhogi click here.
The Raga Pantuvarali Podcast features M.S. Subbalakshmi singing Ennaganu Bhajana, Kishori Amonkar singing raag Puriya Dhanashri, Hariharan & Swarnalatha singing He Rama from the Hindi movie Rangeela, SP Balasubramaniam & S.Janaki singing Rojavai Thalattum from the Tamil movie Ninnaivellam Nithya. For more details on Raga Pantuvarali click here.
The Raga Shankarabharanam Podcast features Sanjay Subrahmanyan singing Swara Raga Sudha, Ustad Vilayat Khan playing on the sitar, K.S.Chithra singing Pulveli Pulveli, Kishore Kumar singing Sare Ko Sare Gama Ko Lekar, Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music and Jana Gana Mana. For a detailed post on Raga Shankarabharanam click here.
The Raga Simhendramadhyamam Podcast features M.S. Subbalakshmi singing Ninne Nammiti, Pandit Ravi Shankar playing on the sitar, Uma Ramanan singing Ananda Ragam, Kavita Krishnamurthy singing Baje Koruno Sure and Hungarian minor scale. For more details on Raga Simhendramadhyamam click here.
The Raga Sama podcast features musical snippets of Sanjay Subramaniam singing Saanthamu Lekha and M.L.Vasanthakumari singing Annapoorne Visalakshi in the Carnatic tradition, and Vani Jairam singing Manasa Sancharare from the Telugu movie Shankarabharanam. Please wear headphones for a better listening experience. For more details on Raga Sama click here
The Raga Keeravani podcast features musical snippets of M.S.Subbalakshmi singing in the Carnatic tradition, Ustad Rashid Khan singing in the Hindustani tradition, Kishore Kumar singing Meri Bheegi Bheegi si from the Hindi movie Anaamika, Hariharan singing Khajuraho Kanavil from the Tamil movie Oru Naal Oru Kanavu and Beethoven’s Fur Elise on the piano. Please wear … Continue reading #12 – Raga Keeravani – 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.
The Raga Vasantha podcast features musical snippets of Trichur Brothers rendering a raga alapana, M.S.Subbulakshmi singing Seethamma Mayamma, Srinivas and Nityashree singing Minsaara Poove for the Tamil movie Padayappa. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Vasantha here. For a longer playlist on raga Vasantha click here.
The Raga Kalyani podcast features musical snippets of L.Subramaniam rendering raga alapana, Ustad Vilayat Khan on the sitar playing raag Yaman, Mohammad Rafi singing Abhi Na Jao Chodkar for the Hindi movie Hum Dono and Ustad Rashid Khan singing a tarana. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Kalyani here.
The Raga Begada podcast features musical snippets of Voleti Venkateshwarulu rendering raga alapana, KVN singing Kadaikkan Vaithannai, Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s rendition of Nadhopasana, Ustad Amir Khan singing raag Hem Kalyan and a Malayalam movie song by Jesudas. You can read my earlier blog post on raga Begada here.
The Raga Hindolam podcast features musical snippets of Sudha Raghunathan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and film songs from May Madham and Baiju Bawra. If you want to read a blog post on raga Hindolam you can find it here
The Harikambodhi Podcast features musical snippets of Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Mehdi Hassan and film songs from Roja and Chemmeen. If you want to read a blog post on raga Harikambodhi you can find it here.
Raga Desh featuring snippets from Lalgudi Jayaraman’s thillana, Anup Jalota’s rendition of a Kabir bhajan and the national song of India.
If you want to read the blog post on raga Charukesi you can find it here.
If you’d rather read a blog post about Raga Karaharapriya, you can read it here
If you’d rather read a blog post about Raga Amritavarshini, you can read it here.
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