Episodes
Friday Dec 26, 2008
Episode 24: Featured Compositions of Sri. Annamacharya
Friday Dec 26, 2008
Friday Dec 26, 2008
We continue our discussion from the previous episode and talk about Annamacharya's compositions. Specifically, we feature two of his compositions. The first is Oka Pari in raaga Kharakarapriya, rendered by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy. The second is the very popular Brahma Kadigina Padamu, in the raaga Mukhari.
Friday Dec 19, 2008
Episode 23: Featured Composer -- Sri. Tallapaka Annamacharya
Friday Dec 19, 2008
Friday Dec 19, 2008
In this episode, we feature a prolific composer who was born 600 years ago: Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya. He is one of the earliest and most prolific composers in South India who composed several thousand songs in the praise of Lord Venkateshwara. We discuss his composition format and style, and also the ongoing efforts to re-popularize his compositions. We conclude the episode with a snippet from a rendering of an Annamacharya composition by Ms. Srirangam Gopalaratnam.
Thursday Dec 04, 2008
Episode 22: Graha Bhedam Illustration
Thursday Dec 04, 2008
Thursday Dec 04, 2008
We finish the discussion on Graha Bhedam with an illustration. Vidya discusses a graha bhedam performed by her guru Shri. Lalgudi Jayaraman in a Nattaikurinji raaga alapana to bring out the flavor of Neelambari raaga.