Top Ten South Asian Pieces of Music

Shirin Ahmed #162:

...now you will have to cancel the next few appointments...do some good homework on these sites and come back to us with your findings:)


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http://www.urdupoetry.com


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re: nasah # 161

Thank you for asking. I am doing just fine now...I can walk with fair degree of comfort, and have joined work. Ofcourse, it will be a while before I recover my full strength but I am getting there quickly. With such a wonderful group of people wishing me well, how could I not? :)

Best regards,

EK

Wow! A discussion on classical music, my passion, and I missed it.

Regarding new stars on the Classical music horizon, here`s my pick.

1. Ulhas Kashalkar: he`s from Bombay, and his technique and voice are both excellent. There is a recording of Raga Basant by him in the ``Tarana`` series brought out by music India, which I think is one of the most beautiful renditions I have heard recently.

2. Rahid Khan: grandson of Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan Sahib of the Rampur-Saheswan Gharana. He has a mellifluous voice and complete mastery which is rare in young singers. I have a CD called ``evening Serenity`` where he has sung a great ``saraswati``.

3. Arati Ankelikar-Tikekar: among the best up and coming women singers. Her voice is great and she sings with such effortlessness that its a pleasure to hear her. Raag Rang brought out a cassette where she sings ``salag warali`` a rare morning raag. Its a treat to hear.

4. Shruti Sadolikar: again her voice has something so sombre and grand, and her singing is so flawless that she ranks among my favorites.

I don`t know why, but almost all of the best new talent seems to be coming from Bombay. That city has all the other centres completely eclipsed.

And oh, somebody was asking about that grand and stately form, Dhrupad. The Dagar brothers are of course closely associated with it. But I think the hnour of making it more accessible and appealing rests with the Gundecha brothers. They are relatively young, and sound like it too, But they have made Dhrupad much more listenable. They have an excellent recording called ``traditions`` out. One of my favorites in it is the Kabir Bhajan in raag Charukeshi.

-narain

ref: Nasah #121

``Unfortunately there is such a paucity of music teaching tapes and CDs from the subcontinent.``

Actually there is a very nice 14 CD set brought out by the Pondicherry Ashram, which is a must for any student of Indian classical music. They outline the philosophy, techniques and tools of music. They also have a section where they highlight the major ragas: their character, timing, characteristic movements and then demonstrate this by a famous rendition.

-narain

Aamir

Me neither, but job satisfaction is extremely rare and if ever you do find it - being a workaholic isnt so bad. Am glad we are on the same wavelength here mugar I cant let sleepign dogs lie - so ag my better judgement - all this mutual agreement is actually getting a bit disagreeable - what gives ??

aicha

Temporal # 172,

Thank you ! magar yeh tou apney aik pooorey din ka nuskha likh diya ![LOL] will get back with the post mortem findings !

Roman English versions will be greatly appreciated if anyone can post them please!

love,

sa:)

re: narain # 176

Would you have some more details on this set? What is it called, and how can someone in the U. S. of A. get it?

Thanks, Guruvar.

Aamir - Thankyou for pointing out the subtleties. Now, is a person indeed bankrupt if s/he has only work to look fwd to, is a person known only by the company he keeps, is the health of a household really determined by the amt of garbage thrown out? Cant say for sure !!

Re the rest - sounds good to me and only one, more for sentimental reasons tahn any other.

aicha

This is what I found in a small shop in Rawalpindi Sadar on my recent trip to Pakistan: A set of 15 CDs of Lata Mangeshkar. For Rs. 90 each. Great quality. I understand even this is a small fraction of the over 3,000 songs that the Great Lata has recorded, but (as the shopkeeper assured me) the 15 CDs are among her finest songs and that there were no duplicates. More important, on these CDs I came across songs I had not heard in decades.

Bhai, everyone here is way too culture for me. Hmmm, let me muddy the water here a bit.

Anyone remember Hassan Jahangir of Hawa Hawa fame?

What happened to him? Was he the Rick Springfield of Pakistan? That despicable species ``the 80s Pop Star``

Re: nasah, #169

Thank you for making a plea for the heinous crime committed by the Pakistan Judicial System (if one calls it a ``Judicial`` system) against an innocent person. In my opinion, the ``judge`` who passed the sentenced should be hanged, not the accused Dr. Younis Shaikh.

All Pakistanis with a shred of civility and decency should hang their heads in shame for this crime committed in the name of religion and justice. Where`s the Chowk article discussing this? Where are the Chowk Interactors crying on this injustice?

tahmed321 ji #181,

showoff :)

well i bought a fiona apple CD for a buck at a thrift shop some time ago, and it`s absolutely great.

Aamir - ``Nothing wrong .Thats what all superstitious say``

: ) you got me there f&s! But really it is more to keep my mothers heart than anything else (dil rakhte rakhte have grown very attached to it). Think we have cluttered up this board enuff - time to move back to music??

aicha

Temporal # 172,

Reporting back ..... wow, that is quite a collection .Visited just a couple of them yet ... what i saw and read was beautiful, with a good selection .I know now, how my weekend would be spent :)

Thank you ....

lots of love,

sa:)

stuka:

``Bhai, everyone here is way too culture for me.``

haina :(

``Hmmm, let me muddy the water here a bit.

Anyone remember Hassan Jahangir of Hawa Hawa fame?``

LOL..ure saying u havent heard `Shadee na karna yaron`? lol...please hear it at pakistanimusic.com and do tell us what u think

scout #186 Couldnt you have downloaded it from Napster? Although I suppose Napster is no longer available for that purpose - I dont really know since the experts on Napster are my kids while I am happy just to get CDs for Rs. 90 each from Sadar bazar Rawalpindi...