#Carnatic

[fee-fii-fo-fum]

One firecracker of a jathi in the varnam 'Mogamāginen' in the ragam Kharaharapriya. Really enjoyed dancing to this! The sound of our footsteps is sooo satisfying (⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~

#bharatanatyam #india #indian #indian classical dance #artists on tumblr #bharathanatyam #female artists #shiva #lord shiva #tamillyrics #tamilnadu #carnatic #om namah shivay #indian culture #krishna

[whatrasudeep]

Something about hymns to the literal war god being composed to such mellow and peaceful ragas scratches a very particular itch in my brain.

Like yes Karthikeya is the God of War but he is a child God. Write him lullaby sounding kritis 🥹🥹

#listening to Kaliyuga Varadan #and it's in Brindavan Sarang #lyrics: born out fear!!! holds a divine and powerful spear!!! the gaurdian of the age of evil!!! #*born out of fire #(fuck swipetype) #tune: 💕😊🤩💐🌈 #hindublr #hinduism #karthikeya #carnatic #classical music #krishnavani

[madrasi]

#music #Carnatic #marghazhi reloaded indeed

[mysticalblizzardcolor]

#Indian Music #Carnatic #Carnatic Music #India #Saraswati Veena #Veena #SoundCloud

[b-sai-des]

A New Frontier: South Asian Fusion

In terms of any actual formal music knowledge, I come from the side of Carnatic music, the Indian classical music style, having been learning the mridangam for around ten years under my guru, Sri T.S Nandakumar. I am always eternally grateful for all that he has done for all of us students, and one of the many things I admire about sir is his willingness to explore unconventional avenues with the mridangam. The mridangam is a two-sided barrel drum usually played as an accompanying instrument in a Carnatic piece that may feature vocals or violin, and veena as well. Nandakumar sir is a renowned accompanying artist, but he’s also given his students many opportunities to perform like chamber concerts and arangetrams. One really unique thing he’s done is a large orchestra of mridangams and other Carnatic percussion instruments at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, which he’s done for multiple years and encouraged even younger students to practice and perform there. It’s unusual for the mridangam to take such a center stage like that, where you have around 100 players playing together in an epic display alongside veena and violin. It was also cool to see Nandakumar sir bringing in western drums into those performances as well, along with drum pads there and in other performances. Having that exposure from a young age really opened my eyes to the potential of Carnatic music elements in contexts that you don’t normally see, and I got curious about what else is capable. Carnatic music for example utilizes many, many different talams (time signatures) apart from just 4:4 (Adi in Carnatic music), and it would be really interesting to see how that could be utilized more generally.

South Asian fusion is a huge, diverse space that’s hard to really pigeon-hole because of how many types of South Asian music there are (Carnatic is just one, there’s also Hindustani, Sufi music, folk music, Bhangra, etc.), along with different genres that they are mixed with like jazz, rock, pop, etc. You had mingling in the past, like Ravi Shankar and The Beatles. Later on it grew, definitely a more recent phenomenon and likely accelerated due to immigration and assimilation in the west. Younger generations are really at the forefront on it  – you see a ton of high school and college clubs doing Indian music or dance fusion. Rutgers has many, including RU Dhol for example. Some of these student clubs lean more on the side of Bollywood-oriented stuff, and there are times that can overshadow other ways to explore the genres – my sister sometimes talks about how the South Asian fusion club she’s part of really neglects classical dance forms like Bharatanatyam or Kathak. In that club it’s seen as the less hip thing, and people will say “it’s cool that you’re so confident to perform that” rather than actually having an interest in it and the people who want to share it. Then again, I'm talking about high-school pettiness here – it's not like this everywhere. RU Dhol combines South Asian instruments and styles of playing with western equivalents. This performance places electric guitars next to the Indian classical violin style in a really fun way.

One of my biggest experiences with South Asian fusion is with Brooklyn Raga Massive. My aunt is a Bharatanatyam teacher, and in 2018 or so she had collaborated with a theater director for a production of Jungle Book, where her students performed Bharatanatyam in a song. After the show, we had met some of the other musicians involved in the show, since my cousin learns Carnatic singing, my sister Bharatanatyam, and I mridangam, and we talked to a percussionist who was part of Brooklyn Raga Massive. He had told us about them – they do daily events at a Prospect Heights venue along with bigger events and performances, and he encouraged us to come on a Thursday where they hold an open mic jam session. We definitely got excited about this, and we went one evening.

The venue was a real hole in the wall type bar with a small stage and seating area in the back, and there was a decent and rather diverse crowd of people. Dim lights and creaky wooden floors, very aesthetic. It’s interesting because now they’ve grown immensely as an organization, and I don’t believe they still have events at this place. It was really cool to see the really different talents displayed there – one woman performed a really interesting singing performance which now I can’t pinpoint what style it was. You also had more traditional classical instruments like tabla and sitar. What’s really cool is that even though I was only in eight grade and my cousin was only in ninth grade, they gave both of us the opportunity to play with them, and they were super friendly and inviting, even despite any mistakes or hesitation I had. There were no judgments, just the spirit of experimenting and playing. I still look at that night with a lot of fondness. 

What I played that day, it was really incredible to get that opportunity and for it to be so low-key and welcoming. My cousin is also there on the stage (dressed in white), he’s an incredibly skilled Carnatic vocalist.

Recently I was inspired by all this and for my midterm assignment for the class I’m writing this for, I made a music track with mridangam and electronic effects in Ableton (free trial came clutch). I initially spent a lot of time worrying about doing it right and perfectly planning everything, but it only came together when I just let go of that and just messed around, re-arranging recordings of me playing and layering effects. Just doing it was fun, and I learned a lot from it.

shameless plug to my video

There’s a free-ness with something like this that’s a really different experience from traditional Carnatic music. At the same time, there’s a level of playfulness with Carnatic music too, as when you’re playing on stage you don’t practice with the other artist beforehand, and what happens there is often unexpected and exciting, and I’m reminded of that when I see jazz music too. To me says a lot about the inherent commonalities in what makes music so rewarding to make and experience.

#music blog #music discourse #music discussion #music #indie #new music #experimental music #carnatic #carnaticmusic #asian underground #south asia #south asian fusion #electronic music #mridangam #Youtube #long post

[twistedsoulmusic]

Sushma Soma’s second album, HOME, explores sounds from our everyday lives that impact our environment.

#indian folk #indian music #ambience #carnatic #new age #Bandcamp

[xcoolsblog]

#guitar #music #online classes #online music class #piano #flute music #carnatic #vocal music #violin #musical instruments #classical music

[littlegreenmarker]

Morning Raga - A masterpiece in Carnatic Fusion

Despite the movie being so boring with horrible acting (the English dialogues were atrocious), The one thing that Morning Raga redeems is the music - Its fucking amazing

Mani Sharma (The composer for the film) gone way and above to create such melodies with traditional Indian songs that make it worth listening to even after 2 decades of this film being released

Fr, me being from a traditional Hindu conservative family listened to this album way too much and is now permanently engraved in my mind (the songs were played so much that one point I thought these songs were how the original Tyagaraja versions were meant to be played)

My favorites from this album- Mathey , Samaja Varagamana , Mahaganapathim , and Remembering his violin.

#music #tollywood #perfect ost #movies about music #Indianmusic #carnatic

[otaviogilbert]

Sri Gananatha (Lambodara) | Malahari Raagam | Arjun Mohan & Karthik Mohan

This time we are presenting a devotional song in Malahari Raagam. The song is in praise of Lord Ganesha, there are some beats and musical instruments added which keep the song contemporary. We are hoping that you like our efforts. Leave us your thoughts and comments.

#carnatic #carnaticfusion #fatherson #carnaticmusic #ganesh #Youtube

[divorce]

cool chats

this may not work, but its cool conceptually

Yes, you can use Common Lisp to implement physical modeling synthesis and simulate the sound of a resonating gourd on a rudra veena.

Here are the steps you can follow to simulate the sound of a resonating gourd on a rudra veena using physical modeling synthesis in Common Lisp:

Install the "cl-dsm" library, which is a Common Lisp implementation of the Digital Waveguide Mesh (DWM) physical modeling method.

lisp

(ql:quickload :cl-dsm)

Define the physical parameters of the rudra veena, such as its length, diameter, and material properties. You can adjust these parameters to achieve the desired sound.

lisp

(defparameter *length* 1.5) ; meters (defparameter *diameter* 0.05) ; meters (defparameter *density* 7850) ; kg/m^3 (steel) (defparameter *tension* 500) ; N (approximate) (defparameter *E* 2e11) ; Pa (steel) (defparameter *nu* 0.3) ; Poisson's ratio (steel) (let ((area (* pi (expt (/ *diameter* 2) 2))) (I (* pi 1/4 (expt (/ *diameter* 2) 4))) (c (sqrt (/ *tension* *density* area))) (k (sqrt (/ (* *E* I) (* *density* area (expt *length* 4)))))) (setf *area* area *I* I *c* c *k* k))

In the above code, *length* is the length of the string, *diameter* is its diameter, *density* is its density, *tension* is the tension applied to the string, *E* is the Young's modulus of the material, *nu* is the Poisson's ratio of the material, *area* is the cross-sectional area of the string, *I* is the moment of inertia of the string, *c* is the wave speed, and *k* is the stiffness parameter.

Define the digital waveguide mesh (DWM) of the string using the "cl-dsm" library.

lisp

(defparameter *n-samples* 44100) ; sampling rate (defparameter *duration* 2) ; seconds (let ((ks (dsm:make-karplus-strong *n-samples* *duration*)) (wg (dsm:make-waveguide-mesh))) (dsm:init-waveguide-mesh wg ks (floor (/ *length* *n-samples*)) *k* *c*) wg)

In the above code, *n-samples* is the sampling rate, *duration* is the duration of the string in seconds, ks is a Karplus-Strong string synthesis object that generates an initial excitation for the DWM, and wg is the waveguide mesh object that models the physical behavior of the string.

Add a resonating chamber to the DWM to simulate the resonating gourd.

lisp

(defparameter *chamber-length* 0.3) ; meters (defparameter *chamber-diameter* 0.2) ; meters (let ((chamber-area (* pi (expt (/ *chamber-diameter* 2) 2))) (chamber-volume (* pi (expt (/ chamber-diameter 2) 2) chamber-length)) (rho-air 1.2) ; kg/m^3 (air) (c-air 343) ; m/s (speed of sound in air) (alpha 0.05)) ; absorption coefficient (assumed) (let ((port-length (* 2 (floor (/ (* c-air duration n-samples) (* 2 chamber-length))))) (dsm:add-closed-cylinder wg length area density tension E nu chamber-area chamber-length volume port-length rho-air c-air alpha)))

In the above code, `*chamber-length*` is the length of the resonating chamber, `*chamber-diameter*` is its diameter, `chamber-area` is its cross-sectional area, `volume` is its volume, `rho-air` is the density of air, `c-air` is the speed of sound in air, and `alpha` is the absorption coefficient of the chamber walls. The `add-closed-cylinder` function adds a resonating chamber to the DWM, with a closed end on one side and a port on the other side. The length of the port is calculated based on the speed of sound and the duration of the simulation. 5. Excite the DWM with an impulse and simulate the sound. ```lisp (dsm:excite-waveguide-mesh wg (make-array *n-samples* :element-type 'single-float) :method :impulse) (dsm:run-waveguide-mesh wg) (dsm:get-waveform wg)

In the above code, excite-waveguide-mesh excites the DWM with an impulse, run-waveguide-mesh runs the simulation, and get-waveform retrieves the resulting waveform.

You can play the resulting waveform using the "cl-fad" and "sndfile" libraries to write it to a WAV file and play it back.

lisp

(ql:quickload :cl-fad) (ql:quickload :sndfile) (let ((filename "rudra-veena.wav")) (sndfile:with-sound-file (out filename :mode :output :channels 1 :samplerate *n-samples*) (let ((samples (dsm:get-waveform wg))) (loop for sample across samples do (write-single-float sample out)))))

This code saves the waveform to a WAV file named "rudra-veena.wav" and plays it back. You can adjust the physical parameters of the rudra veena and the resonating chamber to achieve different sounds.

#LISP #ai generated #chatgpt #carnatic #veena

[moadeep]

Carnatic fusion, highly recommend

#classical music #indian classical #carnatic #Youtube

[unsungtunes]

Beautiful rendition of this Dikshitar composition in Brindavana Saranga

#s soumya #carnatic #carnatic vocal #brindavana saranga #indian classical #Youtube

[kibitue]

Ragamala Chicago 2022

In light of this year’s Ragamala coming up, I wanted to talk about my experience last year. The Ragamala is an all-night celebration of Indian classical music, including both Carnatic and Hindustani styles. It is one of the rare opportunities for listeners to hear the ragas as they were meant to be heard – at specific times during the day. Last year was my first year going (also one of the first…

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#carnatic #carnaticmusic #chicago #chicagoculturalcenter #chicagoworldmusicfestival #classicalmusic #cultural center #emotions #hindustani #hindustanimusic #indianmusic #raag #raga #ragamala #worldmusicfestival

[nostalgiaandme]

#instrumental #carnatic #Spotify

[guitarschordslyrics]

Remember me coco Chords Guitar Piano and Lyrics

C Remember me Fm Though I have to say goodbye C Remember me Bb                            E7 Don't let it make you cry Am               Gm                           C7 For even if I'm far away, I you in F my heart Ab I sing a secret song to you each night G we are apart C Remember me Fm Though I have to travel far C Remember me Gm                                C7 Each time you hear a sad guitar F                                  E7 Know that I'm with you the only way Am that I can be Ab                                G Until you're in my arms again Ab   Bb      C Re-mem-ber me Read the full article

#carnatic #gui #guitar #guitarcover #guitarist #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarlessons #guitarplayer #guitarrista #guitars #guitarsdaily #guitarsolo #guitarworld #guitatists #hindustaniclassical #learncarnaticmusic #learncarnaticrhythms #learnguitar #learnguitareasy #learnguitaronline #learnguitarwithed #learnmusic #learnmusictheory #music #musician #musictheory #rememberme #rhythm #strumming #strummingpattern

[monicascot]

Sri Gananatha (Lambodara) | Malahari Raagam | Arjun Mohan & Karthik Mohan

I am so happy to present our second collaborative effort. This time we are presenting a devotional song in Malahari Raagam. The song is in praise of Lord Ganesha, there are some beats and musical instruments added which keep the song contemporary. We are hoping that you like our efforts. Leave us your thoughts and comments.

#devotional song #lord ganesha #traditional music #hindu devotional #spiritual music #indian classical #old songs #malahari raagam #collaboration #contemporary fusion #music video #sacred music #cultural fusion #music collaboration #instrumental beats #indian mythology #sri gananatha lambodara #karthik mohan #carnatic #carnaticfusion #fatherson #carnaticmusic #ganesh #ganeshasongs #ganeshchaturthi #ganeshbhajan #ganesh ji #arjun mohan #hindi covers #tamil covers