Been to a live Indian concert/recital lately? Pls share your experience

fromusawithluv · Apr 24th, 2006, 01:45

I was looking around for a "live" music post (general), but couldn't find one..so I started one.

I went to the most amazing Ghazal concert tonight hosted by the local Rotary Club. The singers mostly sang in Urdu, and a little Marathi at the end - as they were originally from Nagpur, M. I could hardly understand the meaning of the words, but I had goosebumps all over from the music. Time stopped! It was truly euphoric! The music was emotional and beautiful...and if I may say..passionate.

I really believe music is a universal language!

Have you ever been to a live (Indian music) concert in India? Carnatic, Hindustani, Ghazal, Film, Folk, etc.? Where? When? What was your experience?

mmike56 · Apr 24th, 2006, 02:45

Sorry, no Indian concerts, but ........

Will be at ...

John Martyn - @ Basingstoke - Anvil - theatre 26/04/06

Mahmoud Ahmed - Hammersmith Palais - 27/04/06 - part of the Nile Concert ............

On rotation ... Kula Shaker - Govinda [track]

"Music Is the Message"

Peace Out ....

Ites

mmike56

cyberhippie · Apr 24th, 2006, 03:08

Sanjay and his Himalayan flute are always a good act at the Alpha Bar Palolem!!

stellap · Apr 24th, 2006, 03:10

Not in India, but was lucky enough to get tickets for Ravi Shankar's 85th Birthday concert with his daughter Anoushka at Birmingham's Symphony Hall, UK.
Out of this world, goosebumps don't cover it!!!!

mmike56 · Apr 24th, 2006, 03:24

Looking forward to her performance at this years WOMAD festival, saw her a couple of y[ears] ago, keep smiling cheeky ............

Peace

mmike56

stellap · Apr 24th, 2006, 05:47

She was amazing (I feel bad saying it, but better than the main attraction - he's getting on...) and the evening was topped off by the fact that as we were eating our post concert meal at a restaurant opposite the Hall, in walked the whole band (except Daddy) - and we got to meet them & they were really nice.
Fantastic evening, well worth the trip. Very tempting to head off to WOMAD.

Sama · Apr 24th, 2006, 06:31

I'm going to hear a band called FunkiDesi, a mix of Indian and African music -- funky, hip, world music.

but I just missed a kirtan by Krishna Das, WAAAAH!

Nick-H · Apr 24th, 2006, 07:56

Ghazals are very passionate: you certainly can say that!

A bit too much wailing for my taste, though.

I like Hindustani classical music, but my real favourite is South Indian (Carnatic) classical.

AvidTrekker · Apr 24th, 2006, 12:44

Mumbai has a lot of live performances during the winter.... Pune too.

I hear Bangalore and Chennai are pretty rich on this account, tho i don't have first hand experience...

Nick-H · Apr 24th, 2006, 13:10

Chennai has concerts almost every day of the year, often several.

During the "Season" (mid-December to mid-Jan) there are thousands of concerts, some of the many venues having three or more each day.

fromusawithluv · Apr 24th, 2006, 15:58

Wow! Great responses and experiences! Thanks for sharing

I've never been to a WOMAD event, but that's one I'll have to check off the list of things to do! Just checked out their website, http://www.womad.org
MMike, how lucky for you that you're already there

Quote:

Originally Posted by stellap

Not in India, but was lucky enough to get tickets for Ravi Shankar's 85th Birthday concert with his daughter Anoushka at Birmingham's Symphony Hall, UK.
Out of this world, goosebumps don't cover it!!!!

I can imagine!

That's so cool that you got to meet up after the concert. It definitely makes it even more special.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Ghazals are very passionate: you certainly can say that!

A bit too much wailing for my taste, though.

I like Hindustani classical music, but my real favourite is South Indian (Carnatic) classical.

They're so poetic....well..i think they're derived from poems anyhow..
Carnatic? I love that too. I took lessons when I was younger. Which carnatic concerts have you been to? Who do you like? M.S. Subbulakshmi was/is such a classic, and one of my favorites! You're in the town of the famed Kalakshetra!

Hindustani is awesome too! My aunt and I will be getting our Hindustani lessons soon! YEH!!!!

AvidTrekker, what types of music are played in Mumbai/Pune? Just curious...

Those annual Dec./Jan. music and dance concerts in Chennai are part of Margazhi Festival. The Margazhi masam (month of mid-Dec to mid-Jan) is auspicious and sacred for Hindus, especially Tamilians. I missed it this past Jan, but I was tuned in to the "live" productions on one of the Tamil channels (Jaya TV i think it was?!).

cyberhippie, nothing like flute that makes you want to close your eyes and float in air! Can you tell me more about the artist?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogagal60510

I'm going to hear a band called FunkiDesi, a mix of Indian and African music -- funky, hip, world music.

Can't wait to hear your experience!

Nick-H · Apr 24th, 2006, 16:33

Glad to hear you like carnatic music and even learnt some.

Too many favourite artists to name, but I'll start with Balamuralikrishna, TN Krishnan, Guruvayor Dorai, Trichy Sankaranan ... ... ...

AvidTrekker · Apr 24th, 2006, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by fromusawithluv

AvidTrekker, what types of music are played in Mumbai/Pune? Just curious...

All types, Hindustaani Classical, Carnatic.... sometimes local rock bands.

In winter, its not possible to attend all the concerts... so one selects and selects....

I recall some two months ago, there was a 15 day festival at Shanmukhananda Hall in memory of the late Kanchi Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati. The entire Who's Who of Carnatic music performed, plus a few from the Hindustani genre.

fromusawithluv · Apr 25th, 2006, 12:17

Nick, I know...the list is long...

ahh... I miss a good katcheri!

nice selection. Really good violinists and mrdangam players! Balamuralikrishna - what an amazing, rich voice!!!
I personally love Lalgudi Jayaraman too...my sis and I danced on stage to one of his tunes decades ago.

AvidTrekker, the (15) day music fest must have been spectacular!!!
Cool...i'll need to go to Mumbai one winter!

greenchutney · Apr 25th, 2006, 13:58

eeeks i cant stand balamurali krishna~ but tn seshagopalan, sanjay subramanium and tm krishna are awesome~ on the women, sudha raghunathan is one of the best currently. i had to chance to see here in shanmukhananda recently as she sang for the shankaracharya. he sat on the stage for about an hour in the kutcheri before he left. she was fantastic.

bilahari, ananda bhairavi, hamir kalyani, kharaharapriya, chakravakam, vasantha, devagandhari are some of my favorite ragams. jasmine flowers, colorful silk sarees, standard 5 or 7 diamond ear studs, nose studs mami's gossip pre kutcheri, taalam [beats] noises by everybody in the auditorium, eating upma or bonda hot pre concert, watching folks usually men run en mass out for the toilet during talavadhyam time are all part of the kutcheri experiences i relish. dont get these in hindustani concerts

ajoy chakraborthy, pandit jasraj, veena sahasarabudde and sanjeev abhyankar are my picks in this genre~ listening to a raag malhar piece takes to you to the seat in the landscape...veenatai makes you feel the clouds and the rain, the verdant greenery~ a must! rags ahir bhairav, gorakh kalyan and bairagi are my fav's

instrumentalists for carnatic..i will have to go with u srinivas [mandolin], l subramanium [violin], his brother l shankar [double violin] and the late doreswamy iyengar [veena]. ganesh-kumaresh [violin] are good as well. concerts with L Subramanium are an absolute bliss!

instrumentalists to watch out in hindustani would be usually in jugalbandis would be pandit zakir hussain [tabla] with shiv kumar sharma [santoor], chaurasia [flute] of course and buddhaditya mukherjee [sitar] along with his son.

if you are really interested in attending music festivals, here are some that non-misses....

thygaraja aradhana in tiruvaiyaru usually in jan near the birth place of saint thyagaraja in tanjore...most of the artists under the carnatic genre are present here.
dec music season in madras...more than thousand concerts spread over thirty days
swathi tirunal festival in trivandrum in late january
chembai bhagavathar festival held in trivandrum usually in august
tansen music festival in gwalior in late nov-dec
sawai gandharva music festival in pune - dec

here are some links to websites~

Carnatica
Kutcheri Buzz
Sangeetham-Unavailable right now but watch out
Carnatic Corner

here's a really good book for carnatic afficiandos~

Carnatic Summer : Lives of Twenty Great Exponents

Apr 24th, 2006, 01:45	#1
fromusawithluv desi_chic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in a dream...thinking of India....and future travels Posts: 206	Been to a live Indian concert/recital lately? Pls share your experience I was looking around for a "live" music post (general), but couldn't find one..so I started one. I went to the most amazing Ghazal concert tonight hosted by the local Rotary Club. The singers mostly sang in Urdu, and a little Marathi at the end - as they were originally from Nagpur, M. I could hardly understand the meaning of the words, but I had goosebumps all over from the music. Time stopped! It was truly euphoric! The music was emotional and beautiful...and if I may say..passionate. I really believe music is a universal language! Have you ever been to a live (Indian music) concert in India? Carnatic, Hindustani, Ghazal, Film, Folk, etc.? Where? When? What was your experience? __________________ Om Shanti

Apr 24th, 2006, 02:45	#2
mmike56 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire - UK Posts: 200	Puri forthe Soul Sorry, no Indian concerts, but ........ Will be at ... John Martyn - @ Basingstoke - Anvil - theatre 26/04/06 Mahmoud Ahmed - Hammersmith Palais - 27/04/06 - part of the Nile Concert ............ On rotation ... Kula Shaker - Govinda [track] "Music Is the Message" Peace Out .... Ites mmike56

Apr 24th, 2006, 03:24	#5
mmike56 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire - UK Posts: 200	Shankar ,,, Looking forward to her performance at this years WOMAD festival, saw her a couple of y[ears] ago, keep smiling cheeky ............ Peace mmike56

Apr 24th, 2006, 05:47	#6
stellap Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 122	'Noushka She was amazing (I feel bad saying it, but better than the main attraction - he's getting on...) and the evening was topped off by the fact that as we were eating our post concert meal at a restaurant opposite the Hall, in walked the whole band (except Daddy) - and we got to meet them & they were really nice. Fantastic evening, well worth the trip. Very tempting to head off to WOMAD.

Apr 24th, 2006, 06:31	#7
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,425	I'm going to hear a band called FunkiDesi, a mix of Indian and African music -- funky, hip, world music. but I just missed a kirtan by Krishna Das, WAAAAH! __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

Apr 24th, 2006, 03:08	#3
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Sanjay and his Himalayan flute are always a good act at the Alpha Bar Palolem!!

Apr 24th, 2006, 03:10	#4
stellap Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 122	Not in India, but was lucky enough to get tickets for Ravi Shankar's 85th Birthday concert with his daughter Anoushka at Birmingham's Symphony Hall, UK. Out of this world, goosebumps don't cover it!!!!

Apr 24th, 2006, 07:56	#8
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	Ghazals are very passionate: you certainly can say that! A bit too much wailing for my taste, though. I like Hindustani classical music, but my real favourite is South Indian (Carnatic) classical.

Apr 24th, 2006, 12:44	#9
AvidTrekker Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,819	What City?? Mumbai has a lot of live performances during the winter.... Pune too. I hear Bangalore and Chennai are pretty rich on this account, tho i don't have first hand experience... __________________ The Universe is an ellipsoid?... or a Spheroid?? If the sphere smiles... it becomes an ellipse. This IS Creation.

Apr 24th, 2006, 13:10	#10
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	Chennai has concerts almost every day of the year, often several. During the "Season" (mid-December to mid-Jan) there are thousands of concerts, some of the many venues having three or more each day.

Apr 24th, 2006, 16:33	#12
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,189	Glad to hear you like carnatic music and even learnt some. Too many favourite artists to name, but I'll start with Balamuralikrishna, TN Krishnan, Guruvayor Dorai, Trichy Sankaranan ... ... ...

Apr 25th, 2006, 12:17	#14
fromusawithluv desi_chic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in a dream...thinking of India....and future travels Posts: 206	Nick, I know...the list is long... ahh... I miss a good katcheri! nice selection. Really good violinists and mrdangam players! Balamuralikrishna - what an amazing, rich voice!!! I personally love Lalgudi Jayaraman too...my sis and I danced on stage to one of his tunes decades ago. AvidTrekker, the (15) day music fest must have been spectacular!!! Cool...i'll need to go to Mumbai one winter!

Apr 25th, 2006, 13:58	#15
greenchutney Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: planet earth Posts: 1,578	eeeks i cant stand balamurali krishna~ but tn seshagopalan, sanjay subramanium and tm krishna are awesome~ on the women, sudha raghunathan is one of the best currently. i had to chance to see here in shanmukhananda recently as she sang for the shankaracharya. he sat on the stage for about an hour in the kutcheri before he left. she was fantastic. bilahari, ananda bhairavi, hamir kalyani, kharaharapriya, chakravakam, vasantha, devagandhari are some of my favorite ragams. jasmine flowers, colorful silk sarees, standard 5 or 7 diamond ear studs, nose studs mami's gossip pre kutcheri, taalam [beats] noises by everybody in the auditorium, eating upma or bonda hot pre concert, watching folks usually men run en mass out for the toilet during talavadhyam time are all part of the kutcheri experiences i relish. dont get these in hindustani concerts ajoy chakraborthy, pandit jasraj, veena sahasarabudde and sanjeev abhyankar are my picks in this genre~ listening to a raag malhar piece takes to you to the seat in the landscape...veenatai makes you feel the clouds and the rain, the verdant greenery~ a must! rags ahir bhairav, gorakh kalyan and bairagi are my fav's instrumentalists for carnatic..i will have to go with u srinivas [mandolin], l subramanium [violin], his brother l shankar [double violin] and the late doreswamy iyengar [veena]. ganesh-kumaresh [violin] are good as well. concerts with L Subramanium are an absolute bliss! instrumentalists to watch out in hindustani would be usually in jugalbandis would be pandit zakir hussain [tabla] with shiv kumar sharma [santoor], chaurasia [flute] of course and buddhaditya mukherjee [sitar] along with his son. if you are really interested in attending music festivals, here are some that non-misses.... thygaraja aradhana in tiruvaiyaru usually in jan near the birth place of saint thyagaraja in tanjore...most of the artists under the carnatic genre are present here. dec music season in madras...more than thousand concerts spread over thirty days swathi tirunal festival in trivandrum in late january chembai bhagavathar festival held in trivandrum usually in august tansen music festival in gwalior in late nov-dec sawai gandharva music festival in pune - dec here are some links to websites~ Carnatica Kutcheri Buzz Sangeetham-Unavailable right now but watch out Carnatic Corner here's a really good book for carnatic afficiandos~ Carnatic Summer : Lives of Twenty Great Exponents

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