#mrudangam

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From LAYAVINYAS performance for Jodhpur Park Saraswat Sanskriti Kendra at Madusudan Mancha, Kolkata on 10th Feb'23 with dear co-artists Shankar N. Mandola Joy, Rupak Mukherjee, Somnath Roy, Sohon Ghosh. #liveperformance #layavinyas #icm #hindusthanicarnatic #hindustaniclassicalmusic #carnaticclassicalmusic #carnaticmusic #mrudangam #ghatam #surasree #tabla #vocal #livesinging #acoustic #acousticensemble (at Madhusudhan Mancha) https://www.instagram.com/p/CotbK7bPAoe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[burlveneer-music]

ganavya - Daughter of a Temple - another of this year's bounty of excellent spiritual jazz albums, with a stellar cast of guests performing a slate of Coltrane covers (John *and* Alice) and originals

Described by the Wall Street Journal as “one of modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist ganavya shares an ambitious new album, "Daughter of a Temple", via LEITER. The album follows her performance at SAULT’s acclaimed live debut in London in 2023, where, according to The Guardian, her “voice had a delicate emotive heft that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks.” Her first single for LEITER, "draw something beautiful," was released earlier this year in July. For "Daughter of a Temple", ganavya invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. The results—an innovative and deeply moving blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music—were initially recorded by Ryan Renteria and then further edited and mixed by Nils Frahm at LEITER's studio in Berlin in 2024. Daughter of a Temple includes the voices, sounds, efforts, and prayers of: ganavya (voice, double bass, kalimba), esperanza spalding (double bass, voice), Vijay Iyer (piano), Immanuel Wilkins (saxophone, voice), Shabaka Hutchings (wind instruments, voice), Wayne Shorter (voice, beads, bell), Carolina Shorter (voice, beads), Ganesan Doraiswamy (voice), Vidya Doraiswamy (voice), Charles Overton (harp, voice), Peter Sellars (voice), IONE (voice), Rajna Swaminathan (voice, mrudangam, kanjira), Kweku Sumbry (percussion, drums, voice), M.S. Krsna (guitar, voice), Bindhumalini Narayanswamy (voice), Rasika Shekar (flute, voice), Shanta Nurullah (sitar, voice), Viktor Laurent Ewing Givens (voice, dance, ritualist), Chris Sholar (electronics), Darian Donovan Thomas (violin, electronics), Jiordi Rosales (cello, voice), Eden Girma (voice), and brontë velez (voice, dance, prophesy). The gathering-at-large in Houston included the presences, dances, efforts, and prayers of: Alyssa Simmons (event production, voice), Andrew Wilson (textile - making of prayer clothes, voice), Amir George (cinematography), Anya Yermakova (piano, choreography, dance), Cean Geronimo (food, voice), Charlotte Brathwaite (stage direction, voice), Frewuhn (voice), Joy Harjo (voice), Larry Blumenfeld (voice, movement), Lucía Martinez (movement, voice), Michael Ewing (event production, voice), Ricky Weaver (photography, voice), Ryan Renteria (sound engineer), Shelly Travis (event production, voice), Shireen Hamza (movement, voice), Terence Price II (cinematography), and Zahra Baker (voice). All music produced by Ganavya Doraiswamy. Additional production by esperanza spalding, Rajna Swaminathan, Ryan Renteria, Nils Frahm and Felix Grimm. Mixed by Ryan Renteria, additional mixing by esperanza spalding and Nils Frahm. Recorded by Ryan Renteria at Moore’s Opera House, Houston, Texas. Mastered by Zino Mikorey, vinyl cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle. Tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9: Licensed courtesy of Jowcol Music / Universal Music Publishing. Tracks 2, 6 by Swamini Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda. Tracks 1, 8, 9 by John Coltrane. Cover image by Ricky Weaver, design by Studio Torsten Posselt.

[odedmusic]

Sumesh Narayanan | Mrudangam Solo | MadRasana Unplugged

Mastery. #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic

[ropeadope]

New Music | Rajna Swaminathan

Rajna Swaminathan is an acclaimed mrudangam artist, composer, and scholar. Rajna has been described as “a vital new voice” (Pop Matters), creating “music of gravity and rigor… yet its overall effect is accessible and uplifting” (Wall Street Journal). In her music and research, she explores the undercurrents of rhythmic experience and emergent textures in collective improvisation.

Apertures by Rajna Swaminathan

One of only a few women who play the mrudangam professionally, Rajna received her creative foundation on the instrument from her father, P.K. Swaminathan, and mrudangam legend Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Through extensive experience performing in the Karnatik music and bharatanatyam scenes, an affinity for various streams of South Asian film/popular music, and deep collaborative work in New York's jazz and creative music scene, Rajna developed experimental approaches to improvising on the mrudangam, piano, and voice.

Rajna’s orientation as an improviser-composer blossomed through a search for resonance and fluidity among musical forms and aesthetic worlds. Her ensemble RAJAS has been a prominent medium for her expansive compositions, which involve a lattice of rhythmic, textural, and modal approaches. The ensemble's sound has been described as “unlike any other on the scene” (New York Times), and their debut album, Of Agency and Abstraction (Biophilia Records, 2019), received much critical acclaim. A new record with RAJAS is forthcoming, titled Apertures (Ropeadope, 2023).

Rajna’s scholarly work also intersects with her musical study and informs her creative curiosities. She was recently appointed as Assistant Professor of Music (Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology) at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts. She holds a PhD in Music (Creative Practice and Critical Inquiry) from Harvard University, and degrees in Anthropology and French from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her dissertation, titled Time, Virtuosity, and Ethics Otherwise: Queer Resonances for Diasporic Play, catalyzes a creative dialogue between artistic and academic engagements with uncertainty and openness in geography, archive, and embodiment.

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We are warmly welcoming @rajna_music to the family in 2019 with “Of Agency and Abstraction”! #composer and #mrudangam player #rajnaswaminathan has made a powerful debut album, co-produced by @vijayiyer, featuring an incredible cast of musicians: || #rajas ||@ganavya #voice | @mariakimgrand #tenorsaxophone | @amirelsaffar #trumpet | @akswami #violin | @okazakistudio #guitar | @crumbletones #bass You can pre-order the album by clicking on the link in the bio or by searching for #ofagencyandabstraction on #Bandcamp (at Harlem) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJ3gwujo4s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5w4dku1adiq8

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Tamil Movie Review: Beautiful Sarvam Thaala Mayam 2019, GV Prakash High Point Movie

Tamil Movie Review: Beautiful Sarvam Thaala Mayam 2019, GV Prakash High Point Movie

Before Sarvam Thaala Mayam, my impression of GV Prakash is that he is a really good music director who has composed some of the best hits in the Tamil movie industry. I had never rated him as a good actor perhaps due to the types of roles that he has done in the past. My personal favourite is his composition for the 2010 Tamil movie, Aayirathil Oruvan titled “Maalai Neram” sung by Andrea…

[junebugzzz]

harmonia

harmonia -> if you could learn to play any instrument, what would it be?

it's no secret that i desperately want to learn to play on the drum kit. i can play OTHER drums, in my school's marching band i was a senior snare and junior bass player, and i can play a mrudangam, but i've always wanted to play on a drum kit 😔

[mrudangopasana]

Dear All, Please find details of online classes for beginners in mrudangam only through skype

[shruthichak]

Flag: Indian Classical Music Fraternity.

As a practicing Indian classical musician myself, it felt befitting to design a flag for the Indian Classical Music Fraternity.

Indian Classical Music is an amalgamation of pitch(sruti), rhythm(tala) and several other music elements. The Flag designed below represents pitch and rhythm through shapes of two instruments which are symbolic to the same.

Tanpura: String instrument denoting pitch.

Mrudangam(circles in the middle): Percussion instrument denoting rhythm.

The color used for the shapes are Gold/Light brown. This shade symbolizes tradition and heritage and was chosen with an intent of bringing out the 'ancient value' of this art form.

The three colours in the background denote the 'Trinity composers' of Indian Classical Music. They represent the creation and invention of what Carnatic music is in the present Era. The colors are chosen to present a visual imagery of their depiction as seen below the flag.

[welcomekerala]

#Classical #Music #Concert by Sruthilaya

[mayatrix]

The tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain leaving the stage as he thanks the audience of Stockholm for a warm welcome. He was accompanied by Sabir Khan on Sarangi, Anantha Krishnan on mrudangam, Navin Sharma on dhola. Together it was a magical performance Daily photos by MayaKlix - Praveen Mayakar photography www.facebook.com/mayaklix #ustadzakirhussain #tabla #maestro #stage #performance #live #music #stockholm #india #classical #kulturfestival #2017 #sarangi #dhola #mrudangam #percussionist #photography #event #mayaklix #canon #5dmarkiii

[shuchisikotra]

This is ghunghroo, an anklet wore at the time of dance and another is an Indian musical instrument called mrudangam played at the time of performing dance.

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Actor Srikanth's Marana Mrudangam Movie Opening

[biophiliarecords]

Both of these beautiful albums are available for streaming in #applemusic . . ‘Of Agency and Abstraction’ #ofagencyandabstraction #rajnaswaminathan @rajna_music . . ‘Aventurine’ #AventurineAlbum by #lindamayhanoh @lmoh000 . . #music #mrudangam #acoustic #acousticbass #jazz #electricbass #stringquartet #chambermusic (at Cupertino, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxQLmnAcwM/?igshid=1k6e4g0hrq23k