Nadaswaram
Instrumental Music – Nadaswaram – Nagumomu Ganaleni
Presenting to you another famous Carnatic Song, Nagumomu Ganaleni in the Abheri Raga, rendered by Shri Thiruvizha Jayashankar and Shri Valayapatti Subramaniam. Shri Thiruvizha Jayashankar, born in 1940 is a well known classical musician and Nadaswaram Maestro from Thiruvizha in the Alleppey district of Kerala. He is the son of Thiruvizha Raghava Panicker and grand son of Thiruvizha Sanku Panicker who where Nadaswaram Maestros. Shri Valayapatti A.R Subramaniam known popularly as Valayapatti is an Indian Classical Musician and Percussionist and an exponent of Thavil. He was born in Valayapatti in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. He is the son of Shri Arumugham a well known Nadaswaram artist. Let us now listen to the Nadaswaram Kacheri by the duo Jayashankar and Valayapatti. Picture and Vid...
Instrumental Music – Idakka with Nadaswaram
Instrumental Music – Idakka with Nadaswaram Here is one interesting piece of music on Nadaswaram and Idakka. The featured artists are Vadasseri Sivadas and Vishnuprasad Marar, Guruvayur. One of the famous songs on Lord Krishna is rendered on Nadaswaram with the accompaniment of Idakka. Song: Chethi Mandaram Thulasi Music: G.Devarajan Lyrics: Vayalar Rama Varma Language: Malayalam Raga: Anandabhairavi The video is presented by the YouTube Channel Blue Planet Cinema/Abhinava Bharatham Series. With Vadassery Sivadas on Nadaswaram and Vishnuprasad Marar on Idakka, the rendering is excellent. Picture and Video used for illustration only – Credit: Blue Planet Cinema Let us watch and listen to the video. 00
Instrumental Music – Nadaswaram and Vocal
Here is an interesting Carnatic Classical Concert featuring Husband-Wife Duo on Nadaswaram and Shri T M Krishna on Vocals. This performance was at St. Andrew’s Auditorium in Bandra, Mumbai in which other prominent artists also took part. It is a special concert known as Aikya, curated by First Edition Arts. This is the very first collaboration between TM Krishna and Nadaswara Vidwans Sheik Mahaboob Subhani and wife Smt. Kaleeshabi Mahaboob. Artists: Vocal: Shri T.M Krishna Nadaswaram: Sheik Mahaboob Subhani and Smt. Kaleeshabi Mahaboob Violin: Akkarai Subhalakshmi Mridangam: Praveen Sparsh Ganjira: BS Purushotham Song: Jagadodharana in Kapi Ragam The Husband and Wife were awarded Padma Shri on the Republic Day in 2020. TM Krishna Shri TM Krishna (Thodur Madabusi Krishna is an Indian ...
Instrumental Music – Nadaswaram and Thavil
This is a concert with Nadaswaram and Thavil as the main instruments. Usually these types of concerts are known as Nadaswaram Kacheri. Featured are two prominent artists Valayapatti A.R Subramaniam on Thavil and Thiruvizha Jayashankar on Nadaswaram. The first song is famous “Vathapi Ganapathim Bhaje” in the Hamsadhwani Ragam, rendered in Adi Talam. Thiruvizha Jayashankar Shri Thiruvizha Jayashankar, born in 1940 is a well known classical musician and Nadaswaram Maestro from Thiruvizha in the Alleppey district of Kerala. He is the son of Thiruvizha Raghava Panicker and grand son of Thiruvizha Sanku Panicker who where Nadaswaram Maestros. He had his preliminary lessons taught by his grand father and advanced training from his father. Jayashankar is a Diploma holder in Music from ...
Thavil
Thavil or Tavil is a hand percussion instrument. It is a barrel shaped drum, having leather membranes stretched on both the open ends. Thavil is mostly used in Temples and other religious festivals along with Nadaswaram. Thavil is used to accompany Nadaswaram on Carnatic Music, Folk and other genre of music. Construction The Thavil is made out of a cylindrical shell which is hollowed out of a solid block of wood. Usually the wood of Jack Fruit tree is used to make the hollow barrel shaped body. The skin (leather) of water buffalo (on the right side) and goat (on the left side) are stretched across the open sides of the shell. Hemp hoops are used to attach and stretch the skins on the shell. The right side of the Thavil is larger in diameter than the left side. The skin on the right side of...
Nadaswaram
Nadaswaram is a double reed, wind instrument having its origin from South India. It is a part of the family of musical instruments known as Mangala Vadyam. Mangala means “Auspecious” and Vadyam means “Instrument”. Nadaswaram finds an important place in the South Indian Classical Music and widely used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It resembles the North Indian Shehnai but it is much longer than Shehnai. It is also one of the world’s loudest non-brass instruments. Nadaswarm is usually paired with Tavil a double headed Drum Instrument. Structure The three main parts of Nadaswaram are Kuzhal, Thimiru and Anasu. Kuzhal or a long Tube with seven finger holes is the important part. Holes are drilled at equal intervals. The tip of the instrument...