Rhythms of Shakti - Page 3

" RHYTHMS OF SHAKTI " (India)

The extraordinary all female group led by Latha Ramchar

A superb group led by the virtuosic khanjira player, B.R. LATHA, daughter of the legendary percussion maestro Shri H. P. Ramachar, and she is the only lady khanjira player in India. With her is the young M S LAVANYA – saxophone player and student of the great Kadri Gopalnath G. LAKSHMI is the brilliant mridangam player of the group while K SHASHIKALA plays the extraordinary ghatam. GOKA LAKSHMI for whom this will be her first time out of India plays the powerful tavil ; she has only recently been performing outside her village near Bangalore where her family are musicians attached to a local temple. Finally,G. MARAGADHAVALLI provides the vocals. A unique feast of Carnatic rhythm and melody not to be missed!

Holding the Kanjira VIDEO

http://www.petelockett.com/lessons/KANJIRA/video/kanjira%20h olding-1.wmv

Strokes on the Kanjira VIDEO

http://www.petelockett.com/lessons/KANJIRA/video/kanjira%20s trokes-1.wmv

Basic closed strokes with accents

Our first pattern requires a simple accent pattern using only the closed 'ta' sound with both the three and one fingered units.

Accent pattern one. AUDIO

http://www.petelockett.com/lessons/KANJIRA/mp3/kanjira%20acc ent%201.mp3

VIDEO http://www.petelockett.com/lessons/KANJIRA/video/kanjira%20a ccent%201-1.wmv

this web site has lessons on kanjira

http://www.petelockett.com/pete%20new%20pages/Kanjira%20less ons.html

kanjira solo performance video

http://www.hakimludin.de/Video/kanjira_rudolstadt.wmv

RAGA AUDIO #RG1
Artistes:
Violin - Ranjani Gayatri
Mridangam - P. Satish Kumar
Kanjira - B. S. Purushottam

B R Lath
She is: India's only 'kanjira' player.
Why we think she has promise: Hear this: "My proudest moment came when I played for a year, for different concerts with M S Subbalakshmi. It was thrilling. My other memorable performance was playing with Dr Balamurali Krishna, who also encouraged me. And of course when we played for both ex-prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee; the latter came up and told me, "Itni choti si ho, lekin itna achha bajati ho?''
And she has plans: She travels abroad for many concerts and is already booked to perform in London next June. Her aim, like her father's, is "to get more women into the field of music. Both my father and I have set up the Karnataka Mahila Laya Madhuri, a platform that promotes women percussion players, and organises performances all over India."

Originally posted by: dolly

B R Lath
She is: India's only 'kanjira' player.
Why we think she has promise: Hear this: "My proudest moment came when I played for a year, for different concerts with M S Subbalakshmi. It was thrilling. My other memorable performance was playing with Dr Balamurali Krishna, who also encouraged me. And of course when we played for both ex-prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee; the latter came up and told me, "Itni choti si ho, lekin itna achha bajati ho?''
And she has plans: She travels abroad for many concerts and is already booked to perform in London next June. Her aim, like her father's, is "to get more women into the field of music. Both my father and I have set up the Karnataka Mahila Laya Madhuri, a platform that promotes women percussion players, and organises performances all over India."

Thanks you great post sure you did post lot of good information thanks for your effort.

Wow !! a very informative thread....i did not know anything about Kanjira players before.....

Thanks for all the informations.