Carnatic Music | Jayanthi Kumaresh | Raga Kapi - Alapana (Pt. 1) | Music of India

#darbarfestival | A saraswati veena performance of Kapi, live in London, showcasing the raga’s devotional mood and unique phrasings, enabled by the presence of two distinct ni swaras.
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Jayanthi Kumaresh’s saraswati veena is an ancient instrument, named after the Hindu goddess of arts and learning. But her gently electrified version produces a strikingly guitaristic tone, igniting Carnatic classical melodies with sweeping bends. She started playing aged three, and learned under her mother Lalgudi Rajalakshmi, before leaving home aged 13 to study with her aunt Padmavathy Ananthagopalan. She also received instruction from her great-uncle, violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman, and noted veenai S Balachander.
A few years later she became one of the youngest artists to receive an All India Radio ‘A’ grading, earned a doctorate in veena history, and founded the Indian National Orchestra, uniting musicians from India’s classical traditions in a large ensemble. On recent recordings she has experimented with recording seven layers of veena on top of each other, and continues to write for dance and film. Listen to Jayanthi here:
-Kapi (Thillana) | • Carnatic Music | Jayan...
-Simhendramadhyamam | • Breathtaking Carnatic ...
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Kapi is a popular Carnatic ragam, associated with slow tempos and a certain devotional sadness.
It is and audav-vakra sampoorna rāga, ascending with five notes [SR₂M₁PN₃S] and descending with seven in a meandering order [SN₂D₂N₂PM₁G₂R₂S]. Much of the distinctive sound comes from the presence of two distinct ni swaras. The mood can also be coloured by adding a light touch of shuddha dha [D₁]. It is similar to Hindustani Raag Piloo.
Recorded for Darbar on 19 Sep 2013, at London’s Southbank Centre
-Jayanthi Kumaresh (saraswati veena)
-Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
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[@MrLNNETI]

When she plays veena, it looks as if Goddess Saraswathi is sitting on the stage and playing the Veena ! Bliss .

[@SS-de4ho]

👍

[@lalitha65]

Kapi itself is such a soulful raga. She elevated the raga even more with her Veena. Divine !!

[@SrimanJohn1]

Incredible! To bring an ancient instrument into the now and to make it sound completely contemporary is what it's all about!

[@rajeshrs1496]

+John Martini John, the Veena is doubtless an ancient instrument, but what's contemporary is being decided in the here and now! The same scales and music have been played for a thousand years or more, but artists the world over are taking notice in a big way only now thanks to media and the internet. :)

[@gauravsimha]

What contemporary ? Indian classical music has been sounding like this for a long time.

[@jbalasubramanyam229]

Only contemporary is watching this concert through KZbin and the location is in abroad rest all is the same it was passed on from generations to generations. Namaskar.

[@vigneshrk]

i was raised on carnatic. i sometimes wish i can hear it again as first time to blast those myelinated pathways instead like my axons/dendrites that are used to this beautiful music. to be a westerner that hears this for first time in adulthood in a setting where they pay attention, their neurons must just reach out and hug each other in a way that makes their whole brain feel warm and fuzzy lol.

[@sanjaygollamudi7197]

Exactly!! I always wonder how it feels listening to this first time!

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You are correct sir. The first time I heard this music it was in a movie when I was a kid. I felt very strange all over my body and didn’t understand what was happening. The only thing I knew is that I had just discovered something very special and unique and that I had to find more of it. It’s only years later that I felt something that could rival that feeling and it was my first sexual intercourse.

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this Raga is a remedy for anxiety and depression. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@historialeft]

Atanu Bardhan fully embrace the beautiful things in and you'll feel your woes fade

[@charlesbarry2485]

I love the mellow sound of the veena.It conveys a different mood from the sitar. Brilliant playing.

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[@karthiksunil1747]

This is just one of the infinite possibility of kapi ragam. Which means every player has their own interpretation of kapi raga and can play in respect to what emotion they are in . There are infinite sangadhis and swara interpretation . Isn't that just wonderful? Carnatic music !!!

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MESMERIZING MATURITY; AND FLAWLESS DEXTERITY IN THE FINEST - THIS IS A PIECE OF MUSIC FOR THE WORLD AUDIENCE. GOD BLESS YOU..

[@VASUDEVAV.]

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[@ashisha2z]

Such a bliss! Sakshaat Saraswati. I listen to this everyday at least 2-3 times :-) Makes me happy and blissful

[@dhanushgokaram4954]

When I closed my eyes could see my divine mother goddess saraswati , tears ..... experience of true bliss .

[@Dhruvzy]

so happy to see a clear vision of humility and arts at this level. The music of India excels when this balance is given

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Goddess of music ... divine experience !! You dont need anything more from this world after listening to this.

[@Shyamadas12]

sounding like out of this world,,every single notes were from heaven...take my bow down

[@kesanith]

sakshat sarasvathi avatar this wonderful artist!! she takes us to heaven in few minutes!! thanks God for the sense you gave us to experience it !

[@Dragonfruit233]

The most beautiful composition frm this raga is kadhal rojave..❤💚

[@USHARANI1955]

Goddess of veena. Very much divinely and Saraswathi is alive.

[@SS-de4ho]

Literally, the last few minutes give you Goosebumps and take you to another world... proud of my Indian culture.

[@kiranurn.subramanian3441]

Expert movement of fingers to produce such delightful music on her veena! Delectable ragam, thanam and pallavi in Kapi!

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[@ladyb6850]

Pure heaven on earth ♥️🙏🏻🐚

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[@sreekanthkrishnan468]

kaapi at its best and when its played by a talented artist on Veena, it sounds Divine !

[@microten10]

Wow mam. Tareef ke kabil lafs hi nahi hain. The dedication with which you played 🙏🏼

[@ashishashok7863]

There is so much sadness in this raga .... it fills my eyes for no reason... but its really really beautiful !

[@mike2176]

Absolutely transfixed. Incredible talent.

[@SolMuun]

I wish I could press the like button a hundred times.

[@jashwanthreddy5276]

Her pose of veena ,tune and sound is fabulous

[@karthiksunil1747]

Thank you so much jayanti mam . I started learning veena and your my sole inspiration

[@Cj12sings]

from 5:04 to 5:10 my soul left my body!!!!! OMG!!!!!!

[@vishwaramesh]

So true!

[@ashasreenivas]

Same here

[@Vishwanath924]

Cj12sings You were not wrong. 5:04 to 5:10

[@poddarpradyumna]

Such pure music coupled with dexterity at its peak, makes my heart leap out with joy... :))

[@swathiramaswamy9413]

This is music that can make you cry. Exquisite.

[@krishnapriya4896]

Kaapi:A Soulful raaga#Blissful rendition

[@gks210199]

5:51 to 5:56 sounds like The 007 Theme song. This is just incredible!

[@Angarayan]

Superb! What a bliss! God bless you JK.

[@venkatakrishnankrishnan8538]

Rk

[@laviniamurugan4736]

This is just amazing.She is indeed Goddess Saraswathi

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[@rohithgorthy971]

Its Such a contrast to listen the next thillana on Kapi, Which was just posted a contrary gesture ... It was very strong & dazzling unlike this projecting sad shades....

[@VASUDEVAV.]

Awesome. Happy.......... Thanks a lot

[@thejasvibhattachar]

Loved a lot,Mesmerizing...

[@meeraalladi7998]

v sensitive delineation of the raga

[@udupisharada7558]

Akka's expression of melancholy...👏👏

[@darbarfestival]

🙏😇

[@RAMYAALAVANDI]

"Abhinava Sharada Devi" Jayanti Kumaresh, salute you ma'am.

[@kesanith]

divine grace !!!

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[@MrSirAussie]

Love it....thank you........too good

[@rumycar]

Wonder how the alapana would sound without the electronic pickup?

[@ravinuvvula354]

JAYANTHI JI IS LOOK LIKE MATHA SARASWATHI . AMAZING PERFORM THANK U MATHA JI

[@frankroger1551]

simply amazing!

[@SaharaDesertEcoTours]

So good thanks you.

[@apsarassamayal]

Mind blowing mam,no words to say

[@chandansvlog7231]

Saraswathy devi in her hand fingers ❤

[@kirandevnikar725]

Simply amazing👌

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Excellent.

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It was beautiful

[@kesanith]

just a divine bliss !!!!!

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Superb !.

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[@geethas7547]

Omg. Extraordinary

[@RaghunathIyer]

Divine. Takes you to heaven.

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Please correct the title to "Ragam Thanam" instead of Alapana, as it is a completely different performance piece unique to the Carnatic style.

[@nsridharam]

super super i can not express my feelings !!!

[@sidhmemory]

absolutely majestic.class apart :)

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loved after 5:10 ♥️

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I want to play this music in my funeral

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Gorgeous leady with bliss of soulful sound

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Superb.

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Muy bueno

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sensational

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Saraswathi :)

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Paaaah ..wat a seemless transition to Western notes at 8.00 and the thirst to get back to classical...

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Just listen

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