Maya Malava Gowla Jam : Harsha Nagarajan and Lalit Subramanian

IndianRaga Fellows Harsha and Lalit met up in Cleveland and sent us a video of their jam session in the ragam Maya Malava Gowla! As a ragam we know it as the one in which we learn our very basic note patterns and exercises, but to imagine the depth we can go into in it!
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[@push1941]

The future of Carnatic music is in safe hands of the younger generation.

[@yeshprab]

Wow! So beautifully sung. Their voices have sowkhya bhaava in abundance. Also, this raaga is especially suited for their voices because the raga has a peace-inducing (shantha rasa) quality inherent in it, to match with the sowkhya-inducing voices. It also generates bhakthi , and relaxes the mind, and reduces stress. Listening to Mayamalavagowla raaga in the morning is highly recommended. What an astonishing, inspiring, and pleasant video this is! Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

[@yeshprab]

After watching this video, their singing lingered in my mind for several days. Their alapana, neraval and kalpanaswaras, too, rang in my mind continuosly, while reading, cooking, making coffee, reading newspapers, taking showers. It almost haunted me. After I downloaded it onto my laptop, I must have listened to it at least fifty times. (I am not exaggerating!) Mayamalavagowla is my most favorite of all raagas: I like Bhairavi, Shankarabharana and Yadukulakambodhi also, of course; but I agree with Saint Purandara Dasa that Mayamalavagowla is the king of all raagas: It is majestic, and so rich in Sowkhya bhaava (It has shaanta rasa) that it has generously endowed many of its Janya raagas with Shanta rasa also: Raagas such as Malahari, Saveri, Bhowli, Lalitha and Jaganmohini. Look at the tastefully decorated Music Room: The lovely statue of Sangeetha Devata goddess Saraswathi; the great Trimurthy's picture below it; and the photo of the legendary Brindamma, whose name is synonimous with singing pleasantly with sowkhya bhaava, in unhurried manner. Sri Lalit Subramanian comes from Sangeetha Kalanidhi Brindamma's school of course (He is a sishya of Sri Tiruvarur Girish), and Sri Harsha Nagarajan's teacher, violinist Sri T K V Ramanujacharyulu, is also known for the sowkhya bhaava inherent in his music. On KZbin there is a video of him playing Mayamalavagowla on violin, v=ed28LL4IzJE. No wonder, then, that this video oozes sowkhya bhaava from the beginning to the very end. Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

[@harsha.nagarajan]

Namaskarams Prabhu ji, thank you so much for your kind words and we are so glad that you liked our video. It is really our gurus' blessings.

[@lalitsub1]

Thank you so much for your kind words Prabhu ji. We are touched!

[@debabrataghosh9070]

More and more I am watching these kind of videos, I am loving Carnatic music. May goddess Kali bless you both.

[@ramanabalasubramanian4275]

This brings back the memories of my learning days of this raga.. Sounds very pleasant with lots of emotion.

[@SkandaTejasw]

Absolutely one of my favorite Mayamalavagowla sessions, hands down. Fantastic!!! Thank you for this magnificent musical treat.

[@kevinstuart4094]

Simplicity adds so much beauty to classical music. This is such a piece with simple and divine music.

[@ramaniyer8461]

This video is an example as to why music sounds better when it is simpler.

[@archanaranganathan9080]

Perfect duo making this simple and elegant piece.

[@pankajnatarajan2384]

This video captures the essence of Mayamalavagowla in a nutshell...

[@hariniramanathan4903]

At places, it reminds me of Brindamma's rendition of Merusamana. Minimalism is the beauty of Carnatic music and this video is such an example.

[@viperz301]

It really does, doesn't it - I felt the same sense of peace that I get from brindama's mayamalayagaula.

[@adithyaramakrishnan8938]

Soulful singing dedicated to Brindamma! This reminds me of her Mayamalavagowla rendition on KZbin. Bless these musicians.

[@anishkrishnan4584]

Lots of peace in this music. Loving it!!!

[@Sowmiyaj0327]

Hats off to both of you for your excellent alapana, neraval and kalpana swarams. What a great gift to upcoming students... Awesome......

[@krishnaniyer6747]

Very classical and excellent combination. As basic as Mayamalavagowla ragam has so much emotion in it.

[@giridharirowlo7767]

Super combination exlent

[@gandrakotaannapurna9639]

Baaagundi .pillau baaga paadutunnaru .god bless u

[@blse2000]

awesome bro's

[@jagannathrao6689]

Superb. शुभकामनाएँ.

[@mohancharlu9153]

What a composition, what a ragam, what a bani school, what a voice, what a training, what a beautiful carnatic world 😍

[@tkrangachari3247]

So much classicism in their singing. They have the blessings of the late, legend T.Brinda (Brindamma).

[@deepasureshmusic]

was searching one like this, thumbs up to the team for their innovative effort

[@krishnapattabhiraman91]

The sowkhyam in this video is unbeatable. Love the flow of the exchange of ideas and the ragam chosen for this rendition.

[@kamkshikamakoti9536]

Beautiful Mayamalavagowla! Please post many more videos...

[@sahasranamamlakshmi5351]

Hiy blessed children, awesome rendition, keep it up, send other videos also, very sweet

[@krishnapattabhiraman91]

Loved this rendition of Mayamalavagowla. You both are really blessed.

[@raphaelbernard2328]

Bonjour!! Extraordinaire musique classique indienne...

[@jayanthshukla3310]

Raphaël Bernard merci beaucoup😊

[@snehasj6439]

Amazing😍

[@rajeshwarsharma]

Wow! Beautiful presentation of Maya malavagowla ragam by both. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@hariharannarayanan9537]

This video is amazing.. It helped me so much to prepare manodharmam in Mayamalavagowla for my concert... Please post more such ragams..

[@chandrashekharkalyanaraman5224]

Nice to hear! Just a suggestion. The passage "jAtarUpanibhacEla janmArjitam mamAkhila" is incomplete in meaning. So while we may find neraval around this line musically appealing, one who knows and cares for the meaning will be bothered by the fact that repeating that line makes no sense. I feel the next line "pAtakasancayam iha vAraya karuNayA" is a better choice for neraval (with janmArjitam and mamAkhila incorporated occasionally to qualify pAtakasancayam). The karuNArasam of the raaga can also be brought out appropriately.

[@Pattu2469]

Its very happy that this channel is providing all the charming and tender sweet things of India's traditional music that are touching the souls of music lovers... Very satisfied.... Thanks a lot....

[@sivaramankrishnan9962]

Excellent 👌👍😀

[@bharatish25]

Mind blowing.........excellent sir................dont have any words.............. Vidyayaa amrutham ashnuthe..........man can get salvation through such knowledge

[@anasuyareddy8104]

With out any support instruments their singing is giving all the happiness to the liste need.

[@narasimhajunuthula9114]

Perfect combo of two great soulful voices.

[@ananyav3395]

Amazing!!

[@7571lara]

wow..so good to hear!

[@shashankranganath5745]

Love it!

[@srinidhimurali4488]

Really soulful... Please most ragas like this. It will be a guide for students like us.

[@nagarajans247]

Both of you have sung very well. Sounds very classical. God bless you Harsha!!

[@kiranramachandran4163]

Well done! May Saraswati be in the same position as in the video, watching over and guiding you two.

[@hariharanraman4482]

Very beautifully sung!!

[@sivaramansubramanian389]

Excellent flawless redention...God bless both of you...who is the Guru in the photo kept there? Details please.

[@palelisooraj6098]

Sudhamaya Vazhi.... Nannayirikkunnu

[@ajithasowjanya4789]

super

[@creations1775]

Sir what is the meaning of alapana how to practice it...?

[@shobharathna3473]

excellent

[@padmashree5502]

nice

[@krishnaswamysankaran5689]

Very nice and peaceful rendition. Accompaniment-less music sounds a lot more divine.

[@ramamurthytk4945]

Super

[@rajomohan]

Very nice Video.. But mic placement could have been closer.

[@sayannavaranasi8377]

very nice thank you sir I have a music program and I was searching fr alapana and I got this beautiful video

[@TheLion0000]

👍

[@govindarajansrinivasan2795]

Good. Try in veshti next time!

[@SALVATIONISLIVE]

Can anybody tell me where can I download the background sound?

[@Arjun-dd9gd]

It's called sruthi. Search you could find it on youtube or download sruthi app from playstore

[@rainjiju]

YS

[@puranamramesh1]

సంప్రదాయ దుస్తులలో అయినచో క్రమ శిక్షణ కూడా చోటుచేసుకునేది.