Singing Indian Violin | Kala Ramnath | Raag Puriya Dhanashree | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Kala Ramnath has mastered the art of the sliding violin. Her performance of the dusk Raag Puriya Dhanashree produces a kaleidoscope of emotional colours.
Learn more about the music:
Kala Ramnath is one of India’s most adept violinists, sliding around the fretboard in a strikingly vocalistic style. Her approach is focused on Hindustani classical music, but she also incorporates ideas from her South Indian roots. She was born in Chennai to a family that included esteemed violinists T.N. Krishnan and N. Rajam, but has oriented her study to North Indian forms, having studied with Pandit Jasraj, vocal legend of the Mewati gharana, for 15 years.
In recent years she has performed classically around the world as well as writing Hollywood scores and working with musicians from jazz, flamenco, Western classical, and traditional African music. Outside her playing career she seeks to improve the lives of underprivileged children through music through Kalashree, her charitable foundation.
Subhankar Banerjee’s eclectic style of tabla is the result of permanently open ears. His mother Kajalrekha was a singer-composer, who started him on tabla aged four and supported him in his musical journey. He trained in the Benares gharana under Manik Das before an extended apprenticeship in the Farukhabad gharana under Swapan Shiva (“his ruthlessly frank criticism, that too during live stage concerts, hurt me; but compelled to see the finer nuances…”).
His expansive rhythmic imagination has led to a range of top accompaniment slots, as well as performances with the London Symphony Orchestra and jazz masters including John McLaughlin. He has also played for Hollywood films, and performed at the Nobel peace Prize ceremony. For him music should always be a direct endeavour, expressing one’s life force through sound (“it starts with an endless passion for music, for awake, for discovery, for people, for life…”).
“Since childhood, I was exposed to all kinds of music - from Bengali folk, film music, to the most complex of bandishes. The music I play is an amalgam of my experiences and collective influences” (Subhankar Banerjee)
Recorded at Darbar Festival 2006, at Leicester’s Peepul Centre:
-Kala Ramnath (violin)
-Subhankar Banerjee (tabla)
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[@kanwaljitsingh8391]

There is something magical about Kala Ramnath violin playing

[@saketsharma937]

This is magic. This is one of those musical segments which takes one in the state of trance where the quest for introspection and contemplation lies and one starts to realise oneself

[@GouravKumar-ff1sn]

Revisiting this video after 7 years. She is a legend. How flawlessly she changes the bow. No one in the whole world can do it better than her.

[@mirzaamin7015]

Yah itna achcha viral bajana har Kisi ke bus ki Kam Nahin yah kudrat ka khas Karam hai aap per aur hamesha aap per hai aap aur aapki team hamesha khush rahe aur aise hi kam hai din mein Kai bar aapka viral sunta hun tab jakar Dil ko sukun milta jite Rahe aap aur aapki team

[@RaynarPenStoresGuntur]

salut to our mother india giving such a dauthers

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[@kapwatt]

Wow can't contain myself. It's doubly enjoyable just watching how engrossed and appreciative she is too. Wish I could watch this whole performance

[@bobh808]

As a Westerner who's listened to (mostly Northern) Indian Classical music since 1980, I always approach Indian music played on Western instruments with a little bit of hesitation; but this is stunningly beautiful. The artist is playing so joyfully, too. Her expressions are so engaging and delightful. What a performer!

[@autobotftwww]

+BobH It has been more than a century that the violin is a part of the Indian music sphere, hindustani and carnatic.

[@bobh808]

That is true! I meant only to say that my hesitation was my own bias, and that my enjoyment of the performance was unexpected.

[@jayasimha16]

Awesome!! How she enjoys playing...

[@NicholasKlacsanzkyICM]

I met Pandit Banerjee in person. Really sweet and simple man.

[@sayanhalder3934]

Exactly sir

[@pratodas901]

I second that.

[@ahanaghosh9597]

Panditji is No more 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔

[@rps3182]

Superb clarity in superfast rhythm

[@raj7777100]

Pandit shubhankar banerjee ji :-)wah best accompaniment . Look at the tihais what he does wahhhh !!! Amazing!!:-):-):-[ . .

[@saleemtriprayar4525]

Grand dame of indian instrumental..truly amazing

[@pankajyogi5449]

This performance gave me a peace and l feel very happy from my innerside.

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[@JackieLastrada]

Kala and friends groove like nobody else!!

[@sureshgupta7685]

Divine Violin.Awesome,Amazing ,Wonderful recital by Kalaji.Tabla accompaniment by Shubhankar Banerjee is wonderful.Request Kalaji to upload this Raga in full length.

[@omraniramnath6738]

Classic!!!!Memories of my grandparents.

[@mirzaamin7015]

aapka violin bachane ka andaaz itna pyara itna khubsurat hai ki बार-बार usko sunane ko Dil Chahta hai sun sun kar mera to Dil Hi bharta Lal band din mein Koi 30 se 35 bar aapka viral sunta hun FIR jakar Dil ko milta hai aapko Salam

[@mirzaamin7015]

Bahut khoob bhai bahut khoob itna achcha violin bajana har Kisi ke bus ki baat Nahin mujhe lagta hai ki aap bahut mushakkatton ke bad is mukam per pahunche Hain Allah aapko aur kamyab Karen thanks for this great effort

[@PamalkaKarunanayake]

kya baath ji...! never heard this kinda taan patterns from any1 else...! Jai Hain...!

[@mohandrkris3205]

Smt.kala.violin.excellent.marvelos.tablamaestro.subhangar.play.taal.tempo.clarity.perfection.sound.grip.parans.so.amazing.excellent

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[@sharmishthamukherjee9820]

My favourite raga. wah!

[@pramodtandon629]

Wonderful heart touching violin never heard of earlier....god bless her...

[@RavinderSingh-gd4zj]

Very melodious Violin I have ever heard. Played with so much excellence. with equally good tabla accompaniment. Looking forward to her more such concerts.

[@pramodtandon629]

Feel like listening again & again.....what a melody...thanks

[@mirzaamin7015]

BOHAT KHOOB LAJAWAB

[@matstertacniqalyt2437]

Lovely Aati Sundar VAadan .

[@SreematiMukherjee]

Sublimest of the sublime. This melody is a divine outpouring.

[@ssimba2785]

Kala Ramnath you are truly blessed by Goddess Saraswati. I would have loved to listened to Allap? No doubt you are good fast tempo.

[@vikrantsathe1033]

wah ! wah ! Ma'am u r great...!!

[@yashwantchaubisa681]

Beautiful superb lajwab 💖💖💖💖💖

[@narengondaliya3946]

Woaaaaow Both r very Beautiful play..👌👌👌👌👌

[@tapankumardas8688]

Kya baat Shubvankarji kya baat. Làa jawab

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[@manikdas5384]

Simply marvelous.

[@samprasadmajumdar1697]

Your music is certainly sweeter on repeat listening.

[@ramaswamiannaswami9129]

Simply superb

[@abhirup6861]

Divine rendition

[@umarmian5386]

Beautiful raag peace music

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[@samprasadmajumdar1697]

KALA RAMNATH ASCENDS WORLD CLASS AS A DISCIPLE OF DR. RAJAM, PANDIT JASRAJ. HER MUSIC RESONANCTES THE NUANCES OF PANDIT OMKARNATH THAKUR.

[@dibakarchakraborty8712]

Celestial music...

[@mayurnathganti3342]

No words to explain. Splendid.

[@ketanshah6613]

such brilliance and poise

[@jtupadhaya3422]

What a classic rendition! Pl upload the full version of the same,. if available & possible.

[@rajinees2122]

Divine music.

[@sheshagirigh]

very devine! great voiline..

[@Aasmraudio]

waaah.. fabulous.

[@kishori421]

बहुत खूब !

[@Sami-bm2iw]

Phenomenal.

[@SreematiMukherjee]

Genius!!

[@dr.rajinderkumargaur8172]

Great

[@shambakare5048]

Outclass

[@dr.rajinderkumargaur8172]

Touching

[@govindarajulu-kasturi9614]

Beautiful rendition in her own signature style God Bless the Artistes Thanks please

[@bhartiyashastriyasangeet8262]

वाह 👌👌🙏pranam

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[@AtulAhir]

very great voiline..

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[@seetaramaraotv57]

Awesome performance and rendition ❤❤❤

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[@kanwaljitsingh8391]

Fantastic rendering

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[@chinmaydeshpande9384]

auosome...!!!!!!!!!

[@forfunonly4343]

Wah! Payaliya jhanakar Mori!

[@paramanandgandharv600]

Kya baat he didi

[@mdsalauddinsallu]

🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍

[@lakshyadangi6386]

Vaah..

[@MsRay108]

Magnificent ❤❤❤

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[@bijoyghoshal3960]

Awesome

[@darbarfestival]

😇🙏

[@rps3182]

There is Omkarnath type of bowing which is mejestic with melody!

[@dipankarhalder5414]

Good

[@pratodas901]

Nice Kashmiri Shaal Shubhankar babu

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[@TheTATSAM]

classic

[@raghvendraarya9852]

wow...

[@duttasvk]

mesmeric ...one would beckoned to a musical eldorado 😊

[@chathurasupun2398]

Please upload the full video of this??

[@rps3182]

Simply superb, clarity with excellent thruth. Violin simply sings or it sometimes in alaap sounds like flute?

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[@manashbass]

Please release the full video in members only 🙏

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[@dilipgovilkar5909]

Gagar me TANO ka sagar hilore mar raha hai. BHAI WAHHHHHHHHHHH.

[@Bharathsalem]

it resembles like GAMANASHRAM fr me :)

[@Sam-hc4sd]

Or pantuvarali

[@aritram10]

Ustad Keramatullah Khan saheb ka jhalak samne ata hai Pandit Subhankar Banerjee ji ka tabla sunke.

[@udayaprasad7062]

It’s just reeyaz , reeyaz and REEYAZ

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😇🙏

[@pranavmusical95]

I guess dis is Puriya Dhanashree........

[@a6hiji7]

Subhankar Banerjee looked so young. His demise is a great loss to music.

[@AnshumanVenkatesh]

What is the name of the bandish?

[@forfunonly4343]

Payaliya jhanakar Mori Jhanak jhanaka baje jhankare Payaliya jhanakar Mori Piya samjhau samjhat nahi Sasan nand Mori degi gaari Payaliya jhanakar Mori.....

[@PamalkaKarunanayake]

@@forfunonly4343 It is not payaliya jhankar!

[@maggem123]

@zakaria I am an amateur in Music. Audience express their enjoyment by shaking/waving their head. Typically we can clap only in the end even though there may be some exciting moments in between the song. This is the case with Carnatic Music.

[@zakariaalaoui1647]

I noticed people waiving their heads like saying no, when listening to indian music, is it purely cultural? Or does it mean something?

[@Prasannakumar-yk7bf]

Just a way to enjoy the music.

[@vasishtapolisetty639]

Haha! Just a gesture of appreciation of the music

www.darbar.org/index.php/article/wah-wah-the-language-of-indian-music-appreciation/26

[@varunsubramanyam8594]

It's called purvikalyani ragam in Carnatic music,,,,!

[@drolyag1982]

Grand dame of indian instrumental..truly amazing