Wishing a very Happy & Melodious B'day to the renowned Tabla maestro of the Banaras Gharana Pt. #KalinathMishra ji. 💐

May you be blessed with a long, healthy, melodious life & continue to touch the lives of thousands of KANSENs through your divine music.

Remembering the legendary Tabla maestro of the Banaras gharana, Padma Vibhushan Pt. #KishanMaharaj ji (3 Sept 1923 – 4 May 2008). 🪔🙏

- An outstanding accompanist/soloist

- 1st public performance at the age of 11

- Apart from musicians, accompanied some of the great dancers

Ramkrushnabua Vaze (1871-1945) was travelling at Gorkhpur and heard a street vagrant sing a doha that he promptly noted:
भूप रागको समय रातको| प्रातःसमय देसकारको|
गंधार धैवत जोडी भूपकी| धैवत गंधार देसकार की|
पूर्वरंग है जानो भूपको| उत्तररंग है देसकारको|
𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 | कानसेन क्लब

This is how a Raag is presented and elaborated in the shortest span. Kishori tai singing a beautiful bandish in Raag Deskar and explaining the difference between Bhoop and Deskar. This bandish seems to have been composed by Ustad Alladiya Khansaheb the founder of Jaipur Atrauli…

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This is one aspect of Swami Vivekananda's life that is underrepresented. If I am not wrong, Brajendra Nath Seal was the first to write, in 1911 (??), about Vivekananda's expertise in Mridangam & Tabla though people had written earlier about mellifluous voice. Half a century later…

Remembering one of the GREATEST vocalists of the 20th century, Dr. #VasantraoDeshpande ji (2 May 1920 – 30 Jul 1983). 💐🙏🙏🙏

- Inspired the generations of Musicians & KANSENs with his एकमेवाद्वितीय style, a seamless mix of the Gwalior, Patiala, Kirana & BhendiBaazar gharanas.

Listening every new upload of Dr. #VasantraoDeshpande ji is always an experience in itself.

Raag #Zeelaf

Drut bandish in JhapTaal (13 mins)

Goosebumps 🎧

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कोयलिया मत कर पुकार | Koyaliya mat kar pukar

Dadra - Manjh Khamaj

Dr. #VasantraoDeshpande ji

14 mins
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Mid Night ~12.00AM
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Raag #Paraj परज
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Live Concert Recording of #Thumri dated 2- 2-1983
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Dr. #VasantraoDeshpande ji
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Tabla by Zakir bhai
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Sarangi by #UstadSultanKhan ji
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न भूतो न भविष्यती संगम

HEAVEN on the earth for 12 minutes
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If this doesn't excite us, we need to check our pulse, we might be dead.

Raag #Yaman | यमन

Pt. #VasantraoDeshpande ji | पं. वसंतराव देशपांडे जी

20 mins
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Remembering one of the GREATEST vocalists of the 20th century, Dr. #VasantraoDeshpande ji (2 May 1920 – 30 Jul 1983). 💐🙏🙏🙏

- Inspired the generations of Musicians & KANSENs with his एकमेवाद्वितीय style, a seamless mix of the Gwalior, Patiala, Kirana & BhendiBaazar gharanas.

Remembering the renowned vocalist of the Jaipur Atrauli gharana Pt. #RajShekharMansur ji (16 Dec 1942 - 1 May 2022). 🪔🙏🙏🙏

- The son/disciple of the legendary vocalist Pt. #MallikarjunMansur ji

Remembering the renowned Sitar maestro of the Senia Gharana, Padma Bhushan Pt. #DebuChaudhuri ji (30 May 1935 - 1 May 2021). 🪔🙏🙏🙏

- Author of 6 books, Composer of many new ragas

- The former Dean and Head, Faculty of Music, University of Delhi

Happy #LaborDay !

#LaborDay 2024

#KansenClubQUIZ

KANSEN’s attention spans are shorter for non-sense.

Remembering the 'Father of Indian Cinema' #DadasahebPhalke (30 Apr 1870 - 16 Feb 1944).💐

- Created #RajaHarishchandra , the FIRST Indian movie (1913)

- 95 movies & 26 short films in 19 yrs

- 'The Dadasaheb Phalke Award' for lifetime contribution to cinema is named in his honor

Wishing a very Happy & Melodious B'day to the renowned vocalist, singer & composer, Padma Bhushan Vid. #SudhaRagunathan ji Sudha Ragunathan 💐

May you be blessed with a long, healthy, melodious life & continue to touch the lives of thousands of KANSENs thr your divine music.

Looks like 36 shades of a raga.

Starting from #A1 , if we spent a week on each shade, we have to spend 36 weeks to understand most the shades of a raga i.e. till #F6

#ThinkMusic #ThinkArt

Remembering the one of the greatest painters of India, Shri #RajaRaviVarma ji (29 Apr 1848 – 2 Oct 1906). 💐🙏🙏🙏

- One of his classic and most popular paintings is सरस्वती देवी | Goddess Saraswati painted in 1896.