M.S. Subbulakshmi sings a hindi song (wonderful rendition)

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i always thought that her meera bhajan singing at the end of her concerts after her serious pieces diminished her worth in the eyes of serious music fans. when i listen to her recorded concerts (of which i have many), i stop listening after the midpoint by which time she has finished the serious varNams, krithis in some heavy weight ragam like a shankarabharanam, purvikalyani, thodi, or bhairavi, followed by a ragam thanam pallavi.

what usually followed were a profusion of these mostly fluff marathi abhangs and meera bhajans. not worth my time. my objection is not to the language but the musical heaviness of the pieces. i need my music to entertain me emotionally and intellectually.

Rashmun wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i always thought that her meera bhajan singing at the end of her concerts after her serious pieces diminished her worth in the eyes of serious music fans. when i listen to her recorded concerts (of which i have many), i stop listening after the midpoint by which time she has finished the serious varNams, krithis in some heavy weight ragam like a shankarabharanam, purvikalyani, thodi, or bhairavi, followed by a ragam thanam pallavi.

what usually followed were a profusion of these mostly fluff marathi abhangs and meera bhajans. not worth my time. my objection is not to the language but the musical heaviness of the pieces. i need my music to entertain me emotionally and intellectually.

this was not a meera bhajan. it is the most famous of all hanuman bhajans--the hanuman chalisa penned by Tulsidas.

kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i always thought that her meera bhajan singing at the end of her concerts after her serious pieces diminished her worth in the eyes of serious music fans. when i listen to her recorded concerts (of which i have many), i stop listening after the midpoint by which time she has finished the serious varNams, krithis in some heavy weight ragam like a shankarabharanam, purvikalyani, thodi, or bhairavi, followed by a ragam thanam pallavi.

what usually followed were a profusion of these mostly fluff marathi abhangs and meera bhajans. not worth my time. my objection is not to the language but the musical heaviness of the pieces. i need my music to entertain me emotionally and intellectually.

this was not a meera bhajan. it is the most famous of all hanuman bhajans--the hanuman chalisa penned by Tulsidas.

The thing is, the link isn't working. So were not sure what you posted.

Rashmun wrote:

kinnera wrote:

Rashmun wrote: this was not a meera bhajan. it is the most famous of all hanuman bhajans--the hanuman chalisa penned by Tulsidas.

The thing is, the link isn't working. So were not sure what you posted.

try again:

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnV51_jnlSU

kinnera wrote:I don't understand. Some of the tambams are ardent leftists and hindu haters. Why is that so? They were the priviledged ones in the caste system. Do their current leanings stem from the (subconcious) guilt complex for what their ancestors did or is it a pseudointellectual thing or is it coz of an inferiority complex abt every thing hindu?