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03 - Giriraj Sudha.mp3 (15179 KB)

Artist: John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, and Remember Shakti
Recorded: Live in Mumbai, India.

Track -  Giriraj Sudha (10:45)

Credits:

John McLaughlin - Guitar
Zakir Hussain - Tabla
U. Shrinivas - Mandolin
V. Selvaganesh - Kanjira, Ghatam, Mridangam
Shankar Mahadevan - Vocal
Debashish Bhattacharya - Hindustani Side Guitar
Sivamani - Drums and Percussion
Bhavani Shankar - Dholak, Pakhawaj
Roshan Ali - Dholak
Aziz - Dholak
Taufiq Qureshi - Def, Dafli, and Percussion
Shiv Kumar Sharma - Santoor
A.K. Pallanivel - Tavil


Notes:
   
Guitarist McLaughlin and tabla drummer Zakir Hussain first joined together as Shakti in 1975 to fuse together the rhythmic and improvisational energies of jazz and the classical music of northern India. Regrouping in the late '90s, the two have since raised the level of the synthesis significantly in a quartet with the extraordinary young mandolin player U. Shrinivas and percussionist V. Selvaganesh.

This recording come from December 2000, when Remember Shakti was playing concerts in Bombay at the end of a world tour. It's clearly the occasion for celebration, with the group expanding to include several guests, but it's distinguished by the same quality that has graced their live performances and the previous CD, The Believer: a hypnotic luminosity that enfolds flights of extraordinary virtuosity and sustained dialogue into a tranquil whole. That mood is further enhanced here by the setting, the layered polyrhythms of multiple drummers, and the singing of Shankar Mahadevan.


Meaning of This Song:
One with feet worshipped by Indra and others! Grant me grace and protect me. O Elephant faced one. Chief of the celestial spirits. O ParAtparA! Bestower of auspiciousness. O moon of the ocean of Vedas. One who wears AdisEsha as a bracelet. Remover of impediments. O son of Shiva. One worshipped by Tyagaraja!

Anandan Shivamani popularly known as Sivamani, is an Indian Tamil percussionist. He plays many instruments including drums, Octoban, Darbuka, Udukai, and Kanjira, as well as many more.

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Here is a Jugalbandi:

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Ap Ke Baras.mp3 (4794 KB)

Some information on Tabla Beat Science

Tabla Beat Science is a musical group founded in 1999 by Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell. Its style consists of a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian Underground, Ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. Laswell met with Karsh Kale (who had worked together with Bill for years), and they later teamed up with Talvin Singh and Trilok Gurtu. All six have written for Tabla Beat Science's music.

Personnel

• Zakir Hussain, a premier classical musician and accompanist.
• Trilok Gurtu is another renowned Indian percussionist.
• Talvin Singh is an acclaimed Asian Underground artist.
• Bill Laswell. Laswell is a bassist, ground-breaking producer, and composer.
• Ustad Sultan Khan. Khan is renowned for his technique and melodic control over the sarangi.
• Karsh Kale plays for Tabla Beat Science on tabla and drum kit.
• DJ Disk plays for Tabla Beat Science on turntable.

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Senthurapoove.MP3 (3753 KB)

This is one of the smoothest compositions of Music Maestro Ilarayaja.

Here is some info about Ilayaraja

Ilaiyaraaja is a critically acclaimed Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist. He is a gold medalist from Trinity College of Music, London has composed over 4,000 songs and provided film scores for more than 800 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years. He is based in Chennai, the fourth largest city in India and the centre of the Tamil film industry.