For details, call 99001 53795 or 94485 74894. Box What is a melakarta? In musicology, melakarta refers to the 72 basic ragas (scales)---also called sampurna (complete) and parent (janaka ...

Once that is achieved, the raga can virtually go on auto pilot because the scales are so basic, the Indian equivalent of the western solfége Do Re Mi, only with the gamakams added. Muthuswamy ...

A ragamala in vocal music also conveys the name of a raga through lyrics in the respective passage. The ragamala started with Hindol, one of the six basic ragas of the Hindustani classical system ...

Ranging from the basic ragas like that of Shanmukhapriya, Hamsadhwani and Sriragam, there were certain compositions that started at Madhyamavati and ended at Hindola too. The selections were ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri ...