On the eve of Maha Shivarathri, here is our musical offering, in the form of a melodic devaranama composed by Saint Purandaradasa (1484 - 1564) in praise of Lord Shiva – featuring Abilash Giri Prasad on the vocals and Swaminathan Selvaganesh on the Kanjira (South Indian Classical drum). This song is set to tune in Raga Dabari Kaanada and Adi tala.
Pallavi
Chandra chooda ṣhiva ṣhankara pārvathi
Ramaṇā ninage namō namō
Anu Pallavi
Sundara mṛuga dhara pināka dhara hara
Gangādhara gaja charmāmbara dhara
Charaṇam
Darake dakshina kāvēri
Kumbhapura vāsanu neene
Karadali veeneya gānava māduva
Uragabhūshananu neene
Koṛaḷali bhasma rudrāksha udharisda
Parama vaiṣhnavanu neene
Garuda gamana namma purandara vittalana
Prāna priyanu neene
Credits:
Concept, Vocals and Video - Abilash Giri Prasad
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Percussions - Swaminathan Selvaganesh
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Recorded at Digi Sound Studios, Chennai
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Recording, mixing and mastering done by L. Baba Prasad
About the artists:
Vocals – Abilash Giri Prasad
Acknowledged as one of the promising young talents of South Indian Classical Music (Carnatic Music), Abilash Giriprasad was introduced to this art form at the tender age of four. Right from his first stage performance at the age of 7, Abilash has performed several hundreds of concerts, extensively all over India and other countries such as the United States of America, Canada, Re-union Island, Mauritius, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. Abilash’s mellifluous rendition of Krithis has an impartial mixture of bhakthi, bhava and laya, which is highly appreciated and complimented by the peer musicians and is absolutely enjoyed by audiences throughout the world. Abilash came into the lime light when he was declared the first runner-up in Jaya TV’s acclaimed reality show - “Carnatic Music Idol 2010” and the winner of “Carnatic Music Idol – People’s Choice” in the same competition. At this young age, Abilash has bagged several prestigious awards and accolades to his credit including the “Sangeetha Kala Jothi”, “Shanmukhananda Bharath Rathna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music”, “Cultural Talent Search Scholarship” under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India, “Bala Kala Rathna”, “Yuva Kala Bharathi”, “Kalai ila Mani” by the Department of Arts Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, “Bala Bhaskara”, “Pogo Amazing Kid Singer”, “Youth Excellence Award” and most significantly, a “Certificate of Honour” from the Department of Arts and Culture, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for promoting Indian Music in Republic of South Africa in July 2015 – to name a few.
Percussions – Swaminathan Selvaganesh
Hailing from a family of musicians of high accolades, Swaminathan is the grandson of “Grammy Award Winner” Padma Vibhushan Awardee Sri Vikku Vinayakaram and the son of Kanjira maestro Sri Selvaganesh. Swaminathan’s flair for music was honed at a very young age by his family and he started performing concerts even before he was 10. Swaminathan’s musical sense and the importance to rhythmic support for the upliftment of a musical composition, has been invariably appreciated by several musicians of high repute, throughout the world. Being one of the most sought after musicians in the world music arena, Swaminathan has travelled to several countries for concerts, demonstrations and collaborations with musicians of different genres. At this young age, he has been awarded with several coveted titles and awards.
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