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Joe Hisaishi's music is very interesting. The Japanese influence is strong.
Love Kikujiro and most of his Studio Ghibli projects.
Cheers,
Raghu
 
Just got wind of this album a few minutes ago. Listening to it right now on Spotify!

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Song: Puttam Puthu Kaalai
Film : Alaigal Oyvathillai.
Music : Illayaraja.
Singer : Jency
This song even in a normal cellphone sounds so good. Many times we forget the music and concentrate on the system. Enjoy the Music. Screenshot_20200922-072545.jpg
 
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The founder of Kirana gharana singing thumris in his inimitable voice and style. The recording is from the early 1930s and was released on LP in the sixties. Khansahib’s prowess on gamak and taans is exemplary, but his natural ease and ability to move the listener is unparalleled.

The late musicologist Shri Ratanjankar’s words sum it up best:
“It was like a walk in a cool, moon-lit garden of sweet-smelling flowers that one felt when listening to the perfectly tuneful, and dreamy cadences of Khan Saheb's music. One was lifted up into a dream land. The dream haunted the mind long after the music had ceased.”
 
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Dawn & Dusk - by Singh Bandhu

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This is a promising Jugalbandi performance by the less known but highly virtuous brothers, Singh Bandhu... who were the disciples of Ustad Amir Khan of Indore Gharana. They sing Ragas Nat Bhairav and Kalavati - morning and night ragas respectively. I was listening to the former today morning (and followed it by an Ahir Bhairav by Ustad ji himself). Expect the calm, understated singing style of the gharana, which works well with the devotional and compassionate mood of Nat Bhairav. They fuse and contrast pretty well together and the recording shows how the relatively less known artists of yesteryear are comparable to (in some cases even better than) the best of today‘s generation.

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It was a nice little discovery for me to find this duo. And then I read up more on them in The Hindu archives. Nice contrasting personalities and all. But will spare you the details. You can enjoy the recording on YouTube here:

 
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