raga
ராகம்
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Some singers astonished the judges with their amazing control over their voice as they got tested in the nuances of musical notes in various ragas .
(in Indian music) a pattern of notes having characteristic intervals, rhythms, and embellishments, used as a basis for improvisation.
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The Quartet improvised the notes of the 'raga' Revagupti, each instrument showing its tonal texture.
His resonant use of the bass string to render the notes of a 'raga' in the lower octave has lent gravity and depth to his recitals.
He wondered if anyone knew why Mayamalavagowla was used as the 'raga' to learn the basic music lessons from.
The one he popularised, basing it on the ancient system of ‘moorchanas,’ between male and female vocalists, each of them singing their respective scales and different 'ragas' at the same time.
I found my feet dancing to the lilting 'ragas' of Carnatic classical music.
I started learning to sing at age 3, singing parts of 'ragas' and short songs for maybe ten minutes each morning.
Firefly was one of the first Indian groups to experiment with original scores combining Indian 'ragas' with hip rhythms of Western music.
A 1948 review by a famous critic states categorically that a good voice is not essential for delineating 'ragas' in the Carnatic mode.
His combination of blues with classical Indian 'ragas' has produced four award-winning albums in three years.
When the Forum honoured him, he pointed out that classical musicians were not being innovative and were parroting the same 'ragas' and songs.
In their early ages, they have learnt the grammar of the 'ragas' , the basics of laya, tala and technique together with a few patterns of tana.
The piano concerto Towards Asavari honours the eponymous Indian goddess through the inspiration of Indian classical 'ragas' , poems and paintings.
They blend Caribbean music forms like calypso and reggae with Indian 'ragas' and melodies - played on conventional instruments as well as pan, sitar and tabla - to create their unique sound.
Their repertoire consists of anything you might have heard during the glory days of Afghan Radio: songs in Persian and Pashto, romantic gazals, sufi songs and 'ragas' .
Once again Manx mixes up acoustic blues with Indian 'ragas' to produce a seamless sound that you never want to stop.
I enjoy chill-out music but others may prefer classical, Indian 'ragas' , Gregorian chants, or even hip-hop to get in the mood.
For performing this, Madhu had to create a whole new ‘attaprakaram’, a visual sub-text, using various 'ragas' to connote different meanings and ponder over the costume.
The point was well driven home by the children who sang the song set to nine 'ragas' with effortless ease.
The singer has composed songs in some rare 'ragas' such as Vandhanadhaarini, Sumanesaranjini, Bagesri and Madhukauns.
Some singers astonished the judges with their amazing control over their voice as they got tested in the nuances of musical notes in various 'ragas' .
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