Mallikarjun Mansur (1910 – 1992)

July 23, 2007 at 5:43 pm (Archival Audio Recording, Bandish, Cheej, HCM, Hindustani Classical Music, ICM, Indian Classical Central, Indian Classical Music, Khayal, Kheyal, Khyal, Mallikarjun Mansur, Raga Lajvanti, Raga Vasanti Kedar, Sadara)

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur 

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur (1901 – 1992)

Raga Vasanti Kedar 28:08 (short clip)
A composition in Vilambit Teentala – Atara Sugandha…

Raga Lajvanti 29:48 (short clip)
A composition in Madhyalaya Jhaptala

Interesting fact about these recordings that in both the recordings Pandit-ji is accompanied on Sarangi. Another fact that in both the recordings Dayan (Tabla drum, usually on the left side) is tuned to lower octave Sa (Tonic). Another observation is there is no vocal support, usually provided by his son Rajshekhar Mansur , which is the case with all his later recordings. And, here, his singing is energetic and powerful.

Raga Vasanti Kedar is a rarely heard Raga, yes …but Lajvanti is more then something rare.

Recordings could be All India Redio Broadcasts – Looking at their length, fade in-fade out and the fact that there is no Daad (appreciation) heard or no sounds of clapping at the end.

Credits:

1. Photograph: http://www.hinduonnet.com
2. Audio Recordings: Dhaivat Shukla’s personal archives
3. Digitizaion: Dhaivat Shukla

1 Comment

  1. Naveen Bharathi said,

    June 3, 2009 at 5:38 am

    He was born in the year 1910 not 1901…

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