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Welcome to karnATik kritique Issue #16!
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few
seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul
what the water-bath is to the body.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Vol.4, Issue 3 2004
This issue is so packed with stuff, you'll wonder
what to check out first. My advice: just go through
them all, then let me know what you love most!
1. NEW STUFF
- STORY: PART V
- SONG AND AUDIO!
- NEW KARTOON
- GIVING BACK
- CALLING ALL TEACHERS!
2. ARTICLE
3. TRIVIA
4. RAGA OF THE MONTH
5. LATEST LYRICS (10 MORE!)
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1. NEW FEATURES
* Calling all teachers and performers!
Are you a Carnatic musician or teacher? If so,
get listed! We are now building a directory of
musicians and teachers. This way, someone can contact
you for lessons or a performance. Send in your
information now:
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/teachers.shtml
* Music is forever - part V
Our continuing story goes on, with the 5th part. Missed
an issue? Check out what you missed, too:
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/story.shtml
* New Kartoon!
Our new Carnatic cartoon will have you clutching
your sides with laughter. Check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/kartoons.shtml
* Song and Audio
We're back with ANOTHER song that has both lyrics
and audio!
* Giving back
Every year, karnATik sends money out of our own
pockets to Udavum Karangal, based on the number of
visitors to the site. If you'd like to help
contribute, you can make a contribution on our behalf.
Just make sure to let us know!
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* More and more
Small updates on the site are always happening. Errors
are slowly being repaired and we are always open
to requests for Carnatic songs, as always. Please
let us know if you see something amiss. Thanks for visiting!
http://www.karnatik.com
* What's new?
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new, just check the what's new section to see
what's been updated.
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FEATURED LINKS
Shama and Friends
http://www.shamaandfriends.com
Lyrics to bhajans and devotional songs, plus
film songs and an Urdu glossary.
Tamil Devotional Songs Archive
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2my9a/tamillyrics/tdsa/
Lyrics to almost 80 Tamil devotional songs on Krishna,
Murugan, Devi, Shiva, Ganapati, Rama, etc.
Check the what's new page for all the new features.
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/whatsnew.shtml
2. ARTICLE
In this issue, O.S. Subramanian beautifully
describes the history of the great composer Walajapet
Venkataramana Bhagavatar
Read the article at:
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/article011.shtml
Send us your comments on the article!
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/contact.shtml
3. TRIVIA
Answers from last time:
1) First in 1908.
2) Swati Tirunal
3) Akhilandeshwari
And here are few more trivia for you to puzzle over until next
time:
a. Which musicians besides Tyagaraja were born in Tiruvarur?
(Dikshitar, and SS, all within 15 yrs of each other)
b. What were Mysore Vasudevacharya's writings, besides Carnatic
compositions?
(they include two books naa kanda kavidaru - the artists i knew, in
kannada, and nenpugalu - memories, also in kannada).
c. Whho was slated to be the first woman to receive the Sangeetha
Kalanidhi?
(DKP but agreed that MS should be first as others argued)
4. LATEST LYRICS
10 more songs are listed below, including the rest by
Tiruvottiyur Tyagayya:
See all lyrics at
http://lyrics.karnatik.com
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3031.shtml
sarasijaaksha - mOhanam - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3032.shtml
saraseeruha nayana - maNirangu - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3033.shtml
saraswati nannepuDu - kalyaaNi - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3034.shtml
shree naatha - ratnakaanti - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3035.shtml
shree ramaNa - raagamaalika - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3036.shtml
taamara saakshi - varaaLi - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3037.shtml
taamasamu sEya - naaTTai - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3038.shtml
taruNamidE nannu - gunDakriya - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3039.shtml
tyaagaraajaswaami - kharaharapriyaa - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3040.shtml
ambOruha paadamE - ranjani - GNB
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