raga
రాగం
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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 point was well driven home by the children who sang the song set to nine 'ragas' with effortless ease.
Firefly was one of the first Indian groups to experiment with original scores combining Indian 'ragas' with hip rhythms of Western music.
Once again Manx mixes up acoustic blues with Indian 'ragas' to produce a seamless sound that you never want to stop.
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.
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' .
I started learning to sing at age 3, singing parts of 'ragas' and short songs for maybe ten minutes each morning.
His combination of blues with classical Indian 'ragas' has produced four award-winning albums in three years.
A 1948 review by a famous critic states categorically that a good voice is not essential for delineating 'ragas' in the Carnatic mode.
I enjoy chill-out music but others may prefer classical, Indian 'ragas' , Gregorian chants, or even hip-hop to get in the mood.
The singer has composed songs in some rare 'ragas' such as Vandhanadhaarini, Sumanesaranjini, Bagesri and Madhukauns.
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.
The piano concerto Towards Asavari honours the eponymous Indian goddess through the inspiration of Indian classical 'ragas' , poems and paintings.
I found my feet dancing to the lilting 'ragas' of Carnatic classical music.
When the Forum honoured him, he pointed out that classical musicians were not being innovative and were parroting the same 'ragas' and songs.
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 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.
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.
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