Re: Madhmad Sarang

"kartik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote...
> I would like to know about long renderings of Madhmad Sarang in
> concerts.Why hasnt this raga been tried often?Is it because of the
> proximity to Megh?

Is it really true that MS hasn't been tried often? Compared to
what?

Anyways, I attended a dhrupad recital on Sunday by the Gundechas
in Bangalore where they sang a medium-length Madhmad Sarang
(they started with a lovely Ahir Bhairav, then MS, a Kabir bhajan
based on Charukeshi and finally Adana(!!)). They do have a recording
of the same piece - "tum rab tum saaheb" set to sultaal.

Kumar Gandharva has recorded MS and it is available an a Music
India CD. IIRC, he has sung the same cheez sung by Basavraj
according to Akash - "rang de rang de". It is probably a 15-20 min
piece.

Ali Ahmad Hussain's recording of Madhmad Sarang on shehnai
is leisurely and outstanding (I forget the details, but there aren't a
whole lot of his recordings around).

Finally - and Nani may ignore this paragraph - the accomplished
vocalist from Philadelphia Dr.Vivek Khadilkar sings it often. The
last occassion I remember was in the presence of a small group
of musicians/musiclovers in picturesque Sea Isle City and it was
an excellent performance. He gives it a full treatment and the
rendition may last for an hour or more. The khayal he sings is
"laal hami san karo naa ThaThori" in vilambit ektaal. The cheez
is "jhulanaa jhulaave ri maa_ii" in drut teentaal.

C