Unknown (or Rare) Vadhyams

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 18 Oct 2006, 23:06

I thought it would be nice to list and discuss some vadhyams which are not in common concert platforms these days.

First one i wish to list is 'mukhavINa'. Its a wind instrument. I dont know if anybody has seen this instrument. i havent. i am told it sounds something like a nAdasvaram but quite different.

Lets discuss and educate each other about such vadhyams. recordings would also be amazing to have.

meena · Post by **meena** » 18 Oct 2006, 23:10

mukhavINa pic:

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vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 29 Oct 2006, 18:08

It's mentioned that Subbaraya Sastry , son of Shyama Shastry had mastered in playing an instrument "sArinda". Can we know more about this instrument ??

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 29 Oct 2006, 18:13

For info about sarinda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarinda

It appears to be similar to sArangi, which was used to accompany karNATaka sangita ein the early part of the 20th Century. You can also download samples of this intrument from a link at the bottom of the wikipedia articel.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 29 Oct 2006, 18:15

Just listening to the first sample of sarinda. SOunds like a high-pitched sArangi.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 29 Oct 2006, 18:59

DRS- Thanks, I am enjoying sarinda recital provided by your link.

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 29 Oct 2006, 20:14

mukaveena i presume is nothing but the clarinot?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 29 Oct 2006, 21:02

Very interesting that the sarinda is now played in Pakistan! I wonder if that was that an influence that travelled from India, or something that came down to them from Afghanistan (gAndhAr)?

BTW, the first piece was very suspiciously like a Mohd. Rafi song that I can't put my finger on just yet!

Ravi

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 29 Oct 2006, 21:13

I have read somewhere that the mukhavIna is nothing but the mouth organ! I dont know for sure whether that's right.

kaapi · Post by **kaapi** » 30 Oct 2006, 20:06

The most unusual instrument I have heard is the snail's shell ( nathAngoodu in tamil). This was at a marriage in Tirupati several years ago. The musician was a local vidwan whose concert was arranged through the choultry owner. To the amazement of all present he played alapana, krithis and swaram well using the shell of a snail. I have not come across this since then anywhere.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 30 Oct 2006, 21:04

kaapi, maybe you can find out the name and contacts of the choultry owner if that wont be hard?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 31 Oct 2006, 07:59

In the wikepedia thread, rajeshnat has posted a presentaion by musicologist P.B. Sunadaram. In that the author speaks of mOrsing--how the word is the corrupt form of muga sangu (face shell). Any relative of nattai (snail) kUdu (shell)? nattAnguDu?

hamsadhwaniteju · Post by **hamsadhwaniteju** » 09 Jun 2008, 12:28

Hai All,

Kindly check out the below link. It has a complete concert recording of my Carnatic Classical Harmonica [Mouth Organ] Recital. Comments welcome

http://www.esnips.com/web/HarmonicaConc ... ge=1#files

saadhyaa · Post by **saadhyaa** » 10 Jun 2008, 05:42

hai all

how about "KETTHU"..( not to be pronounced like kethu - the shadow planet...) a uppa pakka vadhyam.....it resembles like a tambura with strings and played by two sticks....i have seen Shril. H. Subramanian accompanying shri. anayampati ganesan on the jalatharankam....? any comments....

saadhyaa

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 10 Jun 2008, 10:53

How about the Yazh, classical Tamil instrument that disappeared thanks to the Vina?

rasaali · Post by **rasaali** » 10 Jun 2008, 12:42

I have heard AIR concerts by one Angamali KJ jose on the Dilruba.

There is the clarionet which has not really had many practitioners after AKC Natarajan so I'd call it rare.

A lady called Anusuya Kulkarni plays Anklong (not sure of the exact spelling), an Indonesian instrument that looks like a vertical xylophone and sounds like a cousin of the same.

Many years back I heard a gentleman from Mumbai who had self taught himself to play the recorder, which is like the flute, but distinct. I still remember a nice Simhendramadhyamam he played.

Saadhya- I have also seen Sh Subramanian accompany Sri NSG once.

On another note, maybe 50 years from now, people on similar forums will discuss a rare instrument called the tambura which used to be made of wood and had to be manually operated - no battery operated contraptions or laptops piping out the drone..

:D

rasaali · Post by **rasaali** » 10 Jun 2008, 12:49

PS: THough not carnatic music I have seen and heard western classical music and country music played on a saw. This person used a violin bow and the variation was brought about by bending the saw. He was accompanied by a guitar and piano.

On a whim, I searched youtube and found a sample.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WZQ7t2AMdQA

Have to say this gives a new meaning to the Tamil phrase "rambam maadiri arukkaran".

Quite amazing IMHO

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Jun 2008, 20:45

rasaali,
You will find a review of Anasuya Kulkarni's Ensmble concert in the Concert Reviews and Recordings Section, February 23rd, 2008.