kEdAragowLa

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 27 Aug 2009, 10:19

I'm surprised there isn't a thread already about this favourite ragam of mine. In particular, the elongated rishabam taken from the gandharam, brushing the madhyamam evocatively before ascending, is very moving. Even simple prayogas like RMGR,,, ; RMP,,,MGR,,,, ; RMPNDP- PDP,,,MGR,,, ; RPMMGR,,,, ; R,,, R,,, R,,, RSNDPNS R,,,, can be so beautiful. Any phrase that emphasises the rishabam in this ragam is particularly lovely, and the panchamam too I find is an important note. A raga that lends itself for vilamba kala exploration and singing, and with so many beautiful krithis like tuLasi bilva (my favourite), sAmikku sari evvarE, saraguNa pAlimpa, nIlakaNTam. It can be sung elaborately as well, but doesn't seem to be favoured very much as a main item these days. In my listening experience, vidwans like Nedunuri, SSI, MDR, and TMK have handled this raga very well, with my personal favourite individual renditions (which I shall post soon) being an RTP by SSI-LGJ-UKS and tuLasi bilva sung by NRK and MDR. Although an emphasis on the rishabam can almost guarantee to please the listener, this is a difficult raga to sing because exploration can rapidly get repetitive with the singer perhaps feeling compelled to stay within the vicinity of the rishabam all the time to preserve the bhAvam of the raga. In so doing, phrases with the nishadam and dhaivatam seem to be neglected at times. Although I have heard raga alapanai and kalpanaswaras quite frequently in this ragam, I have not heard very many neravals--I wonder why. It is a raga that is also favoured in viruTTam/ slOkam singing, and rightly so.

I welcome others' impressions on this beautiful ragam (also from those who don't particularly like it; someone once told me he found the ragam quite boring)...

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 27 Aug 2009, 12:10

Let us start with a vandana slOkam..

Every kathakali performance starts with the recital of vandana slokam 'mAtangAnana..' this is sung in kEdAragauLa.

Here is one sample..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhcTlY-psdY

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 27 Aug 2009, 15:34

That is a beautiful slOkam, braindrain. Thank you. Effectively captures the beauty of KG.
What is a "vandana" slokam?

Surely this must be followed by DKP/DKJ's rendition of the varNam, sAmi dayajUda?

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 27 Aug 2009, 21:56

Vandana slokams are "invocation"

shripathi_g · Post by **shripathi_g** » 27 Aug 2009, 22:01

My all-time favorite - Jalajanabha by MDR. Wonderful usage of the Rishabam as you mentioned.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=aa9a ... 49b5870170

devi · Post by **devi** » 27 Aug 2009, 23:14

braindrain wrote:Let us start with a vandana slOkam..

Every kathakali performance starts with the recital of vandana slokam 'mAtangAnana..' this is sung in kEdAragauLa.

Here's another version of the same slOkam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH0qwZ379Qc

@ shripathi_g
Thank you for the link!

gmohan · Post by **gmohan** » 28 Aug 2009, 00:20

shripathi_g, thanks for the beautiful kedaragowlai by MDR>

arvindt · Post by **arvindt** » 28 Aug 2009, 01:54

I have a soft corner for this raga, since the first varnam I learnt happened
to be the KG varnam (by accident, I know this isn't normally taught first).

SSI has indeed practically exhausted this raga in his RTP, which must
surely go down as one of the all-time great renditions in any raga. Also
like the delectable Kshetrayya padam "bhAmArO" and Ariyakudi's
Saraguna Palimpa. And there's a sparkling little sketch of Kedaragoula
buried in one of GNB's recorded viruttams. Interestingly, think this is
GNB's only easily available recorded KG (I could be wrong) -- don't think
GNB has recorded other major kritis in this raga.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 28 Aug 2009, 04:12

A rAgam made for bringing out bhAvam. Though not that popular these days, it was a viruttam staple.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 28 Aug 2009, 05:13

http://www.acidplanet.com/components/em ... 137&T=7900

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Aug 2009, 07:14

kEdAragauLai for me is saraguNapAlimpa (Smt. MSS' version - absolutely sparkling version from when she was much younger I presume, in a CD called Old Gems or something like that) and viTTuviDaDA sItaiyai (also Smt. MSS' version) - both are haunting, both pleading, with the latter packing an 'or else' into it!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 28 Aug 2009, 07:20

My favorite in kEdaragowLa is tallaNisadiru kaMdya tALu manave (yet another beautiful kRti of kanakadAsa).

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 28 Aug 2009, 08:02

SSI - LGJ - UKS
Perambur Sangeetha Sabha 1966

RTP - kEdAragowLa
http://www.sendspace.com/file/h7ghyb

A must listen elaboration of the ragam.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 28 Aug 2009, 08:21

Ravi,
SaraguNa pAlimpa--a classic.
Add to your list aggini enRaRiyAyO kaRpuDaiya mangaiyarai.

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 28 Aug 2009, 08:29

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 28 Aug 2009, 08:52

Sreeni Rajarao wrote:My favorite in kEdaragowLa is tallaNisadiru kaMdya tALu manave (yet another beautiful kRti of kanakadAsa).

Any audio references to this ?

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 28 Aug 2009, 09:37

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 28 Aug 2009, 10:09

Yes, Sreeni, I'm interested in the kanakadAsa piece too.
Ravi, where can I listen to viTTuviDaDA sItaiya?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 Aug 2009, 17:50

Arasi - aggini enr(u)ariyAyO sounds like another of those must hear ones from the yesteryear greats - can you let me know who used to sing it?

naarayanan · Post by **naarayanan** » 28 Aug 2009, 17:52

thanks bilahari for starting this thread. i was recently initiated to KG, interestingly by a comedy video by Revathi shankaran. and i have started collecting a lot of kedara gowlais.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 29 Aug 2009, 20:20

Tyagaraja's vanaja nayana and siggumaali are grand compositions - have cherished memories of learning the latter composition from the radio lesson by Smt. R. Vedavalli.. wonder if those Sunday evening half-hour sessions are still on at Vaanoli..

sridhar_ranga · Post by **sridhar_ranga** » 29 Aug 2009, 20:47

bilahari wrote:Ravi, where can I listen to viTTuviDaDA sItaiya?

There is a commercial (4 CD) album of MSS titled 'Radio Recitals' - CD#2 has viTTu viDaDA sItaiyai

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 31 Aug 2009, 02:29

Referring to posts 16, 17 and 18 above:

Sorry! I do not have an audio file immediately available to upload. I will try to get one.

If anyone is interested in the lyrics, I would be happy to type up the transliterated version.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 31 Aug 2009, 06:38

Sridhar_rang, thanks for the info!

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 31 Aug 2009, 07:33

POST19 OF R SHANKAR. It was by MSS AMMA GOBILALITHA

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 31 Aug 2009, 16:43

Sri. Jayadeva's 11th Ashtapadi " Rati Sukha sArE .....deerasameerE yamuna teerE..."is sung in this rag in Sampradhaya Bhajan. Tanjavoor Sri. Thyagarajan had sung this Ashtapadi very melodiously. Sri. OS Sundar and Sri. Udayaloor Kalyanaraman too had sung well this 11th Ashtapadi in their music Albums and is worth listening.

This raga evokes so much Bhakti while listening to and always a favorite raga to me. Viruthams in this raga are very popular both in Bhajans as well as in the Katcheries. This raga shines well when sung with full
of ' bhava' and in slow tempo.

Radhe Krishna!
Hariharan

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 01 Sep 2009, 09:30

Absolutely, hariharanji, slow tempo suits the ragam so well.

Here's one of my favourite renditions:

Nedunuri - MSG
MA 1972

tuLasi bilva
http://www.sendspace.com/file/n0t03r

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 01 Sep 2009, 16:13

Thank you bilahari....very kind of you to share such jems with us

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 01 Sep 2009, 19:02

metnanda · Post by **metnanda** » 01 Sep 2009, 21:32

Dear rasikas,

Here is one more rare kriti in kedaragowla, composed by Rallapalli Ananthakrishna sharma; lyrics
" Ganarasamurti Tyagaraju patalu ....." this is a composition in praise of Sadguru Tyagaraja, and was regularly being sung during Tygaraja Aradhana, in Mysore ages ago ! This song can be heard at the link

http://sites.google.com/site/rallapalli ... Home/media

Sl No 4 & 4A on this page. The song is rendered in a concert by Rallapalli's son Prof R A Phani Shayi, former principal & professor of psychology, National College, B'lore.

regards,

nanda nandan r

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 02 Sep 2009, 01:02

Though not a mega song like saraguNa PAlimpa or sAmikku sari, T's vEnugAna lOluni is a sprightly little gem.

metnanda · Post by **metnanda** » 04 Sep 2009, 17:35

Another rare, less popular song in kedaragowla is 'Ramuni Maravakave'. I have heard DKJ singing it, also possess an audio tape.

nandan

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 04 Sep 2009, 19:59

metnanda · Post by **metnanda** » 06 Sep 2009, 17:04

I have an audio tape some where in my house. It is a Tyagaraja song rendered by DKJ, needless to say, it is beautiful. I do not know if it is in sangeetapriya or rasikapriya. If I find it I will send the link.

nandan

malavi · Post by **malavi** » 08 Sep 2009, 19:38

Kedaragaulai is a raga suitable for virutham.many artists select this raga for virutham singing.Have heard Yamarinda mozhigalile tamizh mozhipol sung by MS Amma or NCV amnot sure.My favourite is Voleti Sirs Venuganaloluni.

kyiyer · Post by **kyiyer** » 22 Sep 2009, 17:24

A most beautiful Kedaragowla can be found in three-four lines of a song in the movie "Auvayyar" - the old one - the lines start with "Anbile Ninainda Yennai".

Another most beautiful Kedaragowla is part of a ragamalika that followed Shri MMI's Shanmukapriya RTP - "SaravanaBhava" - most captivating - entrancing.

Best

chandramouli · Post by **chandramouli** » 18 Mar 2014, 12:46

I was searching Rasika's website for difference between Suruti and Kedaragowlai. Can anyone explain the difference between Suruti and Kedaragowlai? I am student of music and learnt recently Venugana in Kedaragowlai.

Rgds,
Mouli

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 19 Mar 2014, 08:55

These newsletters
http://carnatica.in/newsletter/suratinewsletter.htm
http://carnatica.in/newsletter/kedarago ... letter.htm
by the top experts in CM should help in knowing more about these two ragas and the differences between them.

chandramouli · Post by **chandramouli** » 19 Mar 2014, 10:01

Thanks a lot for these links. I will study them. Rgds, Mouli

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 12 Jun 2014, 13:02

Just peeped into this thread. The discussion is incomplete without reference to MSS expansive raga alapana of this ragam in innumerable concerts- Mostly Saraguna palimpa or Venuganaloluni. She has sung some sparkling swaras in Vikasita pankajamu in Venugana loluni. Also she has recorded a very beautiful song Koluvude in KG - in the Balaji Pancharathnamala Vol 5- a composition of Annamacharya with breathtaking chittaswaras by Kadayanallur Venkatraman.

A must listen to -TNS detailed alapana of this ragam mostly for Saragunapalimpa. He has also sung many RTPs in this ragam. TRS mangalam in KG- Maramachandruniki (Thyagaraja) - simply haunting.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 14 Jun 2014, 07:38

As well...

TNS 36-Raga Kedaragoula-Madurai Shri TN Sesha gopalan.

http://mfi.re/listen/bqfi84p8vnbxpya/TN ... opalan.mp3

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 17 Jun 2014, 11:02

I remember that i have once long back listened to the MS song Vittuvida da Seethaiyay Ade Ravana - i was totally mesmerised by the words and the wonderful singing.
But after that never heard it again

Request someone to kindly upload if they have audio version.

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 17 Jun 2014, 11:22

Tulasi Bilwa (Thyagaraja sung by Smt Geeta Raja audio available in Sangeethapriya.org ) and Neelakantham Bhajeham (TM Krishna's casette) are my favorites in Kedara goulai

kvchellappa · Post by **kvchellappa** » 17 Jun 2014, 15:04

I think Vittu vidada Sitaiyai is in AIR album.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 17 Jun 2014, 20:38

There is one small rendering by MSS:

MSS 159-viDu_viDaDA- Kedaragoula.

http://mfi.re/listen/h21c6fen3vu8ujs/MS ... agoula.mp3

ASAVERY sayal ??

varsha · Post by **varsha** » 17 Jun 2014, 20:48

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/oig5r7e ... -_Somu.mp3

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/vlrxdjd ... Voleti.mp3

two of my favourites

satyabalu · Post by **satyabalu** » 17 Jun 2014, 23:06

Swamy dayajuda Varnam from DKP
Ambiikapathy ragamaligai-TMS
Abayambikayam -Hydrabad Bro.
Anthya Rama sounder yam-Mvs.
TNS saragunapalimpa in MA is still ringing in my ears.
Swaram in"vikasitha"one must listen to TSK.
Plain rendering of kriti "Venugana.."of Thiagaraja by Bombay Jayashree.

varsha · Post by **varsha** » 18 Jun 2014, 10:53

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v3x16za ... rgowla.mp3

brilliant rtp in kedaram-gowla-kedargowla. marvel at the other songs too

kal · Post by **kal** » 10 Sep 2014, 13:29

My favourite is Tulasi Bilwa by MDR as well as Mali.
In fact Mali's rendering of the song is the lullaby for my granddaughter!

bagyamananthu41 · Post by **bagyamananthu41** » 18 Sep 2014, 21:11

A beautiful varnam inthisraga-From Compositions of tiruvetriyUr_tyAgarAja

13-sAmi_daya_jooDa-VARNAM-kEdAragauLa-SUBHA_GANESAN.

http://mfi.re/listen/uz2ka2ospf8v4bg/13 ... ANESAN.mp3

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