audio request

natyasri123 · Post by **natyasri123** » 21 Jan 2009, 18:32

do someone have the audio for shankara sri giri by swati thirunal?
also i have a query, i bought this madura margam audio cd. i wanted to choreograph and i found the kauthuvam. since the first time iam choreographing, i experimented on the kauthuvam. i think it has come out pretty good. can i use the audio and my choreography and perform on stage anywhere? will there be any legal problems? i have been asked by a tv channel to do a program for shiva ratriwith shiva-based items. i want to present this mahadeva kauthuvam piece as the audio is very good. can i do it without legal hassels?

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Jan 2009, 21:19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9R0in7ipk

natyasri123 · Post by **natyasri123** » 22 Jan 2009, 15:37

thank you lakshman. but i need a proper audio file.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 24 Jan 2009, 17:49

http://sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLOADS- ... .27-MB.mp3
http://sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLOADS- ... irunal.mp3

natyasri123 · Post by **natyasri123** » 25 Jan 2009, 15:00

thanks a lot lakshman garu/ ji. but i do need answer for my other question. can i use the pre-recorded audio with my choreography to perform on tv? also could you also guide in regard to choreography. iam good at understanding and interpreting the literature. i was listening to this prerecorded varnam and i found it a little difficult to interpret the beats that were a little different from the sollus. can i go purely on the sollukattu? i have just started to choreograph and till now i have done only items like ' ksheera saagara shayana" with a group of children that had no steps (nritta) at all. please guide.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Jan 2009, 20:44

If you have bought a cd, I think there should be no restrictions on using it - however, I am not an expert on these issues. You may be able to check with the TV station.

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 25 Jan 2009, 22:17

I agree. Commercially released music for dance is fair game for anyone to use, I believe.

You cannot choreograph based on jathi sollus. The underlying tala is most important. Sollus in jathis are not the same ones that dancers use for adavus in practice. They are more complex and are recited to add variety and color to the jathi. Listen to the tala given by the nattuvannar's cymbals, as this is what dictates the choreography.