Topic started by Puduhai Sreeram on Thu May 20 09:25:40 .
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Please let me know if there are any M.D.Ramanathan fans out there. I am one. I have some live concert recordings of his and enjoy listening to his vilamba kaala renditions of some of the songs. Best ones include Bhairavi swarajathi, Ananda natana prakAsam in kEdaram, O jagadambha in Ananda bhairavi and bhajarE rE chitha in kalyani.
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- From: Ravi Kiran (@ 202.54.26.125)
on: Sun Apr 30 12:46:31 EDT 2000
venkat,
are you based in the US or India?
i am interested in tapes of MDR - but i do not have
any MDR tapes at present. i have rare recordings of other
musicians like TK Rangachari, etc.
the most unforgettable thing about MDR is his
voice - i honestly feel that if God were to have
a voice, it would sound like MDRs.
come to think of it, in those days of poor
recording quality, his voice sounds so divine,
if he were alive today, his would have been the voice of
a generation!!
Semmangudi is supposed to have said that MDR was
indeed a kAlapuruShA.
thanks,
ravi.
- From: Nadopasaka (@ akppp18.buffnet.net)
on: Sun Apr 30 13:05:31 EDT 2000
Click hard, you are making several copies !!
This triplicate filing reminds me of recent tax forms, one for Feds., one for state and one copy for yourself. :-))
MDR's ideas and imagination are as unique, if not more so than just his voice. They found a convenient medium for expression in his unusual voice.
The tinny-voiced 'so-called multi-octave' experts of today, who rely on 'mikes' , false throats and nasal whispers cannot even begin to duplicate the powerful 'Naadam' emanating from the depths of MDR's naabhi. It can rightly be called 'GajaVadana' at its massive and majestic trumpeting height. BhimsenJoshi may be another good example of the very few who have such a rich sound.
- From: Rohan Krishnamurthy (@ pm535-45.dialip.mich.net)
on: Sun Apr 30 13:54:50 EDT 2000
Dear Haris,
I know it has been a long time but I decided it is better to reply to your enquiry rather than to leave it unanswered. My homepage address is:
Http://members.spree.com/SIP/rohan68
Sorry for the delay, once again.
- From: haris (@ inet-fw3-o.oracle.com)
on: Mon May 1 13:45:06 EDT 2000
rohan,
i appreciate that..
- From: Ramanathan (@ tnt13a-177.focal-chi.corecomm.net)
on: Fri May 12 14:45:27 EDT 2000
Looking for MDR tapes (full-length, live concerts)
Willing to swap n share. Thx, Ramanathan.
- From: Vasu (@ s05.austin.ibm.com)
on: Sun May 14 16:15:44 EDT 2000
Somebody in this thread wanted a review of MDRs video tape. here is the list of contents:
Its called "South Indian Classical Music: House concert with MDR". There 7 kritis in following order: Valachi vachi (varnam), budham asrayami (natakurunji), ni daya ravalegaka (Thodi), Triloka mata (Paras), Ramakatha sudha (Madhyamavathi), Birana brova (Kalyani), Tillana (Kathanakuthuhalam, composer: MDR).
Video quality of tape is excellent. Audio is just so-so (may be its my tv) you can hear/see MDR talking to audience in tamil between the kritis "What do you want? if you have something in mind tell me" with a smile. Violin by TNKrishnan, Mrdangam by Umayalpuram Sivaraman. It costs $50 incl. S&H, which is probably a bit high, but if you can afford it, i think its worth it. And in the days when getting MDR audio tape is difficult, this probably will be a welcome collection. I recd the tape within 10 days, so they are pretty fast in shipping.
- From: Ramanathan (@ tnt11a-155.focal-chi.corecomm.net)
on: Mon May 15 11:07:51 EDT 2000
Vasu, could u pls post the name and address/contact no. of the shop from which you acquired the video?
- From: Vasu (@ s05.austin.ibm.com)
on: Mon May 15 11:17:56 EDT 2000
Ramanathan:
The address is:
Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
13659 Victory Boulevard, Suite #577
Van Nuys, CA 91401
I dont have their contact no.
- From: revive (@ proxy.krdl.org.sg)
on: Mon Sep 18 22:34:44
- From: Sriram Jayaraman (@ 202.9.161.133)
on: Wed Sep 20 04:20:03 EDT 2000
1.I dont how many of you heard , MDR's Viriboni (2 Kalams, Hmm Shocking news is Started with the second Kalam). It is Tremendous and the way he finishes the Viribhoni, None can reproduce
2.I have MDR's Vathapi ganapathim ,
Hmm Song one is better than two. and Song two is Better than song one!. Where to Stop no end.
- From: Krishnadevarayan (@ gwa3.fe.bosch.de)
on: Fri Sep 22 03:38:15 EDT 2000
Ramanathan:
I have a good no of MDR's; Please contact
- From: Nadopasaka (@ akppp34.buffnet.net)
on: Fri Sep 22 04:48:45 EDT 2000
KDR, can you perhaps post the details of this MDR collection ? Thanks. I have managed to hear, over the years, Bhajare re chita , Kshinamai, Begada RTP , a MMVati using Tygs. LokaavanaChatura as Pallavi, Dorakuna (Bilahari) from a concert at Kalakshetram in addition to the Music academy 2 tape release ( Vaatapi , S'bharana RTP etc. ).
- From: Nadopasaka (@ akppp34.buffnet.net)
on: Fri Sep 22 04:49:47 EDT 2000
oops. typing gremlin !, the Lokavanachatura is the begada pallavi, not Mmvati
- From: Subramaniam (@ jadzia.wellsfargo.com)
on: Fri Sep 22 17:49:16 EDT 2000
bharath.com has a good collection of MDR.
The Viribhoni, Vaatapi ganapthim, and Maha Ganapathim are just awesome.
Mani Iyer on the Mridangam makes it more enthralling...
- From: xyz (@ tnt11a-66.focal-chi.corecomm.net)
on: Fri Oct 6 20:04:47 EDT 2000
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- From: Ramanathan (@ tnt13b-165.focal-chi.corecomm.net)
on: Thu Dec 14 18:56:27
Nadopasaka wrote:
>>can you perhaps post the details of this MDR collection ?<<<
Nado, do you have any concerts? Pls get in touch... I see a potential for swaps.
- From: G.Mohan (@ )
on: Sun Feb 11 03:38:09
I am based in Mumbai, anyone who can give me anything sung by MDR, can u please mail me back
Thanks
Mohan
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