Haiku: Carnatic Music Season

My colleague Liz conducted a haiku workshop last year and these were the ones I came up with her encouragement.

rAgam tANdavam

Extremely captivating. It seems like a kAkaLi niSAdam counterpart of valaci (sa ga pa dha ni sa). Not sure if I am missing a ri. Heard it for the first time in a Sanjay Subrahmanyan kacheri. Composition by Dandapani Desikar

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Mridangam playing two year old

Amazing child. Watch here.

Looking For Jyotsna Mallipedi

Jyotsna, remember me? Vani Vilas Road and Gandhi Bazaar? I heard this very beautiful song that a good friend of mine gave me. Thought of you immediately and am very sure you would like it. If you ever see this please contact me! I have been listening to this song all day for the last few days now. And I have lost your number and email.

Shyamala Dandakam

I had almost forgotton how beautiful it is to listen to music. The raw husky voice of Pattammal helps put away thoughts of a less than pleasant day at work battling a bunch of strange and foolish people.

Elevation.

[text and translation]