Few photos of yesterday's concert

It was a good concert in Kaarneshwar temple mylapore yesterday,
vocal by Shanthi Soundarrajan,
violin- T Kishore,
Mridangam by myself

Jana Gana Mana - National Anthem on Mridangam

Hi friends, Happy Independence day to all, I have tried Playing our anthem "Jana Gana Mana" on Mridangam. As we all know this anthem has been written by Pandith Rabindranath Tagore. This is my small tribute to my country through my instrument on the occasion of 70th Indian Independence day. Please watch this special Video.
Also I'm really happy &  excited that this video has became viral in YouTube & Facebook. It has reached 31k audiences all over the world.
I have used eight Mridangams from C to A & for nishadam I played in lower octave that is B pitch. Because technically we can't made top pitch in that shruthi.
Thank you. Enjoy the video..

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Mohra & Korvai in Khanda Jathi Triputa thala in Tishra Gathi

I have composed a Mohra & Korvai for my recent concert in "Khanda Jaasthi Triputa thala I Tishram Gathi", which is 27 aksharas ie 9 aksharas including laghu & dhrutham, & in Tishram gathi, we need to multiply the whole thala Aksharam into 3 which will become 27. [9×3=27]

So I thought of sharing that video with you all. Here is the YouTube link :
https://youtu.be/OQTy3eJptjY

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Awesome Synthetic Mridangam By sri Dr K Varadarangan

                 I have just tried to play this "Synthetic Mridangam" in my Practice session. Its really awesome. Its a new Mridangam, invented & manufactured by Dr K Varadarangan of Bangalore. Really it is a path breaking effort. We all artistes should appreciate his intelligence, Patience & his innovative ideas in creating this wonderful Instrument.

The speciality of this Mridangam is no Leather (Skin) & its totally Vegan instrument. Kudos to Sri Varadarangan for his new discovery.. This is weightless Mridangam Its a Fiber Body & completely Maintenance free. We can tune Easily to any shruthi without difference of "Meetu & Chapu" .   
This is the first YouTube Video of this New invention.Pls checkout.

*Note : Pls use Earphones for better sound. 
*Instrument Courtesy: Vidwan Sri G.S.Ramanujam

Contact : 
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Concert tomorrow for The Madras Music Academy

Performing tomorrow in The Madras Music Academy, Chennai for Radel Mid year concert series in memory of Veena vidushi of yester year's "Smt Sugandha Raman"

I'm performing with Sri Meghana Moorthy on the vocal, Sahana Vasudevan on the violin & Mysore Vadiraj (myself) on the Mridangam.
Concert timings: 7.15pm to 8.45pm 

Mysore L Vadiraj - YouTube Channel

Hi all, I'm sharing my YouTube channel here for benifit of Indian music lovers. I have uploaded many videos of mine & also artistes  such as My guru Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam, Zakhir Hussain, Parur Ms Gopalakrishnan, Maharajapuram Santhanam & others.

Through my channel I'm uploading various Mridangam lessons composed & played by me for the benefit of Mridangam lovers & also for students around the globe.  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON9r3EgY4E20CUqnr0-LdA

"Mysore L Vadiraj" - A short info about me

As I didn't mention clearly about myself, I'm just giving brief info about me

Mysore L Vadiraj
A Professional Mridangam artiste of more than 17 years of experience. Started learning Mridangam from Karnataka Kalashree Sri PG Lakshminarayana in mysore at the age of 13. Later learnt from Vidwan Sri H.S.Sudhindra of Bangalore for an year. Then joined his Dream Guru Mridangam Maestro Sri Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam, learning the nuances of Mridangam in a traditional Gurukula System from more than 6yrs & settled in Chennai.

Mysore L Vadiraj is a Graded artiste of All India Radio, Chennai.
Has won appreciation from various senior Musicians for his Naada soukhya & Krithi Oriented Playing. Has been Performing Regularly in all Major Sabhas across the Country.

Mridangam is a Nada Vadhya, Carnatic percussion Creatively combines the underlying mathematics of Rhythm with Nadha Soukhya, an artist can express his bhavam through his instrument. Expression of the instrument is essential in carnatic music.
Mysore L Vadiraj is also teaching many students both in Chennai, Mysore & also outside the country & creating awareness about Mridangam through workshops, lectures & solo concerts.

Participated in many Percussion Ensembles
Laya Madhuraa Mridanga Yagna -"108 Mridangam Artistes ",
Laya Madhuraa's 20 Mridangam ensemble, &
Dashamukha -10 Mridangam ensemble.

      Awards & Titles:
Bhajan Samrat season 3 tittle , A reality show conducted by Sree Sankara Channel.
Vellore Ramabhadran endowment award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha,Chennai in 2015.
Best Mridangam Artiste from Sri Nada Bramha sangeetha Sabha, Mysore in the year 2009.
Yuva Chethana Prathibha Puraskar, by Government of Karnataka in the year 2006.
Padmanabha Dasa Award in the year 2007 by Sri Vidhya Pratishtana, Bangalore.

Also received Scholarship from Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, Karnataka & Tamilnadu Iyal Isai Nayaka , Tamilnadu. Mysore L Vadiraj has secured 2nd Rank in Examination (Mridangam) from Karnataka Secondary Education Board (K.S.E.B) in the year 2014.

Contact:
Mysore L Vadiraj
48/91, Old Mambalam Road,
Near Jones Lane. West Saidapet
Chennai-600015,India.
mobile: +91- 9962238396/9986238396
www.mysorevadiraj.blogspot.com
Facebook page: Online Mridangam class
Email: mysorevadiraj@gmail.com

 

"Mridangam - deva Vadhyam"

Mridangam :
                      In ancient Hindu sculpture, painting, and mythology, the mridangam is often depicted as the instrument of choice for a number of deities including Ganesha (the remover of obstacles) and Nandi, who is the vehicle and follower of Shiva. Nandi is said to have played the mridangam during Shiva's primordial tandava dance, causing a divine rhythm to resound across the heavens. The mridangam is thus also known as "Deva Vaadyam," or "Divine Instrument".

Over the years, the mridangam evolved to be made of different kinds of wood due to its increased durability, and today, its body is constructed from wood of the jackfruit tree. It is widely believed that the tabla, the mridangam's Hindustani musical counterpart, was first constructed by splitting a mridangam in half. With the development of the mridangam came the tala (rhythm) system. The system of talas (or taalams) in Carnatic music may be the most complex percussive rhythm system of any form of classical music

The importance of Playing has changed over the years. In the old days, percussionists only used to accompany the lead player like the vocalist but this time their development is not restricted to accompaniment only but also to play one instrument shows.

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"Suladhi Saptha Thalas"

Suladhi Saptha Thala's:

     There are 7 Basic thalas in Carnatic Music. Though there are many complicated thalas in our music system, Sangeetha Pithamaha Sri "Purandara Dasa" formed these 7 thala's as basic thalas,In which a student can learn music without much complications.

|| Dhruva mattya roopankanchaiva
   Jamphe Tripura evacha ||
|| Ata thaleka thalancha
   Saptha thaalam Prakeerthithaha ||
                                     - Sri Purandara Dasa
They are :
1. Dhruva Thalam
2. Mattya Thalam
3. Rupaka Thalam
4. Jhampha Thalam
5. Triputa Thalam
6. Ata Thalam
7. Eka Thalam

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Aadi tala Mohra - My new composition

This is my newly composed Aadi Thala Mohra with new sollkattus (rhythmic syllables). Thought of sharing with you all . Please contact for online Mridangam classes by email or phone : 
Email:   mysorevadiraj@gmail.com
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Mobile : +919962238396 / 9986238396

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