artist : Kalamandalam Haridas & Margi Damu
title : Kathakalipadam
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genre : Ethnic
street date : 2008-00-00
tracks : 14
bitrate : 127 kbps avg. 44.1/Joint Stereo
size : 47.27 mb
source : CD
type : Retail
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unfortunately, there's no tracklist with this one.
Kathakalipadam: Melappadam and Kalyanasougandhikam (abridged)
Kathakalipadams are songs sung in the Sopanam style of music and are part
of Kathakali performances, the classical dance form of Kerala. The stories
taken up for Kathakali performances are conveyed through Kathakalipadams.
The slow rhythmic pace with subtle variations in pitch is a noted feature
of Kathakalipadam renditions.
The Audio CD from Invis Multimedia features an abridged form of the play
Kalyanasougandhikam and Melappadam recited by Kalamandalam Haridas and
Margi Damu. They are accompanied by percussion: Maddalam by Kalanilayam
Babu and Chenda by Kalamandalam Krishnadas.
Kalamandalam Haridas
Kalamandalam Haridas, also known as Venmani Haridas had his initial
training in music under Mudakkal Sankaran Nair. He joined Kalamandalam in
1960 and learned Kathakali music under Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan,
Kalamandalam Sivaraman Nair and Kalamandalam Gangadharan. After his
training at Kalamandalam, in 1968 Haridas joined Darpana the dance troupe
of Mrinalini Sarabhai as a music teacher. Along with teaching, he learned
Hindustani music and Rabeendra Sangeetham. He accompanied the troupe for
performances all over India and abroad.
In 1978, Haridas joined Margi, Thiruvananthapuram as music teacher. His
melodious voice and impressive performance soon caught the attention of
his audience. His knowledge in Sanskrit, helped him to deliver songs with
good clarity and pronunciation. His familiarity with Hindustani music and
Rabeendra Sangeetham made him comfortable in singing any complicated ragas
and innovative variations. In fact his voice had the wide range to adapt
to them. He received the Kerala Kalamandalm award in 2003. He has also
acted in the Malayalam movies Vanaprastham, Swam and Pathram.
Kalamandalam Haridas passed away on the 17th of September 2005. He was the
head of the Music Department of Margi at the time of his demise.
Tags: kathakalipadam, kathakali, songs, kalamandalam haridas, margi damu,
sopana, music, sopanam, audio
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01 Track01 6:26
02 Track02 4:24
03 Track03 3:19
04 Track04 3:26
05 Track05 4:31
06 Track06 2:48
07 Track07 6:22
08 Track08 3:48
09 Track09 2:29
10 Track10 4:54
11 Track11 2:03
12 Track12 2:32
13 Track13 3:32
14 Track14 0:55
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