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Feel the resonance of evening ragas....Girija Devi was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri.

Feel the resonance of evening ragas....Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music. Bhimsen Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music.

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Feel the resonance of evening ragas....Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra are brothers and vocalists in the khyal style of Indian classical music.

Feel the resonance of evening ragas.....Malabika Kanan was an Indian classical vocalist. Her first music rendering was in raga Ramkali on the All India Radio when she was 15 years old.

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Feel the resonance of evening ragas....One of the most famous names associated with Classical Carnatic Music is that of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna. This legendary musician was also an able composer, playback singer, poet, actor and multi-instrumentalist. Apart from working with famous Indian musicians like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Kishori Amonkar, he also worked with several foreign musicians.

Style of Khemta resambles with Thumri but the tempo of Khemta is faster than Dadra and so, it permits the artists to be more playful. It is sung in Khemta Taal mainly with central idea of ornamentation. Let us know some salient features of Rag Khamaj before we listen to the Khemta based on this Rag. The Wadi and samwadi swaras of this Rag are Gandhar and Nishad (Me and (Ti). It is sung at the 2nd watch of the night. Music is not confined to the geographical boundaries. Indian Ragas can be played not only in Indian musical instruments but in western musical instruments as well.

Kajri is one of the semi classical styles of Indian music originated from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is mainly sung in the month of Savana, which is mid-July to mid-August in accordance with the English calendar. So let us listen to Kajri which is based on rag Bihag. Let’s have some basic information about Rag Bihag. This Rag is originated from Bilawawl that. In the ascension of this rag, Re and Dha (Re and La ) are forbidden. Both Ma (Fa) notes are used in it whereas all other notes are natural.

Chaiti is semi classical style of Hindustani music. It has derived from the folk music of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and based on chaitra month i.e. the mid-March of English calendar. Semi-classical “Bandish” (Determined melody structure) are sung in it. Love, beauty of nature and the Holi festival (the Indian festival of colors) are the prominent themes of Chaiti. Chaitra month is also considered as the birth month of Shri Rama and thus, the scriptural descriptions of the childhood of Shri Rama are included in the singing structure of Chaiti.