~ Bharatanatyam by Utthara Unni ~
Utthara Unni started her recital with the traditional mallari in raga Gambheera Nattai - Haree Fotografie
 

Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022)

Her voice had become the benchmark of excellence and purity.

She was always the voice of virtue.

Her melodious voice will continue to reside in all of us.

Jhaptal is a 10-beat pattern used in raga exposition. It has ten beats in four divisions (vibhag), of 2-3-2-3, the third of which is the khali, or open division. To follow the tal the audience clap on the appropriate beat, which in jhaptal is beats 1, 3 and 8 (the first beat in each full division). A wave of the hand indicates beat 6, the first beat of the khali section.

Series of Claps and Waves: clap, 2, clap, 2, 3, wave, 2, clap, 2, 3

Yamani Bilawal is een Hindoestaansee raga, die gerelateerd is aan de ochtend van 06.00 tot 0.90 uur. Deze raga is afgeleid van de Kalyan That.

Kesarbai Kerkar (13 July 1892 – 16 September 1977) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. A protege of Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855–1946), the founder of the gharana, from age sixteen, she went on to become one of the most noted khayal singers of the second half of the 20th century.

She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1953, followed by Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in India, in 1969.