Music my passion 6--trouble sleeping and relaxing???

I agree that instrumental music play a better role at therapy than vocal..I too have felt that Thanks Shanthi..Because you write this way I am able to benefit by widening my knowledge..Thanks for sharing yur knowledge here:)

Another eye opening post from you dear Shanthi.
Nilave ennidam is awesome.
In a CD player, I put old soft melodies. It works well. Seriously. Didnt know Bageshwari was the ingredient there.

Maybe our radio stations should keep this in mind and broadcast sleep inducing songs during nights . Not rock types.

Nice one Shanthi. You have written about my most favorite raga so I had to comment. Bageshwari is, was and will always be my most favorite raga.
Being a night time raga, it has all the soothing qualities you mention. It also has a "happy" disposition to it. So one's mind is soothed and also feels happy at the same time. This raga is also used a lot in traditional marriage songs and music.
For me, this raga also brings about a deep nostalgic emotion because this was the first raga that my Mom taught me.
SS

nice blog shanthi, u r writing like the programme we used to get in vivid bharathi where they play a classical music and then a film song on the same raga, now i dont know whether it is there, the simplest way to show the ragas to the ignorant..did u c my classical songs in many languages, felt u might encourage there..sunkan

Thank you once again

you know sometimes, you need to know somebody is sitting along with you...like you reading a book, when you child is doing the homework..it is that kind of support that i am doing the mohammed ghazini stint


Do hear the saroj recital by the trio in bageswari..if you can't find..will send a pm of the link....

Thanks for being here....with your valuable comments...


To be frank,
My fil taught me to identify bagesri using the song nilave.. and meghame was used to identify Salaka bhairavi.... and that too...enakkoru mana malai nee vanga vendum....

yes, we sometimes listen to number which make us feel happy or sad, or cathartic...

Thank you for being here.. and do correct if I make any mistakes..as i say i am Kelvignanam which means a person who has learnt only by listening, i don't have proper training..it is out of my passion for music i am writing here

yes bageshri is a very beautiful raga and you feel happy as it is stress buster and relaxes you......but i am partial to ahirbhairav.which is evident here..

wish to listen to your rendition someday...

Have you heard parveen, and bhimsen joshi's rendition...

Thanks for that info...i have not heard that programme..if it is still broadcasted , if you could tell me , will be.

yes films are a medium to learn raga identification for kelvignanams like me..

Shanthi Please send me link for the saroj recital. Thanks.

I have learnt from my Mom. I still sing, but not much pure classical. Would love to revive it one day. Thanks for offering to listen to me .
Bhimsen Joshi is one of my most favorite classical singer. I LOVE his powerful voice. Parveen Sultana has the same quality that I like in BJ's voice - powerful! Yes, I have heard BJ's rendition and like most of his renditions, this one is a league apart too!
Also, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma's santor recital on this raga is outstanding.
Shanthi, is the sarod recital you are talking about the "Sarod Trilogy: Raga Bageshwari"?
AC, you must listen to it. It is outta this world! Sorry, I don't have a soft copy otherwise I would've sent it to you for sure.
SS

AC,

LET me check my bookmarks and will pm you.

SS,

Both parween, and bhimsen ji(I am writing this with ek kaan pakadkey with respect) are absolutely powerful..recently heard parween's Puriya recital.. out of the world..

Santoor, PT.Shivakumar I hear online..and it is also so good...

there is now a series on raga for cure by the maestros in instrumental....

Absoulutely, the trigalbandhi of the three...is good..and I referred to it only...the sarod triology.

AC dear,

Sent one pm. hope you have tried the link.

hi ma'am
just read through the music blogs (havent gone to the rest yet). i am really at awe of your knowledge in music ma'am, especially the classical.

i agree to a certain extent when fast beats would annoy one when you are feeling tired. but at the same time, i feel that some types of fast beats can actually rev up your mood and get you energized. but of course, it is not advisable for those who are actually seeking rest instead of energy.

and true enough, listening to instrumentals are better than listening to actual songs. because, when we are listening to sings, our brains tend to focus on the words and it will start processing it. therefore our brain gets worked up instead of resting.
for these past few days, i have been listening only to plain music and nothing else...mostly meditation music because i have the tendency to get abit overly stressed. worked wonders...


cheers
suhan

Suhan,

thanks for peeping in. I am just passionate about music. I have not learn t it through a guru. It is only listening.

Some fast beats rev up your energy levels, when your mind is willing to be revved up.

You have hit the nail when you say that we concentrate on the words and lose the feel of the music

Thanks for stepping in. do visit the others and put in your valuable comments..

Listen to om by jesudas. ..and yes meditation music definitely helps.