We conclude our trek in Räg Yaman
with an overview of compositions in Maräthi.
Pt. Bhäskarbuwä Bakhale, composer par excellence and mentor to greats
like Bäl Gandharva, gave us ‘Rädhädhar madhu milind’ (Play: Saubhadra)
and ‘Näth hä mäjhä’ (Play: Swayamvar) – evergreen compositions
that refuse to fade from popularity charts even after a century. But late Bäl
Gandharva is still nostalgically remembered for his ‘Nayane läjaveet’
(Play: Mänäpmän) and ‘Läge rhudayi hurhur’ (Play: Ekach Pyälä).
The beauty of all these compositions is that these famous nätyageets have achieved immortality over the traditional bandishes from whom they were inspired. But the most significant composition
(from this perspective) came from Mst. Krishnaräo. His ‘De maj devä janm hä’
(Play: Kone Eke Käli) made such a distinctive mark that a bandish was
later composed (‘Preetam Saiyyan
Lägi Re’) on the outline of this
famous pad.
Once we enter the realm of Maräthi
bhävsangeet, there’s a
range of songs to choose from in Yaman-matrix. We have feasted on Ashä
Bhosale’s ‘Känadäu Vitthalu’, or her rendition of Pt Dinänäth
Mangeshkar’s landmark nätyageet ‘Suhäsya tujhe’ and ‘Mee maj
harapun basale ga’ (based on this nätyageet) for decades. She has
also immortalized ‘Mäge ubhä mangesh’ (in company with sister Ushä Mangeshkar) and ‘Kä re durävä’ (Film: Mumbaichä Jävai) based on
this raag. Sudhir Phadke, the doyen of Maräthi music, has also teamed up
with Ashäji while humming ‘Dhundi kalyänä’ (Film: Dhäkti Bahin)
while his solos like ‘Samädhi sädhan’, ‘Toch chandramä nabhät’, ‘Parädheen
ähe jagati’ (from Geet-Rämäyan) have regaled rasiks forever.
Very few listeners today are aware that ‘Kä re durävä’ (Film: Mumbaichä
Jävai) and ‘Dhundi kalyänä’ (Film: Dhäkti Bahin) are twin
compositions that Babuji had to do at the insistence of the film producer. Here's the original version of Ashä Bhosale - Ushä Mangeshkar 'Mahänandä' number and some more...
Pt Bhimsen Joshi, in his ‘Abhangwäni’ has rendered ‘Adhik dekhane tari’ in Yaman-Kalyän and has joined late Pt Vasanträo Deshpande in ‘Täl bole chipalilä’ (Film: Bholi Bhäbdi) to music-lovers’ joy. Vasanträo himself is forever remembered for ‘Pratham tulä vandito’ (Film: Ashtavinäyak), a film song based on Yaman. Songsters like Arun Date (‘Shukratärä’), Late Smt Mänik Varmä (‘Kabiräche vinato shele’), Suman Kalyänpur (‘Jithe sägarä dharani milate’) have also left a mark on the Yaman-matrix with some memorable songs. Even younger composers like Shreedhar Phadke has given us his best in ‘Tejomay näd bramha he’ while attempting his hand at Yaman.
But the piece-de-resistance, so to say, still remains in the
form of Latä-didi’s wealth of songs. Her early songs like ‘Tinhi sänjä sakhe
milälyä’, ‘Sundar te dhyän’ or ‘Chäphä bole nä’ are as
valuable as khändäni bandishes in hardcore classical. The Yaman-mania
will continue to haunt us forever, but we must move on due primarily to sheer
vastness of the räg-matrix. More on some other raag-matrix in the next post –
till then enjoy this medley of songs in the greatest räg of them all – Räg Yaman...!!!
sarva kaaahi apurva aahe. manaapaasoon abhinandan aani aabhaar. :-)
ReplyDeleteDhanyawaad CL - glad you liked it...!
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ReplyDeleteThanx Sonal - hope you will like forthcoming posts, too...
ReplyDeleteGreat post...all the songs are from the Golden days of Romance and so soulful yet so entertaining. I was surfing the internet when I came across this link: http://bit.ly/J9RVh8. This is a song by a young girl, singing songs and dedicating them to her mother. The way she sings them makes them stand out in the crowd. Do listen to her and get back with your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteNice post. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing.
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