Friday, 7 June 2013

S. Balachander (1927-1990) - Marvellous Melakarta Melodies - Album 1 - LP published in India in 1970


Side 1:
Extempore Melodic Improvisation of "Shuddha Madhyama" (F Natural)
Melakarta Ragas
1st Melakarta - Kanakaangi (From Chakra I)
9th Melakarta - Dhenuka (From Chakra II)
17th Melakarta - Sooryakaantam (From Chakra III)


Side 2:
Extempore Melodic Improvisation of "Shuddha Madhyama" (F Natural)
Melakarta Ragas
20th Melakarta - Nathabhairavi (From Chakra IV)
30th Melakarta - Naagaanandini (From Chakra V)
34th Melakarta - Vaagadheesvari (From Chakra VI)



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14 comments:

  1. Barron7 June 2013 at 19:52

    Ah, thank you. I really enjoyed the last Balachander album you posted.

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  2. SOTISE8 June 2013 at 00:20

    Thank you!!

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  3. Anonymous8 June 2013 at 08:57

    o.m.g., how amazing, wow!!!

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  4. Anonymous8 June 2013 at 21:27

    Thank you seems so inadequate for all the treasures you share, but I thank you nonetheless!

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  5. AmbroseBierce12 June 2013 at 11:25

    Thank you for these two Balachander albums. He's the greatest veena player I know...

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  6. Anonymous8 September 2013 at 14:08

    Thankyou...

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  7. warrick sony20 June 2014 at 16:10

    thank you - I have a scratched version of this album which I have been listening to since 1986! Did he ever complete the 10 albums of this raga he set out to do..mentioned in the liner notes? There is so little of his work around.

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  8. Tawfiq20 June 2014 at 17:07

    if you put the name balachandar in Amazon, for example, you find 8 Volumes on CD, most of them containing one and a half LP.

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  9. Unknown12 November 2014 at 22:36

    Tawfiq Bhai, Adrive links not working,

    Thanks

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  10. raman2 December 2014 at 08:10

    All 72 Melakarta Ragas were released as 12 LP's. Following SB's demise, HMV/EMI/Saregama came out with a box set of 6 CD's from the masters of these LP's. Should be available online. SB's grandson (my son) Baradwaj Raman is following his grandfather's tradition on the Veena. Look for him on Youtube - Baradwaj Raman Veena

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  11. Allan6 February 2015 at 04:15

    Thanks very much! I'd like to offer you six cassettes of Balachander

    HMV HTC 8144
    HMV HTC 8176
    HMV HTC 8193
    HMV STHVS 847738
    HMV STHVS 847742
    HMV HTCS 08 8072

    How may I send them to you?
    You could message me via the email link on arbiter records dot org's website.
    can't thank you enough for the profound music you continually offer us.
    Allan

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  12. Tawfiq6 February 2015 at 09:33

    Dear Allan,
    I tried twice to send you a mail to the address given on your website, but it was both times rejeceted: "Recipient address rejected: Access denied".
    Caan you give me a working email address please.
    Thanks
    Tawfiq

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  13. Allan6 February 2015 at 12:15

    allan at arbiterrecords dot com

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  14. raman12 February 2015 at 06:40

    Hey Allan,
    I have the HMV cassettes (that were originally released as LP's and later re-released as cassettes). Most of these have seen another release by Saregama in CD format. You should be able to find them on the web.
    A more recent posthumous release that you could buy online is found at Amazon:
    http://www.amazon.in/Veena-Vidwan-S-Balachander-Concert/dp/B002B4FHT2

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