Rasik Raga Lakshan Manjari 10 Thaats of the North Indian Music System

S.D. Batish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Batish Records
• ASIN: B000F3T2YC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,347 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

These are introductory songs on the ragas of the North Indian Music System with English Lyrics designed especially for the Western student. The words will teach you the raga’s rules, while the melody will simultaneously unfold the raga’s image! Listen and Learn ...... An idea so simple yet so brilliant manifested as Panditji and I were trying to create an educational tool to teach our English speaking students in the West. Rasik Raga Lakshan Manjari is the product of our quest. It is the first time traditional ragas have been expressed with English words so that students in the West and all over the English speaking areas of the World can learn the basics of the Hindustani Raga Padhiti by simply learning a song. Lakshan Geet are introductory raga songs and they express within the song all the necessary rules that are required to learn and play the raga. These have, in the past, only been available in Sanskrit and Hindi for Indian students. The compositions that are weaved around the English words are built with all the Raga's attributes in mind and hence reinforce the words thus making this a very powerful learning tool. Panditji sings them with powerful yet clear renditions so that the student can sing along. All the ornaments are expressed and might take a while to digest fully. But in time we are very confident that the student will listen and learn successfully.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for all serious students of Indian Classical music, May 17, 2010

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This review is from: Rasik Raga Lakshan Manjari (MP3 Download)

The 10 thaats(scales) are the building blocks of Indian Classical music. This CD presents an easy way for students to not only memorize the notes used in the scales but also gives the essential features of the raag bearing the thaat names. The Lajkshan songs using English lyrics give the listener a good understanding of the raags while at the same time educating him about the structure of the raags. I highly recommended this CD!