This had Professor Rithvik Sanyal on the Different Schools and Styles of Dhrupad Singing. He must be a learned professor and I could see the depth of his knowledge and his singing (what little that he did) was great. But he spoke too much and spoke only on one style, that of his own Ustad, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. And the content of the speech was too high brow, better suited for the Experts Committee of the Vidwat Sabha and not for a chitrrarivu like mine.
I noticed several of the Experts Committee nodding sagely. Others nodded.
December 31, 2008 at 9:53 am |
I found it very interesting that a vivadhi scale like Kanankangi has found its way into Hindustani music, that too Dhrupad…it was also sung very well with proper tonal transitions instead of “vivadhi effects”
January 4, 2009 at 1:32 pm |
I see that you shy away from elucidating or commenting on topics that concern hindustani music. As you said, the lecdem turned out to be a tribute to one style and not at all a demonstration that provokes comparison among the various Dhrupad schools.