On Jan 14, 2008 9:13 AM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 14, 2008 9:45 PM, Charles Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am I going to have to learn all > > the ragas before I can apreciate carnatic music? If so - where do I > > start? > Heh! Not at all. Just start listening. Get tapes/CDs. * > > Pay attention to the subtle changes in the way the singer repeats a > particular line/stanza. The really good singers/instrument-players can > repeat the same line about 5-6 times, each slicha better than the previous > time, and building on it. To me, that's the best part about Carnatic music. > > This page has some good info. > http://www.carnatica.net/sangeet/raganubhava1.htm
I strongly recommend Ramesh Mahadevan's excellent 4-part introduction to Carnatic music: http://openscroll.org/ramesh/gentle1.html http://openscroll.org/ramesh/gentle2.html http://openscroll.org/ramesh/gentle3.html http://openscroll.org/ramesh/gentle4.html Ramesh's web site (www.mahadevanramesh.com) seems to be down and I am pointing to my mirror of his articles. Thaths -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
