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Morsing or Jew's Harp is a common accompaniment in Carnatic music & Bengaluru-based Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna is a legit expert!
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Morsing or Jew's Harp is a common accompaniment in Carnatic music & Bengaluru-based Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna is a legit expert!
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
Coming back to Dilruba Saroja who we met in the first skeet.
She has been playing the Dilruba for almost 40 years and has recorded for the following music directors Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Harris Jayaraj, Hamsalekha, etc 🤯
We salute you ma'am!
She has been playing the Dilruba for almost 40 years and has recorded for the following music directors Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Harris Jayaraj, Hamsalekha, etc 🤯
We salute you ma'am!
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Coming back to Dilruba Saroja who we met in the first skeet.
She has been playing the Dilruba for almost 40 years and has recorded for the following music directors Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Harris Jayaraj, Hamsalekha, etc 🤯
We salute you ma'am!
She has been playing the Dilruba for almost 40 years and has recorded for the following music directors Ilayaraja, A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Harris Jayaraj, Hamsalekha, etc 🤯
We salute you ma'am!
hatam Sukanya Ramgopal is considered as India’s first woman Ghatam player.
She also performs the "Ghata Tarang" where the artist plays seven-eight ghatams!
She also performs the "Ghata Tarang" where the artist plays seven-eight ghatams!
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
hatam Sukanya Ramgopal is considered as India’s first woman Ghatam player.
She also performs the "Ghata Tarang" where the artist plays seven-eight ghatams!
She also performs the "Ghata Tarang" where the artist plays seven-eight ghatams!
The "Queen of Sarod" Sharan Rani is considered as the first women Sarod player in India.
Sharan Rani was trained by the great Allauddin Khan.
It is said that Pr. Nehru called her a "Cultural Ambassador of India"!
Sharan Rani was trained by the great Allauddin Khan.
It is said that Pr. Nehru called her a "Cultural Ambassador of India"!
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
The "Queen of Sarod" Sharan Rani is considered as the first women Sarod player in India.
Sharan Rani was trained by the great Allauddin Khan.
It is said that Pr. Nehru called her a "Cultural Ambassador of India"!
Sharan Rani was trained by the great Allauddin Khan.
It is said that Pr. Nehru called her a "Cultural Ambassador of India"!
Dr Varsha Agarwal often considered as the first Indian female classical solo santoor player.
The winner of First Lady of Santoor' award from the President of India & Ministry of Women and Child Development, Dr. Agarwal's PhD was on "Hadoti Ki Lok Gathavo Ki Gayan Parampara’.'
The winner of First Lady of Santoor' award from the President of India & Ministry of Women and Child Development, Dr. Agarwal's PhD was on "Hadoti Ki Lok Gathavo Ki Gayan Parampara’.'
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Dr Varsha Agarwal often considered as the first Indian female classical solo santoor player.
The winner of First Lady of Santoor' award from the President of India & Ministry of Women and Child Development, Dr. Agarwal's PhD was on "Hadoti Ki Lok Gathavo Ki Gayan Parampara’.'
The winner of First Lady of Santoor' award from the President of India & Ministry of Women and Child Development, Dr. Agarwal's PhD was on "Hadoti Ki Lok Gathavo Ki Gayan Parampara’.'
Morsing or Jew's Harp is a common accompaniment in Carnatic music & Bengaluru-based Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna is a legit expert!
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Morsing or Jew's Harp is a common accompaniment in Carnatic music & Bengaluru-based Bhagyalakshmi M. Krishna is a legit expert!
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
Bhagyalakshmi says "It’s an art you get used to. There is a knack in making music by holding this instrument made of mild steel between your tongue & lips.”
The Rudraveena is world heritage instrument and is dubbed as the King of all instruments. Jyoti Hegde from the small town of Sirsi in Karnataka is India’s only woman rudraveena artist.
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
The Rudraveena is world heritage instrument and is dubbed as the King of all instruments. Jyoti Hegde from the small town of Sirsi in Karnataka is India’s only woman rudraveena artist.
Manonmani, daughter of the legendary Dilruba player Saroja is South India’s first female sarangi player.
The sarangi has featured in many hit songs by legends like Ilaiyaraaja and A R Rahman
Here’s Manonmani rendering different songs on the Sarangi
youtube.com/watch?v=naVe...
The sarangi has featured in many hit songs by legends like Ilaiyaraaja and A R Rahman
Here’s Manonmani rendering different songs on the Sarangi
youtube.com/watch?v=naVe...
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Manonmani, daughter of the legendary Dilruba player Saroja is South India’s first female sarangi player.
The sarangi has featured in many hit songs by legends like Ilaiyaraaja and A R Rahman
Here’s Manonmani rendering different songs on the Sarangi
youtube.com/watch?v=naVe...
The sarangi has featured in many hit songs by legends like Ilaiyaraaja and A R Rahman
Here’s Manonmani rendering different songs on the Sarangi
youtube.com/watch?v=naVe...
The percussion instrument of choice in Carnatic classical music is the Mridanga and Sumathi Ramamohana Rao is credited as one of the first women to play the Mridanga professionally. youtube.com/watch?v=a8Rr...
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
The percussion instrument of choice in Carnatic classical music is the Mridanga and Sumathi Ramamohana Rao is credited as one of the first women to play the Mridanga professionally. youtube.com/watch?v=a8Rr...
Jogamaya Shukla is acknowledged as one of the first women to play the tabla. Trained in Bhatkhande Music University, Shukla was a tabla virtuoso.
(The famous actor Saurabh Shukla is her son, and he credits his parents for his interest in the fine arts)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txV...
(The famous actor Saurabh Shukla is her son, and he credits his parents for his interest in the fine arts)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txV...
World's first lady tabla player Dr. Jogamaya shukla
YouTube video by Gurpreet kaur
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Jogamaya Shukla is acknowledged as one of the first women to play the tabla. Trained in Bhatkhande Music University, Shukla was a tabla virtuoso.
(The famous actor Saurabh Shukla is her son, and he credits his parents for his interest in the fine arts)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txV...
(The famous actor Saurabh Shukla is her son, and he credits his parents for his interest in the fine arts)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1txV...
A WTF fact before we delve into the thread.
Did you know that a German philologist once wrote an essay telling people which musical instruments were proper for women to play? This person also “issued a strict ban on women playing what he regarded as male instruments”🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦🤦
Did you know that a German philologist once wrote an essay telling people which musical instruments were proper for women to play? This person also “issued a strict ban on women playing what he regarded as male instruments”🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦🤦
a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a car .
ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a car .
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December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
A WTF fact before we delve into the thread.
Did you know that a German philologist once wrote an essay telling people which musical instruments were proper for women to play? This person also “issued a strict ban on women playing what he regarded as male instruments”🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦🤦
Did you know that a German philologist once wrote an essay telling people which musical instruments were proper for women to play? This person also “issued a strict ban on women playing what he regarded as male instruments”🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦🤦
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Ron Goldman, was a waiter at the restaurant Mezzaluna in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
He had plans of opening a bar & wanted to learn all facets of the restaurant business.
He got himself employed at Mezzaluna, an upmarket restaurant run by Charif Souki.
He had plans of opening a bar & wanted to learn all facets of the restaurant business.
He got himself employed at Mezzaluna, an upmarket restaurant run by Charif Souki.
December 8, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Ron Goldman, was a waiter at the restaurant Mezzaluna in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
He had plans of opening a bar & wanted to learn all facets of the restaurant business.
He got himself employed at Mezzaluna, an upmarket restaurant run by Charif Souki.
He had plans of opening a bar & wanted to learn all facets of the restaurant business.
He got himself employed at Mezzaluna, an upmarket restaurant run by Charif Souki.
How One Restaurateur Transformed America’s Energy Industry (Published 2022)
nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:37 PM