Ragamala concert recordings, 1992-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Rice, Matthew
Title
Ragamala concert recordings
Dates
1992-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
58 audiotapes  :  EC - 58 audio cassettes (mainly Type II, Dolby B); Duration: 78:49:00; flyers for some concerts.
Collection Number
1998002
Summary
Concerts co-sponsored by Ragamala & the UW Ethno. Division; mainly recorded at UW (Kane Hall & Brechemin Aud.), Vancouver, B.C. (Norman Rothstein Theatre) & Portland, OR (First Congregational Church).
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Ragamala is a Seattle-based non-profit, founded in 1981, that "strives to advance the traditional performing arts of South Asia through exceptional programming" in the Puget Sound region. Their main activities include putting on concerts and recitals showcasing traditional musical and dance performances from South Asia, as well as lectures, interviews, and demonstrations.

For more information, visit their website: https://ragamalaseattle.wordpress.com

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Recordings of 30 concerts of classical music from India performed in the Puget Sound area; recorded by Matthew Rice.

Collection and documentation deposited to Archives as part of completion of Matthew Rice's General Studies degree.

"North and South Indian Concert Documentation for the Years 1992 through 1996" submitted by Matthew Rice June 8, 1998 for General Studies 493.

Total duration: 78 hrs., 49 min.

Performer summary:

Tapes 1-10: 98-2.1-2 - N. Ramani/flute; A. Kanyakumari/violin; G. Dorai/mridangam; 98-2.3-4 - Alla Rakha/tabla; Zakir Hussain/tabla; Sultan Khan/sarangi; 98-2.5-6 - Arati Ankalikar/vocal; B. Tikekar/harmonium; R. Palsule/tabla; 98-2.7 - Sharmistha Sen/sitar; Manoj Kumar/tabla; 98-2.8 - D.K. Datar/violin; Vijay Ghate/tabla; 98-2.9-10 - Sudha Raghunathan/voice; V. Ravi/violin; T. Vaidyanathan/mridangam.

Tapes 11-20: 98-2.11-12 - M.S. Shaskhank/flute; U.K. Sivaraman/mridangam; R. Muralidharan/violin (accompanists different from those listed on flyer); 98-2.13-14 - D. Seshachary/voice and D. Raghavachary/voice (Hyderabad Brothers); P. Sundar Rajan/violin/ S.V. Raja Rao/mridangam; 98-2.15-16 - Sumita Chakravorty/voice; Sharad Gadre/harmonium; Subhash Karmarkar/tabla; 98-2.17-18 - Lalith Rao/vocal; Omkar Gulvady/tabla; Vishwanath Kanhere/harmonium; 98-2.19-20 - Mysore Nagaraj/violin; Mysore Manjunath/violin; Palghat Raghu/mridangam.

Tapes 21-30: 98-2.21-22 - N. Vasudevan/voice; T. Rukmini/violin; Kamalakar Rao/mridangam; 98-2.23-24 - Ajoy Chakrabarty/vocal; Sanjoy Chakrabarty/harmonium; Vikram Ghosh/tabla; 98-2.25-26 - T.V. Sankaranarayanan/voice; T.K.V. Ramanujacharyulu/violin; B.Harikumar/mridangam; 98-2.27-28 - Tejendra Narayan Majumdar/sarod; Tanmoy Bose/tabla; 98-2.29-30 - Rajeswari Padmanabhan/veena; Sreevidhya Chandramouli/veena; Ashok Kalidas/mridangam.

Tapes 31-40: 98-2.31-32 - Ulhas Kashalkar/vocal; Shyam Kane/tabla; Sharad Gadre/harmonium; 98-2.33-34 - Ravi Kiran/Chitraveena (Gottuvadyam); Anantha Krishnan/violin; Palghat R. Raghu/mridangam; 98-2.35-36 - Bombay S. Jayashri/voice; Vittal Ramamurthy/violin; C. Rangaswami/mridangam; 98-2.37-38 - Dhruba Ghosh/sarangi; Anand Badamikar/tabla; 98-2.39-40 - Kala Ramnath/violin; Satwant Singh/tabla.

Tapes 41-50: 98-2.41-42 - Malini Rajurkar/voice/Arawind Thatte/harmonium; Subhash Kamat/tabla; 98-2.43-44 - Buddhadev Dasgupta/sarod; Pranesh Khan/tabla; 98-2.45-46 - Kadri Gopalnath/saxophone; A. Kanyakumari/violin; G. Dorai/mridangam; 98-2.47-48 - Geetha R. Bennett/veena; Frank Bennett/mridangam; Rusty Gillette/ghatam; 98-2.49-50 - Shanmukha Priya/voice and Hari Priya/voice (Priya Sisters); Meera Sivaramakrishnan/violin; Melakaveri Balaji/mridangam; Matt Rice/tanpura.

Tapes 51-58: 98-2.51-52 - Shivkumar Sharma/santoor; Shafaat Ahmed Khan/tabla; Shivkumar Sharma's son/tanpura; 98-2.53-54 - Vrinda Mundkur/voice; Jaywant Bantwal/tabla; Sharad Gadre/harmonium; 98-2.55-56 - T.N. Seshagopalan/voice; M.S.N. Murthy/violin; Hari Kumar/mridangam; 98-2.57-58 - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt/guitar; Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari/tabla.

Documentation: Concert documentation prepared by Matt Rice & UW Ethno. Archives

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Classical Music, Hindustani
  • Classical Music--Carnatic
  • Concerts
  • Dance--India
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Hindustani music
  • Music--India

Geographical Names

  • Asia
  • India--Asia--South Asia
  • North India
  • South India

Form or Genre Terms

  • Sound recordings

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Ragamala (performer)


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