Raag Nayaki Kanada (Alap) | Shashwati Mandal Paul | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Shashwati Mandal Paul’s style is rooted in the Gwalior gayaki, but also influenced by detailed study of other traditions - ghazal, thumri, Carnatic pallavi, and more.
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Shashwati Mandal Paul upholds the finest aspects of the Gwalior gharana, the oldest surviving style of khayal singing. She was born into a family of successful musicians - her grandfather Balabhau Umdekar 'Kundalguru' was a Scindias court musician in pre-Independence times. She studied under the demanding tutelage of her mother Kamal Mandal before receiving a scholarship to learn from Balasaheb Poonchwale, and has also delved into the Gwalior gharana’s ancestry by studying dhrupad with the Gundecha Brothers.

Her style is rooted in the Gwalior gayaki, but is also influenced by detailed study of other traditions including ghazal, thumri, Carnatic pallavi, and the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana (“one has to know the rules to break them”). She is considered to be one of the finest exponents of tappa - a semi-classical style derived from Punjabi camel-riders with fast, distinctively angular melodies and lyrics which typically depict the emotional outbursts of a lover.

The Kanada (or Kannada/Kanhra) family of ragas span many different moods, but are generally tied together by the use of komal ga and komal dha [flat 3rd and 6th]. These notes are typically vakra [used in a zig-zag pattern] in descent, replacing movements such as gR and dP with gmR and dnP. Consequently, Kanada ragas often use Asavari thaat [SRgmPdnS - akin to the Western natural minor scale], bringing a serious, introspective sensibility to the music. The name is likely derived from Kannada, hinting at ancient South Indian origins. Ragas which commonly include the Kanada suffix include Abhogi, Asavari, Darbari, Kaunsi, Sughrai, and Suha, although the term can be used to indicate bespoke Kanada-type modifications to many others too. Listen to the Kanada family here:
-Abhogi Kanada (dhrupad vocal) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dqUHAvfnIw
-Darbari Kanada (surbahar) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAA8RyMjj9A
-Kaunsi Kanada (sarod) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaMVOat0s30
-Raisa Kanada (khayal) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zacBXUtmWtA
-Suha Kanada (sitar) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmei4Ix6dhA

Recorded by Darbar in 2014, on location in India:
-Shashwati Mandal Paul (khayal)

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