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Taking ahead my friend @Chetankrishna's idea, I am curating a multi-genre list of music, to beat the #CoronaBlues. Nothing heals the world better than music!
Beginning with a wonderful rendering of prayers to Lord Dhanavanthari by Kum.Kruti Bhatt.
Beginning with a wonderful rendering of prayers to Lord Dhanavanthari by Kum.Kruti Bhatt.
This album titled 'Chants of India', created by Bharat Ratna Pt Ravi Shankar ji @ragaravishankar, whose birth centenary we are celebrating this year. Soothing for an early morning and creates a unique mood when played any time in the day.
This earth and humanity need healing!
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः
पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयःशान्तिः ।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वेदेवाःशान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा माशान्तिरेधि ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
ॐ द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्षं शान्तिः
पृथिवी शान्तिरापः शान्तिरोषधयःशान्तिः ।
वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वेदेवाःशान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्तिः
सर्वं शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः सा माशान्तिरेधि ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
This morning brightened with a brilliant Mayamalavagowla by the one and only Mandolin U Shrinivas.
#MusicForHealing #BeatCoronaBlues
#MusicForHealing #BeatCoronaBlues
Early morning prayers to Lord Suryanarayana whose power cures this earth and keeps everyone healthy.
#MusicForHealing #BeatCoronaBlues
#MusicForHealing #BeatCoronaBlues
#NowPlaying: This wonderful vintage AIR concert of Alathur brothers.
- Sarasuda Varnam
- Emani ne ni mahima-Subbaraya Sastry
- Kantajudumi- Tyagaraja
- Dachukovalena- Tyagaraja
- Thiruppugazh
- Sarasuda Varnam
- Emani ne ni mahima-Subbaraya Sastry
- Kantajudumi- Tyagaraja
- Dachukovalena- Tyagaraja
- Thiruppugazh
#NowPlaying : The evergreen Tyagaraja Kriti 'Seetamma Maayamma' in Ragam Vasanta by Sangita Kalanidhi Madurai TN Seshagopalan.
On the first day of Vasanta Navaratri....
#HealingWithMusic #CoronaFreeIndia
On the first day of Vasanta Navaratri....
#HealingWithMusic #CoronaFreeIndia
Wake up oh Lord of the Seven Hills! Save this world!
Nothing more comforting than the good old Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam in the divine voice of MS Subbulakshmi, to begin your day with!
#MusicForHealing
Nothing more comforting than the good old Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam in the divine voice of MS Subbulakshmi, to begin your day with!
#MusicForHealing
And the same beautiful Kriti in Ragam Vasanta by Tyagaraja, rendered here by Vid. @AbhismRti earlier this season at the famous Kovil concert!
Brightens my day already!
#HealingThroughMusic #PrayersThroughMusic
#SpringTime
Brightens my day already!
#HealingThroughMusic #PrayersThroughMusic
#SpringTime
An afternoon of traditional Tamil songs... By the great Swaminathanan.
#HealingWithMusi
#FightAgainstCOVID19 https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1174948642563559424
#HealingWithMusi
#FightAgainstCOVID19 https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1174948642563559424
Tonight we remember the divine Mother Kali through this beautiful bhajan rendered in the vintage video of Pt Jasraj ji.
May she protect this world from the current situation!
Jai Ho!
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineLife #HappyNavratri
May she protect this world from the current situation!
Jai Ho!
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineLife #HappyNavratri
An evening of wonderful Tyagaraja Kritis, rendered by Hyderabad Brothers.
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineAndChill
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineAndChill
Praying to Goddess Chamundi Devi through this beautiful Kriti composed by the great Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar and rendered by the talented flautist twins of Bangalore.
May this world heal soon!
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineLife https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1179697355173400582
May this world heal soon!
#MusicForHealing #QuarantineLife https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1179697355173400582
So moving! A mother and daughter in Andhra, sitting home and praying to Lord Narasimha that this #Lockdown due to #ChineseCoronaVirus ends soon! Scores of families are doing the same all across!
Prayers have the power to heal! We shall overcome this phase! Keep the faith!
Prayers have the power to heal! We shall overcome this phase! Keep the faith!
Will let the night fade into this beautiful and soothing Taanam in Ragam Lathangi by Vidushi @JayanthiVeena.
#HealingThroughMusic
#HealingThroughMusic
This Sunday morning, beginning with the Navagraha Kritis of Muthuswamy Dikshitar rendered by Sangita Kalanidhis Bombay Sisters Smt C Saroja and Smt C Lalitha.
May all the Graha Devatas bless us in these difficult times!
#HealingThroughMusic
May all the Graha Devatas bless us in these difficult times!
#HealingThroughMusic
Russian devotees of ISKCON stuck at the IGI airport in Delhi are busy with their daily Nama Sankeerthanam...
Wish more Indians also did this in their respective homes. Rather than disobeying the law.
Prayers heal!
#LockdownAndChill #HareKrishna #HealingThroughMusic
Wish more Indians also did this in their respective homes. Rather than disobeying the law.
Prayers heal!
#LockdownAndChill #HareKrishna #HealingThroughMusic
Continuing with the birthday of Dikshitar... This beautiful old classic... https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1208789334595211264
And this exquisite one by Vid @AbhismRti, couple of seasons ago at the Parthasarathyswamy Sabha... https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/945246787761201157
https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/945246787761201157
This immortal Kriti on the Goddess of Madurai in the voice of another genius! https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1178994723077287936
https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1178994723077287936
#NowPlaying : An elaborate and brilliant Ragam Thodi by one of the finest Carnatic flute Vidwans, Shri JB Sruti Sagar.
#HealingWithMusic https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1174704962883866624
#HealingWithMusic https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1174704962883866624
An evening of Thiruppugazh by the divine brother-sister duo of JBSS and JBK. An older thread I posted.
May the power of Lord Muruga destroy all the negativity spread by this phase and bring good health to everyone!
#HealingThroughMusic https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1038435175896629258
May the power of Lord Muruga destroy all the negativity spread by this phase and bring good health to everyone!
#HealingThroughMusic https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1038435175896629258
An afternoon filled with a glorious aalapana in Ragam Valaji, followed by this classic Kriti in the voice of by Vid. @AbhismRti...
This is brilliant! Bhagavatar was indeed one of the best! This is a veritable feast! https://twitter.com/rkupadhyay/status/1245654352783478784
https://twitter.com/rkupadhyay/status/1245654352783478784
Weekend energy boosters be like... 
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा।
जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥
nāsai roga harai saba pīrā।
japata nirantara hanumata bīrā॥
May Lord Hanuman protect all of us in these difficult times!
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा।
जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥
nāsai roga harai saba pīrā।
japata nirantara hanumata bīrā॥
May Lord Hanuman protect all of us in these difficult times!
Check out some excellent Konnakol by the my super talented friend, the young Ghatam Vidwan @ghatamudupa 
Mishra Chaapu with his left and Khanda Chaapu with his right hand, a simple Korvai in Chaturashra followed by a Trishra. Ancient Indian percussion is pure mathematics!
Mishra Chaapu with his left and Khanda Chaapu with his right hand, a simple Korvai in Chaturashra followed by a Trishra. Ancient Indian percussion is pure mathematics!
Soothing Veena on a Saturday noon by the one and only... https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1002221035729707009?s=19
Four talented Carnatic Musicians lead by vocalist @SunilGargyan put together a quick song during these quarantine times. Original tune by the great TMT!
A quick peep into Paaduvai Maname...
A quick peep into Paaduvai Maname...
One for this breezy evening! The power siblings! No other bro-sis duo in Carnatic classical world can give you so much happiness with their music! NCB on Mridangam and KPN on violin. Great team!
Absolutely divine!
Absolutely divine!
Muruga! Muruga! Haro hara!
Will some Amritavarshini bring rains in these troubled times? Who knows! Any relief from 45 degrees summer is fine! 
Listen to some by Vid @KunnakudiBMK from an older Margazhi season.
Listen to some by Vid @KunnakudiBMK from an older Margazhi season.
A beautiful Narayana Theertha Tharangam by Sri Udayaloor Kalyanaraman for the evening
क्षेमं कुरु गोपाल
संततं मम
क्षेमं कुरु गोपाला ||
कामं तवपाद-कमल भ्रमरी भवतु
श्रीमन् मम मानसं मधुसूदन...
क्षेमं कुरु गोपाल
संततं मम
क्षेमं कुरु गोपाला ||
कामं तवपाद-कमल भ्रमरी भवतु
श्रीमन् मम मानसं मधुसूदन...
Listening to this beautiful vintage recording of Sangita Kalanidhi Mani Krishnaswami, probably one of the earliest to record some of the Sanskrit compositions of Sri Vedanta Desika.
#NowPlaying : Raag Brindavana Saranga for this hot afternoon, rendered by Pt Rajan and Pt Sajan Mishra.
Old recording from the 80s when they actually made brilliant music!
Old recording from the 80s when they actually made brilliant music!
A song of togetherness for tonight! Featuring the famous Mysore Brothers Vidwans Nagaraj and @Violinmanjunath, Hindustani flute player @ronumajumdar, Sarod by Tejendra Majumdar and several others!
Music for healing!
Music for healing!
Letting the sunset gently fade into the brilliance of this....
Soothing and healing...
Soothing and healing...
Jaya Jaya Raghurama in Sahana by the one and only....
Performing for an ailing TS Anantarama Bhagavatar in his house, few years ago.
Healing with music.
Performing for an ailing TS Anantarama Bhagavatar in his house, few years ago.
Healing with music.
This slow and beautiful afternoon shall be in memory of violin maestro Sangita Kalanidhi Sri MS Gopalakrishnan.
Healing with music!
Healing with music!
Rainy evening and some classic Janaranjani by the one and only...
అడి యాసలచే దగిలి నేనార్తి బడినా పదంబులను
విడజాలదురా.....
అడి యాసలచే దగిలి నేనార్తి బడినా పదంబులను
విడజాలదురా.....
Malayamaarutam for this evening! By Vidwan @KunnakudiBMK accompanied by Vid Anantha Krishnan on the Mridangam. Old season Kacheri.
Wishing you a very happy birthday @KunnakudiBMK! Here's to many years of good health and great music ahead!
Wishing you a very happy birthday @KunnakudiBMK! Here's to many years of good health and great music ahead!
One for this morning!
The legendary Hindustani classical Bansuri maestro Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia ji accompanied by @ZakirHtabla!
Music for healing!
The legendary Hindustani classical Bansuri maestro Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia ji accompanied by @ZakirHtabla!
Music for healing!
A beautiful Narayana Theertha Tharangam for the evening.
गोविन्दमिह गोपिकानन्दकन्दं।
सानन्दमवलोकयामो मुकुन्दम्॥
Rendered here by the young talented Carnatic vocalist @SunilGargyan.
Wish more Carnatic musicians sang Tharangams!
Music for healing!
गोविन्दमिह गोपिकानन्दकन्दं।
सानन्दमवलोकयामो मुकुन्दम्॥
Rendered here by the young talented Carnatic vocalist @SunilGargyan.
Wish more Carnatic musicians sang Tharangams!
Music for healing!
Today is the birthday of the iconic Carnatic diva Sangita Kalanidhi ML Vasantakumari.
One for the evening! A popular Daasara pada by MLV accompanied by her protege @RagunathanSudha in a private concert, almost half a century ago!
One for the evening! A popular Daasara pada by MLV accompanied by her protege @RagunathanSudha in a private concert, almost half a century ago!
This little boy, his pet parrot and an ancient lullaby....
A beautiful and soothing Aalapana in Ragam Sama for the evening. Performed on the violin by Vidushi Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, the disciple and daughter of maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman ji.
Healing with music!
Healing with music!
Melody of the Swan! 
The classic 'Vatapi' by violin maestro @Drlsubramaniam accompanied by Sangita Kalanidhi Palghat Raghu on the Mridangam and Ustad Allah Rakha Qureshi on the Tabla.
Music for healing!
@ZakirHtabla
The classic 'Vatapi' by violin maestro @Drlsubramaniam accompanied by Sangita Kalanidhi Palghat Raghu on the Mridangam and Ustad Allah Rakha Qureshi on the Tabla.
Music for healing!
@ZakirHtabla
Revisiting this beautiful composition by Maharaja Swati Thirunal rendered by Vid @AbhismRti on this day when the #SupremeCourt ruled in favour of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple! And saved it from being snatched by the corrupt government!
More power to Dharma!
More power to Dharma!
The princess of travancore royal family Her Highness Aswathi thirunal and other family members thanking all Dharmikas who struggled to see this day!
Thank you once again @jsaideepak, @csranga and everyone!
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
Thank you once again @jsaideepak, @csranga and everyone!
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
Some more Swati Thirunal for the evening! To celebrate today's #SupremeCourt ruling!
This old tweet below. https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1148453308245221379?s=19
This old tweet below.
https://twitter.com/veejaysai/status/1148453308245221379?s=19
A beautiful day filled with Bhairavi. Tyagaraja's classic 'Upacharamu' by the one and only emperor of Nagaswaram.
#NowPlaying : A lovely rare duet by two iconic Carnatic divas!
Tyagaraja's famous 'కొలువమరె కదా కోదండ పాణి' in Ragam Thodi by MSS and DKP.
Music for healing!
Tyagaraja's famous 'కొలువమరె కదా కోదండ పాణి' in Ragam Thodi by MSS and DKP.
Music for healing!
#NowPlaying : An old video of Sangita Kala Acharya Sri PS Narayanaswamy performing Tyagaraja's 'Sugunamule' in Ragam Chakravakam.
One can see a young @KunnakudiBMK sitting behind on his left! He should tell us from which year and on what occasion was this concert!
One can see a young @KunnakudiBMK sitting behind on his left! He should tell us from which year and on what occasion was this concert!
#NowPlaying : An elaborate Aalapana in Ragam Begada by Sangita Kalanidhi Sri MS Gopalakrishnan on the violin...
What joy!
What joy!
#NowPlaying️ : Mid morning Madhyamavathi by the one and only! Or two and only, in this case!
Tyagaraja's ఎవరిచ్చిరిరా శర చాపములు.. hardly anyone sings this nowadays!
Tyagaraja's ఎవరిచ్చిరిరా శర చాపములు.. hardly anyone sings this nowadays!
An excerpt from Sri Appayya Diksita's 'अपीतकुचाम्बास्तवः', rendered beautifully in a Ragamalika by Carnatic vocalist Amrita Murali.
आनन्दसिन्धुलहरीममृतांशुमौले- रासेविनाममृत-निर्मित-वर्तिमक्ष्णोः । आनन्दवल्लिविततेरमृतार्द्रगुच्छं अम्ब स्मराम्यहमपीतकुचे वपुस्ते ॥
आनन्दसिन्धुलहरीममृतांशुमौले- रासेविनाममृत-निर्मित-वर्तिमक्ष्णोः । आनन्दवल्लिविततेरमृतार्द्रगुच्छं अम्ब स्मराम्यहमपीतकुचे वपुस्ते ॥
Dedicated to Goddess Apithakuchambal of Thiruvannamalai! So beautiful!
निर्निद्र-कोकनद-कोमलकान्तमम्ब-
नित्यं सुधानिकरवर्षि पदं त्वदीयम् ।
मूर्छाकरज्वररुजा मम तापितस्य
मूर्ध्नि क्षणं सकृदपीतकुचे निधेहि ॥
Appayya Diksita's language is exquisite!
निर्निद्र-कोकनद-कोमलकान्तमम्ब-
नित्यं सुधानिकरवर्षि पदं त्वदीयम् ।
मूर्छाकरज्वररुजा मम तापितस्य
मूर्ध्नि क्षणं सकृदपीतकुचे निधेहि ॥
Appayya Diksita's language is exquisite!
A beautiful evening of Thodi by AB!
How is your Sunday afternoon?
Mine is in perfect rhythm!
Featuring a brilliant Thani by Sangita Kalanidhi Vidwan Palghat Raghu mama!
Mine is in perfect rhythm!
Featuring a brilliant Thani by Sangita Kalanidhi Vidwan Palghat Raghu mama!
A white peacock in the Ashram of Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi became everyone's pet. A devotee Subbaramayya, composed the 'Shweta Mayura Ashtakam" in Telugu, which was sung then in the presence of Bhagawan and that fortunate peacock!
An expert by Veena Vidwan Ramana.
An expert by Veena Vidwan Ramana.
A slow and beautiful evening unfolding with the music of....
