| Sthree Thaal Tharang / Shiva Shakti Swayambho |
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| Album: | Shiva Shakti Swayambho | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Sthree Thaal Tharang | Added: | Sep 2014 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-10-10 | Pull Date: | 2014-12-12 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 14 | Dec 7 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 10, 2014: | minimum entropy Shambo Shiva Shambho | 4. | Nov 01, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show Shambo Shiva Shambho | |
| 2. | Dec 02, 2014: | It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood Vatapi Ganapatim | 5. | Oct 25, 2014: | The KZSU Alumni Weekend Bonanza Shambo Shiva Shambho | |
| 3. | Nov 08, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show Vatapi Ganapatim | 6. | Oct 15, 2014: | minimum entropy Shambo Shiva Shambho |
| Album Review |
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| Lester G. Reviewed 2014-09-29 | ||
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Incredible Carnatic (South Indian classical) music by some serious pioneers. Sukkanya Ramgopal is an expert player of the ghatam, a clay pot percussion instrument that is incredibly difficult to master. She’s the inventor and sole exponent of the Ghata-tharang, an array of six pitched ghatams. Her formidable all-female ensemble joins on violin, veena, mridangam (basically a tabla on steroids), and morsing (jaw harp). Here the group renders several Carnatic classics of astounding beauty and complexity and almost makes it seem easy. This is not only a valuable counterpart to a largely patriarchal tradition, but is also a rare treat, since I had to email the artist and then have a vacationing coworker pick the CDs up for me. Play loud, play often, and rejoice in the rich diversity of human endeavors. Note: I’ve sent the most accessible of three albums for a-file rotation, but the other two can be added to reanimation at the MDs’ discretion. 1. (12:49) A rousing, joyful opener in a loosely pentatonic raag. 2. (4:34) Bright polyrhythmic phrasing, incredibly tight and coordinated, fast and breathtaking! 3. (18:31) Slow, haunting, mystical beginning drifts into a stately marching tune in a cycle of 9 beats. Ramgopal adds vocal percussion in the middle. 4. (4:25) A six-beat cycle provides an easygoing gait for this lively, even carefree song. 5. (4:34) A mind-blowing original composition here, joyful jamming with each member getting their time to show off. Wow! | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Vatapi Ganapatim | 3. | Shambo Shiva Shambho | |||
| 2. | Anandam | 4. | Rama Rama | |||
| 5. | Rhythmic Rhapsody | |||||