Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur | Meera Bhajan | Mat Ja Mat Ja Mat Ja | Live at Delhi

Beautiful presentaion of Meera bahjan "Mat Ja Mat Ja" by Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur live at
Indira Gandi Memorial Trust, In dedication to the memory of late Indira Gandhi.

You can find other performances from the same concert at below links

Raga Bahaduri Todi :    • Raga Bahaduri Todi | Pt. Mallikarjun ...  
Akka Kelavva :    • Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur | Akka Kelavva...  
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Composition: Mat Ja Mat Ja
Vocalist: Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur
Vocal Support: Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur
Style: Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana
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📝Lyrics:

मत जा मत जा मत जा जोगी
पाँव पड़ूँगी मैं तोरी जोगी ||

प्रेम भक्ति को पंथ ही न्यारो
हम को ज्ञान बता जा जोगी ||

चंदन की मैं चिता रचाऊँ
अपने हाथ जला जा जोगी ||

जल जल भई भस्म की ढेरी
अपने अंग लगा जा जोगी ||

मीरा के प्रभू गिरिधर नागर
ज्योत में ज्योत मिला जा जोगी ||
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About Artists:

Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur(31st December, 1910 – 12th September, 1992):

Mallikarjun Bheemrayappa Mansur was born in Mansur, a village in the Dharwad district of Karnataka.  As a child, he played a few roles in his brother’s drama company. Recognizing his talent, his father engaged him to a Yakshagana troupe, where he was encouraged to sing many different types of compositions.

During his days in the drama company, Ayyappa Swami, a Carnatic musician noticed his talent and briefly trained him in that form. He was then noticed by Nilkanthabuwa Alurmath (a disciple of the legendary Balkrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar) of the Gwalior gharana, who took him to
Miraj, and thus began his training in the Hindustani raag-sangeet. For 6 years he received intensive training from Neelkanthbuwa and emerged as a concert performer at the end of this period. He also recorded and released a few commercial records.In 1935, Mansur met Manji Khan, son and disciple of Alladiya Khan, who agreed to accept him as his disciple after listening to his record. Unfortunately Manji Khan died prematurely in 1937. Thereafter, he was directed by Alladiya Khan to his youngest son, Bhurji Khan and continued to train under him till Bhurji Khan died in 1960. Subsequently, he also learnt compositions from Bhurji Khan’s son, Azizuddin Khan.

Although trained in both Gwalior and Jaipur gharanas, the virtuosity of the Jaipur gharana was more evident in his style. He could cast a hypnotic spell on his audience with his astounding breath control, the absolute purity of his soor and the wonderful way in which he employed various embellishments. He was highly regarded for his Shruti-kaam. His constant weaving of the soor with various permutations and combinations always remained in sync with the bhaav of the raga. Mallikarjunji was widely known for his command over a large number of rare ragas like Sampoorna Malkauns, Shuddha Nat, Asa Jogiya, Hem Nat, Khat, Shivmat Bhairav, Bihari, Nayaki Kanada, Bahaduri Todi, Adamabri Kedar, etc.
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