Episode 17 | Raga Kedar | Raga Shastra Series by Debapriya Adhikary

Presenting the seventeenth video of the Raga Shastra Series with one of the evening ragas in the Hindusthani system of music, Kedar. Follow along as Sh.Debapriya Adhikary shows you the intricate details of the raga, step-by-step with acute emphasis on all the important elements, focusing on the Ashtang Gayaki Padhati.

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Given below is the text of the Bandish:

Vilambit Ektaal Bandish:

(Sthai)
Jhankar pari re more
Kann me subh bhayi
More raina

(Antara)
Soyat thi main apne bhawan me
Sadarang ye ankhiyan udhare


Teentaal Bandish:
(Sthai)
Kanha Re Nand Nandana
Param niranjan hey dukh bhanjana

(Antara)
Kanth bani motiyaan ki mala
pahrat mudrita hari brijbaala re


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About Sh.Debapriya Adhikary:
An A graded artist of All India Radio and a President's Award Winner, Sh.Debapriya Adhikary is one of the finest vocalists of the country of the younger generation, with a silken voice and uncanny command over the octaves his style of singing is marked by both elegance and grandeur that transcends the audience to a rare height of emotional excellence. His perfection of thoughts, and understanding of voice to keep even intricate elements soothing to ears got him admirers from around the world. Initially brought to music by his mother , Smt.Anita Adhikary, he has been the GandaBandh disciple of Pt.Samaresh Chowdhury of Senia- Maihar Gharana for long 13 years. Debapriya also got a change in his approach towards music with the very guidance of Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee of Agra Atrauli Gharana whom he got for a very little time and also learnt with Pt. Vijay Kichlu ji for a while. Both enriched his gayaki with both khayalang and dhrupadang.

Finally his continued taalim since last 10 years with the legendary Padmavibhushan Girija Devi ji of Benaras Gharana as a Gandabandh disciple has helped him acquire master on thumri, tappa, dadra, kajri, jhula etc alongwith the subtleties of khayal he gets from her. With all these Debapriya has earned a name and fame in his land and abroad. He is a topper with Masters in Music from University of Calcutta and empanelled artiste with ICCR.
He has been also performing duet of Vocal and Sitar with an excellent young sitarist maintaining the traditional way of Raag badhat with detailed alapchaari and other angas (phrases) of North Indian Classical music.He is also one of the founder trustees of the non profit trust SUR that stands for “Sublime Urge to Rejoice”
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These are the timestamps: See the video in order to get the right understanding.

00:00 Introduction and Basic Description of Raga
08:40 Alaap / Aochar
12:13 Vilambit Bandish in Ektaal
14:45 Vistaar
18:33 Behlawa
21:19 Antara
23:07 BolBaant
26:49 Taan
28:32 Drut Teentaal bandish
33:23 Conclusion


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