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DHRUPAD IN YAMAN - ASHISH SANKRITYAYAN and UDHAV SHINDE
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DHAMAR IN LALIT - ASHISH SANKRITYAYAN and UDHAV SHINDE
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ALAP OF MODERATE TEMPO IN RAGA LALIT
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Influences - Various Maestros of the Dagar Tradition: Ustads - Rahimuddin Dagar, Hussainuddin Dagar, Nasir Moinuddin Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar
Dhrupad is the oldest surviving form of classical music in India,
tracing its origins to the ancient vedic chants. This meditative style
of singing was originally performed in temples in North India,
and later developed under the patronage of Mughal and Rajput
kings into a classical art , with a rich and intricate grammar and
aesthetics. Fundamental to Dhrupad singing is the practice of nada
yoga, or the yoga of sound, in which the singer, through various
yogic practices, develops the inner resonance of the body, to
produce a vast palette of sound colours and microtonal shades of
notes. In this music the notes are not regarded as fixed points, but
as fluid entities with infinite shades. The music is improvised using
the abstract syllables of a mantra, and progresses from serene,
meditative, free flowing lines to progressively faster and playful
passages, and ends in an ecstasic finale of syncopated rhythmic
improvisations to the accompaniment of the pakhawaj, the
majestic, resonant barrel drum that is the precursor of the modern
tabla. Dhrupad encompasses a vast range of human emotions :
serenity, pathos, sensuality, compassion, anger, heroism. Dhrupad
is the Indian equivalent of the Gregorian chants, but being an oral
tradition, has a history of development and refinement, that has
continued almost till the present times.
Ashish Sankrityayan is an exponent of the Dagar tradition of
Dhrupad singing. He has learnt Dhrupad in the traditional Indian
system of apprenticeship for 20 years, from several maestros of the
legendary Dagar family, having received a prestigious fellowship
from the Indian National Academy of Music to do his studies.
Ashish has performed extensively in many countries and has taught
Dhrupad in institutions like the Anton Bruckner University Linz
and the Free University of Berlin. His singing has been described
in the press as follows : ‘a caress for the soul - indian musician
fascinates with the art of Dhrupad’ and ‘notes like lotus flowers
- artist astonishes at the university with his Indian singing’.
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MODERATE TEMPO ALAP RAGA YAMAN
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Dhrupad - Ashish Sankrityayan's Friend Space (Top 40)
Hi, Thanks for the add and friendship. Nice to meet you here and to listen to your beautiful music. My best wishes of love, peace, wisdom and prosperity for you and yours and I hope you make me a 'space visit' soon.
There is an indefinable mysterious Power that pervades everything. I feel It, though I do not see It. It is this unseen Power which makes Itself felt and yet defies all proof, because It is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses.... For I can see that in the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth, truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists. Hence I gather that God is Life, Truth, Light. He is love. He is supreme good. But he is no God who merely satisfies the intellect. God to be God must rule the heart and transform it. ~ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Dhrupad, thanks for introducing me to Dhrupad. Your voice is relaxing to listen to your voice and your instrumental playing. It is an honor to be a part of your myspace circle of friends. Be well, John
Thank you for your kind comment and your acceptance, I truly enjoy your way of dhrupad-singing. Dhrupad opened up a new world for me when I heard Mohinuddin Dagar many years ago. All the best to you.
