The music video "Navarasam" is not about a specific person. They represent a traditional classical art form called 'Kathakali'. The whole theme is about the classical art forms are seen uncool and lose interest of the newer generation. How the circumstances force it to adulterate itself and the eventual death of the art.
Protesting against classical art "adulterating itself" would be hypocritical since this is "adulterated" fusion music to begin with. I see this as a more generic theme about a family which is different, and a child who is bullied for being different.
@@rexsceleratorum1632 You can interpret however you want but band itself said that they it was a tribute to Kathakali and song was meant to encourage the Kathakali artists in to reviving the dance. Nav Rasa means 9 emotions that are played in Indian classical dance. etc etc.. The way they went with the theme was probably to showcase the nav rasa meaning the 9 emotions meant to be portrayed in classical dances. Nine emotions are Shringara , (love/beauty), Hasya (laughter), Karuna(sorrow), Raudra (anger), Veera (heroism/courage), Bhayanaka (terror/fear), Bibhatsa (disgust), Adbutha (surprise/wonder), Shantha (peace or tranquility).
@@thehawkseye3412 Nava rasa is not only for dance. It is also incorporated in nataks, music, and stories. Understanding the nava rasa also helps in scriptwriting.
@@thehawkseye3412 how is this hypocritical? they wanted to express how an art eventually dies. your understanding of evreything in this music is literally the opposite of what it wanted to convery, arrogance is cancerous
NAVARASAM was about the death of an art form - in this case it is "Kathakali" which is a traditional dance form from the state of Kerala. You can see the traditional attire worn in Kathakali throughout the video. I think the child represents the art in the new generation but it is being killed by modernity and other forces such as westernisation which are symbolised by the bullies who kill him in the end.
Which is ironic since there is a scene which shows the bullies asking him to smoke,( He is saying "valikkada") and the protagonist refuses to be "adulterated" and hence faces their wrath. The irony is that thaikkudam had to "adulterate" the traditional music to produce this song which might be commentary on the fact that this is their only way to survive.
The song Rangapura Vihara by Agam is based on a very famous and well-revered historical composition considered to be one of the pinnacles of Carnatic(South Indian) Music.
@@mridulsharma3373 It is Indian Music. However I am talking about the original that is composed almost 200 years back. There is no single entity called Indian music back then.
@@mridulsharma3373 nah Bhai, I think because of the diversity between North and South, it's important to mention specifically when talking about culture, it's not being biased, but actually giving the right identity. Because internationally, most people are exposed to North as entire India. That's not fair according to me
@@mridulsharma3373 it is Carnatic music and hence South Indian music - like Hindustani is North Indian. You do not have to dilute your identity to be an Indian.
@@mridulsharma3373 they are people who sings and who plays musical instruments. Its important to them to know the origin and where it belongs. Coz the authenticity comes from where it belongs, what's the origin. It might look from one Country but Bhakti giti to Sufis to Musical Houses to Folk all has different techniques of singing. So its important to know the pin point details.
One more podcast idea from Indian music scene... "Indian Folk Music" .. as every state of India have their own unique sound.... Gujarat's music is way different from Assam's music... Please do try it... 💜
1:32:41 Efra it’s says “FREE TIBET” but they had to censure it in order to appease China in some sort due to the “friendly” political situation between China🇨🇳 and India🇮🇳 AT THAT TIME.
the thing which was sensored in "sadda Haq" was "FREE TIBET" MESSAGE. bcuz many tibetians took refugee in India when China occupied Tibet and we feel sorry for our brothers who had to leave thier homes due to a sick country(Xhina). but it had to be sensored due to political reasons..basically that time we were pressuried a lot by Xhina. but now senario is different we can openly critisis xhina's actions. #waleska @waleska @efra
The title Navarasam is based on the Indian concept of the Rasa (aesthetics) and a song also released in the same name, serving as a tribute to Kathakali, a popular classical dance in Kerala. A classical rock number, the song is about the "commercialisation of the art form" and how it "exhorts the practitioners to revive the dance".[4] The songs in the album features themes such as equality, politics, history and mythology.[5] One of the tracks titled "Sultan" looks at the "untold stories of the Mughal empire". Mithun Raju, the lead guitarist of the band said that "the team had went on a research to study about the life of Mughals; thereby revealing the dark and murky side of the rule apart from knowing the glorious side in their period".[5] The album also featured a devotional song titled "Jai Hanuman", which is a "pure, progressive rock track in the album based on the concept of awakening" and "Viduthalai", a poem written by Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar was also included. Another track "Aarachar" was based on "the black world of Indian politics".[5] Govind Menon, the frontman of Thaikkudam Bridge said that two of the tracks "Khwab" and "Urumbu" were light-hearted soul music, the former being focused on "aspirations and dreams" and Urumbu (translating to ants) is based on the relationship between man and ants.[6] The lead single from the album titled "One" is mostly about the celebration of the soul and soil of Kerala and its people. For recording the track, the band travelled from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in a 25-day journey, during the Onam festival, and shot frames of Puli Kali, boat race, tug of war and several other events happened during the festival. The director of the video song Littil Swayamp said that "Everything is real, nothing has been staged, neither the emotions nor the expressions".[7]
"Moheener Ghoraguli" is arguably the first rock band in india. It was established around in, if I'm not wrong, 1975 in Kolkata. Their music had a huge inspiration from the bengali folk genre of "baul" primarily the lyrics part. Their lyricism was their USP in those days(Bengali music industry was getting very boring with over commercialised stereotyped movie music). Highly recommend the song "prithibi ta naki choto hotey hotey". It was one of the first songs I ever heard in my life, growing up in the early 2000s. The lyrics are insanely relevant.
Rangapura vihaara is a Sanskrit song composed in the raagam brindaavana saaranga .. it is a devotional piece on the diety residing in the sri rangam temple in Tamilnadu .. it was composed somewhere around late 1700 to early 1800 The translation of the two lines (pallavi) I have mentioned .. you can google the rest .. it's available "raHNgapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDarAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI" Translates to " O resident of the town called Ranga! Victory to you who incarnated as Rama, the famed owner of the bow Kodanda! Brave scion of the Raghu clan!" I have to say .. the band agam has done a fantastic job of adapting this kriti .. it's their style .. they blend ancient music with prog.
@@mridulsharma3373 PLEASE DONT CORRUPT THEM LIKE JABY KOAY AND ALL OTHER RUclips REACTION CHANNELS WHO USE INDIANS THIRST FOR FOREIGN APPROVAL FOR VIEWS AND MONEY. THE HERRERAS ARE UNLIKE ANY REACTION CHANNEL I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY ARE ACTUALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC. THEY ARE NOT HERE TO MASSAGE THE EGO OF US INDIANS
@@sabitasahu3030 no doubt they are excellant people who are here for learn and praise different thing that's why I m asking them to make a special channel for india so that western people see what we actually are rather then a country of snake charmers or slums as referred by Western media and for braking stereotypes about india i just want our culture to spread as far as possible
Bloodywood is the Next Big thing in International Metal. Pure Genuis what those guys have pulled out of their arses till now without any label backing them !
As an Indian Bengali, it's truly heartbreaking for me to see that nobody, absolutely nobody, made a comment on Bengali rock music. Bengal was arguably the first region in India where rock music truly prospered in the 70s and 80s and upto the 2000s. Even the Bengali film industry has so many rock songs but nobody recommended anything. Sometimes I feel like we Bengalis are always left out of everything. Truly sad to see that so many fantastic Bengali rock bands like Fossils, Mohiner Ghoraguli, LRB, etc don't get their deserved recognition
You bengalis are always being communist liberals and hating on hinduism and you also identity with Bangladesh, a terrorist nation. You ignore great saints like Yogananda and Vivekananda in bengal and are always doing anti national activities. First change that attitude and then we will acknowledge.
Thanks for considering Navarasam and Ragapura vihara. Do react to some of the Avial band songs too. They have some amazing songs like Chekele, Nada nada, karukara karmukil etc (sadly most of the songs are not available on RUclips now). Avial and Motherjanje are considered as two of the best bands in kerala. They gave inspiration to the current bands like Thaikkudam Bridge, Agam etc. The standard set by them was top notch at that time.
I genuinely want u guys to react rajasthani folk music it's so soothing and beautiful. The language and pronunciation everything is unique in its own way.
Dude your rock special video is incomplete without any Bangla rock band, Journey of Indian rock bands started from Bengal(moheener ghoraguli and their "prithibita nki choto hote hote"is just classic)
45:50. + By you is bang on lady 👍🏼👍🏼 Yes, this composition is in praise of The Divine. It is a Spiritual song. The composition " Rangapuravihara" is every Carnatic music singer's/ learner's " Must know" list. 😀
The last song sadda haq was sung by Mohit Chauhan,y'all should react to his songs like ye dooriyan and tum se hi, y'all would be shocked at how versatile he is
The more you dive into agam the more they mesmerise you. The band truly brings out what rich thousands of years old ancient Hindu music traditions are all about ..
Moheener Ghoraguli was the first rock band from india from the 70's and one of my favorites of all time. Bengal actually has a rich rock background if you look into the musical history. Moheener Ghoraguli, Fossils, Underground Authority, Lakkhichhara, Cactus are some of the many suggestions I will give you. With Lakkhichhara I think was the first progressive rock band. Absolute legends all of them.
Bloodywood are the band who walk their talk. I am glad you checked their video beyong the song becuase thatz wheere real story begins. Generally each of their tracks address specific issue and second part of their video speaks about what thery are doing about that. Some examples are... ENDURANT (about bullying), GADDAR (about corruption), Yaad (about loss of loved ones) etc. Most popular being JEE VEERAY about mental health issues and it is said that many in Europe got tattoed the lyrics in their languages. By the way, the tour dates you saw is old one which is done n dusted. Soon they are expected to perform in UK to promote their latest debut album RAKSHAK
You should check out "The Celestial Nymph" from Agam. They have incorporated a drum called Idakka which is primarily used in temples songs in South India. The guitar is also awesome in this song
NAVARASAM from thaikudam Bridge has had many different explanations but one of my most favorite explanations is as follows. NAVARASAM refers the nine most common expressions used in Indian dance forms. As both you read out they range from sringaram to rudram. There are 2 active aspects of the video. The video shows the story of a family who is very close to the traditional artform and how the changing generation affects the artform and creates and environment in which they can't survive. But there is an underlying artistic aspect where if you rewatch the video you will notice the video can be divided into 9 parts and each part associates to a rasam(expression) for example n the starting of the video the part where the get married and show love is sringaram and a happy family time depects hasyam, the boy throwing away the cigarette show courage ( veeram) and so. I hope atleast some of this makes sense. Also sorry for the extremely long comment. Hehe😜❤
If you're reacting to more indian rock music then I would like to recommend to some bands from Kolkata like Mohineer Ghoraguli, Cactus, Fossils, Underground Authority, etc.
@@satanikmondal5325 I know plenty. I also saw you begging for "info about American bands". I can give you that as well. Cactus, fossils or any other Bengali "rock" band originated in west Bengal isn't really that rocking to be honest.
the censored text was "FREE TIBET", it was censored after the request of Chinese government since it became viral in Tibet as an anthem for their freedom movement.
Omg thanks for reacting to Thaikudam Bridge Navarasam. It's one of their best song . Kerala is full of ancient art forms that are slowly dying, they depicted that in an intense way .
Mohit Chauhan is such a great singer. Don't know why Bollywood didn't use him well. He has such a unique voice texture and I would love to listen to him more in future.
The tabla guy is not scatting, he's actually enunciating the beats that tabla players use while playing. Just like chords, tabla has its own language. You guys missed out on a lot of excellent Indian rock bands and music, but nevertheless, thanks and Cheers 🥂
@1:32:40 Its "Free Tibet" (from the chinese cluch). The yellow flag you are seeing is the flag of the government of Tibet in exile, the symbol of Free Tibet.
Sadda Haq is one of AR Rahman’s great compositions. Also try his music from movies like “Guru, Rangeela, Rang de Basanti, Jodha Akbar, Bombay and Lagaan
I think you guys should have added Avial. One of the first Alternative Rock bands in India. There's a band called 13AD, they were prominent in the 70's and 80's.
There is one old band in south named 13 AD. It was back in 80's. I don't know how many of Indian's know about that. But if you can please. Their albums are available in RUclips. Probably someone will comment below the links.
Lmaooo I died at Efra singing tum hi ho. Dude you've got great pronunciation & voice. I'm so looking forward to the two of you perhaps doing a Hindi song together. I can't wait, Hindi rapping or songs, either way your viewers will be waiting. Also kudos to the new song in the beginning of the podcast. Loved it
Rangapura Vihara's Veena section brought tears in my eyes. Wonder why! I checked translation it is in praise of Lord Ram, has nothing evoking sadness/sorrow
Probably the first Rock band you're talking about from India and also a bengali band is "Mohiner Ghoraguli". You could call it the beatles of the Indian rock music scene. In general in the 80s and 90s and 2000s there was a very strong influence of rock music and rock bands in bengali music before it became mainstream and migrated to other hindi artists. I think the introduction of rock music into India essentially start with the bengali music scene. The north indian/hindi artists came into the picture around the late 90s or early 2000s.
46:40 yes you are right! You'll get this more when you listen to Vedic mantras. Something like "Narayana Sukta" and "Purusha Sukta". All of these Vedic mantras are composed on a meter (Chandas) that give this "spiritual vibe" (if you can call it that?) to it. You should check out Vedic mantras. These are the backbone of Carnatic and Hindustani Music (Hindustani Music is derived from Carnatic Music btw. And Carnatic comes straight from the Vedic Chandas). Vedic mantras are the "Soul" of our Dharmic society. That is the Core. The Source. The Beginning of Music. All originating from the primordial sound: OM. Check out "Narayana Sukta" and "Purusha Sukta" to understand what Vedic mantras feel like.
As a kid, I used to hear these kirtanas (devotional songs) every day sung by various South Indian Carnatic classical singers on tapes. Rangapura Vihara is one of the most famous kirtanas because MS Subbulakshmi herself sung it at the UN in 1966. I was raised as a classical purist. But I'll be damned if Agam didn't do it justice.
Woahhh!! Thanks for accepting my request and to chose the band's I recommended.. & listen too.. You guys just do not nod like others in reaction video but.. also try to understand and explain the small things and give nice need to be noted thing's.. which we sometimes do not notice.. nice work.. keep going
Nothing can beat local train... it's whole other league... they put their f#ckin soul to it. And the lyrics it's on another level Underrated but a gem..
If you guys are considering doing a Indian classical podcast, Harish Shivaramakrishnan ( lead singer from Agam) might be a great guest to invite along. He appeared at a podcast a while back and I was very impressed by his knowledge in music and his views on life. Would love to see you three chat and share your views on music.
You should also have reacted to "Avial" rock band from Kerala state of India from where the "Agam" and "Thaikkoodam bridge" bands coming . "Avial" is the first mainstream Indian rock band which took the Indian rock to international level . They were the only Indian band chosen to perform at the Sakifo (Reunion Islands) World Music Festival held in Mauritius in 2008 with 40 other rock bands. Their "Nada Nada" song has still no opponent in Indian rock music .
It's nice to see that Indian metal bands are getting some exposure. India has a load of metal and rock bands actually. Bloody wood is probably the only band from India that performed in Wacken. \m/
Y'all Bloodywood is so good!! I'm so glad you guys reacted to them, they're super underrated but are so loved by metal fans here and abroad. They just came out with a new album. Their songs are pretty diverse and have such good message (and this is coming from someone who doesn't like metal, but I'm not even gonna lie, I fell into the bloodywood hole and came out a hardcore fan). If you guys ever want to give them a chance again in the future, you might like Aaj. Guaranteed you'll like it, especially if you stay for the sick flute solo!
Rangapura Vihara Translation ; Pallavi: raNgapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDa rAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI [O inhabitant of Rangapura! Victory to you who incarnated as the warrior (vIra) Rama (ramavatAra) in the Raghu dynasty, wielding the bow Kodand.] anupallavi: angaja janaka dEva bRndAvana sArangEndra varada ramAntaranga shyAmalAnga vihanga turanga sadayApAnga satsanga (rangupura) [O beloved (antarangA) of Ramaa (name of Laxmi), you are the father (janaka) of cupid (angaja). You are swift (implied) like king of deers (sAranga indra) in giving boons (varada) to the to celestials (deva). (Some translators thing it has a reference to Gajendra moksham). You who have Garuda (vihanga) as your mount (turanga, literally horse), you are dark-skinned (shyAmala anga), whose sidelong glances (apAnga) are compassionate (sadaya), who is present in good company (sat sanga).] charaNam: pankajApta kula jalanidhi sOma vara pankaja mukha paTTAbhirAma padapankaja jitakAma raghurAma vAmAnga gata sItA vara vEsha sEshAnga shayana bhakta santOsha ENAnkaravinayana mRdutara bhASa akaLanka darpaNa kapOla vishEsha muni sankaTa haraNa gOvinda vEnkaTa ramaNa mukunda sankarshaNa mUla kanda shaNkara guruguhAnanda [O moon (soma) of the ocean (jalanidhi) which is the Sun Clan (pankaja apta kula, literally friend of the Lotus, as the lotus blooms on seeing the sun)! O Rama who was consecrated as King (pattabhirAma), face (mukha) blooming like a lotus (pankaja)! O Rama of the clan Raghu, you vanquished cupid (jita kAmA) (implied: in beauty) by the lotus-like (pankaja) beauty of his feet (pAda) alone! You who are dressed as the bridegroom (vara Vesha) of Sita who is on the left (vAmana anga) ! You who recline (shayana) on the great serpent Sesha ! Delight (santOsha) of devotees (bhakta)! Your eyes (nayana) are the Sun (ravi) and the moon (ENanka)! Your are soft spoken (mrudutara bhAsha)! Your forehead (kaPola) is like an unblemished (akaLanka) mirror (darpaNa)! O Lord Govinda, you are remover (hara) of the sufferings (sankata) of sages (muni)! Venkataramana! Mukunda! Sankarshana! O Primordial being (literally mUla=source, kAnda=stem/trunk)! You who provide joy (sham kara)! You who make Subramanya (=Guruguha, His newphew, also signature of the composer) happy (ananda)!]
Few of the Indian bands you should definitely listen to 1. Mohiner Ghoraguli (First rock band in India) 2. Parikrama 3. Indus Creed 4. Fossils 5. The Peter Car Recording Co. 6. Aswekeepsearching
Review Avial as well guys. They were kind of the pioneers of fusion Rock from Kerala(part of south India). Thay have a wide discography so would recommend checking out Chekela or Nada Nada
The Sadda Haq song censored "Free Tibet" as our censor board made a huge hue and cry about it (the slogan might have offended China). Sadda Haq actually means "Our rights" More about the controversies here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadda_Haq#Controversies
Mahashivratri festival has already passed but Adiyogi by Kailash Kher is some transcendental stuff that will take you to heaven. The MV has 78M views. You should check out. I think it is quite the core of Indian culture. The spirituality of it.
Thanks, for reacting to our requests, that was a wonderful podcast on the Indian rock genres. A request, suggestions for a podcast to feature Indian classical instruments example the sitar, tabla, santoor, sarod etc. We have world renowned artists and musicians in the Indian instruments field. Many have collaborated together with international artists in their concerts.
The company (ZILDJIAN) was founded in Constantinople in 1623 by Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian. Zildjian is now based in Norwell, Massachusetts. Zildjian is the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world as well as one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world.
Agam 's performance has a Lady Sitar player accompanying the band on this song. Ranga Pura Vihara is a semi-devotional song that was composed in praise of a Hindu Goddess and is revered both as a Carnatic classical song and a very popularly sung rendition by various artistes. Agam has the tendency to combine western instruments with Carnatic classicals.
You both are awesome I like your reaction basically you people know about music.. music don't need launguage.. as an Indian proudly i will say indian music 🎵 over the top in the world...
China was pissed about the Rockstar movie, that flag that was being waved was Tibetan flag, there were banners saying ‘free Tibet’ that was blurred in that song.
Yeah you are so right about the local train. I had the previlege of attending this band live when I was in my college. It is my one of the cherished moments .
My only question is In your song wild west , songs starts with a piano tune. It just sounds like i heard it somewhere else. Have you sampled that tune from somewhere if yes please tell. Piano melody is just stuck in my head , cant find out where i heard . I am continuously brainstorming to find that song. Please reply fast so i can move ahead to watch the whole podcast Update: nevermind i found the song Its "les choristes bruno coulais" .my brain finds piano melody in intro similar to this song. I could be wrong . But its a relief after you find some song looping in your head. Have a good day 👍😅
The music video "Navarasam" is not about a specific person. They represent a traditional classical art form called 'Kathakali'. The whole theme is about the classical art forms are seen uncool and lose interest of the newer generation. How the circumstances force it to adulterate itself and the eventual death of the art.
Protesting against classical art "adulterating itself" would be hypocritical since this is "adulterated" fusion music to begin with.
I see this as a more generic theme about a family which is different, and a child who is bullied for being different.
@@rexsceleratorum1632 You can interpret however you want but band itself said that they it was a tribute to Kathakali and song was meant to encourage the Kathakali artists in to reviving the dance. Nav Rasa means 9 emotions that are played in Indian classical dance. etc etc.. The way they went with the theme was probably to showcase the nav rasa meaning the 9 emotions meant to be portrayed in classical dances.
Nine emotions are Shringara , (love/beauty), Hasya (laughter), Karuna(sorrow), Raudra (anger), Veera (heroism/courage), Bhayanaka (terror/fear), Bibhatsa (disgust), Adbutha
(surprise/wonder), Shantha (peace or tranquility).
@@thehawkseye3412 Nava rasa is not only for dance. It is also incorporated in nataks, music, and stories. Understanding the nava rasa also helps in scriptwriting.
Very Interesting, truly amazing how much a song can convey!
@@thehawkseye3412 how is this hypocritical? they wanted to express how an art eventually dies. your understanding of evreything in this music is literally the opposite of what it wanted to convery, arrogance is cancerous
NAVARASAM was about the death of an art form - in this case it is "Kathakali" which is a traditional dance form from the state of Kerala. You can see the traditional attire worn in Kathakali throughout the video. I think the child represents the art in the new generation but it is being killed by modernity and other forces such as westernisation which are symbolised by the bullies who kill him in the end.
Not just Kadhakali. Kadhakali is depicted as The Dad, Koodiyattam as mom and Son's I think is Theyyam.
@@get_ajai oh i did not know that thank you
Which is ironic since there is a scene which shows the bullies asking him to smoke,( He is saying "valikkada") and the protagonist refuses to be "adulterated" and hence faces their wrath. The irony is that thaikkudam had to "adulterate" the traditional music to produce this song which might be commentary on the fact that this is their only way to survive.
The song Rangapura Vihara by Agam is based on a very famous and well-revered historical composition considered to be one of the pinnacles of Carnatic(South Indian) Music.
@@mridulsharma3373 It is Indian Music. However I am talking about the original that is composed almost 200 years back. There is no single entity called Indian music back then.
@@mridulsharma3373 nah Bhai, I think because of the diversity between North and South, it's important to mention specifically when talking about culture, it's not being biased, but actually giving the right identity. Because internationally, most people are exposed to North as entire India. That's not fair according to me
@@mridulsharma3373 it is Carnatic music and hence South Indian music - like Hindustani is North Indian. You do not have to dilute your identity to be an Indian.
@@mridulsharma3373 they are people who sings and who plays musical instruments. Its important to them to know the origin and where it belongs. Coz the authenticity comes from where it belongs, what's the origin. It might look from one Country but Bhakti giti to Sufis to Musical Houses to Folk all has different techniques of singing. So its important to know the pin point details.
@@mridulsharma3373 Stop it dude, it doesn't make any difference.
One more podcast idea from Indian music scene... "Indian Folk Music" .. as every state of India have their own unique sound.... Gujarat's music is way different from Assam's music... Please do try it... 💜
This would be fiyaaah....already recommending remo's flute song too
They should...
Can't wait for them to listen to "Kon haalave Limbdi ne Kon Jhulave Pipdi" by Keerthi Sagathiya
React to this
What do u think about Assam's folk music???
1:32:41 Efra it’s says “FREE TIBET” but they had to censure it in order to appease China in some sort due to the “friendly” political situation between China🇨🇳 and India🇮🇳 AT THAT TIME.
Agam and Thaikkudam bands are phenomenal.
I'm in love with your insights on Indian music production. So on point.
the thing which was sensored in "sadda Haq" was "FREE TIBET" MESSAGE.
bcuz many tibetians took refugee in India when China occupied Tibet and we feel sorry for our brothers who had to leave thier homes due to a sick country(Xhina).
but it had to be sensored due to political reasons..basically that time we were pressuried a lot by Xhina.
but now senario is different we can openly critisis xhina's actions.
#waleska @waleska @efra
Really happy to hear you've enjoyed the podcast. Thank you ytruly
The title Navarasam is based on the Indian concept of the Rasa (aesthetics) and a song also released in the same name, serving as a tribute to Kathakali, a popular classical dance in Kerala. A classical rock number, the song is about the "commercialisation of the art form" and how it "exhorts the practitioners to revive the dance".[4] The songs in the album features themes such as equality, politics, history and mythology.[5] One of the tracks titled "Sultan" looks at the "untold stories of the Mughal empire". Mithun Raju, the lead guitarist of the band said that "the team had went on a research to study about the life of Mughals; thereby revealing the dark and murky side of the rule apart from knowing the glorious side in their period".[5] The album also featured a devotional song titled "Jai Hanuman", which is a "pure, progressive rock track in the album based on the concept of awakening" and "Viduthalai", a poem written by Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar was also included. Another track "Aarachar" was based on "the black world of Indian politics".[5] Govind Menon, the frontman of Thaikkudam Bridge said that two of the tracks "Khwab" and "Urumbu" were light-hearted soul music, the former being focused on "aspirations and dreams" and Urumbu (translating to ants) is based on the relationship between man and ants.[6] The lead single from the album titled "One" is mostly about the celebration of the soul and soil of Kerala and its people. For recording the track, the band travelled from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in a 25-day journey, during the Onam festival, and shot frames of Puli Kali, boat race, tug of war and several other events happened during the festival. The director of the video song Littil Swayamp said that "Everything is real, nothing has been staged, neither the emotions nor the expressions".[7]
"Moheener Ghoraguli" is arguably the first rock band in india. It was established around in, if I'm not wrong, 1975 in Kolkata. Their music had a huge inspiration from the bengali folk genre of "baul" primarily the lyrics part. Their lyricism was their USP in those days(Bengali music industry was getting very boring with over commercialised stereotyped movie music). Highly recommend the song "prithibi ta naki choto hotey hotey". It was one of the first songs I ever heard in my life, growing up in the early 2000s. The lyrics are insanely relevant.
It's so sad to see no one mentioned bengali rock bands when they were the 1st. I even commented before but I was probably the only one.
Also they didn't talk about fossils and lakkhichara. What idiots
@@amitmondal1953 they didn't coz no one commented about bengali bands in the post. I scrolled down so much but found no comment.
Yess... It's immensely sad... Even, you can't find a single video where somebody reacts to Bangla Rock ... It's unfortunate..
Very sad and unfortunate
Rangapura vihaara is a Sanskrit song composed in the raagam brindaavana saaranga .. it is a devotional piece on the diety residing in the sri rangam temple in Tamilnadu .. it was composed somewhere around late 1700 to early 1800
The translation of the two lines (pallavi) I have mentioned .. you can google the rest .. it's available
"raHNgapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDarAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI"
Translates to
" O resident of the town called Ranga! Victory to you who incarnated as Rama, the famed owner of the bow Kodanda! Brave scion of the Raghu clan!"
I have to say .. the band agam has done a fantastic job of adapting this kriti .. it's their style .. they blend ancient music with prog.
from now on, im spending my friday nights tuning in on feature friday station and feature friday podcast haha just vibes
Me too 😀😀✌️🙋🏽♀️
It was mirchi mirchi by divine u were asking in live
@@mridulsharma3373 MIRCHI MIRCHI MIRCHI 😩🔥
@@cloud3141 😂❤️
Hihihih, Mirchi mirchi mirchi!!!
Maybe one feature Friday for Indian dance styles like u had mentioned before in one of your video
and one special channel for indian culture
Absolutely!
Do this
@@mridulsharma3373 PLEASE DONT CORRUPT THEM LIKE JABY KOAY AND ALL OTHER RUclips REACTION CHANNELS WHO USE INDIANS THIRST FOR FOREIGN APPROVAL FOR VIEWS AND MONEY. THE HERRERAS ARE UNLIKE ANY REACTION CHANNEL I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY ARE ACTUALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC. THEY ARE NOT HERE TO MASSAGE THE EGO OF US INDIANS
@@sabitasahu3030 no doubt they are excellant people who are here for learn and praise different thing that's why I m asking them to make a special channel for india so that western people see what we actually are rather then a country of snake charmers or slums as referred by Western media and for braking stereotypes about india
i just want our culture to spread as far as possible
Bloodywood is the Next Big thing in International Metal. Pure Genuis what those guys have pulled out of their arses till now without any label backing them !
Lol. You're delusional. You have no idea about how a metal band should sound.
@@JahidHasan-ne3uu u r ignorant
Thaikudam bridge and agam is lit , love them ! 🔥💫
As an Indian Bengali, it's truly heartbreaking for me to see that nobody, absolutely nobody, made a comment on Bengali rock music. Bengal was arguably the first region in India where rock music truly prospered in the 70s and 80s and upto the 2000s. Even the Bengali film industry has so many rock songs but nobody recommended anything. Sometimes I feel like we Bengalis are always left out of everything. Truly sad to see that so many fantastic Bengali rock bands like Fossils, Mohiner Ghoraguli, LRB, etc don't get their deserved recognition
You bengalis are always being communist liberals and hating on hinduism and you also identity with Bangladesh, a terrorist nation. You ignore great saints like Yogananda and Vivekananda in bengal and are always doing anti national activities. First change that attitude and then we will acknowledge.
@@seekersudarshan2078 are you fkn mad??
@@adityamukherjee7038 no bengalis are though. Misguided fools
@@seekersudarshan2078 dude you're mad 🤦♂️I really hope you get some psychiatric help 🙏
Yeah same fossils should and others should be there
Thanks for considering Navarasam and Ragapura vihara.
Do react to some of the Avial band songs too. They have some amazing songs like Chekele, Nada nada, karukara karmukil etc (sadly most of the songs are not available on RUclips now). Avial and Motherjanje are considered as two of the best bands in kerala. They gave inspiration to the current bands like Thaikkudam Bridge, Agam etc. The standard set by them was top notch at that time.
Agam and thaikudam bridge are the music bands from southern most state of india called kerala .
Do more songs of bands like AGAM, THAIKUDAM BRIDGE, MASALA COFFEE…❤️❤️
Ofcourse 🔥🔥
Old but brilliant.. Avial...... Parikrama, Agni, Raghu Dixit project, Raqeeb, Mannat,
I genuinely want u guys to react rajasthani folk music it's so soothing and beautiful. The language and pronunciation everything is unique in its own way.
Agam is good pick from you ,Agam is a one of the best very technical band in india ,there every song will blow your mind .
Local Train performed in my Uni, they were a fairly new band that time, fell in love with them right then and there.
Dude your rock special video is incomplete without any Bangla rock band, Journey of Indian rock bands started from Bengal(moheener ghoraguli and their "prithibita nki choto hote hote"is just classic)
Yeah man, true
45:50. + By you is bang on lady 👍🏼👍🏼 Yes, this composition is in praise of The Divine. It is a Spiritual song. The composition " Rangapuravihara" is every Carnatic music singer's/ learner's " Must know" list. 😀
The Local Train Band is the best for aesthetic Music lovers ♥️✌️
The last song sadda haq was sung by Mohit Chauhan,y'all should react to his songs like ye dooriyan and tum se hi, y'all would be shocked at how versatile he is
Bloodywood song is an old video. That tour was before covid.
Their new tour dates are on their website!
The more you dive into agam the more they mesmerise you.
The band truly brings out what rich thousands of years old ancient Hindu music traditions are all about ..
Indian*
@@keralapolice5684 kodanda rama is not hindu ?? Lol 😆
it was written FREE TIBET (autonomous region captured by china)
which was omitted because of the relation between china and india
Yes. And most people's are didn't know and nobody talking about Tibet's flag waving in between the song.
So sad that we are ignoring this dispute
It’s great you reacted to Bloodywood! They have also just broken into the Bilboard top 200! Probably the only Indian band to do so :)
1:26:27 Waleska really has an eye for detail, as expected of our dancer Waleska. I didn’t even notice those models before.
Loved your song guys .. loads of love from India 🇮🇳
1:27:56 the fact that they were waving TIBETAN FLAG means everything !
Moheener Ghoraguli was the first rock band from india from the 70's and one of my favorites of all time. Bengal actually has a rich rock background if you look into the musical history. Moheener Ghoraguli, Fossils, Underground Authority, Lakkhichhara, Cactus are some of the many suggestions I will give you. With Lakkhichhara I think was the first progressive rock band. Absolute legends all of them.
Navarasam … my favourite song. Though i don’t understand malayalam. I can feel the pain in that voice.
Really looking forward for the hindi and spanish rap collaboration. :)
Bloodywood are the band who walk their talk. I am glad you checked their video beyong the song becuase thatz wheere real story begins. Generally each of their tracks address specific issue and second part of their video speaks about what thery are doing about that. Some examples are... ENDURANT (about bullying), GADDAR (about corruption), Yaad (about loss of loved ones) etc. Most popular being JEE VEERAY about mental health issues and it is said that many in Europe got tattoed the lyrics in their languages.
By the way, the tour dates you saw is old one which is done n dusted. Soon they are expected to perform in UK to promote their latest debut album RAKSHAK
You should check out "The Celestial Nymph" from Agam. They have incorporated a drum called Idakka which is primarily used in temples songs in South India. The guitar is also awesome in this song
NAVARASAM from thaikudam Bridge has had many different explanations but one of my most favorite explanations is as follows.
NAVARASAM refers the nine most common expressions used in Indian dance forms. As both you read out they range from sringaram to rudram. There are 2 active aspects of the video.
The video shows the story of a family who is very close to the traditional artform and how the changing generation affects the artform and creates and environment in which they can't survive.
But there is an underlying artistic aspect where if you rewatch the video you will notice the video can be divided into 9 parts and each part associates to a rasam(expression) for example n the starting of the video the part where the get married and show love is sringaram and a happy family time depects hasyam, the boy throwing away the cigarette show courage ( veeram) and so.
I hope atleast some of this makes sense. Also sorry for the extremely long comment. Hehe😜❤
Wow… that was amazing what you did at the beginning. I liked it.
I soo hoped that the Agam's song would be 'The Celestial Nymph' especially since its the 'rock' edition!!!! Next time.
If you're reacting to more indian rock music then I would like to recommend to some bands from Kolkata like Mohineer Ghoraguli, Cactus, Fossils, Underground Authority, etc.
I have been suggesting fossils and other Bengali rock bands. Please do look at them
@@solankighosh3800 What a crying shame!!! You call these rock bands?!!!!
@@JahidHasan-ne3uu DO U EVEN KNOW ABOUT THESE.?????
@@satanikmondal5325 I know plenty. I also saw you begging for "info about American bands". I can give you that as well. Cactus, fossils or any other Bengali "rock" band originated in west Bengal isn't really that rocking to be honest.
Thank you
the censored text was "FREE TIBET", it was censored after the request of Chinese government since it became viral in Tibet as an anthem for their freedom movement.
Coming here from Feature Friday Station! There were so many amazing requests this week ☺️💕
Same 😂
@@Ahjusshi_Brown same
Where's that streamed?
@@adityaprakash8217 they stream here in RUclips on Fridays
@@itsskye003 ok thank you
Dhanashree Thillana by Agam is a masterpiece!! MUST WATCH
I think they did.
Oh.. Didn't even see
Omg thanks for reacting to Thaikudam Bridge Navarasam. It's one of their best song . Kerala is full of ancient art forms that are slowly dying, they depicted that in an intense way .
Mohit Chauhan is such a great singer. Don't know why Bollywood didn't use him well. He has such a unique voice texture and I would love to listen to him more in future.
The tabla guy is not scatting, he's actually enunciating the beats that tabla players use while playing. Just like chords, tabla has its own language. You guys missed out on a lot of excellent Indian rock bands and music, but nevertheless, thanks and Cheers 🥂
@1:32:40 Its "Free Tibet" (from the chinese cluch). The yellow flag you are seeing is the flag of the government of Tibet in exile, the symbol of Free Tibet.
Aaoge tum kabhi by the local train in the hard Rock cafe - Live performance.
Crazy crowd reaction..you should definitely react to it. ❤️❤️
Indian ocean, Agam and Thaikkudam bridge are GOD tier bands. absolutely love their music
For the classical special, please checkout Nina Burmi’s “Mishra Bhairavi Thumri” from Darbar
Rangapuravihara is the best!!! It's based on the same carnatic song written on Srirangam Ranganathar, its South Indian classical song!
Sadda Haq is one of AR Rahman’s great compositions. Also try his music from movies like “Guru, Rangeela, Rang de Basanti, Jodha Akbar, Bombay and Lagaan
1:32:40 that was " Free Tibet"... some mdfq blurred that
I think you guys should have added Avial. One of the first Alternative Rock bands in India. There's a band called 13AD, they were prominent in the 70's and 80's.
You guys finally listened to Bloodywood!! There other songs are awesome as well. Jee Veerey, Endurant, Yaad are great stuff.
There is one old band in south named 13 AD. It was back in 80's. I don't know how many of Indian's know about that. But if you can please. Their albums are available in RUclips. Probably someone will comment below the links.
They should react to Avial also.
You know nothing about madness,just dig deep into folk music of India then you find it.
Lmaooo I died at Efra singing tum hi ho. Dude you've got great pronunciation & voice. I'm so looking forward to the two of you perhaps doing a Hindi song together. I can't wait, Hindi rapping or songs, either way your viewers will be waiting. Also kudos to the new song in the beginning of the podcast. Loved it
Rangapura Vihara's Veena section brought tears in my eyes. Wonder why! I checked translation it is in praise of Lord Ram, has nothing evoking sadness/sorrow
Probably the first Rock band you're talking about from India and also a bengali band is
"Mohiner Ghoraguli". You could call it the beatles of the Indian rock music scene. In general in the 80s and 90s and 2000s there was a very strong influence of rock music and rock bands in bengali music before it became mainstream and migrated to other hindi artists.
I think the introduction of rock music into India essentially start with the bengali music scene. The north indian/hindi artists came into the picture around the late 90s or early 2000s.
1:32:33 that's 'free Tibet' censored!
46:40 yes you are right! You'll get this more when you listen to Vedic mantras. Something like "Narayana Sukta" and "Purusha Sukta". All of these Vedic mantras are composed on a meter (Chandas) that give this "spiritual vibe" (if you can call it that?) to it. You should check out Vedic mantras. These are the backbone of Carnatic and Hindustani Music (Hindustani Music is derived from Carnatic Music btw. And Carnatic comes straight from the Vedic Chandas). Vedic mantras are the "Soul" of our Dharmic society. That is the Core. The Source. The Beginning of Music. All originating from the primordial sound: OM.
Check out "Narayana Sukta" and "Purusha Sukta" to understand what Vedic mantras feel like.
As a kid, I used to hear these kirtanas (devotional songs) every day sung by various South Indian Carnatic classical singers on tapes. Rangapura Vihara is one of the most famous kirtanas because MS Subbulakshmi herself sung it at the UN in 1966. I was raised as a classical purist. But I'll be damned if Agam didn't do it justice.
The Play offs between the drummer and the bass guitarist in the Indian Ocean song is what is called Jugalbandi . Or called Jamming in English
Woahhh!! Thanks for accepting my request and to chose the band's I recommended.. & listen too.. You guys just do not nod like others in reaction video but.. also try to understand and explain the small things and give nice need to be noted thing's.. which we sometimes do not notice.. nice work.. keep going
For classical u can check kannada Raja pandharicha and albela sajan by mahesh kale absolute masterclass
Yes you will love him... +1
Just discovered you guys and subbed ! Wish I was watching the Indian ocean performance live with you guys !
Nothing can beat local train... it's whole other league... they put their f#ckin soul to it. And the lyrics it's on another level
Underrated but a gem..
If you guys are considering doing a Indian classical podcast, Harish Shivaramakrishnan ( lead singer from Agam) might be a great guest to invite along. He appeared at a podcast a while back and I was very impressed by his knowledge in music and his views on life. Would love to see you three chat and share your views on music.
You should also have reacted to "Avial" rock band from Kerala state of India from where the "Agam" and "Thaikkoodam bridge" bands coming . "Avial" is the first mainstream Indian rock band which took the Indian rock to international level . They were the only Indian band chosen to perform at the Sakifo (Reunion Islands) World Music Festival held in Mauritius in 2008 with 40 other rock bands. Their "Nada Nada" song has still no opponent in Indian rock music .
It's nice to see that Indian metal bands are getting some exposure. India has a load of metal and rock bands actually.
Bloody wood is probably the only band from India that performed in Wacken. \m/
Finally worth watching content from indian music. #localtrain
the local train is the first and only indian rock band I fell in love with❤
Came here from feature friday station! By the way, how often do you guys do those livestreams? I got here late and only caught the last few songs 😭
On Fridays. Check out their IG, Waleksa updates on her story most of the time.
@@forgotmyname9444 thank you!
@@jackielopez3567 You’re welcome mate☺️
Y'all Bloodywood is so good!! I'm so glad you guys reacted to them, they're super underrated but are so loved by metal fans here and abroad. They just came out with a new album. Their songs are pretty diverse and have such good message (and this is coming from someone who doesn't like metal, but I'm not even gonna lie, I fell into the bloodywood hole and came out a hardcore fan). If you guys ever want to give them a chance again in the future, you might like Aaj. Guaranteed you'll like it, especially if you stay for the sick flute solo!
You have to React to Milne hai mujhse aayi by Arijitsingh. It's a soft Rock song from the Aashiqui 2 album.
One of the absolute classics.
I like your compositions. They are 'different'. Had asked earlier as well....are they available on Spotify ?
Rangapura Vihara Translation ;
Pallavi:
raNgapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDa rAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI
[O inhabitant of Rangapura! Victory to you who incarnated as the warrior (vIra) Rama (ramavatAra) in the Raghu dynasty, wielding the bow Kodand.]
anupallavi:
angaja janaka dEva bRndAvana sArangEndra varada ramAntaranga
shyAmalAnga vihanga turanga sadayApAnga satsanga (rangupura)
[O beloved (antarangA) of Ramaa (name of Laxmi), you are the father (janaka) of cupid (angaja). You are swift (implied) like king of deers (sAranga indra) in giving boons (varada) to the to celestials (deva). (Some translators thing it has a reference to Gajendra moksham). You who have Garuda (vihanga) as your mount (turanga, literally horse), you are dark-skinned (shyAmala anga), whose sidelong glances (apAnga) are compassionate (sadaya), who is present in good company (sat sanga).]
charaNam:
pankajApta kula jalanidhi sOma
vara pankaja mukha paTTAbhirAma
padapankaja jitakAma raghurAma
vAmAnga gata sItA vara vEsha
sEshAnga shayana bhakta santOsha
ENAnkaravinayana mRdutara bhASa
akaLanka darpaNa kapOla vishEsha
muni sankaTa haraNa gOvinda vEnkaTa ramaNa mukunda
sankarshaNa mUla kanda shaNkara guruguhAnanda
[O moon (soma) of the ocean (jalanidhi) which is the Sun Clan (pankaja apta kula, literally friend of the Lotus, as the lotus blooms on seeing the sun)! O Rama who was consecrated as King (pattabhirAma), face (mukha) blooming like a lotus (pankaja)! O Rama of the clan Raghu, you vanquished cupid (jita kAmA) (implied: in beauty) by the lotus-like (pankaja) beauty of his feet (pAda) alone! You who are dressed as the bridegroom (vara Vesha) of Sita who is on the left (vAmana anga) ! You who recline (shayana) on the great serpent Sesha ! Delight (santOsha) of devotees (bhakta)! Your eyes (nayana) are the Sun (ravi) and the moon (ENanka)! Your are soft spoken (mrudutara bhAsha)! Your forehead (kaPola) is like an unblemished (akaLanka) mirror (darpaNa)! O Lord Govinda, you are remover (hara) of the sufferings (sankata) of sages (muni)! Venkataramana! Mukunda! Sankarshana! O Primordial being (literally mUla=source, kAnda=stem/trunk)! You who provide joy (sham kara)! You who make Subramanya (=Guruguha, His newphew, also signature of the composer) happy (ananda)!]
Guitar comes from sitar. Tar means wire or string. Slowly the string instruments reached europe and the name changed a little.
Few of the Indian bands you should definitely listen to
1. Mohiner Ghoraguli (First rock band in India)
2. Parikrama
3. Indus Creed
4. Fossils
5. The Peter Car Recording Co.
6. Aswekeepsearching
Review Avial as well guys. They were kind of the pioneers of fusion Rock from Kerala(part of south India). Thay have a wide discography so would recommend checking out Chekela or Nada Nada
1:32:41 ‘Tibet’
we host the ‘Dalai Lama’ in India. They’re lovely people.
25:41 Holy shit he was literally SLAPPIN that bass. that was spectacular
The Sadda Haq song censored "Free Tibet" as our censor board made a huge hue and cry about it (the slogan might have offended China). Sadda Haq actually means "Our rights"
More about the controversies here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadda_Haq#Controversies
Can you also do a feature fryday on different indian classical dance form please ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That sensored flag says "Free Tibet" (flag of Tibetan resistance) in the song from Rockstar.
Mahashivratri festival has already passed but Adiyogi by Kailash Kher is some transcendental stuff that will take you to heaven. The MV has 78M views. You should check out. I think it is quite the core of Indian culture. The spirituality of it.
Guys at 39:27 second one from top right, what’s the name of the song? I am unable to recall but I heard that song and want to hear it again.
Thanks, for reacting to our requests, that was a wonderful podcast on the Indian rock genres. A request, suggestions for a podcast to feature Indian classical instruments example the sitar, tabla, santoor, sarod etc. We have world renowned artists and musicians in the Indian instruments field. Many have collaborated together with international artists in their concerts.
Just a mention of BLOODYWOOD in the title made my day. Now let me enjou your reaction .
The company (ZILDJIAN) was founded in Constantinople in 1623 by Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian. Zildjian is now based in Norwell, Massachusetts. Zildjian is the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world as well as one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world.
Agam 's performance has a Lady Sitar player accompanying the band on this song. Ranga Pura Vihara is a semi-devotional song that was composed in praise of a Hindu Goddess and is revered both as a Carnatic classical song and a very popularly sung rendition by various artistes. Agam has the tendency to combine western instruments with Carnatic classicals.
You both are awesome I like your reaction basically you people know about music.. music don't need launguage.. as an Indian proudly i will say indian music 🎵 over the top in the world...
China was pissed about the Rockstar movie, that flag that was being waved was Tibetan flag, there were banners saying ‘free Tibet’ that was blurred in that song.
The diversity in the indian culture in the classical music is varied.
Rock will have more once you go for folk rock.
Yeah you are so right about the local train.
I had the previlege of attending this band live when I was in my college.
It is my one of the cherished moments .
U can check "Ek Tarfa" by Darshan Raval as well
It is mixture of pop and rock music💙🌷
My only question is
In your song wild west , songs starts with a piano tune. It just sounds like i heard it somewhere else. Have you sampled that tune from somewhere if yes please tell. Piano melody is just stuck in my head , cant find out where i heard . I am continuously brainstorming to find that song. Please reply fast so i can move ahead to watch the whole podcast
Update: nevermind i found the song
Its "les choristes bruno coulais" .my brain finds piano melody in intro similar to this song. I could be wrong . But its a relief after you find some song looping in your head. Have a good day 👍😅
Coming from Feature Friday Station, it was great congrats ♥ Hope you can do a Moroccan podcast again