This performance of Kaushiki's was to display the Bhimpalasi Raag, through improvisation (Alaap). A Raag is basically a rulebook for what notes the singer hits when ascending (arohana), what notes the singer hits when descending (avarohana), what notes the singer is allowed to oscillate (andolan), the time signature (taal), etc. There are over 300 raags and the seasoned Indian Classical singer has memorized the elements of each. The Raag does not alter the base notes of a melody, but the singer fills the gaps between the base notes of the melody with improvisation in a certain Raag. For example, the "Happy Birthday" would sound very different in Raag Bhairavi compared to Raag Yaman. This is because each Raag is meant to convey a certain mood. Thus, there are certain raags restricted to playing in the evening or on certain occasions, such as Raag Megh Malhar is for singing during rainfall or Raag Basant Mukhari for expressing sorrow. I personally recommend Kaushiki's rendition of Yaad Piya Ki Aaye, since she's not just improvising (alaap), but performing a song, so you can see how she embellishes the base melody.
You r dammn right. Definately they should hear yaad piya ki by kaushiki. Even before that they should read the basics of any music to which they r reacting.
All of a sudden you jumped into pure Indian Classical Music which is actually too much of a different thing to digest for you!😊😊😊 We actually have different “Raaga”s (as we call it) and it was mentioned in the video as well in the beginning. The sitting down position while singing is what I mentioned previously is actually the basis of Yoga 🧘🏻♂️ and connecting the “7 Chakras”, because when we sing it connects the body to the soul which is beyond Western science. This kind of singing has its own pace where you can actually see her saying the Tabla player “Ektu Jore” which in this context means “Fasten the Tempo” and the singing follows.
The two string instruments at the back are called Tanpura. It is a plucked instrument and plays three notes (C, G, C). It is like a drone and provides constant sound to help the singer stay in pitch.
Indian classical music has two foundational elements, raga and tala. The raga, based on a varied repertoire of swara (notes including microtones), forms the fabric of a deeply intricate melodic structure, while the tala measures the time cycle. And There are three basic layers to the texture of Indian Classical Music: MELODY (Voice, Sitar, Sarangi, Bansuri, Esraj or Sarod performing the melodic form of the Raga); DRONE (Tanpura or Harmonium performing long sustained noted); RHYTHM (Tabla performing the rhythmic Tala). And seven swaras The notes, or swaras, of Indian music are shadjam (sa), rishabham (re or ri), gandharam (ga), madhyamam (ma), panchamam (pa), dhaivatam (dha or da) and nishadam (ni).
No foreigner has ever pronounced Indian names more accurate than these people. And not just in this video, every video stands true to this accuracy ; )
I live with South Americans here in the US. All of them can pronounce Indian words perfectly. And I can pronounce their Spanish words perfectly. They often tell me my Spanish pronounciation is spot on
@@maya-cc2sx may be that is true because they dont pronounce few alphabets, like how americans pronounce. they pronouce it in similar way like hindi alphabets.
Hi Waleska and Efra! Just for some background information into what she is actually performing, a "Raag" is basically a melodic framework on which the Indian classical singer improvises with the help of various musical notes, lines taken from scriptures, the Sargam, etc. It does not really have a translation to the concepts of European classical music, thus being unique to the Indian subcontinent. Since it is improvisation, the singer can choose whether to lead, follow or go along with the instruments [Do read the description of the og video for some more information about the specific Raag she is singing]. The term "tala" basically is the rhythm structure on which the melody is laid. "Teentaal" is a common tala that is made up of 16 beats in 4 equal divisions and the period between every two beats is equal. This rhythm structure has a fast tempo, making it great for the tabla and other percussion instruments. Hope that provided some information :) Thank you so much for appreciating our music and our artists!! Lots of love from all Indians!
The large upright double bass or sitar-like instrument is called a "tanpura". It creates a sustained drone sound that allows the singer to stay on-pitch. It also largely contributes to the atmosphere and ambience of an Indian Classical music concert.
She is one of the best if not the best classical singer of India at present. To know more about Raga and Indian instruments please watch Vox Guru channel.
The instrument behind is Tanpura, where Tonic and Dominant notes (1+5) are played....if the scale has a prominent sub dominant, then tonic and sub dominant is played (1+4), generally in middle and upper octive.... At the end she was not dropping in tempo....it is a very common practice to play with the tempo and its denominations....Suppose the percussion instrument is going in 100 bpm, the vocal artist has all the liberty to breakdown the tempo in any denomination and coming back to main tempo after 16 beats (in case of teentaal or tritaal).... Teentaal or tritaal means 16 beats cycle....4/4 time signature into 4 times, thats 16 beats in a single cycle....Teen means 3, taal means rhythm....its called teentaal because the total length would be 16 × 3 = 64 beats, which is divisible by 4, 8, 12, 16.... In Indian classical music theres 40,000 rhythm patterns....the most commons are in form of 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 and 7/8....these basic signatures are generally broken into lots and lots of combinations to create more complex rhythmic arrangements....thats why you will get to see huge difference in the rhythmic styles between western and Indian music.... And finally Indian classical music is based on improvisations (not bollywood music or light music)....you may get to listen the same raag in a different way from some other vocal artist....its more of expressing a feeling rather than the technicalities.... Indian classical music is the most complex form of music, which is more than 10,000 years old....initially it was 'Struti' based or in other words, they were not written, passed from one generation to other through remembering....only 3500 years back they got written and thats why many western countries say its only 3500 years old....Lord Krishna used to play flute, 5000 years back, when there were no civilization in any part of the world....Indian music, science, technology, spiritualism is based on the oldest written books on earth, known as Vedas....thats why its called Vedic music and is very very complex....
That’s a good start to indian classical music. Now can you please react to mahesh kale’s aruni kirani. I think it’s going to give you clarity.toward indian classical music.
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances.. LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan) ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
Hi guys... First of all, I'm loving the reactions! Indian classical music has two prominent versions - one is Hindustani (the one in this video) and the other is Carnatic or Karnatak which is prevalent in the Southern states of India. As someone who knows a bit of Carnatic Classical through vocals and Western Music through Guitar (Obviously I'm not an expert at either of them 😂), I'll offer my observations on how to relate them both. The classical notes are usually placed around E scale in Western Music, the reason being that the base note Sa or E, the mid note Pa or B and the high note Sa or E are all without a sharp or flat variations (from a guitar perspective). This implies that Raagas can be attributed to different variations of the E scale, like E major, E minor, E7, E Dorian, etc. To give you an example, the Carnatic Raaga called Shankarabharanam is the equivalent of E Major scale (the technicalities of both Indian and Western Music are vastly different but the sounds created are the same. You can check it out). And just as how the pitch of scale can be adjusted using a Capo on a guitar, the pitch for Indian Raagas can also be adjusted. One thing though... there are numerous Raagas in Indian music (hundreds of them) but not that many scales of E. So it's not a perfect comparison, just something to offer perspective. The Sargam or Alaap is made using the notes of the scale. You can see Kaushiki saying the notes out loud (like Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni) once in a while and then voicing the placement of the notes without using words, just 'aaa'. The variations made with the notes will create an effect that's not really evident in Western music, creating the sargam. As far as Taal is considered, it's similar to the Time Signature in Western Music, but it's not entirely the same. It denotes the beats and frequency required for that particular song. It can be conventional like that of 4/4 or 3/4, but there are many unconventional taals that can't translate directly to Western Music so I wouldn't confuse you more on this. P.S: I just stated my observations as a music enthusiast. I have always been interested to find the link between both Indian and Western styles of music, not to straight-up compare them both or to undermine any of them. The music used in Indian movies do find the perfect blend of both styles and that's why I started my research. Experts can definitely correct me if you find me wrong in anything. Peace ✌️
Wowhooo never imagined waleska and afra would actually react to kaushiki chakrobourty. Been loving and looking forward to ur indian music reactions Plzz do coke studio sessions now.😄😊😊😊
I read somewhere that older (before bollywood) indian classical masters considered harmonium as not-elegant and lower in stature. And now its become staple.
@@AshishBihani, to the Indian classical masters it would have been a foreign instrument created to play foreign music. Imagine the European classical masters looking at Indian instruments and trying to play their scales and music on them.
I will love to see Waleska reacting to sonu nigam's song. Because its really her kind of song. P. S. .. i have been watching you guys from the start, and here you are reacting to music from my country.. I feel so happy.
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances.. LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan) ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
That tall instrument is called Tanpura, which is a string instrument. It does not play melody but rather supports and sustains the melody of another instrument or singer by providing a continuous harmonic drone. You should hear this video of difference between Western and Indian music: ruclips.net/video/5oWu_wEkoxM/видео.html
You are correct generally but not specifically.. since RAAGAS mainly follow certain moods, timings of the day and certain occasions. But we have what we call as RASAS to represent emotions. There are 9 types of RASAS..👍
I must say that the Latino Woman commenting on the video is extremely talented. She could pick up many things in her first hearing of Indian Classical singing. The two Sitar like instruments are called Tanpura that gives drone effect. Kaushiki was also playing similar instrument called Swaramandal.
You guys are one of those rare people who can read complex Indian names correctly, appreciate you guys. Also, Wleska is really knowledgable and gets a basic idea of most things right the first time itself. The two instruments at the back are veenas, and yes they do help create space by holding one note.
That's faster than eminem and still maintaining perfect melody, in the last part she really demonstrated the raga perfectly even with that much fast tempo on which singers barely speak, let alone sing.
14:05 The percussion instrument here, tabla, actually speaks percussive sounds. Teen taal (16 beats) is the rhythm cycle it is constantly enunciating. For example, Keherva taal which is an 8 beat taal, goes: | dha ge na ti | na ka dhi na | When you hear the tabla, you can make out exactly which beat of the cycle it is on. So the singers time their entrances and exits, lengths of each line, etc. by keeping an ear out for what the tabla is singing.
The explanation at the end is the funniest 🤣..the bafflement of the western musician and their often incorrect analyses of what's being done shows how different the classical systems of India are from them!
Hehehe you have directly picked up a book from the masters degree course .. you should first warm up from some semi classical chapters, kind of school level stuff first. To get the overview first... maybe revisit this one after a year..
Indian singing is built not just around the composition of poetic words (lyrics) and the beats, but also has lots of improvisation within each song. In a very defined structure, the artist takes time to sample the scale structure for you in the beginning of the song, and then delves into the depths of the song itself, and that is when a section is reserved for improvising (during which the sentences are often repeated while improvising with the voice). The singer's voice IS the instrument during this improvisation segment.
Seeing ur first reaction..i just love you guys, the way you guys analysed from your existing experience, being so beautifuly honest and i love the borderline dark set-up...
I love hearing music minds talk music. y'all came with intense curiosity and respect imo. and all these comments are so informative! learned a lot and loved listening
For your first Indian classical music experience, it's been a few seconds into it and you already try to decipher a art and science that find its origin ages back, and people are still exploring it. For starters, just enjoy it.
2:43 its called TABLA.. its a indian instruments. A tabla is a pair of twin hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, tabla has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as accompaniment with other instrument and vocals, and as a part of larger ensembles.
Indian classical performance like these are never fixed as in they are not performed like western music. There is always improvisation while performing. Sometimes, same song can be sung different at different performances. React to more Indian Classical music you will love it.😊
The first thing to learn in Indian music is scale of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa with a harmonium. Seeing you guys trying to understand reminded me of my childhood music training. There are also songs where there's a sort of competition between the instrument maybe a tabla, sitar, flute etc and the vocalist So the speed of song increases with time to check how they keep up with the pace. This kind of competition is called Jugalbandi
Kaushaki Chakraborty is a pure classic singer. Person behind Kaushaki is playing Sitar. But many singers that you have listened have training of classical music. It is said that if you have classical training you can go far in popular music. Kaushaki's videos of her childhood are available where her father is training and practicing her classical singing. You will really like that video.
Pls react on INDIAN MUSIC (At least save the list so whenever you want to react to Indian music this list will help you) Arijit Singh- AAYAT , LAAL ISHQ , BINTE DIL , HAWAYEIN , JANAM JANAM , GERUA , AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL , TUJHE KITNA CHAHNE LAGE HUM , SHAYAD Shreya Ghoshal- GHAR MORE PARDESIYA, TUJHME RAB DIKHTA HAI , MANWA LAGE , GHOOMAR , SAANS KK - Aankhon mein teri Sonu Nigam- Mein agar kahoon , Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe , Kal Ho Na Ho And 'Tujhme rab dikhta hai' male version A little info Arijit Singh- King of playback singing , ruling on Bollywood songs past 10 yrs , Soulful voice, most of his songs make people cry as they can feel the absence of their loved once (like GF/BF ) cuz of his voice and beautiful lyrics Shreya Ghoshal- Melody queen 2.0 ( as we have 'Lata Mangeshkar' also known as ' Nightengle of India' or queen of melody of 70s,80s,90s) Sonu Nigam- ruled bollywood music till 2010 from 1990s after Arijit Singh took over) KK- another soulful singer from 2000 to 2010
The “sitar” like string instrument is the “Tanpura” which provides the base notes for the singer. It is strum in a constant pace based on the rhythm using the same notes again and again.
In Tabla percussion teentaal is DHA DHIN DHIN DHA - DHA DHIN DHIN DHA - DHA TIN TIN TA - TA DHIN DHIN DHA (base taal) Tabla is a timing instrument, it helps keeping the time of any song in check, so it's beats are cyclic and timed. The one used here is a variation of Teental, it's probably more like "dha dhin dhin dha, dha dhin dhin dha, dha tite tin na, tite dhin dhin dha"
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It would be amazing if you guys reacted to Chaap Tilak - Abida Parveen & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on Coke Studio. Without knowing what they are saying all the emotions they convey just overwhelms you, listening to them is an EXPERIENCE to say the least.
Really want to appreciate how you tried to understand how her music is taking form. I'm a student of Indian classical music, and your thoughts on how the technicalities could work are in the right direction.
Guys plz react to indian classical sensations kaushiki Chakraborty ND Mahesh kale video together, it's a treat to watch , you guys will absolutely be in awe
The two instruments that you said look like sitars are called the Tanpura (Hindustani) or Tambura (Carnatic), used indispensably to help the main performer or artist to keep key/tune all the while during the performance. Your shows on RUclips are simply superb - keep up the good work...
I have seen a lot of reaction videos you guys have the most detailed understanding of the various things shown in he videos also you guys have a yearning to learn which I love thank you for showing interest in Indian classical music.
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances.. LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan) ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
The accordion instrument is called a "Harmonium" .. it is a similar keyboard pump organ instrument used in India. There are variations of raags and they follow certain rules to ascend and descend the scale as well. I would suggest you watch the video on what a raags are and how that works. The scale singing is also important part of the training curriculum. The other instrument is a sarong. It provides a sustained drone sound that layers the frequencies.
I’m completely disappointed with your choice in todays 2 hour Indian classical show. Hence deleting all the good stuff. You tend to be showy, superficial folks out for only getting max footfalls. Perhaps Bollywood is enough for you. Classical may not be your cup of tea. It’s too sober and serious that requires concentration. These repeated interruptions for no reason at all!!! Jeez. Off putting to say the least. Good luck with your band of mediocrity.
Even Kaushiki's father Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty is great....Frankly speaking, I think, Ajoy Chakraborty is more refined and mesmerizing than Kaushiki....
The instrument at the back is called Tambura or Tanpura. It usually has four strings but not all the strings are played always, the D(low) is not played often. It is not always C G C, it depends on the scale the singer is singing in. If her Sa (her scale) was at D (instead of C) then it would be D(low) D A D (high). It's purpose is to hold the Sur (pitch) perfectly making it easier for the singer to be in pitch. We tend to use pitch and scale interchangeably. A classical singer can sing the same song in C, C#, D (changing the notes accordingly, as you might call it pitching it higher) So what she is basically doing is singing notes in a rhythmic fashion, they are not necessarily repetitions but may seem so. Those are called Taans. The song is in 16 beats and each beat has a recognition. The first part of the song called mukhda, is usually sung on the octave and the second part the antara is sung (usually) in the higher notes an octave higher. The mukhda can being on any beat be it, 15 or 13. Even the Antara could begin on the 9th beat, hence the pause that you notice. Taans are notes that are grouped and sung based on the beats. Lets take a Taan in C (Raag Bilawal). Sa Ga Re Ma Ga Pa Ma Dha Pa Ni Dha Sa' Now the notes essentially are CE DF EG FA GB AC' (here C' represents the higher C) So now if you wanna group them in 16 beats and take two notes in each bit that makes it 6, so you might add two more like Ni Re' Sa' Ga'. So that completes the taan in 8 beats, etc. That should clear some of the confusions. Now a classical singer may utter them, as in say Sa Ga or not utter them but sing the tone as Aa Aa. So once a Taan is completed, it can be anywhere from 8 to 64 beats, the singer returns to the last line of the mukhda. And, then begins the next taan.
They're called Tampura and they play what's called a drone... The four strings are tuned to tonic of lower octave, 5th of the lower octave, the tonic and the higher octave tonic.
Hello! You 2 are Great fun! As u are exploring Indian music flavours. I wud request u to must check out COKE STUDIO - "MADARI" SONG. Good music, great percussion and lots of fun music pieces 👍 Much love to both of you
This performance of Kaushiki's was to display the Bhimpalasi Raag, through improvisation (Alaap). A Raag is basically a rulebook for what notes the singer hits when ascending (arohana), what notes the singer hits when descending (avarohana), what notes the singer is allowed to oscillate (andolan), the time signature (taal), etc. There are over 300 raags and the seasoned Indian Classical singer has memorized the elements of each. The Raag does not alter the base notes of a melody, but the singer fills the gaps between the base notes of the melody with improvisation in a certain Raag. For example, the "Happy Birthday" would sound very different in Raag Bhairavi compared to Raag Yaman. This is because each Raag is meant to convey a certain mood. Thus, there are certain raags restricted to playing in the evening or on certain occasions, such as Raag Megh Malhar is for singing during rainfall or Raag Basant Mukhari for expressing sorrow. I personally recommend Kaushiki's rendition of Yaad Piya Ki Aaye, since she's not just improvising (alaap), but performing a song, so you can see how she embellishes the base melody.
Wonderfully explained. Thanks and regards!
Cool
Wow you explain it beautiful
You r dammn right. Definately they should hear yaad piya ki by kaushiki. Even before that they should read the basics of any music to which they r reacting.
nicely explained. thanks.
All of a sudden you jumped into pure Indian Classical Music which is actually too much of a different thing to digest for you!😊😊😊 We actually have different “Raaga”s (as we call it) and it was mentioned in the video as well in the beginning. The sitting down position while singing is what I mentioned previously is actually the basis of Yoga 🧘🏻♂️ and connecting the “7 Chakras”, because when we sing it connects the body to the soul which is beyond Western science. This kind of singing has its own pace where you can actually see her saying the Tabla player “Ektu Jore” which in this context means “Fasten the Tempo” and the singing follows.
Exactly....
the answer is "views"....
Yeah right so much to digest
👍 yup. The best they could compare was with Eminem!!! 😭 Unka level.
@@jknayak7132 Benifit of doubt toh dena hi parega 😜
The two string instruments at the back are called Tanpura. It is a plucked instrument and plays three notes (C, G, C). It is like a drone and provides constant sound to help the singer stay in pitch.
I think its a 4 string instrument not 2 string.
@@RaviSingh-kh1ko You misunderstood. The original comment was talking about 2 instruments, not just 2 strings.
@@ABHISHEKGHOSHfcb Aaah I got it.
Yeah right.
Its 4 strings.. not 2.
It's not 2 stringed it's usually 4 stringed or sometimes 6 stringed.
Indian classical music has two foundational elements, raga and tala. The raga, based on a varied repertoire of swara (notes including microtones), forms the fabric of a deeply intricate melodic structure, while the tala measures the time cycle.
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There are three basic layers to the texture of Indian Classical Music: MELODY (Voice, Sitar, Sarangi, Bansuri, Esraj or Sarod performing the melodic form of the Raga); DRONE (Tanpura or Harmonium performing long sustained noted); RHYTHM (Tabla performing the rhythmic Tala).
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seven swaras
The notes, or swaras, of Indian music are shadjam (sa), rishabham (re or ri), gandharam (ga), madhyamam (ma), panchamam (pa), dhaivatam (dha or da) and nishadam (ni).
No foreigner has ever pronounced Indian names more accurate than these people. And not just in this video, every video stands true to this accuracy ; )
I live with South Americans here in the US. All of them can pronounce Indian words perfectly. And I can pronounce their Spanish words perfectly. They often tell me my Spanish pronounciation is spot on
@@SshivamKhopkar I see. That's interesting to know. Must be because of that.
I think it might be because spanish is closer to latin and latin is very close to sanskrit
@@maya-cc2sx Ohh. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.
@@maya-cc2sx may be that is true because they dont pronounce few alphabets, like how americans pronounce. they pronouce it in similar way like hindi alphabets.
Hi Waleska and Efra! Just for some background information into what she is actually performing, a "Raag" is basically a melodic framework on which the Indian classical singer improvises with the help of various musical notes, lines taken from scriptures, the Sargam, etc. It does not really have a translation to the concepts of European classical music, thus being unique to the Indian subcontinent. Since it is improvisation, the singer can choose whether to lead, follow or go along with the instruments [Do read the description of the og video for some more information about the specific Raag she is singing].
The term "tala" basically is the rhythm structure on which the melody is laid. "Teentaal" is a common tala that is made up of 16 beats in 4 equal divisions and the period between every two beats is equal. This rhythm structure has a fast tempo, making it great for the tabla and other percussion instruments.
Hope that provided some information :) Thank you so much for appreciating our music and our artists!! Lots of love from all Indians!
The large upright double bass or sitar-like instrument is called a "tanpura". It creates a sustained drone sound that allows the singer to stay on-pitch. It also largely contributes to the atmosphere and ambience of an Indian Classical music concert.
She is one of the best if not the best classical singer of India at present.
To know more about Raga and Indian instruments please watch Vox Guru channel.
Yes very good for beginners and understand
You guys have officially heard one of the BEST INDIAN CLASSICAL SINGERS in India🙌❤ thanks a lot!
The instrument behind is Tanpura, where Tonic and Dominant notes (1+5) are played....if the scale has a prominent sub dominant, then tonic and sub dominant is played (1+4), generally in middle and upper octive....
At the end she was not dropping in tempo....it is a very common practice to play with the tempo and its denominations....Suppose the percussion instrument is going in 100 bpm, the vocal artist has all the liberty to breakdown the tempo in any denomination and coming back to main tempo after 16 beats (in case of teentaal or tritaal)....
Teentaal or tritaal means 16 beats cycle....4/4 time signature into 4 times, thats 16 beats in a single cycle....Teen means 3, taal means rhythm....its called teentaal because the total length would be 16 × 3 = 64 beats, which is divisible by 4, 8, 12, 16....
In Indian classical music theres 40,000 rhythm patterns....the most commons are in form of 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 and 7/8....these basic signatures are generally broken into lots and lots of combinations to create more complex rhythmic arrangements....thats why you will get to see huge difference in the rhythmic styles between western and Indian music....
And finally Indian classical music is based on improvisations (not bollywood music or light music)....you may get to listen the same raag in a different way from some other vocal artist....its more of expressing a feeling rather than the technicalities....
Indian classical music is the most complex form of music, which is more than 10,000 years old....initially it was 'Struti' based or in other words, they were not written, passed from one generation to other through remembering....only 3500 years back they got written and thats why many western countries say its only 3500 years old....Lord Krishna used to play flute, 5000 years back, when there were no civilization in any part of the world....Indian music, science, technology, spiritualism is based on the oldest written books on earth, known as Vedas....thats why its called Vedic music and is very very complex....
Oh you don’t know what a man can do with tabla….just watch Zakir Hussain and you will know the beauty of tabla…..
omg yes ,they will go crazy seeing him play tabla
Many people react on Indian music , but I haven't seen anyone better then you guys , so simple honest truthful humble 💙🙏 love from india 🇮🇳
You should check out Justin Burke's channel too
@@04ananyaarya62 he is full of show off , no depth and substance .
Can't watch him more than 10 seconds .
@@04ananyaarya62 very fake reactions i cant watch
@@silent0141what was the channel name the person said?
That’s a good start to indian classical music. Now can you please react to mahesh kale’s aruni kirani. I think it’s going to give you clarity.toward indian classical music.
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances..
LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan)
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
@@mayur7164 Yes or the collab between Kaushiki and Mahesh Kale
Hi guys... First of all, I'm loving the reactions!
Indian classical music has two prominent versions - one is Hindustani (the one in this video) and the other is Carnatic or Karnatak which is prevalent in the Southern states of India.
As someone who knows a bit of Carnatic Classical through vocals and Western Music through Guitar (Obviously I'm not an expert at either of them 😂), I'll offer my observations on how to relate them both. The classical notes are usually placed around E scale in Western Music, the reason being that the base note Sa or E, the mid note Pa or B and the high note Sa or E are all without a sharp or flat variations (from a guitar perspective). This implies that Raagas can be attributed to different variations of the E scale, like E major, E minor, E7, E Dorian, etc.
To give you an example, the Carnatic Raaga called Shankarabharanam is the equivalent of E Major scale (the technicalities of both Indian and Western Music are vastly different but the sounds created are the same. You can check it out). And just as how the pitch of scale can be adjusted using a Capo on a guitar, the pitch for Indian Raagas can also be adjusted. One thing though... there are numerous Raagas in Indian music (hundreds of them) but not that many scales of E. So it's not a perfect comparison, just something to offer perspective.
The Sargam or Alaap is made using the notes of the scale. You can see Kaushiki saying the notes out loud (like Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni) once in a while and then voicing the placement of the notes without using words, just 'aaa'. The variations made with the notes will create an effect that's not really evident in Western music, creating the sargam.
As far as Taal is considered, it's similar to the Time Signature in Western Music, but it's not entirely the same. It denotes the beats and frequency required for that particular song. It can be conventional like that of 4/4 or 3/4, but there are many unconventional taals that can't translate directly to Western Music so I wouldn't confuse you more on this.
P.S: I just stated my observations as a music enthusiast. I have always been interested to find the link between both Indian and Western styles of music, not to straight-up compare them both or to undermine any of them. The music used in Indian movies do find the perfect blend of both styles and that's why I started my research. Experts can definitely correct me if you find me wrong in anything. Peace ✌️
I read it Full 😅
Wowhooo never imagined waleska and afra would actually react to kaushiki chakrobourty. Been loving and looking forward to ur indian music reactions
Plzz do coke studio sessions now.😄😊😊😊
lol
The “accordion” is called the “harmonium”. Very similar to accordion as it had the keys and the bellows.
I read somewhere that older (before bollywood) indian classical masters considered harmonium as not-elegant and lower in stature. And now its become staple.
@@AshishBihani yes.. before Bollywood it was mostly sitar , santoor and tabla and ghungroo💯
@@AshishBihani, to the Indian classical masters it would have been a foreign instrument created to play foreign music.
Imagine the European classical masters looking at Indian instruments and trying to play their scales and music on them.
I will love to see Waleska reacting to sonu nigam's song. Because its really her kind of song.
P. S. .. i have been watching you guys from the start, and here you are reacting to music from my country.. I feel so happy.
Yes plss
Yes please but you need to check out sonu nigam same song MTv unplugged
You must react to the video what is Raag by Anuja Kamat. You will get the basic of Indian music.
Please react to Tabla concert of Ustad Zakir Hussain.
I watched this event live in London. Darbar is an Indian music Festival hosted in London at the Barbican . This performance was phenomenal.
Wow! You’re blessed😁👍🏻💐
Next classical music reaction on Mahesh Kale- Aruna Kirani Live in Melbourne please.
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances..
LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan)
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
That tall instrument is called Tanpura, which is a string instrument. It does not play melody but rather supports and sustains the melody of another instrument or singer by providing a continuous harmonic drone. You should hear this video of difference between Western and Indian music:
ruclips.net/video/5oWu_wEkoxM/видео.html
It is a drone.
Raag is simply express emotions via words..
You are correct generally but not specifically.. since RAAGAS mainly follow certain moods, timings of the day and certain occasions. But we have what we call as RASAS to represent emotions. There are 9 types of RASAS..👍
@@malt2018 yah i just simplified RAAG for the first time viewer
@@kripashankarbtiwari via notes, not words :)
Efra had me at “eminem where you at dawg?” Lol i laughed way too hard
Me too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bruh i was eating at that time was about to spit
@Mystic Editor 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I must say that the Latino Woman commenting on the video is extremely talented. She could pick up many things in her first hearing of Indian Classical singing. The two Sitar like instruments are called Tanpura that gives drone effect. Kaushiki was also playing similar instrument called Swaramandal.
Efra is actually surprisingly good at pronouncing the names of Indian artists👏
Woohoo! Good going!
You guys are one of those rare people who can read complex Indian names correctly, appreciate you guys.
Also, Wleska is really knowledgable and gets a basic idea of most things right the first time itself. The two instruments at the back are veenas, and yes they do help create space by holding one note.
You should react to arun kiran mahesh live at Melbourne it's indian classical music and it's faster than Eminem
That's faster than eminem and still maintaining perfect melody, in the last part she really demonstrated the raga perfectly even with that much fast tempo on which singers barely speak, let alone sing.
14:05 The percussion instrument here, tabla, actually speaks percussive sounds. Teen taal (16 beats) is the rhythm cycle it is constantly enunciating.
For example, Keherva taal which is an 8 beat taal, goes: | dha ge na ti | na ka dhi na |
When you hear the tabla, you can make out exactly which beat of the cycle it is on. So the singers time their entrances and exits, lengths of each line, etc. by keeping an ear out for what the tabla is singing.
Man she is better than eminem 🥵
Indian classical music >>> whole western music
Far better, way far better.
Absolutely true, but us Indians do respect others 😊❤
So don't spread hatred.
Thank you all ❤😊❤
The two ladies behind are on the Tambora, which creates a humming sound along with the total classical presentation!
The explanation at the end is the funniest 🤣..the bafflement of the western musician and their often incorrect analyses of what's being done shows how different the classical systems of India are from them!
She is so relaxed because she has been doing it since her childhood..
Her childhood videos are also available on RUclips also react on them.
8:19 perfect pronounciation of the name
That woman playing the instrument behind the string instrument is called sitar
The instrument is called HARMONIUM
The comment section is Gold. One stop learning point for all Ancient Bharatiya Sangeet (Indian Music)
It's vocal exercising 😄She is a vocal queen😍
The instrument she is playing on her lap is " swar mandala ".
Please react to "Afreen Afreen"!! Btw, I'm watching from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
I got goosebumps listening to this. What a beautiful sound
Hehehe you have directly picked up a book from the masters degree course .. you should first warm up from some semi classical chapters, kind of school level stuff first. To get the overview first... maybe revisit this one after a year..
This performances are played for hours this video is just a piece of it
U can react to mahesh kale he is also a great vocalist in classical mudic
+1
LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan)
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
Indian singing is built not just around the composition of poetic words (lyrics) and the beats, but also has lots of improvisation within each song. In a very defined structure, the artist takes time to sample the scale structure for you in the beginning of the song, and then delves into the depths of the song itself, and that is when a section is reserved for improvising (during which the sentences are often repeated while improvising with the voice). The singer's voice IS the instrument during this improvisation segment.
Seeing ur first reaction..i just love you guys, the way you guys analysed from your existing experience, being so beautifuly honest and i love the borderline dark set-up...
I love hearing music minds talk music. y'all came with intense curiosity and respect imo. and all these comments are so informative! learned a lot and loved listening
React what is raag? by Anuja kamat. This video will definitely give you basic understanding of classical Indian musics
Thank you for reacting to this. You can also watch MAHESH KALE ARUNI KIRANI LIVE IN MELBOURNE highly recommended
Guys if you want something to amaze you totally, do check tushar lal covers. Any cover is as good but one featuring siri is mind boggling.
Beautiful analysis. Haven't come across such a detailed analysis even from many other professional vocal coaches. Respect!
Power of indian classical music
Beauty is the word.
For your first Indian classical music experience, it's been a few seconds into it and you already try to decipher a art and science that find its origin ages back, and people are still exploring it. For starters, just enjoy it.
2:43 its called TABLA.. its a indian instruments.
A tabla is a pair of twin hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, tabla has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as accompaniment with other instrument and vocals, and as a part of larger ensembles.
Pretty sure he was talking about the harmonium..
No He's talking about HARMONIUM
Harmonium kr bare puch rahe the
That instrument is kalled TANPURA.
Indian classical performance like these are never fixed as in they are not performed like western music. There is always improvisation while performing. Sometimes, same song can be sung different at different performances. React to more Indian Classical music you will love it.😊
I love how genuine you guys are, much love to you guys 💜
I would love to see u react to *Mahesh kale* and *Rahul Deshpande* who are also legends of Indian classical music.
+1 for Mahesh kale
The first thing to learn in Indian music is scale of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa with a harmonium. Seeing you guys trying to understand reminded me of my childhood music training. There are also songs where there's a sort of competition between the instrument maybe a tabla, sitar, flute etc and the vocalist So the speed of song increases with time to check how they keep up with the pace. This kind of competition is called Jugalbandi
Guys react to Jiya Jale - Ar Rahman (Berklee College of Music). It might impress you & introduce to new Indian sounds & instruments.
Kaushaki Chakraborty is a pure classic singer. Person behind Kaushaki is playing Sitar. But many singers that you have listened have training of classical music. It is said that if you have classical training you can go far in popular music. Kaushaki's videos of her childhood are available where her father is training and practicing her classical singing. You will really like that video.
I love your reactions especially as you try to learn about it instead of judge :)
PS: Also how you guys don't generalize
Pls react on INDIAN MUSIC
(At least save the list so whenever you want to react to Indian music this list will help you)
Arijit Singh- AAYAT , LAAL ISHQ , BINTE DIL , HAWAYEIN , JANAM JANAM , GERUA , AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL , TUJHE KITNA CHAHNE LAGE HUM , SHAYAD
Shreya Ghoshal- GHAR MORE PARDESIYA, TUJHME RAB DIKHTA HAI , MANWA LAGE , GHOOMAR , SAANS
KK - Aankhon mein teri
Sonu Nigam- Mein agar kahoon , Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe , Kal Ho Na Ho
And 'Tujhme rab dikhta hai' male version
A little info
Arijit Singh- King of playback singing , ruling on Bollywood songs past 10 yrs , Soulful voice, most of his songs make people cry as they can feel the absence of their loved once (like GF/BF ) cuz of his voice and beautiful lyrics
Shreya Ghoshal- Melody queen 2.0 ( as we have 'Lata Mangeshkar' also known as ' Nightengle of India' or queen of melody of 70s,80s,90s)
Sonu Nigam- ruled bollywood music till 2010 from 1990s after Arijit Singh took over)
KK- another soulful singer from 2000 to 2010
Please react to Shreya Ghoshal Berklee Indian Ensemble: Aap ki nazaron ne samjha
This is my favourite analysis from outside India trying to understand North Indian classical music!
Totally offtopic… but i loved W eye shadow 💖🌹
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
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The “sitar” like string instrument is the “Tanpura” which provides the base notes for the singer. It is strum in a constant pace based on the rhythm using the same notes again and again.
Yeah more Sonu Nigam for waleska and Efra
Loves the ‘SARGASM’ dude 🤣. Love from India for trying to truly understand it 🙏🏻
eminem been real silent ever since 😹
The “accordion” is called a harmonium (instrument). It is like a piano attached to an accordion
Now u guys is near to the music of god himself and to the voice of universe.
In Tabla percussion teentaal is DHA DHIN DHIN DHA - DHA DHIN DHIN DHA - DHA TIN TIN TA - TA DHIN DHIN DHA (base taal)
Tabla is a timing instrument, it helps keeping the time of any song in check, so it's beats are cyclic and timed.
The one used here is a variation of Teental, it's probably more like "dha dhin dhin dha, dha dhin dhin dha, dha tite tin na, tite dhin dhin dha"
I guess next should be mahesh kale or sandeep narayan.
GUYS!!! Mahesh Kale is a Indian CLASSICAL MODERN DAY LEGEND. CHECK THIS OUT U WILL LOVE IT. I BET IT WILL BE SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED.
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@@harshrajsinhjhala6281 mahesh kale, nina burmi, subha mudgal, Indian classical singers are such a treat to hear.
Mahesh kale plz
LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan)
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
Student of Indian classical music here - this was a very very intuitive reaction!
every musician in india can sing faster than Eminem 🔥
Ohhhh
.....thank u soo much, for keeping my request by reacting to this😇
It would be amazing if you guys reacted to Chaap Tilak - Abida Parveen & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on Coke Studio. Without knowing what they are saying all the emotions they convey just overwhelms you, listening to them is an EXPERIENCE to say the least.
yes, that would be great experience. Highly recommended!
This woman right here is like one of the best Indian classical singer of all time 💯
This is a RAAG, their are more than 0.4 million raag
First watch little kaushiki Chokroborti training by legendary Ajoy Chakraborty
React on jubin Nautiyal live in iit " Tujhe kitna chahe aur hum"
It's an humble request guys
Really want to appreciate how you tried to understand how her music is taking form. I'm a student of Indian classical music, and your thoughts on how the technicalities could work are in the right direction.
Guys please check out "Abhi mujh mein kahin" (Sonu nigam. MTV ) ...
here is The link : ruclips.net/video/bCH8Safu3rc/видео.html
Guys plz react to indian classical sensations kaushiki Chakraborty ND Mahesh kale video together, it's a treat to watch , you guys will absolutely be in awe
Please watch videos related to Ragas..... It will clear all your doubts
The two instruments that you said look like sitars are called the Tanpura (Hindustani) or Tambura (Carnatic), used indispensably to help the main performer or artist to keep key/tune all the while during the performance.
Your shows on RUclips are simply superb - keep up the good work...
You don't try to explain Indian classical music , it's beyond your imagination and understanding ........just try to experience it.....
I have seen a lot of reaction videos you guys have the most detailed understanding of the various things shown in he videos also you guys have a yearning to learn which I love thank you for showing interest in Indian classical music.
Ppz plz plz react to Mahesh Kale live in Melbourne 💯👍
Instead Mahesh kale's Kanada raja pandharicha & Albela sajan are far better live performances..
LINK ruclips.net/video/ARlVFX87GeE/видео.html (Albela sajan)
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
The accordion instrument is called a "Harmonium" .. it is a similar keyboard pump organ instrument used in India. There are variations of raags and they follow certain rules to ascend and descend the scale as well. I would suggest you watch the video on what a raags are and how that works. The scale singing is also important part of the training curriculum. The other instrument is a sarong. It provides a sustained drone sound that layers the frequencies.
React to tujhe kitna chahe aur hum(live)....sung by jubin nautiyal.....
Those instruments behind her, are the TANPURAs
Tanpura provides us the base notes of our scale.
So, it becomes easy to stay in that scale.
I’m completely disappointed with your choice in todays 2 hour Indian classical show. Hence deleting all the good stuff. You tend to be showy, superficial folks out for only getting max footfalls. Perhaps Bollywood is enough for you. Classical may not be your cup of tea. It’s too sober and serious that requires concentration. These repeated interruptions for no reason at all!!! Jeez. Off putting to say the least. Good luck with your band of mediocrity.
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Even Kaushiki's father Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty is great....Frankly speaking, I think, Ajoy Chakraborty is more refined and mesmerizing than Kaushiki....
This is such a detailed comment!
You are awesome!
Great
The instrument at the back is called Tambura or Tanpura. It usually has four strings but not all the strings are played always, the D(low) is not played often. It is not always C G C, it depends on the scale the singer is singing in. If her Sa (her scale) was at D (instead of C) then it would be D(low) D A D (high). It's purpose is to hold the Sur (pitch) perfectly making it easier for the singer to be in pitch. We tend to use pitch and scale interchangeably. A classical singer can sing the same song in C, C#, D (changing the notes accordingly, as you might call it pitching it higher)
So what she is basically doing is singing notes in a rhythmic fashion, they are not necessarily repetitions but may seem so.
Those are called Taans.
The song is in 16 beats and each beat has a recognition.
The first part of the song called mukhda, is usually sung on the octave and the second part the antara is sung (usually) in the higher notes an octave higher. The mukhda can being on any beat be it, 15 or 13. Even the Antara could begin on the 9th beat, hence the pause that you notice.
Taans are notes that are grouped and sung based on the beats.
Lets take a Taan in C (Raag Bilawal).
Sa Ga Re Ma Ga Pa Ma Dha Pa Ni Dha Sa'
Now the notes essentially are CE DF EG FA GB AC' (here C' represents the higher C)
So now if you wanna group them in 16 beats and take two notes in each bit that makes it 6, so you might add two more
like Ni Re' Sa' Ga'. So that completes the taan in 8 beats, etc. That should clear some of the confusions.
Now a classical singer may utter them, as in say Sa Ga or not utter them but sing the tone as Aa Aa.
So once a Taan is completed, it can be anywhere from 8 to 64 beats, the singer returns to the last line of the mukhda. And, then begins the next taan.
Pease react to Mahesh Kale Raja Pandhari Cha ( Indian Classical)
Yes plz ❤
Here's link
ruclips.net/video/GA1x7iadCwo/видео.html (Kanada raja pandharicha)
They're called Tampura and they play what's called a drone...
The four strings are tuned to tonic of lower octave, 5th of the lower octave, the tonic and the higher octave tonic.
Hello! You 2 are Great fun!
As u are exploring Indian music flavours.
I wud request u to must check out COKE STUDIO - "MADARI" SONG.
Good music, great percussion and lots of fun music pieces 👍
Much love to both of you
The instrument is called sur mandal❤️. Love from india