Hello folks, @meerasndr here. Today being Vidwan Ramnad Krishnan's birth anniversary, here is a short thread with some of my favourite pieces sung by him. (1/n) #carnatic #RamnadKrishnan cc @Raaga_Suresh
(2/n) My intro to Ramnad Krishnan's music several years ago was a Sriranjani (Bhuvini dasudane). The raga alapana had me hooked from the get go-
(3/n) He's also done a short RTP in Sriranjani here!
(4/n) Upon digging into archives, I noticed that he had a penchant for ragas like Purnachandrika, Begada, Kannada, Sahana, Sriranjani and Harikamboji to name a few. The initial raaga flash & kalpana swaras in Purnachandrika here are something else-
(5/n) Here is a thoroughly enjoyable Begada-
(6/n) And, a superb Kalyani
(7/n) Ramnad brings out such beautiful colours of Sahana
(8/n) Kalpana swarams fireworks in Aarabhi
(9/n) More fireworks in rare Maalavi
(10/n) The unmistakeable influence of T Brinda, one of his mentors. The raaga aalapana is such a different take on Kaapi-
(11/11) Ramnad Krishnan has come to be known as the 'musician's musician'. Though he didn't attain extreme fame or superstardom during his time, his music continues to be a great influence on musicians & students. Do check out more of his music here youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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