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Monday, June 6, 2011

Raja's Harikhambhodhi delights !

Harikhambhodhi is a scale that differs from shankarabharanam by just a single note (harikambodhi uses Ni2 while shankarabharanm uses Ni3) – while shankarabharanam sounds a lot more straight and not so inspiring as a musical delight (my personal opinion that is), harikhambodhi permits several curves and contours that help composers give folk, western or carnatic dimensions to their compositions. While Raja’s shankarabharanams have mostly been distinctly western in their flavour (though he has used it for folk/carnatic numbers as well) his harikhambhodhis have taken diverse range of avatars with surprising ease, including folk, classical, Hindustani and semi-classical.

Given below is a classification of some of the golden gems composed by raja in this scale, spanning across diverse colors such as folk, western, carnatic, Hindustani and semi-classical etc.


Western Harikhambodhi
1) Kangal rendum sandham solla – Unakaagavae Vaazhkiraen (what a mind boggling strings work ! Note the shift to various genres of music as the song moves along in 1 & 2nd interludes…)
2)Naane Naana Yaaro Dhaana - Azhaghe Unnai Aaradhikiren (100% janaranjagamana tune from our thalai)
3)Santhosham Indru Santhosham – Manidhanin Marupakkam (note that utter sophistication / or richness or wholesome totality packed into this tune)
4)Thendral Varum Vazhiyai - Friends (adadaa, enna casual’a oru tune!)
5)Oru Naal Oru Kanavu - Kannukul Nilavu (again, enna casual’a oru tune, some drugged effect!)
6)Naan Thaan Toppu - Thanikaatu Raja

Hindustani Harikhambodhi
1)Vaana Mazhai Pole - Idhu Namma Bhoomi (Hindustani people may call this khamaj – this is God’s own tune

Folkish Harikhambodhi
1)Aadi Pattam Thedi Paarthu - Ponnumani
2)Yetham Amma Yetham - Ninaive Oru Sangheedham (what a nice folk tune !)
3)Oru Kundu Mani - Avatharam - (versatility, thy name is raja – closely watch his folkish diction)
4)Kannu Pada Pogudhaiyya - Chinna Kounder (gambheeramana thalaivar kural)
5)Palaiyathu Ponnu Naanu - Rasukutty (what a gem! Nice innocence in the tune)
6)Pattu Vanna Selaikaari - Engeyo Kaetta Kural (same as above – note the nice innocence in the tune)
7)Ada Pudhiyadhu Pirandhadhu - Thevar Magan (mannin manam indha isaiyil undu)
8)Kaana Karunkuyilae - Sedhu (call it folk or gaana or kuthu song !)
9)Saandhu Pottu Oru Sandhana Pottu - Thevar Magan (this is one song I wish kamal sang completely, without sharing with SPB)
10)Yaarum Vilaiyaadum Thottam - Nadodi Thendral (DIVINE TUNE, this!!!)

Carnatic tunes in harikhambhodhi
1)Deviyae Naan Saranam - Thanga Thaamaraigal (free music tution for us)
2)Thandhen Thandhen Isai - Villupaatukkaaran
3)Manasukkula Nayana Satham - Mallu Vetti Minor
4)Pazhamudhir Cholai - Varusham Padhinaaru (free music tution for us)


Semi-classical tunes in Harikhambodhi
1)Naan Yaaru Enakkedhum - Chinna Jamin (simple yet powerful tune)
2)Pottu Vaitha Oru Vatta Nila - Idhayam (best sleeping tablet ever for insomniacs)
3)Kalyana Mela Satham - Thambikku Entha Ooru (same as above – note the nice innocence in the tune)
4)Guru Sharanam Sharanam - Guru (Malayalam) [Wholesome music…Period !!]
5)Mullai Arumbe - Thanikaatu Raja (Oh sweet honey this song)
6)Manavaatti Penninnu - Kaliyoonjal (Malayalam)
7)Ennavendru Solvadhamma - Raajakumaran
8) Andha Kattilukku - Chinna Vaathiyaar (adadaa, enna casual’a oru tune!)

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