Vintage Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar -- Rayasa Kanada -- from Arun Dravid's Original Archives.

This recording, from a concert on 21st of September 1979 at Gunjikar Residence, Mumbai is made available by courtesy of Kishoriji's senior-most disciple, Dr Arun Dravid, from his vast collection of her original live recordings from concerts before 1990 which had the distinct stamp of Jaipur Gharana, yet enriched with her skilled beautification of it with her quest for Bhava. As a result, these reflect her refreshingly youthful voice, vibrancy, and musical content not always found in her later concerts.
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I have been deeply pained by a comment from puremusic 1980 (which, and replies to it, have now been deleted) that has lashed at me with deeply hurtful and hateful language with regard to these uploads. I have discussed this comment with Kishoritai’s son Mr. Bibhas Amonkar who has nothing but gratitude to me for preserving and digitising his mother’s music during all these years. Bibhas is also pained at the puremusic 1980 comment, but supports the project of making her music available to music-lovers at large. However, to avoid such painful acrimony in the future from people like puremusic 1980 who, without disclosing their identity, may use many means to discredit, intimidate and harm me, I have decided to stop uploading on UA-cam Kishoritai’s best music particularly from her younger years. Instead, I will work closely with Bibhas to upload it on a website that will be owned by the Amonkar Family Trust which is in the process of being registered with the authorities. So please wait patiently for a few months till I publish the rest of the treasure on that Trust website. This way, I will not have to face offensive comments from hateful people ever again. Bibhas has agreed that the 15 uploads released by me through the Sangeetveda1 channel recently need not be taken down. I am most thankful to all those who have given fitting replies to puremusic 1980 in my support.
Dr. Arun Dravid

[@arundravid4352]

Many people are not aware of the fact that Kishoritai started using the Swarmandal instead of playing the Tanpura from about 1981 because of a frozen shoulder condition due to which she found it painful to hold the Tanpura. Therefore recordings prior to 1981 have Tanpura sound more prominent, as these used to be made with a single omnidirectional microphone.

[@anandjuvekar7742]

sir..has tai ever sung drut in this raag composed by Mai??

[@ConnoisseurOfICM]

Panditji many, many thanks for all the insights you give about late, great Kishori tai and bahut bahut shukriya for opening your incredible khazana of her music.
May I ask, whether she had ever performed Megh, Brindabani Sarang and Jogkauns?

[@arundravid4352]

@@anandjuvekar7742 Strangely, she never did. You will hear in my Rayasa Kanada that is also on UA-cam.

[@arundravid4352]

@@ConnoisseurOfICM These Raagas are not sung in our Jaipur Gharana. So she neither learnt or sang them.

[@anandjuvekar7742]

@@arundravid4352 yes sir...have heard same. that's how came to knew about the same.

[@gnpantulu1919]

MAJESTIC MUSIC !!
THANK YOU !!

[@sapnamukherjee4648]

Bliss 💕

[@Rasoyi211]

Thanks a lot for sharing the recording sir. May i know who is the supporting singer ?

[@arundravid4352]

The accompaniment is by Smt. Manik Bhide.