Quiz No.13

Identify the filmsnippet (81K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Quiz No. 12

Identify the raga from the music snippet (81K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com: meg or mega malhar vinodmenon: Basant pradeepn74@rediffmail.com: Malkauns raghav_rc@yahoo.com: Basant a@b.c: subha banduvarali meenya_v@hotmail.com: Hamsanandi

The ragam is Lalith

Quiz No. 11

Identify the raga from the music snippet (81K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com: Purya Dhanashri
pprajeev@tifr.res.in: puriya dhanasri
hari_krish1@hotmail.com: madhyamavathi
monyss: Megh Malhar

The ragam is Puriya Dhanasri.

Congratulations to dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com & pprajeev@tifr.res.in

Quiz No. 10

Identify the raga from the music snippet (81K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

pprajeev@tifr.res.in: Miyan Malhaar
madhyamavati@rediffmail.com: mian ki malhaar
santoshnarayanan: darbari kaanada
sumitra@hotvoice.com: meg malhaar
ksrimech@netscape.net: Darbari Kanada
raghav_rc@yahoo.com: kanada
remaramani@yahoo.com:darbari
varuntl@yahoo.com:Miyaan Malhar
rahulxclusive@rediff.com :Durbari Kanada
rahulxclusive@rediff.com:Brindavan Saranga
dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com:vasantha malhar
mukund :megh malharbr>

The ragam is Mia ki Malhar. Click here to see more details of Mia ki Malhar.

Congratulations to pprajeev@tifr.res.in, madhyamavati@rediffmail.com, varuntl@yahoo.com

Quiz No. 9

Identify the raga from the music snippet (81K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com :narayanagowlai
monyss :Narayanagowla
leenasn@yahoo.com :kedaragowla
n_naru@rediffmail.com :narayanagowla
subbin@rediffmail.com :Hamsanadam
mukuldeshanil@hotmail.com :narayanagowla
mukuldeshanil@hotmail.com :kedaragowla
fidelasok@hotmail.com :vachaspathi
raghav_rc@yahoo.com :Narayanagowla
rakumar :kedaragowla
pprajeev@tifr.res.in :narayana gaula
pprajeev@tifr.res.in :hari kamboji
narasim@yahoo.com :Narayanagowla
bluebird@ipath.net.in :Sankarabharanam
sankaran555 :Ahari
ellar :Kedaragaula
dhanyabc@yahoo.co.in :kedaragowla
dhanyabc@yahoo.co.in:narayana gaula
monyss :kannada gowla
fidelasok@hotmail.com :kedaragowla
leenasn@yahoo.com :kedaragowla
fdf :kedaragowlai
dsubram@hotmail.com :Kedaragaula
madhyamavati@rediffmail.com :narayanagowla
santoshnarayanan:todi
dsubram@hotmail.com :Kedaragowla
kichanna :ketharagowlam
narayan@tifr.res.in :Narayanagowla
bluebird@ipath.net.in :Kambhoji
mohammed_sajan@hotmail.com :Kedara Gaula
ravim@iiitb.ac.in :Narayanagowla

The ragam is Narayanagowla. Click here to see more details of Narayanagowla.

Congratulations to dharmesh_viswanathan@hotmail.com, monyss, n_naru@rediffmail.com, mukuldeshanil@hotmail.com, raghav_rc@yahoo.com, pprajeev@tifr.res.in, narasim@yahoo.com, dhanyabc@yahoo.co.in, madhyamavati@rediffmail.com, narayan@tifr.res.in and ravim@iiitb.ac.in

Quiz No. 8

Identify the instrument from the music snippet (85K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

ellar : Hamsanadam
narasim@yahoo.com : Mohana Veena
ksrimech@netscape.net : Hamsanadam
sundareshkumar@hotmail.com : Rudhra veena

The instrument is Gayathri Veena
Artist-R.K.Suryanarayan

Quiz No. 7

Identify the following raga from the music snippet (85K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

The answer is Manoranjani.
Artist-U.Srinivas

Click here for more details of Manoranjani.

Quiz No. 6

Identify the following raga from the music snippet (151K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

ashlesh@selway.umt.edu : Malavi
shaneeth : harikamboji
sanvar@hotmail.com : shahana
VinodMenon : Chenchukambhoji
ellar : malavi
anoop_kpmbl@yahoo.co.in : Bhairavi
anoop_kpmbl@yahoo.co.in : mohanam
naveen666@hotmail.com : Chenchu Kambhoji
o_dileesh@hotmail.com : Sahana
rao_krishna@yahoo.com : Chenchu Kambhoji
gajanan_dongre@i2.com : Malayamarutham
jomon@softhome.net : harikamboji

The answer is Malavi. Click here for more details of Malavi.

Congratulations to ashlesh@selway.umt.edu, ellar.

Quiz No. 5

Identify the following raga from the music snippet (135K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Here are some of the responses received.

changarath_ramachandran@hotmail.com: kharaharapriya
rhari01@hotmail.com: Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
kbijoys@yahoo.com: Devamrithavarshini
rashmianil_99@yahoo.com: Ritigaula
nutty_signup@yahoo.com: kharaharapriya
sathya_rbi@hotmail.com: kharaharapriya
braos@ieee.org: kharaharapriya

The answer is Devamritha Varshini. Click here for more details of Devamritha Varshini.

Congratulations to kbijoys@yahoo.com.

Quiz No. 4

Here the music snippet (93 K, approx 40 sec @ 28.8kbps) is a folk tune (the genre called as 'kaavadi chinthu' in Tamil).
Can you identify who is playing?

Here are some of the responses received.

mdasp@dalmiacement.com: Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
sathya_rbi@hotmail.com: ganesh&kumaresh
amenon@etrade.com: Kadri Gopalnath- saxophone
puzank@hotmail.com: L Subrahmanyam
ganesh1739: Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
monyss: L.Subramoniam
swamir@cs.umb.edu: Kunnakodi Viswanathan
mukund: ganesh kumaresh
mukund: kharaharapriya
rsbiju@hotmail.com: ganesh-kumaresh
changarath_ramachandran@hotmail.com: kunnakudi r vaidyanathan
braos@ieee.org: L. Subramaniam
hindolam@singnet.com.sg: Kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan
laxmik@hotmail.com : Lalgudi Jayaraman
skumarchandra@yahoo.com: Kunnakkudi Vaidyanadhan


The answer is Ganesh & Kumaresh.
Congratulations to sathya_rbi@hotmail.com,mukund and rsbiju@hotmail.com.

Quiz No. 3

Identify the following raga from the music snippet (96K, approx. 30 sec @ 28.8kbps) [Hint: This raga is a hybrid between Abhogi and Sriranjani]

Here are some of the responses received.

kishor_kumar@hotmail.com: Jayamanohari
kbijoys@yahoo.com: Jayamanohari
sunithavarmas: anandabhairavi
sathya_rbi@hotmail.com: sriraagam

Congratulations to Kishor and Bijoys: both of them are right.

Click here for more details of Jayamanohari.

Quiz No. 2

Here's a song sung by Jesudas from the movie Sivathaandavam. Identify the raga MP3 Format (50K, under 30secs @ 28.8 kbps)   

Here are some of the responses received.

kishor_kumar@hotmail.com: Simhendra Madhyamam
ajiambikapathy: amruthavarshini
kbijoys@yahoo.com: shubhapanthuvarali
kbijoys@yahoo.com: Vijayasri
mytribig@rediff.com: shubhapanthuvarali
drushaanil: shubhapanthuvarali
raogayathri: Panthuvarali

Before I give you the correct answer, let me tell you that I am not sure of the answer (pretty poor quizmaster...!)

Both Subhapantuvarali and Vijayasri are pretty close, but not quite there. The following info can be discerned from close listening:

a. That the aarohanam goes 's g m p n s' and the avarohanam is sampoornam.
b. The parent melakarta is Subhapantuvarali

Putting these two together, and by searching the Sriranjani database, I have come up with the name of: Nagapanchamam.

If anyone can consult the music director (looks like Dakshinamurthy) and provide feedback, we can be sure.

Quiz No. 1

Listen to this music clip and identify the raga: MP3 format, approx. 60K (about 30 sec @ 28.8kbps)

Answer

The raga is Chandrajyoti, a janya raga of Pavani. The composition was Baagaayanayya, a Tyagaraja kriti