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Asthapadi, Bengali love poem by Nanardhanan Nedungadi
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Type
sound
Duration
00:02:04
Cultures
Kerala (Malayalee)
Shelf mark
RK DAT 70
Recording date
1997-03-15
Recording locations
In performer’s house in Guruvayur, Kerala.
Performers
Nanardhanan Nedungadi Asthapadi (singer, male)
Recordist
Killius, Rolf
Description
Mr Nanardhanan Nedungadi Asthapadi sings a part of the asthapadi starting with “Chandana Charchitha” and uses the Raga Kampodhi. Asthapadi (eight stanzas) is a Bengali love poem originally written in Sanskrit and generally known as Gita Govinda. This poem describes the amorous adventures of the legendary love couple Krishna and Radha. Generally the performance of ashtapadi is regarded as part of the Malayalee vocal genre Sopanam Sangeetam, though Asthapadi is rendered in Sanskrit while all other Sopanam songs are sung using the south Indian language Malayalam. Musical style and rhythm structures of both genres are the same. Nanardhanan Nedungadi is the resident asthapadi singer in the famous temple of Guruvayur. In this piece he indicates the beat with hand clapping. The artist speaks the south Indian language Malayalam.
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Asthapadi, Bengali love poem by Nanardhanan Nedungadi
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