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OxKala
by OxSAAS
OxKala is a podcast series where members of University of Oxford's South Asian Arts Society offer in-depth explorations of the arts in South Asia. Episodes include unscripted interviews with artists around the globe, rich investigations into nuances of an art form, and discussions about creativity, spirituality, and the rich tapestry of culture and expression from South Asia.Hosted by Shishir Rao, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford and a student of Hindustani Classical Music. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/oxkala
Episodes
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E12: Reflections: re Season 1
We reflect on our discussions over the course of the first season. In this pilot season, we covered many nuanced topics largely in the space of South Asian traditional music touching on concepts in theory, presentation, and art in general. In this reflections episode, we put those various,...
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E11: Thoughts on Performance, the Guru, and The Disciple
With guest: Arun Dravid. We continue our discussion with Dr. Arun Dravid, a venerated musician of the Jaipur-Atrauli style of Khayal and discuss concepts and the philosophy of performance of Khayal, the role of the Guru, and the responsibilities of the Disciple, extending our discussion to his...
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E10: Khayal in Perspective.
With guest: Arun Dravid. We look at the fluid concepts of raga and composition in Hindustani Classical Khayal. Keeping in perspective the goals or the higher pursuits, we discuss how the framework of Khayal is not etched in stone but rather subject to personal and social biases. We discuss these...
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E9: Reflections: re Physics and Pace.
We reflect on our discussions of pace in episodes 7 and 8 with Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar, a Hindustani Classical musician and Guru. "Pace" being a difficult concept to get our heads around, we motivate our discussion with a setup introduced in most Physics 101 courses: a car traveling down a road...
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E8: Presentation and Listening.
With guest: Shubhangi Sakhalkar. Continuing our conversation with Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar Ji, a Hindustani musician and Guru, we discuss internalization of material and presentation of khayal. Specifically, we look at how practice (riyaz) and presentation differ. Furthermore, we discuss how to...
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E7: Pace in Khayal.
With guest: Shubhangi Sakhalkar. We look at the concept of pace in Hindustani Khayal. We discuss how pace is separate from speed and rather tied to the state of mind and discuss how khayal can be an exercise in storytelling. We interview Smt. Shubhangi Sakhalkar, a Hindustani Classical musician…
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E6: Reflections: re Elemental creativity
We reflect on our discussions on creativity in Indian Classical Music in episodes 4 and 5 with Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and Guru. We look at improvising in the raga with aalap. How does aalap serve the composition to be presented? And can our music be presented with…
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E5: Elemental creativity. Part II
With guest: Ragavan Manian. We continue our discussion of creativity in Indian Classical Music with Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and Guru. We discuss the purpose of aalap and lyrics in this form of art and how one uses of aalap in presentation of raga. We conclude our series...
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E4: Elemental creativity. Part I
With guest: Ragavan Manian. We introduce the elements upon which one can create in Carnatic Classical Music, and generally speaking, Indian Classical Music at large. We interview Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and guru to explore a bit of some elemental forces in our music…
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E3: Reflections: re Kalyan
We reflect on our discussions of Kalyan in episodes 1 and 2 with Sri. Nachiketa Yakkundi, a Hindustani Classical musician and Guru. Looking at phrases common in some core ragas best representing Kalyan, we piece together a walk-through of the spirit of Kalyan. Hosted by Shishir Rao, a DPhil…
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E2: What is Kalyan? Part II
With guest: Nachiketa Yakkundi. We continue our discussion of Kalyan with Sri. Nachiketa Yakkundi, a Hindustani Classical musician and Guru and take a proper look at Yaman, a flagship raga of Kalyan. We discuss famous albeit more atypical renditions of Yaman, and ask the big question: "Where is...
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E1: What is Kalyan? Part I
With guest: Nachiketa Yakkundi. We start with a pivotal concept in Hindustani Classical music: Kalyan. Kalyan is a thaat (group or family of ragas) defined by the notes that make it up. However, it's more than just a group of notes. It's a spirit that pervades into many a raga and more generally,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
OxKala is a podcast series where members of University of Oxford's South Asian Arts Society offer in-depth explorations of the arts in South Asia. Episodes include unscripted interviews with artists around the globe, rich investigations into nuances of an art form, and discussions about creativity, spirituality, and the rich tapestry of culture and expression from South Asia.Hosted by Shishir Rao, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford and a student of Hindustani Classical Music. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/oxkala
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