CiTR -- RhythmsIndia: Recent Episodes
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On alternate Sundays between 8-9 pm listen to " Rhythms India " on CiTR Radio 101.9FM - Producer and host - Nalini Bhui. Rhythms India is a dynamic show that presents several genres of rich Indian music in different languages, poetry and guest interviews as well. Presented are: Dance, Folk, Qawwalis, Traditional, Bhajans, Sufi, Rock & Pop. Also, semi-classical and classical Carnatic & Hindustani music and old Bollywood numbers from the 1950s to 1990s and beyond. Enjoy pure instrumental items: In percussion on - tabla, nagada, dhol & drums; On strings - violin, veena, sitar, sarangi, sarod & guitar; Wind instruments such as flute, bamboo, saxophone, shehnai & naadaswaram. Email me Nalini at rhythmsindia8@gmail.com. I love to present local Indian music performances by Canadian and visiting gurus and good artists of all ages.
Rasika Shankar flute, Shankar Mahadaevan, Atul Gokhale, Rajna Swaminathan ( Mridangam), Sonu Nigam.
Bollywood singer Shrikant Narayan from Mumbai - live exclusive interview with Nalini Bhui - Rhythms India.
Good interview spiced up with a taste of songs (from all singers) such as Dil Deke Dekho, Pal pal dil ke paas, Chandan sa badan, Yeh raat yeh chandni phir kahan, Raahi Manva, Zindagi kaisi hai paheli, Chal akela, Haar ke baad he jeet hoti hai.
Atul Gokhale, Sheila Siekham, Vijay Yamla, Nityashree, Siddharth MohanDholi Jase, Mohd Rafi.
Local artists - Neeraja Aptikar, Gagandeep Singh, Ganesh bhajans- Hari Om Sharan, Mohd. Ahmad Hussain
Neelamjit Dhillon (Tabla), Aruna Narayan (Santoor), Jonita Gandhi, Nityashree, Alia Bhat, Diljit Dosanjh, Amit Trivedi (Udta Punjab), Sonu Kakkar.
Special Interviews with Mr. Vuvuri Kumar (Percussionist for Oscar winning song Jai Ho), AR Reihana, Dr. Narayanan
Neeraja Aptikar, Sultan Of Strings, Shankar Mahadevan, Sumana Ganguly Dey, SPB, Manna Dey, Dhroon Tickoo, Vani Jairam, KS Chitra, Maestro Hossein Behroozinia.
World records in sitar and tabla; Sultans of strings; Rasika Shekar; Gagandeep Singh - Naad; Sumana Ganguly Dey.
instrumentals by Canadian artists & legendary maestros, Composition by Tony Kakkar, B-Rap Singh, Kishore Kumar & Rafi.
Canadian artists -Gagandeep Singh, Sultans of string, Jagpreet Bajwa, Neeraja Aptikar. Shankar Mahadevan, Berklee Ensemble.
Gurpurab, Diwali, Sufi, Gagandeep Singh - Naad Productions, Akhil Raj Banga, B-Rap Prabhjot Singh, AR Rahman, Nooran Sisters, Sultans of Strings, Bhimsen Joshi.
Mother's day show including a special live in studio interview with Vijay Yamla - grandson of Ustad Lal Chand Yamla Jattji.
Instrumental - Violin ( N. Rajam. Sangeeta, Ragini , Nandini Shankar);
Flute - Raag Kirwani- Pdt. Hariprasad Chaurasia tabla Pdt. Vijay Ghate
+ Marathi songs
A taste of everything - Sitar ; vocal, Carnatic and Hindustani classical; sufi; folk and Bollywood in Urdu, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati and Sanskrit.
Canadian artists- Karnveer Bhullar - Dhol; Aruna Narayan - Sarangi; Pdt Jasraj- Raag Gaud Malhar; Neelamjit Dhillon - Tabla; Ustad Cassius Khan -Tabla Solo(teen taal).
Local artists - Neelamjit Dhillon & Cassius Khan- Instrumental tabla,Artists from India that perform in North America - AR Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Sonu Nigam, Sadhna Sargam, Mohit Chauhan, Sonu kakkar.
Features local artists ~ Tarun Nayar, Mohan Bhide & Rup Sidhu.
Also : Bombay Jayashree, Chitra Singh & Vani Jairam.
Singers & performers 'July bday special. Neeraja Aptikar- karuniso Ranga; Nathu Lal Solanki - Nagada master drummer sessions & performances at Pushkar with son Narshi; Jab deep jale aana - Actess Zarina Wahab; Kabhie kabhie; pdt Jasraj ~ Raag Darbari.
Pandit Jasraj - Mangalyanaman, Raag Shankara, Raag Purvi & Raag Darbari VIBC- Surinder Saini, D-Sarb.
SWIMM- Interviews.
Interviews with Inder Kooner Cdn artist & Manveet Virk (VIBC);Dhol- Rayman Bhuller(cdn), Violinder-UK, Shava Finnish band-city of bhangra fest & rhythms in the African culture.
Mother's day features young percussion artists on dhol,tabla,mrudangam-Talented siblings Karn & Rayman Bhuller; Rajna & Anjna Swaminathan; Amit & Sumeet Pawan;Dr. Padma Sugavanam...
Dnyaneshwar Meshram - Bappa Moraya Re
Dewarists - I believe
Motherjane - Chasing the Sun
Junkyard Groove - It's ok
Adwaita - Rasiya
Pt Ajay Pohankar and Hariharan - Fusion
Taufiq Qureshi and Shankar Mahadevan - Rhythms
Ajay Atul - Jeev Rangala
Pt Dasgupta ant Pt Zakir Hussain - Sarod
Dnyaneshwar Meshram - Bappa Moraya Re
Dewarists - I believe
Motherjane - Chasing the Sun
Junkyard Groove - It's ok
Adwaita - Rasiya
Pt Ajay Pohankar and Hariharan - Fusion
Taufiq Qureshi and Shankar Mahadevan - Rhythms
Ajay Atul - Jeev Rangala
Pt Dasgupta ant Pt Zakir Hussain - Sarod
Ajay-Atul - Malhari
Snehal Khanvilkar - Tung tung
Avial - Chekela
Raghu Dixit - Hey Bhagwan
Indian Ocean - Ma Rewa
Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - Helo Mhari Suno
Pt Jasraj - Jugalbandi
Ajay-Atul - Malhari
Snehal Khanvilkar - Tung tung
Avial - Chekela
Raghu Dixit - Hey Bhagwan
Indian Ocean - Ma Rewa
Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - Helo Mhari Suno
Pt Jasraj - Jugalbandi
Rajan & Sajan Mishra - Raag Shivranjani
The Dagar Brothers - Raag Khamoj
Ot. Bhimsen Joshi - Raag Bhimpalas