HarSangeet » Ustadji Maiya Singh

Bhoopali at a World Music Festival

mnv — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:04:00 +0000

Ajarn* Maiya Singh Ji was invited to play at the “Rhythm of the Earth” world music festival – at Central World , Bangkok – May 2008.

Satpal Singh Ji (Ustadji’s nephew) is on Tabla.
the Thai word for “Teacher”/”Ustad” is Ajarn – pronounced aa-charn

Raag Bhoopali – Tintaal

Kindly excuse my playing – looking back at the video: I think my playing took more away from the music than it did add … oh well – we had zero practice as a group before the event, so I shouldn’t beat myself up about it too much eh?
Ustadji and Satpal Singh were awesome though!
We were initially given 1 hour stage time and were planning to play Raag Yaman. On the day, we were requested to cut it down to 20 mins due to various time constraints. Ustadji wanted to switch to Bhoopali, thinking that it would be easier for an audience unaccustomed to Classical Indian Music to digest and enjoy. my opinion: Good Decision !

Old Semi-Classical Hindi Song – Raag Yaman Based

mnv — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:02:00 +0000

Thank you ji!
The Song is :
Ehsaan tera hoga mujh par, dil kehta hai jo kehne do

Kabir Singh on Tabla.

Classical / Semi-classical Songs from Indian Movies

mnv — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:31:00 +0000

Tere Liye – from Veer Zara

The Song is : Kabhi Na Jaao Chod/Chor Kar – If you can tell me the movie , I’ll update the info. I forgot to ask .

Dil Cheez Kya Hai – from the Old Umrao Jaan

Madhuvanti

mnv — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:34:00 +0000

Videos from Practise Session / Lesson.

Raag Madhuvanti .

11 Beat

Drut Tintaal.

My cousin Kabir Singh on tabla.

Was Really Good fun.

Raag Asa Shaan in Chanchal ( with Tabla )

mnv — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:40:00 +0000

Thanks to My cousin Kabir who came over to practice. It’s always more fun with tabla accompaniment.

Raag Bhairavi – Old Indian Song

mnv — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:53:00 +0000

Song : ” Dil Ka Khilona ”

It’s good practice to play Old Indian Songs.

Raag Desh

mnv — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:38:00 +0000

Nice Tune in Raag Desh

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For Raul - BHOOPALI WAV - right click and choose save as to your computer.
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once you are done , please send me a message on youtube so I can remove the link.

My Ustad’s Ustad’s Ustad

mnv — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:38:00 +0000

Thanks to “tripmonk0” on youtube for uploading the video.

Ustad Piara Singh on TarShehnai.

Bhai Baljeet Singh learned from Ustad Piara Singh.

Maiya Singh picked up a lot of the tunes and style of Ustad Piara Singh by listening to him play during Diwaans and Informal Gatherings at Bhaini Sahib. Maiya Singh also spent time with Bhai Baljeet Singh as his student.

Raag Pahari Alaap and Tunes.

mnv — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:21:00 +0000

Ustadji Maiya Singh on TarShehnai.
Manav Singh on TarShehnai – playing Along.
(TarShehnai = Hybrid Sitar + Sarangi + Mechanical Amplifier)

Raag Pahari Alaap.

Song tune in Raag Pahari.

Traditional Namdhari Shaans (Tunes) in Raag Pahari.

Here’s an Idea of how he “randomly” composes Tunes. We were just jamming, I switched to Ik-Taal at just the right point (without being asked to) – he got an idea – and this is what happened afterwards. (by the way: In between, he’s speaking THAI – I forgot to cut that out

Here’s a Shabad Tune he’s teaching me: Kanchan Sio Pa-e-yai Nahi Tol

Raag Patdeep

mnv — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:08:00 +0000

Maiya Singh, My Ustadji, teaching me Raag Patdeep

Alaap:

Jamming, Tune 1:

Jamming, Tune 2: