On this third anniversary of Ramrang‘s passing, I present video excerpts from a recital given on June 27, 2007, at the Nehru Centre in Bombay. Aneesh Pradhan is on the tabla, Sudhir Nayak accompanies on the harmonium, Ram Shankar offers tanpura and vocal support. Raga Ramdasi Malhar Raga Tilak Malhar Videos courtesy…
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These photographs were taken at a Hindustani vocal performance of Pandit Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang” at the Ravi Shankar Centre in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on February 24, 2007. Accompanying him were Akram Khan on the tabla and Mehmood Dholpuri on the harmonium. Ramrang opened with Raga Shyam Kalyan, and followed with two khayals in Raga Gara….
Recently a friend of mine inquired if the ghazal Rang pairahan ka by Mehdi Hassan is based on any Hindustani raga. The melodic contours here ally with Raga Dhanakoni Kalyan, a recent raga conceived by the late C.R. Vyas. The swaras are drawn from the melakarta Vachaspati. The raga is developed by eliminating the dhaivat…
To mark the occasion, an excerpt of Jha-sahab’s recital in Kolkata (c. 2003) is offered. Tabla support is provided by Aneesh Pradhan and on the harmonium is Purushottam Walawalkar. Raga Hem-Nat by Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang
I last spoke to Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang” on Dec 28, 2008, when I called him from California. He was on his hospital bed in Kolkota, bracing for cardiac surgery scheduled a few hours later. He did not come out of it alive, and passed away on the morning of Jan 1, 2009, India time….