Panditji is simply Devine, but, love the way Dr Ranade conducted , definitely not possible without an in-depth study. To be frank. A perfect person to interview. Since both are not with us anymore, my sincere Namaskar.
An attempt to translate the Marathi conversations between Pt.Mallikarjun Mansur and renowned musicologist Ashok Ranade. . What the legendary singer says that as a child he used to run away from home and join his brother who was working in a drama company. He used to sing in the drama at the age of 10 or 11. Luckily Nilkanthbuwa Alurkar and Chaphekar buwa, two renowned singers of Gwalior Gharana listened to him once, and Nilkanthbuwa offered to take this boy under his wings and teach him. He learnt under Nilkanthbuwa for six years, starting from aalap, alankar, small ragas and then nig ragas. HMV company which was coming out with records of classical singling of various singers made records of his singing. After that he used to sing during Ganpati mahotsava at Mumbai. But he expressed his desire to learn music further and was looking for a guru. Vishnupant Pagnis (who became famous as Tukaram in V Shantaram's picture by the same name) was a person known to Mallikarjun Mansur. Once Pagnis was sitting in a shop and Khansaheb Manji Khan of Khansaheb Alladiya Khan) happen to visit this shop. Mansur was also there. Pagnis told Manji Khan that Mansur wanted to learn music further and was looking for a guru. Pagnis just called for a record player from adjoining shop and played record of Gaudmalhar sung by Mansur to show Mansur's capabilities. Khansaheb Manji Khan himself, after listening to these records offered to teach Mallikarjun Mansur, and tied his Ganda to Mansur i.e. started off with his teaching in the next month itself. The teaching of Manji Khansaheb lasted for 2 years and ended due to his untimely death. Mansurji tells us about the importance that used to be attached to classical singing as it gives complete picture of raag. The main character that differentiates Hindustani music from Carnatic system is meand, which is present is dhrupad singing. However Mallikarjum Mansur says that he mainly concentrated on Khayal singing and not dhrupad because Khansaheb used to sing Dhrupad itself as Khayal. Hence it was not felt necessary to learn dhrupad separately. This was upto minute 20. To be continued further....
A simple and straightforward person, Pt Mallikarjun Mansur was known for his innocence and ability to mix very easily with members of his fraternity and outsiders, especially, the younger folk.I heard & see him n no of times.His mastery over the traditional & non-traditional forms of almost all the gharanas made him a favourite among Classical Music lovers. Scholars hardly differ on the purity and clarity of his note. Thank U for Uploading.
It's been three days, I found Panditji's voice. I feel sad in my heart why I didn't find this divine voice earlier. I feel free after listening to him, I have no thirst for anything left in me anymore. 🙏🕉 If I could thank you with my life for this interview, I would. The interviewers knowledgeable like this one are impossible to find now. And gratitude for that Tarana❤ Thank you life for this most meaningful hour of my life. 🕉🙏
A true master. A worshiper of his art with god's blessings. I am also blessed to understand the interview of this unassuming singer. There will not be anymore like him. He has merged with the ultimate being.
Bharat ratna among us.Humble beginning,hardwork at its madness,consistency to keep learning,laughing for a quick joke,acknowledging teachers gratitude and sri siddarood maharaj's blessing makes him a wonderful person.
Mansurji style is unique, marvelous, outstanding and sometime like a lalluby atracting the new generation youngers also .......very innocent and purity looks is his fort
India lost its leading ethnomusicology expert and composer Dr Ashok Ranade. This is a truly great loss for the entire music world. We have lost a leading expert on folk, light, semi-classical genres.the musicologist always pleaded for a congenial juxtaposition of traditional Indian music with a non-conditional openness towards fusion with both folk and the western genres.
Such SURILI AWAZ is difficult to find now. If someone can put this great artiste's Jogia-asavari. I have heard him in one of the Gunidas Sammelan long back. Great artiste.
The two are not related, except musically and of course they are both from Dharwad. Basavaraj mentioned around 8:57 is Panditji's elder brother Basavaraj Mansur.
रानडे , तुम्ही मुलाखत छान घेता । तुमचा आवाजही गोड आहे । तुम्ही गाता का हो ?बुवांना गायन सिध्दी च प्राप्त झालीय हे कळतच आहे । तशी फक्त वसंतराव देशपांड्यांनाच प्राप्त झालीय । बाकी आम्ही ऐकलेल्या कोणालाच नाही ।
Dharwar is a nice place with unassuming people. The person sitting next you in the city bus could be some Pdmasri Or pandit Or ustad Or a Ph. D. Eve if one hurls a pebble at random in the bazaar, it will hit the head of one such distinguished person.
Panditji is simply Devine, but, love the way Dr Ranade conducted , definitely not possible without an in-depth study. To be frank. A perfect person to interview. Since both are not with us anymore, my sincere Namaskar.
Well said
An attempt to translate the Marathi conversations between Pt.Mallikarjun Mansur and renowned musicologist Ashok Ranade.
.
What the legendary singer says that as a child he used to run away from home and join his brother who was working in a drama company. He used to sing in the drama at the age of 10 or 11. Luckily Nilkanthbuwa Alurkar and Chaphekar buwa, two renowned singers of Gwalior Gharana listened to him once, and Nilkanthbuwa offered to take this boy under his wings and teach him.
He learnt under Nilkanthbuwa for six years, starting from aalap, alankar, small ragas and then nig ragas. HMV company which was coming out with records of classical singling of various singers made records of his singing.
After that he used to sing during Ganpati mahotsava at Mumbai. But he expressed his desire to learn music further and was looking for a guru. Vishnupant Pagnis (who became famous as Tukaram in V Shantaram's picture by the same name) was a person known to Mallikarjun Mansur. Once Pagnis was sitting in a shop and Khansaheb Manji Khan of Khansaheb Alladiya Khan) happen to visit this shop. Mansur was also there. Pagnis told Manji Khan that Mansur wanted to learn music further and was looking for a guru. Pagnis just called for a record player from adjoining shop and played record of Gaudmalhar sung by Mansur to show Mansur's capabilities.
Khansaheb Manji Khan himself, after listening to these records offered to teach Mallikarjun Mansur, and tied his Ganda to Mansur i.e. started off with his teaching in the next month itself.
The teaching of Manji Khansaheb lasted for 2 years and ended due to his untimely death.
Mansurji tells us about the importance that used to be attached to classical singing as it gives complete picture of raag. The main character that differentiates Hindustani music from Carnatic system is meand, which is present is dhrupad singing. However Mallikarjum Mansur says that he mainly concentrated on Khayal singing and not dhrupad because Khansaheb used to sing Dhrupad itself as Khayal. Hence it was not felt necessary to learn dhrupad separately.
This was upto minute 20. To be continued further....
Sir thanks a ton. We are waiting for the rest of your translation.! This must be one of the very few , if not the only interview of the great man.
I will most certainly do it. Pl give me some time.
thanks sir.. appreciate it
Thank you
A simple and straightforward person, Pt Mallikarjun Mansur was known for his innocence and ability to mix very easily with members of his fraternity and outsiders, especially, the younger folk.I heard & see him n no of times.His mastery over the traditional & non-traditional forms of almost all the gharanas made him a favourite among Classical Music lovers. Scholars hardly differ on the purity and clarity of his note.
Thank U for Uploading.
His laugh is so contagious 😂❤❤❤
Only a person so jolly and sweet can do such miraculous gayaki ❤🙏🏻
Dharwar may be regarded as pilgrimage in modern India because of him!
How aptly said ! and I'm fortunate enough to have made this pilgrimage while my God, Anna, was still alive, on his 80th birthday. Dec 31. 1990🥺🙏
Flows like a river, soothing feeling & never want to stop listening to the maestro's music. Thanks for uploading.
Oh my goodness, what a fantastic interview. Pandit Mallikarjuna Mansoor is a prince among classical singers.
It's been three days, I found Panditji's voice. I feel sad in my heart why I didn't find this divine voice earlier. I feel free after listening to him, I have no thirst for anything left in me anymore. 🙏🕉 If I could thank you with my life for this interview, I would. The interviewers knowledgeable like this one are impossible to find now. And gratitude for that Tarana❤ Thank you life for this most meaningful hour of my life. 🕉🙏
A true master. A worshiper of his art with god's blessings. I am also blessed to understand the interview of this unassuming singer. There will not be anymore like him. He has merged with the ultimate being.
Bharat ratna among us.Humble beginning,hardwork at its madness,consistency to keep learning,laughing for a quick joke,acknowledging teachers gratitude and sri siddarood maharaj's blessing makes him a wonderful person.
A true ratna of this land.
You have described very very correctly
Absolutely true,sir.
He always used to sing many rare ragas with so much of ease. Unparalled personality.
No words to describe this man...!
Such great humility despite of being a master.
Simply great!!
One of the all time greats. His voice and renditions are unique unmatched in the recent history of hindustani classical. thanks you for uploading
It feels like you are in haven and music is around you everywhere.
Bhairav Jhaptal
दुख दूर करिये हमरे परब्रह्म परमेश
तुम बिन कोऊ नही खिवय्या हमारे ।
***********
मोहे पिया मिलनके वारी रे
अरे एरी सखी जतन देहो बता
मै तोरे बलहारी वारी
बहुत दिनन नच? पिया मोरे आए
मंगल गावो सखिया सारी
As rightly Dr. Ashok Ranade said that he is a "SIDDHA PURUSH" is very true.
Ah, such complete, compelling and comprehensive singing...
And , totally pure..
The Bandish starting at 35:15 has taans on another level. No one can sing that much in one breath.
Mansurji style is unique, marvelous, outstanding and sometime like a lalluby atracting the new
generation youngers also .......very innocent and purity looks is his fort
परम आदरणीय श्री. बुवांना विनम्र अभिवादन.......!!💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
What a beautiful rendation. Panditji's skills were beyond compare.
Thanks for sharing.
Nice to listen marathi from gurudev mallikarjun mansur
Mansurji obviously had a great sense of humor besides his greatness in jaipur style singing he himself is a galaxy of raags
India lost its leading ethnomusicology expert and composer Dr Ashok Ranade. This is a truly great loss for the entire music world. We have lost a leading expert on folk, light, semi-classical genres.the musicologist always pleaded for a congenial juxtaposition of traditional Indian music with a non-conditional openness towards fusion with both folk and the western genres.
Such SURILI AWAZ is difficult to find now. If someone can put this great artiste's Jogia-asavari. I have heard him in one of the Gunidas Sammelan long back. Great artiste.
beautiful!!!!
Nice very thanks
Apratim
If there is God, it has to be Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur.
PS: Harmonium pandit looks like the vocalist :)
प्रेरणादायक !
Dharwad is the seat of hindustani music.
divine music
अप्रतिम साधक
Pranams
Fantastic interview
Pranaams 🙏🙏🙏
Subtitles in English are needed. I miss understanding what he is saying
Subtitles missing . tremendous misfortune😭😭
As said by Kishori Tai ji Sangeet ka Dada Hai Panditji....
The two are not related, except musically and of course they are both from Dharwad. Basavaraj mentioned around 8:57 is Panditji's elder brother Basavaraj Mansur.
Basavaraj mansur acted in yenagi balappa natak also
Absolute genius!
sung by heart,more effective
रानडे , तुम्ही मुलाखत छान घेता । तुमचा आवाजही गोड आहे । तुम्ही गाता का हो ?बुवांना गायन सिध्दी च प्राप्त झालीय हे कळतच आहे । तशी फक्त वसंतराव देशपांड्यांनाच प्राप्त झालीय । बाकी आम्ही ऐकलेल्या कोणालाच नाही ।
He was the diomand of Hidusthani
Dharwar is a nice place with unassuming people. The person sitting next you in the city bus could be some Pdmasri Or pandit Or ustad Or a Ph. D. Eve if one hurls a pebble at random in the bazaar, it will hit the head of one such distinguished person.
Raag Bhairav?
He is himself an institution
Artificial anno dara vasane kooda illa (5 gante riyaaz madid meloo!)
Deva mahadev parat aikayala milelka
Gandharv lok se aaye we r lucky
Interviewer Ranades voice ... is so irritating and also his style too... Yukkk