Ravikiran's Kanavilum nanavilum | Bilahari | Manipravalam Composition | Bhargavi Balasubramanian
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2021-11-26

This bright and brisk composition on Lord Subramanya in the Indian Raga Bilahari is a mix of languages, termed as Manipravalm.  The composer has interspersed words of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Sanskrit (though the initial version was wholly in Tamil). The entire Charanam is in Madhyamakala.  

P:          kanavilum nanavilum nee pada kamala smaraNE koDaiyya murugaiyyA
AP:        anavaratamum ninnu nambi bandEnE 
              amudai pozhindu daya mADO en - 
C(MK):  shree kArtikEya shiva bAlA tAraka shoorapadma hara
               nee sATi deivamu nE nendu gAnarA gowri kumArA
               shree kamalAsana nArada tumburu sura muni ravi shashi nuta pAdA
                vinAyaka sOdara shreenivAsA maruhA pazhani vihArA

The lyrics for some of his compositions are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pjCvkkOVcxDLJgJ-BRhVrbytReyDO3IuqZFxs0MWA8M/edit?usp=sharing 

Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two, first vocal concert was at age 5 and first chitravina (21-string slide) concert was at age 12.  He has composed over 900 compositions including hundreds of dance compositions and dozens of orchestral works.  He has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other creators.  Ravikiran's compositions include a number of unique creations in both Indian classical and world music as well as pieces eulogizing great personalities including Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, Carnatic Music Trinity, Ramana Maharshi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar and his guru, Chitravina Narasimhan.  Ravikiran has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions.

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