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Divine Kala
07 April 2011, 05:27 PM
Can anyone recommend some good Bhajan albums where the artists are primarily female? I have discovered a new found love of these songs but there is something about them when they are sung by women... their voices sound so pure and beautiful.

smaranam
07 April 2011, 09:13 PM
Namaste Divine Kala

You are asking for a whole book :) There are soooo many

Off the top of my head :

Meera Bhajans by Anuradha Paudwal
Many more Arati and Bhajan albums by Anuradha Paudwal

Numerous Stotra and bhajans sung by M.S. Subalakshmi : - Madhurashtakam, Achyutashtak, KrushNashtak, GovindAshtak, Bhaja Govindam, VishNuSahasranama,....

Hindustani Classical Bhajans by Kishori Amonkar and many others...

Yamunashtak and numerous bhajans and Aratis by Lata Mangeshkar

KrushNa Kirtan singer Karnamrita Dasi (Mahamantra, Meera, Gopi Geet, ...)

Krushna Kirtan (English) singer Gaurangi Dasi (Shyam, mohe Shyam Shyam Radhe Shyam ... You are the only one..)

A bit controversial for some : Baul Music by Parvati Baul

You will find many of these listed or sampled online and on You Tube.

Check our "Free Bhajans Website" thread under Websites section.

Check Sahasranama's bhajans thread under "Bhakti and Karma". He will be able to help you a lot - also with Carnatic Classical singers.

If i think of more i shall post them.

Have a musical day ~
praNAm

smaranam
07 April 2011, 09:22 PM
Phalguni Pathak - Garba Raas singer (Meethe Ras bhari RadharaNi lage...)

Among above, Karnamrita Dasi and Gaurangi Dasi are western singers.

Radhe ~ ShyAm

Sahasranama
08 April 2011, 12:33 AM
http://www.kamakotimandali.com/blog/index.php?p=821&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

In Indian music women sing with a beautiful full voice and the voice sounds very natural, unlike in western classical music which has assigned clear gender roles to female singers where they have to sing squeeky like squirls. Luckily Indians didn't have this discrimination against women.

smaranam
07 June 2011, 06:18 PM
Bela Shende singing ManmohanA : beautiful bhajan from Film Jodha Akbar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLoFoPPybXc&feature=related) (Lyrics and subtitles)


An unknown Bengali bhAvpUrNa singer : Jaya Radha Madhav Kunjabihari (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoORxftzoLo&feature=related) - simply beautiful

Another album artist is RamyA Devi Dasi.

Others can be found by searching for singer names in post#2.

Hare KrushNa

Sahasranama
06 August 2011, 01:27 AM
This is not a Krishna Bhajan, but another example of how exalted the female voice is in Indian classical music. No dirty mleccha music can come close to it.

http://vimeo.com/8489366

wundermonk
06 August 2011, 02:32 AM
I am curious about "mleccha" music. Would John Higgins' rendition of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXFaO67YUzk) song be considered "mleccha" music?

ETA: BTW...His rendition of "Endaro Mahanubavulu" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEkmF4TY_Yw) is considered on par with that of Balamuralikrishna.

Sahasranama
06 August 2011, 02:44 AM
I like John Higgins' music a lot. It's not mleccha music, he is singing classical carnatic music. I am talking about western classical music, hip hop, pop, rap, R&B etc and that type of dirt when I am talking about mleccha music, even Indians make mleccha music and mlecchas make Indian music. The only thing that can elevate mleccha music if it's used for chanting the names of Hindu deities, otherwise it has no redeeming value and only serves as a disturbance of conciousness.

wundermonk
06 August 2011, 03:14 AM
The only thing that can elevate mleccha music if it's used for chanting the names of Hindu deities, otherwise it has no redeeming value and only serves as a disturbance of conciousness.

Really? You havent listened to songs like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJY96m3lkg) and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y2SIIeqy34) then.

Doesnt Sage Vasishta tell Rama that having a mind that is conditioned (this is good, that is bad) is actually a disturbance of consciousness itself? OK, that may be true at the highest levels of Turiya, but still.

Infinite is Brahman's manifestations and infinite are the ensuing expressions.

Sahasranama
06 August 2011, 03:19 AM
If you think that smelling someone's stool is as good as smelling a beautiful flower, otherwise there is no music that can compare to Indian classical and devotional songs for Hindu deities.

wundermonk
06 August 2011, 04:02 AM
...otherwise there is no music that can compare to Indian classical and devotional songs for Hindu deities.

While we are on the topic of discussing personal opinions [which have zero, zilch, Nada, shuny, pujyam objective value] why dont we also debate which is a better drink, Coke or Pepsi? My money is on Coke.

Sahasranama
06 August 2011, 05:19 AM
Objectively, Indian classical music and Hindu devotional music has a positive effect on the nadis, listening to western music (including bollywood) is more like playing russian roulette with your nadis. Whether it sounds good or not is not the point, that's only the effect it has on your mind. Only the vibration of the divine names of the Hindu gods can even out the negative aspects mleccha music. That's the only way how mleccha music can become beneficial, like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GIQTuUJwwA

wundermonk
06 August 2011, 06:53 AM
Pretty specific claims there...got any scientific evidence to back them up?

Eastern Mind
06 August 2011, 08:01 AM
Vannakkam: Interesting discussion. I have a couple of things to add. As far as 'scientific proof' goes in Hinduism, there may be some things provable, yes, but Hinduism has a different type of knowledge: that which comes from the inside. I'm not sure if science has ever tried to prove things like chakras, nadis, ida, pingala, or siddhis like clairaudience. So if a scientist comes along wanting a discussion, I don't believe there is enough common ground to start.

Things like nadis and chakras are pretty basic points in esoteric Hinduism (and in other mystically inclined traditions).

Same thing with atheists and theists. One is talking in Spanish, and the other is talking in Korean. Good luck with that.

As far as music goes, I do see it as a continuum, not in good/bad terms. Certain bhajans (or thevarams in particular) but not all, just have an amazing spiritual impact on me, and I can only surmise it is via the nadis.

Similarly, on the downside, so does certain rap or rock. Again, I can surmise it is via the nadis. Then there is a bunch of stuff like elevator music, light jazz, some blues, that are in the middle, but more on the positive side in certain situations (the dentist's chair) especially. Similarly, I find some Indian music does nothing for me.

Aum Namasivaya

wundermonk
06 August 2011, 09:10 AM
As far as music goes, I do see it as a continuum, not in good/bad terms. Certain bhajans (or thevarams in particular) but not all, just have an amazing spiritual impact on me, and I can only surmise it is via the nadis.

Similarly, on the downside, so does certain rap or rock. Again, I can surmise it is via the nadis. Then there is a bunch of stuff like elevator music, light jazz, some blues, that are in the middle, but more on the positive side in certain situations (the dentist's chair) especially. Similarly, I find some Indian music does nothing for me.

Aum Namasivaya

Indeed EM. Thats my entire point. Beauty, especially in matters like music and art is entirely in the eye of the beholder and ear of the listener. I personally like S. Indian Carnatic Music...never developed a taste for N. Indian Hindustani Music. Cannot someone find beauty in Jazz?

Hip hop is mostly trash as many of the lyrics objectify women's body parts in lewd fashion.