Dr. L Subramaniam plays RTP (Raga, Thanam Pallavi) in Raga Shanmukhapriya at the Sydney Music Festival, Sydney presented by Swaralaya Fine Arts Society.
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Accompanied by DSR Murthy (Mridangam) & Ghantasala Satya Sai (Morsing)

About the Raga :
Shanmukhapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 56th melakarta rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Chāmaram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music. A lot of compositions on Lord Murugan and Lord Shiva are based on this raaga.
It is the 2nd rāgam in the 10th chakra Disi. The mnemonic name is Disi-Sri. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi mi pa dha ni. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

ārohaṇa: S R₂ G₂ M₂ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₂ D₁ P M₂ G₂ R₂ S

About Ragam Thanam Pallavi:
Ragam Tanam Pallavi is a form of singing in Carnatic music which allows the musicians to improvise to a great extent. It is one of the most complete aspects of Indian classical music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and the depth of knowledge of the musician. It incorporates raga alapana, tanam, niraval, and kalpanaswara. In more elaborate ragam tanam pallavis, a tani avartanam may follow.

Source : Wikipedia

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