Americans React to Traditional Indian Music ll Carnatic music | Shanmukhapriya | Aruna Sairam 

What other traditional things should we react to??

Just a lil fact: traditional Indian music varies a lot from region to region, south has carnatic music, north has Hindustani classical, and states have folk music as well. It's really rich and diverse. Loved the reaction!

the main lady literally SINGS OUT the tunes, and the violinist then plays EXACT SAME TUNES that was sung, on the violin.. thats how it went actually

In childhood i used to find indian classical music very boring. But with time i have learned it that it is one of best and most organized music in the whole world. The science behind it is very interesting.

Aruna Sairam is a legend in carnatic music. Her concert is always jam packed. I have been to her concert. It was really amazing and she is a down to earth person. The auditorium was full but she accepted to place extra chairs and let people sit even on the stage and listen to her.

She's not singing any song.. She's giving 'aalap' in the 'shhanmukhapriya' raaga.. Great rendering

That thing she does in the begining "thum thum da day" is called thanam, it is unique to carnatic classical music... You guys should react to konnakol the vocalization of rhythm, that'll knock you off your feet. As a musician, studied jazz for a while, and carnatic, I wanted to incorporate the carnatic inflections in to my guitar, but I gave it up. It's impossible. Please do try konnakol

Awesome guys....I am South indian..... Feels nice to see your reaction on our cultural musicals

South is resemblance of ancient India. South preserved our pride even during the brutal rule of mughals

This is not a Veena. The string one by the lady in Purple saree is violin. The lady with the tall instrument- it's called Tanpura or Tamburi which is a supporting instrument. When you say Do re mi fa so la ti do.. we have similar base notes called sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa. Any musical to be perfected comes with perfecting the 1st, 5th and the 8th note.. sa, pa, sa.. The sa pa sa is what forms the tunes, the base for different types of them. The Tanpura essentially helps the singer always keep the base of the tune. The man in yellow is sitting with a beating instrument called Mridangam. It is one of the primary percussion instrument in a carnatic music set up. And the last one is called Ghatam. It is another percussion instrument in south Indian music..it is a clay pot locally known as matka. Hope this helps :)

This is the first time someone reacted to carnatic music. Loves your reaction. Please do some more reaction videos on carnatic music. Pleasantly surprised to know that Rick was a musical theatre teacher.

The long string instrument is 'tanpura' it's purely for the purpose for maintaing the pitch and the note.

That string instrument is called the TANPURA.

That's the original form of what people call now beat boxing 😂

Being an indian even I am listening to this amazing traditional music for the first time and i dont know how many more thousands of forms, i have not heard of yet.. everything in India is massive and diverse and so amazing..😦

O wow!! I never thought you would react to Indian Carnatic Classical music too... Congratulations..

The singer's name is Aruna Sairam. The singing technique is called "Thaanam" which is one of the advanced techniques of carnatic music. If you listen closely, she repeats the word "Thaanam" sequentially with a grammar.

Subs? She wasn't saying lyrics then. It was just what we call "aakar". Sounds from the mouth.

Welcome to Carnatic music. It's an ocean unto itself (like other art forms). That instrument in the back is the Tambura . It's the constant drone-y sound you hear in the background if you pay attention. It's great to listen to this stuff here rather than on the original music video, cuz it's nice to see people enjoying something :)

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Day by day I'm loving you guys more and more......u made me look into my country's roots of art which is just amazing 🤗☺️😘😍

That big tall instrument is called "Tanpura"

This reaction of urs i watched 7 times back to back, beautiful.

Thug Life Level 💯 Rick got Shanmukhapriya right in the first go.

I now regret for not learning Carnatic music when I was a kid, though I had a chance. 😔

Hi thanks for reacting on classical music ,this comes from southern part of India , CARNATIC music singer name Aruna sriram and shanmukha Priya is RAAGA. Name ,long instrument is THAMBURA, n which is cylindrical It is MRUDHNGAM ........ INIDAN CLASSICAL MUSIC Is OF two varieties HUNDUSTHANI (NORTHEN PART OF INDIA )N CARNATIC MUSIC ( SOUTHERN PART OF INDIA ) I HOPE U PPL react on Indian classical dancer too

That's called the Thambura which is used for the pitch. It has four strings and every Vocalist traditional one will have it to pitch their voice. I started watching your videos accidentally from last evening and I should say that you both not only enjoy our great Carnatic music and also want to know more about it. It is like an Ocean and every Carnatic song touches your core of heart and you become one with the Lord. I get goosebumps because even though you don't understand the intricacies of our Heritage and music you enjoy it absolutely. That's the power of music which is beyond caste or creed or religion or country. Keep up the good work. Love you both. Hope you both are safe at this critical time . We Indians will pray for your country to come back with zest and energy soon. Praba Gopal Chennai India

So friggin happy right now!!! Please please react to more traditional indian music!!!! Note : The artist's name is Aruna Sairam. Shanmukhapriya is the raga on which this piece of music is based (raga is more like a framework of notes and there are many different ragas in indian classical music. Each raga creates a certain mood or emotion.)

I really fallen in love with both of you guys to see how you appreciate and love Indian classical music. I've never seen any foreigner to listen this kind of music with great interest and care.

Veena on the contrary is a full music instrument that has different types based on the region it is made from or how the sound box is carved like. Different wood gives a different musical edge to strings. It always played sitting down in crossed legged position. The instrument is horizontally resting where the sound dome sits on the right thigh or the floor..and the supporting dome sits on the left thigh. It depends on the instrument player's body gait and comfort level.

the instrument is Tanpura............ the strings actually sink with the heart beat. Generally the singer first listen to it and kind of sink their heart beat with Tanpura and then start singing. When its sinked with hear the singing is heavenly.

The long instrument is called the Tampura. It isn't played by itself, instead to maintain the rhythm of the singer and other instruments,

The big tall one is called a tanpura for helping the singer in matching with the Shruti or tone Violin when someone sits has to place the it like that only!!

The big tall instrument is tambura. Helps the singer stay on pitch. Also, please react to Sanjay Subramanyan. He's arguably the greatest carnatic musician in the open era.

It is beautiful to see, you guys enjoy the classical carnatic music. The long string instrument - Tambura The base Percussion - Mridangam

Wow!! Guys ...I m South I Indian and I actually learnt Carnatic Music for 5yrs and it was really NC to see u react to it ☺️☺️☺️ Btw d "lyrics" are just few letters lyk 'do re mi fa..' .... So u can't get the subtitles. There r some other songs wch have the lyrics and u can listen to them as well☺️👍👍

Apart from the folk music that varies from region to region, traditional Indian music is of two kinds - Carnatic (roots in South India) and Hindustani (from North India). Even instruments used in these two schools of music are different. For example, the sideways drums you saw in this video is called the mridangam - this instrument is used in Carnatic music, while the tabla - a 2-piece drum set is used in Hindustani. There are 3 different "big tall string instruments" in traditional Indian music. The one used in this video is called the Tanpura (in Hindi) or Tamboori (in other south Indian languages). It's purpose is similar to the A-440 thing that Rick was talking about. The other string instrument that looks similar to the Tanpura is the Sitar - this is what Pandit Ravishankar used to play. The Sitar is again a Hindustani instrument. The Carnatic equivalent of the Sitar, and probably the older one is the Veena. The position of the violin is such only because it is common practice to sit cross-legged while performing. So that position is most ergonomic. Two of the many many doyens of the Indian music fraternity you should check out - Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (Hindustani Classical) & MS Subbulakshmi (Carnatic Classical). Also check out this national integration video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MqYI0ijhk-8.html. This has most of the important Indian musical instruments, and also the prominent dance forms (each state had a different dance form).

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Thanks for reacting to Carnatic music. Respect from South India. Carnatic music festival called "Marghazhi Utsavam" will happen during december month (in Tamil month "Marghazhi"). It's famous in south india. This particular singer she is a carnatic music legend "Aruna Sairam".

You should also react Kaushiki Chakraborty bhimpalasi Hindustani classical music, its awesome

One of the rarest reaction channels which reacts to all aspects of Indian music and movie and not just trying to get views but reacting to commercial content. This makes them the best and will take them a long way. ❤️💙💚

Waaw..😀 U guys reacted to Karnataka's "Shasthriya Sangeeta"..😍 I am an indian kannadiga..🙏 it takes many years to learn and lot of dedication too.. So in karnataka most of the people send their children in very young age to learn this.. Thanku guys for reacting to such a traditional music video..🙏👍

What you saw the violinist do is replicate EXACTLY what Aruna did with her voice. It's one of the first things accompanying instrumentalists learn, is to be able to follow, memorize, and provide a real-time "reverb", so to speak. If you listen carefully, you'll hear her playing while Aruna is singing as well: just after she sings a note, the violinist will play it as if it's telepathic communication.

Carnatic music is the most toughest classical music form to learn.. it's very complicated.. it will take years of practice to get to perfection.

You guys are wonderful and i appreciate your incredible interest in indian music🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏 This is latha. All the best for your future.

The tall instrument is Tampura. It provides a harmonic drone that helps the singer stay in pitch. The two percussion instruments are Mridangam and Ghatam (the clay pot)

I am very impressed by da musical knowledge of Rick... It's kinda surprise for me... I'm a musician too and I like when someone talks about the technicality and detailing of music with such passion.. Rick was on point... And his reaction to the beats was true... This man is hiding soo much knowledge in his self... And its true many most successful musicians in west were inspired by the indian music and disciplinary tradition of Indian music... Bcoz being oldest civilization on earth... That's where origins of music come from... Very insightful reaction by uu...

Well good morning!My aunts are Indian classical song and dance teachers too!

There is no words ,its just sound ....There are more videos like this one .

The tall instrument is called Tanpura. React to more traditional Indian music. Loved this one❤️

Shanmukhapriya, a Raaga that moves me every time. Blissful.

Woooowwww !! You came to indian classical music 😍😍😍 this is my subject now ❤️ im a classical vocalist....learning since im 5....now im 26+..... Btw, i can tell u chose the best thing ....after this watch pandit ajay chakraborty or ustaad rashid khan's performance.....then watch coke studio(indian & pakistani both) music .....u'll be amazed i can assure u that ❤️🙏✌️😊

What a musical voice she has ❤❤❤ she don't need any instrument to show magic of her voice..

Im 3 mins late and theres already 30 likes🙏.I noticed today that I like Korbin's hair style...Best way to refresh myself after practical exams is by watching your videos.please react to Paa.Classical music is very difficult to learn... I know friends learning it since like 4years old....

@ricksegall i am really impressed by your knowledge of theatre and music. i really appreciate people who contribute and / teach the fine arts, because art is the soul of our species, it is the one thing that liberates, connects and bonds us all.

React to any GANGUBAI HANGAL and BHIMSEN JOSHI classical music.

The big one is Tambora ! It’s used for a base on the classical vocal or instrumental performances!

Feeling so calm after watching this music video

Do you know that most of the portion is imaginative (like raga alapana, swarams) and nothing is jointly practiced? The musicians just get together without knowing what the main singer is gonna sing. Yet its magic in the 3 hour concert 😊

You should make video on living legend Lata mangeskar Indian Nightingale she has sung more than 50,000 thousand songs in her 70years of career and still she sings .

Nora Jones is the daughter of Ravi shankar

Fun fact, this is not a pre rehearsed performance. Before the show, they just go through chunks of what they'll go through. But most of this is improvised.

React to Shape Of You: Carnatic Mix (Feat. Aditya Rao)

That's the strange thing here . The most people here have forgotten the Indian classical music and it's hold on the soul whereas you people are appreciating it and reminding us how profound it has been since forever . Dominantly there are two types of classical music in India first being the Hindustani music and the second one is Carnatic music . Love for you both ❤️

Traditional carnatic music of south India.Singer Aruna Sairam the legend.

With my limited knowledge , and from the experience in attending few of the Carnatic and Hindustani concerts , this style of "vaythari" ( not a part of lyric or without a lyric ) is a popular improvised version of "varnam" ( which can be simply translated to as the "explanation" of the raga ( scale) or like a warm-up of the raga ). Here the vocalist gives the notes in the scale, which notes are to be emphasized, the pattern of " arohana" ( ascending) and " avarohana" ( descending ) of the scale etc. This helps the instrumentalists and the audience to get connected to the raga ( scale) and thala ( rhythm, beat eg: 4/4, 7/8, 6/8, etc ) of the piece which they are going to perform. The piece "kriti" ( with the original lyric ) will follow after this. The style of "vaythari" featured in this video is often used in Hindustani Music. In fact these types of improvisation is used according to the taste of the audience. For a group of universal audience, these styles are accepted, whereas the concerts organized for the more orthodox and traditional places, where there may be more knowledgeable people in the audience, improvisations are not very common, the improvisation limits to the styles within the genre to avoid any "theoretical" conflicts. But if the artists are popular, they can present these improvisations as they can manage the heat of it !! The best example are in front of you, you see the violin in the Carnatic Music concert, although there are differences in using the instrument especially the way the artists holds it. This started from the Colonial era, had to go through many criticisms from the orthodox musicians at that time. Now its an unavoidable part of the Concert. So as the case of Mandolin, ( a version of Folk Guitar. Watch concerts of U.Srinivas , ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qrIepcMALCI.html ) Saxophone ( Watch concerts of Kadri Gopalnath, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jS93Dp3LPSY.html ). Also "Thabala" ( percussion instrument from Hindustani Music ) are widely used in Concerts. By the way, if you haven't got the info yet, the big long instrument which you asked in the video is "thampura" which gives the basic notes of the pitch used by the vocalists. , so that the instruments can tune to it. This is a different system from the Western music were the pitch of the notes, eg: C D D#, etc will be the same for every instrument associated in the piece. But in Carnatic and Hindusthani, the notes of the instruments are tuned to the pitch of the vocalists. As music has no ( and should not have ) boundaries, there should be cross-cultural experiments and improvisations, but there should be an orthodox version also. Both have to be promoted to keep the Music genre alive.

react to kaushiki chakraborthy if you enjoy traditional Indian music.

First time comment. Frankly saying, until I saw this video I thought you guys wanted to only troll and make fun in the video relations but this video proved it wrong, especially when someone is hearing to traditional Carnatic music it takes lots of patience, concentration and keen interest in fully hearing the music. The way you guys enjoyed and loved the music video through out proves that the reaction is really genuine. Now I am a FAN of you guys ❤️

Hey rick lets recommend each other we will recommend one eastern classic as we do now you recommend us a western classic on the end of the video it will be a good exchange of art

Fact - you guys have enjoyed this music more than many Indians would. I'm glad you guys know how to observe real music.

Please react to Aruna sairam and soumik datta ,utsav its an amezing performce and collaboration of tillana...please pleaseeeee😍

The tall string instrument is called a Tanpura. It has 6 strings, 5 are tuned to the base tune and the 1 with one of the other notes of the scale. The other one was indeed violin. Its mainly used in Carnatic music, never in hindustani music.

KORBIN: 4:12 "I wish there were subs(subtitles)" Ha Ha Ha 🤣

Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padma Bhushan Aruna Sairam is a living Legend! Her concerts are thronged by thousands of listeners.! You guys rock fellas! Love from India

Do react to Agam band. They do progressive carnatic

Guys, I'm so glad that you reacted to this video. Carnatic music is one of the most complex genres and on an average it takes decades to master it. I'm a Sound Engineer who works with all kinds of musicians in India and ofcourse I do a lot of shows with these musicians all over India. Trust me, what you're watching is just a tip of the iceberg!

Happy April Fool's day stupids Lots of love from India ❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

The Raga is the scale that is used in a particular piece. What she sang is a portion of the Raagam-thaanam- Pallavi which explores the Raagam/ Raaga/ scale. The ability to sing this is considered as having almost mastered the art of Carnatic Music.

Is that any thing that grandma Rick doesn't know about?? 🤔 Music.. Acting.. Sports! Great..

There are multiple varieties of classical music. This is just one fo them. The diversity in music is mind boggling.

Seems like i have watched it earlier somewhere in youtube galaxy😉 Surprisee!!!!!😂🙃🙃🙃🙃

There are different techniques used in Carnatic music system. These techniques are called Gamakas, which embellish the the notes in a specific scale to emote the feelings. These Gamakas (there are 10 of them) are similar to the techniques used in western music system like thrills, upward slide, downward slide, glide, jumping, hitting a note from previous note etc., Since Gamakas are used quite often, the violin players of Carnatic system rests the the scroll on the ankle. This gives them a chance to release the thumb which helps to move their left hand freely on the finger board to play Gamakas with much ease.

4:13 😂😂😂 "Wish there were subs"

What she did is called 'Thanam' in Carnatic music. One whole composition has three major components called "Raagam", "Thanam" and "Pallavi". Thanam is the part where the vocalist sings both the raga structure along with the rhythmic syllables. Whereas Ragam is the part where the structure of the whole raga is sung. And Pallavi is the place where one lyrical composition is sung on the set raga. Here the vocalist demonstrated Thanam. And the long instrument is called Tambura. Its a string instrument. Pedro Eushtace studies under flute maestro Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia. As a matter of fact, Pandit Hari Prasad also belong to the same music gharana(family) as Pandit Ravi Shankar was. Pandit Ravi Shankar's wife Annapurna Devi is the great teacher of Pandit Hari Prasad.

I request u to listen and react on Marathi tradional song of bolava vithal and another song avagha rang ek zhala of kishori amonkar. U will feel it and it connect u with god. It is Marathi traditional song. I want your reaction on it. Ty

FYI... Ravi Shankar is Norah Jones Father, her sister is Anoushka Shankar who plays the sitar. They have several songs together but my faverate is called, "EASY" You might want to check it out along with their other music. Anoushks is quite the musician in her own right. It came out in 2007 but still a good song with Norha singing and Anoushka on sitar.

That's a first. Never seen anyone react to carnatic music.

Innovative musicians adapted the violin, primarily a Western instrument, to Carnatic music and developed a whole new technique of playing, indistinguishable from its original sound patterns. The Violin is the only western instrument that has been completely absorbed into Indian music. It was introduced to India about 300 years ago. It is played in a sitting position and is held between the right foot and the left shoulder. The strings of the Violin in India are tuned to different notes than its western counterpart. The light tone of the steel string and the deep, almost human tone of the fourth string enrich the peculiarities of the Carnatic music.

You guys should react to Ustad Nusrat fateh Ali Khan

Btw yes it is the violin. And it's held vertically in Carnatic music. Not a personal preference. The tall string instrument is the Tambura. It plays only C G and C. It is used as reference pitch

Just search n study a lil about Indian culture n ancient history about music yoga mathematics medicine architect , i mean every single thing about today's advanced technology , u will b amazed , trust me. V actually a great nation with amazing history. Cheers

The instruments are ghatam (looks like a pot), mridangam (the spindle shaped instrument covered in a cloth), veena (to maintain scale), violin. Mridangam is a percussion instrument. It's called Indian Scat vocals and the traditional term is Konnakol.

when are you going to react 'SAAHO" its a big action movie coming soon!!..they have released 3 videos. "SAAHO TEASER", SAAHO CHAPTER 1 & SAAHO CHAPTER 2.

That tall long instrument is called Tambur or Tanpura. It gives a supportive notes only.

I am north Indian and want you to react on Marathi song- apsara aali by Ajay-Atul and also songs of sairat movie specially- yad lagla...🙏

I appreciate the subtle variations and depth of this art form which very few new generation of youth in India understand, consume or pursue.

We would love to see you reacting on DHINCHAK POOJA songs 😄😄😄

Ravi Shankar was a real legend, he played at Woodstock Festival too, alongside another legendary percussionist Zakir Khan

React to Karnataka official tourism vedio.

The Tall Instrument is called VEENA. Love your reaction even though this was so new to you guys..... no wonder you are so loved in India - We accepted you in Indian Family - Love from India.