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Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya, the mystic saint composer of the 15 century is the earliest known musician of South India. Widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha, he was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati who composed more than 32, 000 samkirthanas in Carnatic tradition. Considered as flower offerings to Lord Venkateswara, in his compositions, he describes his love for the Lord, argues and quarrels with him, confesses his failures and ...
The present book Sangeeta Sudha -- English Translation of Carnatic Lyrics is an excellent work by Sri Dasu Damodara Rao, an ardent lover of Indian classical music. There are many books that contain compilation of the text of songs, but with out meaning and summary, they are of little use. This is due to the simple fact that the language becomes a barrier for the understanding and enjoyment of the sentiments embedded in the Saahitya. The book Sangeeta Sudha ...
South Indian Classical Music has been shaped by many saints for whom the main path for attaining salvation, or "Moksha", was devotional music. When they expressed devotion, or "bhakthi" through their compositions, they were practicing Nadopasana--or "Nadha Upasana". The songs composed by them were their heartfelt, lyrical expression of bhakthi towards their favorite deities. It is our responsibility to learn and sing every one of ...