Comments on: the reign of kashalkar https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2010/06/26/the-reign-of-kashalkar/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: musicmumbai https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2010/06/26/the-reign-of-kashalkar/#comment-71 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:58:05 +0000 http://musicmumbai.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-71 In reply to rkdas.

The vocalists listed are in no way whatsoever my favorite singers! I was commenting only on their voices. It is just my feeling that 4 or 5 hours of say Krishnarao Shankar Pandit can wear on the nerves in a way that the equivalent by say, Rashid Khan would not. I am not saying anything here about the musical content. It does seem to me that singers who do become popular in the classical music world generally have pleasant voices in the generally accepted norms. It is obviously just one factor along with excellent technique that seems common to the popular singers. Luck and promotion play a part too. Don’t we all have our favorite singers who are mysteriously ignored by the general public and some who we cannot bear getting programs?

]]> By: rkdas https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2010/06/26/the-reign-of-kashalkar/#comment-70 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:53:36 +0000 http://musicmumbai.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-70 In reply to musicmumbai.

i am more on the deeper side of music. being a small time disciple of pt sharad ch arolkar, i feel he influenced me with some original thoughts and renditions. he practised what he preached, music-wise.

the singer u mentioned r all-right. i also like to listen to them and imitate them, being a vocalist. but i am not satisfied fully from their approach of music, though i like not to be conditioned; i try to keep my vision and vista open.

]]> By: musicmumbai https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2010/06/26/the-reign-of-kashalkar/#comment-69 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:12:50 +0000 http://musicmumbai.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-69 hi shri Das, Thanks for the comment. I find Arolkar’s voice pleasant. I have only heard recordings. If I were to list the voices that I could listen to most easily for hours on end or on a desert island, amongst modern classical, Hindustani male singers I would include Sharafat Hussain Khan, D.v. Paluskar, Amir Khan, Rashid Khan at the top. It is just personal, but my preferences tend to agree with the general public of classical music listeners. I didn’t mean to suggest that voice quality was the unique reason for Arolkar’s not achieving the popularity that was due. I would be interested in what your views are on this (or Gwalior in general). james

]]> By: rkdas https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2010/06/26/the-reign-of-kashalkar/#comment-68 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:26:28 +0000 http://musicmumbai.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-68 u wrote-
Like Rampur gharana, I think Gwalior had become less popular because the leading vocalists tended to either have poor voice production (Gajananbua Joshi, Sharad Chandra Arolkar) or were emotion-less (krishnarao shankar pandit, mustaq hussein khan, nisar hussein khan).

i think arolkarbuwa had a sensuous, sweet and pleasing voice.

i have discovered many other reasons too, why limelight is taken away from gwalior.

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