"Manjit's Manjinopathy - "ठुमरी"

"Manjit's Manjinopathy - "ठुमरी"

©दिलीप वाणी,पुणे

मनजीत गटावर सक्रीय झाल्यापासून गटावरील सगळेच "संगीतप्रेमी" एकदम जागरूक झाले आहेत.उदयच्या रोजच्या अप्रतिम गीतांना इतके दिवस मनातल्या मनात "दाद" देणारे आता चक्क संगीतावर भाष्य करू लागले आहेत.ही आनंदाची गोष्ट आहे.शांतारामने कवितेत म्हटल्याप्रमाणे "दिलकी खिचडी पकाये मंजीत दिलवाला" या खिचडीत "साधू वाणी डाले पानी और मिर्च मसाला" या काव्यपंक्तीप्रमाणे आज "Manjit's Manjinopathy - ठुमरी" सादर करतो.

"ठुमरी(Thumri)"

1.Like Khayal, Thumri evolved in the Mughal courts as part of the secularization of Indian classical music.

2.Where previously, classical music and dance in India were deeply rooted in religion, religious compositions and settings were increasingly replaced by secular compositions and settings.

3.Thumri, for instance, gained popularity in the 19th century as a genre of music performed by courtesans to entertain their clients. 4.Words played an important role as vehicles for conveying meaning in thumri compositions, and melodic variations on those words with subtle inflections of the voice were used masterfully to express a myriad flirtatious or seductive nuances.

5.Though often looked down on because of their profession, Thumri singers were skilled artists who infused a great deal of expressiveness into classical music.

6.This expressiveness is what makes Thumri so popular even today, though the era of courtesans is long gone. 7.These days, thumri compositions include both romantic and devotional themes.

8.Light ragas such as Khamaj, Kafi, Bhairavi, Pilu, and Pahadi, and assymetric rhythm cycles including Deepchandi, Addha, and Rupak are preferred for thumri, and artists are allowed to take some liberties with the rules of the raga to add charm to the performance.