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ITC SRA scholar Samarth Nagarkar sings medium
tempo gamaks in sargams followed by those in dhrupad-style
syllables, both in raga Bhairav. |
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Gamaks in Darbari Kanhada by Ulhas Kashalkar. |
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Ulhasji sings gamaks at different tempos
mixed with meends in raga Komal Rishav Asavari. |
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Although gamaks have been traditionally
associated with male singers, Shruti Sadolikar sings forceful
gamaks in Nat. Thereafter, she sings a very rarely heard and
difficult raga, Malshree. This raga has only four notes and
demands gamak-oriented movements and patterns for its highly
limited area of exposition. |
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Excerpts from a gamak-based bandish, in Nayaki Kanhada
by Guru Arun Bhaduri. |
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Like meends, gamaks of various kinds have
been the forte of dhrupad singers. We have Falguni Mitra singing
gamaks in raga Bihag. He begins with medium tempo light gamaks
and follows it up with faster tempo heavy gamaks and includes
some gamaks in sargams as well. |
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A gamak-based composition, Lyrics, in raga
Malkauns by Falguni Mitra. |
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Medium tempo gamaks on the sitar followed by
varieties of gamaks at a faster speed. The third part has gamaks
played at a moderately high speed. |
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On the sarode we have slow gamaks where the
oscillation is both ascending and descending. This is followed
by faster gamaks in the lower octave that slowly moves up,
gradually increasing the interval between the notes. |
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Gamaks of different types played by Buddhadev
Das Gupta in raga Kafi Kanhada. |
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