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Purandara Dasa

Purandara Dasa
Personal information
Birth nameSrinivasa Nayaka
Born1484
OriginKshemapura, Shivamogga, Karnataka state, India
Died1564
GenresCarnatic music
OccupationCarnatic vocalist

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Purandara Dāsa (1484 � 1564) (sometimes spelled as a single word) ( ) is one of the most prominent composers of Carnatic music and is widely regarded as the "father of Carnatic Music". Purandara Dasa addressed social issues in addition to worship in his compositions, a practice emulated by his younger contemporary, Kanaka Dasa. Purandara Dasa's Carnatic music compositions are mostly in Kannada; some are in Sanskrit. He signed his compositions with the mudra (pen name), "Purandara Vittala" (Vittala is one of the incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu). About 1000 of his songs are extant.

Purandara Dasa Video

Kannada devotional/classical Purandara dasa song on Lord Ganesha, played on flute
2.15 min. | 4.16 user rating		 Prince Rama Varma sings Purandara dasa's bhajan, Krishnaayana Baaradey in Kedaram.
7.43 min. | 4.8 user rating		 aaru hitavaru ninage ee moovarolage. Naariyo? Dharuniyo? balu-dhanada siriyo? a song by Purandara dasa sung for Kannada serial Garva (ETV) by , I think, C Ashwath (not sure). (Download audio version www.eng.auburn.edu It's very good
3.05 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Composer: Purandara Dasa Raga: Shuddha Dhanyasi Vocals: Shruthi Raj and Shriya Raj Violin: Manjula Rao Mridangam: Athrey Nadhan DASA DAY, Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2008 Video Mastering: Dr. Nag Rao
5.77 min. | 4.9 user rating		 Sriram on vocals,Em Subramaniam on ghatam, K Sivaraman violin and Sanjay Vanen(student of Prapancham Ravindran) mridangam
2.83 min. | 5.0 user rating
"Narayana ninna" Purandara Dasa composition in kannada played on flute. (ShuddhaDhanyasi)
2.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Ragam: Kalayana Vasanta Composition: Purandara Dasa Vocal: Chandrika Pai Violin: Karthik Laxminarayanan Mridangam: Karthik Gopalaratnam Concert at Sangati Center, SFO Note: Audio quality changes (to better) during play
5.73 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Mahalakshmi Shenoy Karkala... Live...Kannada Devotional Song.. KRISHNAA ENABAARADE ( Purandara Dasa) Live at MAHE CONVENTION CENTRE AUDITORIUM, MANIPAL IN 2008. The programme was jointly hosted by Kannada and Culture Dept, Udupi Dist and Manipal University, Manipall Harmonium : Sri Vishwanath Bhat Tabla: Pangal Dinesh Shenoy Visit Mahalaxmi's Website : mahalakshmi-shenoy.webs.com
4.93 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Nagu singing Purandara dasa kriti, Dasana madiko enna. The song is about humility, devotion and complete surrender of a mere mortal to the divinity.
2.60 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Prince Rama Varma, Rathnaprabha and Rajasree Warrier sing Purandara Dasa's little song in Anandabhairavi where the composer talks about beating (Hodi) a drum (Nagaari) with one's hands (Kayya) producing the sound Ghada Ghada.
3.55 min. | 5.0 user rating

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An evening of classical delight - Deccan Herald Tweet this news
Deccan Herald--Their concert concluded with an electrifying -Purandara Dasa's- devotional song Acharavillada Nalige. The duo mesmerised the audience with their extraordinary ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:06:47 GMT+00:00
The power of babel - Livemint Tweet this news
Livemint--Melodious: The 16th century composer -Purandaradasa- wrote mostly in Kannada. Photo: Sruti Foundation A Carnatic concert's linguistic canvas can resemble a ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 17:12:04 GMT+00:00
CD series recalls debonair founder of sugama sangeeta - Bangalore Mirror Tweet this news
Bangalore Mirror--He also made fresh tunes for -Purandaradasa-, and reinterpreted folk songs, emerging as a complete presenter of Kannada music. In his time, sugama sangeeta ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 00:28:34 GMT+00:00

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Madhvacharya * Vadirajatirtha * Vyasatirtha * Raghavendra Swami * Naraharitirtha * Jayatirtha * Sripadaraya * Purandara Dasa * Kanaka Dasa * Vijaya Dasa * Jagannatha Dasa



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