Thumri The Music of Love (Audio CD) [Audio CD] Nirmala Devi

From the CD Thumri- the song of love, of romance, passion and pining. Thumri,
dadra, kajri, chaiti, jhoola, savani- these are the timeless songs of the
lives and love of the Indian folk stylized into a performance genre. Songs
which paint the myriad colours of romance, longing, separation and union-
under the rain- washed skies, on harvested fields, and swinging jhoolas. In
its most stylized contemporary from, the Thumri developed around dance and
abhivaya. Abhinaya has been the soul of Indian dance and theatre from ancient
times. In angika abhinaya (anga- body) the body speaks, in Satvika abhinaya,
the face registers emotions and in vachika abhinaya, music and words come
together as a powerful tool for portraying emotions and dramatic situations.
Thus the music of the Gangetic soil merged with the court dances of Lucknow to
give the world an exquisite music genre where vachika abhinaya came to be the
soul of performance. The Thumri genre is multiplex. The bol- banao thumri set
on vilambit talas provides the singer an extensive canvas for reposeful
improvisation. The pacy bol-bant thumri, popular in Kathak, allows rhythmic
play. The dadra is a coquettish song with a metric cadence. The kajri extols
the romantic moments of the monsoons and the chaiti the trauma of separation
in the post harvest season. Nirmala Devi was one of the most respected
traditional exponents of the Thumri form. She was steeped in the classy
Banaras ang of Thumri. However she was also trained in the Patiala gharana and
this enabled her create an individual style of her own. She was gifted with a
sharp, powerful voice capable of executing superfast taans. 1.Pahadi - Sawan
Ka Nazara Hai 2.Thumri - Main Ne Lakhon Ke Bol Sahe 3.Chaiti - Yehi Thaiyan
Motia Herae Gaili Rama 4.Sohini Thumri - Prem Na Jane Rasiya 5.Kafi Holi -