Here is album of vocal and Gottuvuadyam (also known as chitravina) music by Gayathri Rajapur.
Originally it was released by Folkways Records in the US in 1967 and subsequently released in France under the "Le Chant du Mode" label.
This LP is never going to wind up on anyone's "Audiophile Must Have" list. It was recorded in late 1963 (according to the original liner notes) under what appears to be a non-studio environment and is almost certainly (at least in this release) in mono. This transfer, however, sounds much better than what is available on the web and on youtube.
Of some note is the presence of Dorothy Moskowitz on tanpura. Moskowitz was Rajapur's student at UCLA, and had a singing career in her own right, appearing (among other places) on an underground classic of experimental rock.
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Originally it was released by Folkways Records in the US in 1967 and subsequently released in France under the "Le Chant du Mode" label.
This LP is never going to wind up on anyone's "Audiophile Must Have" list. It was recorded in late 1963 (according to the original liner notes) under what appears to be a non-studio environment and is almost certainly (at least in this release) in mono. This transfer, however, sounds much better than what is available on the web and on youtube.
Of some note is the presence of Dorothy Moskowitz on tanpura. Moskowitz was Rajapur's student at UCLA, and had a singing career in her own right, appearing (among other places) on an underground classic of experimental rock.
Gayathri Rajapur: vocal and gottuvuadyam
Harihar Rao: mridigam
Dorothy Moskowitz: tanpura
Side 1:
Varna in Raga Shankaraburanam
Kriti in Raga Bhairavi
Side 2:
Kriti in Raga Nathe
Ragamalica
Equipment used in transfer:
Preparation: Ultrasonic cleaning for 20 minutes in pure clean water
Turntable: Audio-technica AT-LP-1240
Cartridge: Audio-technica AT440
Pre-amplification: Vintage refurbished Pioneer SX-780.
Pre-amplification: Vintage refurbished Pioneer SX-780.
Recorder: Sony PCM-M10 at 24bit/96kHz resolution
Software: Audacity, ClickRepair, and xAct.
Software: Audacity, ClickRepair, and xAct.
(the highest resolution I am capable of recording)
(after decoding into wav, can be burned to a CD)
(highest quality compressed audio file)