Harikumar Sivan | Abheri | 7 String Violin

#carnatic #violin #indianclassicalinstrumental In this scintillating performance of Raag Abheri, S. Hari Kumar Sivan plays his piece de resistance, luxuriantly expanding and elaborating the raga in his 7-stringed violin with traditional and contemporary nuances. His lively deliverance is supported whole-heartedly on the mridangam by Neyveli Venkatesh and on the ghatam by RN Prakash. Enjoy this music piece? You can WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE – Learn more about the music: Sivan’s recitals capture the immediate attention of his listeners by virtue of the newness of the sound he creates with his specially built violin. Abheri is an upanga janya raga of the 22nd Melakarta Kharaharapriya. It is an audav-sampurna raga, which means it uses 5 notes in its ascending movement and all 7 notes in its descending movement. The notes present in this raga are sadja, sadharana, gandhara, shudh madhyama, panchama and kaisiki nisada. Chatusruti dhaivata and chatusruti ri