Jhinjhooti & Senchurutti
santhanam balaji
Of late, I listened to some songs in Jenjhooti which I had not consciously
recognised or heard before. (One of these songs was "Ra ra chinnanna" by MS).
I always get confused between Jenjhooti and Senchurutti (not because of
similiar sounding names). Are these similiar ragas ?
I keep guessing one for the other whenever I hear them. Is it just
my musical naiveity or are they supposed to be really similiar ? If they
are similiar what is the difference between the two ?
Thanks,
Balaji
Chandra Aithal
Jhinjhoti is the North Indian name (Hindusthani style) and Senchurutti is
the South Indian name (Karnatic tradition). Incidentally, the names also
sound similar
Dr. Chandra Aithal
santhanam balaji <bsan...@cassatt.csc.vill.edu> wrote in message
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Ramakrishnan G
The Carnatic raagam Janjhooti is the same as Senchrutti- just
different names.
There is also a Hindustani raag Jhinjoti - which I believe - is
slightly akin to the raagam Kamboji(??).
Could someone post some information on Jhinjoti, please?
Thanks
Ramakrishnan
bsan...@cassatt.csc.vill.edu (santhanam balaji) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Of late, I listened to some songs in Jenjhooti which I had not
consciously
> recognised or heard before. (One of these songs was "Ra ra
chinnanna" by MS).
>
> I always get confused between Jenjhooti and Senchurutti (not because
of
> similiar sounding names). Are these similiar ragas ?
> I keep guessing one for the other whenever I hear them. Is it just
> my musical naiveity or are they supposed to be really similiar ? If
they
> are similiar what is the difference between the two ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Balaji
>
>
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Ramakrishnan wrote:
>
>Hello,
>The Carnatic raagam Janjhooti is the same as Senchrutti- just
>different names.
>
>There is also a Hindustani raag Jhinjoti - which I believe - is
>slightly akin to the raagam Kamboji(??).
>
>Could someone post some information on Jhinjoti, please?
>
>Thanks
>Ramakrishnan
Raga Jhinjhoti has been discussed on this group quite a few times.
It is a janya of the khamAj thAT (the Karnataka melakartA Harikambhoji)
employing the following set of notes: S R G M(shuddha) P D n.
The rAga has its origins in folk music and employs vakra tonal
sentences. Its signature may be encapsulated in the following (note
the movement in the mandra saptak):
S, R n', D', P' D' S R G M G....R G S
The punctuation and graced intonation is hard to convey (and without
these features Jhinjhoti ain't Jhinjhoti) but it is assumed that one
has access to recordings. Two other points of noteclose the Jhinjhoti
loop: the reprise involving the quickish DnPD S and R G S clusters.
A sample chalan mat be formulated as follows:
M P (S")D S", R" (S")n D P, DnPD S"...S" n D P M G, R G S
Occasionally the komal gandhAr is injected as a vivAdi swara for purposes
of ranjakatva, especially in the tAr saptak. This is a kshudra rAga, and
is sometimes played as Mishra Jhinjhoti.
Abdul Karim Khan's immortal rendition is the one against which all
Jhinjhotis are measured (and discarded).
This rAga holds great appeal to the Indian imagination. It has found
extensive employment in the Hindi film music industry. A sentimental
favourite is Kishore Kumar's self-composed classic from Jhumroo, "ko'i
humdum nA rahA, ko'i sahArA nA rahA." Lata Mangeshkar has beautifully
recited some dohAs from the Ramcharitamanas with Jhinjhoti as the melodic
base. Mohammad Rafi's "tum mujhe yooN bhulA nA pA'oge..." is mentioned
to ward off protests by our ABCD boy Sanjeev Ramabhadran. K.L. Saigal's
"so jA rAjkumAri..." is also an evergreen fixture. The list can be
extended indefinitely.
Warm regards,
r
