Sun Lai Mana - Raga Jaijaiwanti | Bandish 96 | Kumarji- 100 Years X 100 Bandishes | Milap Rane

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Jaijaiwanti is a beautiful raga that we have already explored in this project, through two other bandishes, “Maathe Jada Chanda” and “Main Laai Sera”. However, there is another beautiful bandish in Jaijaiwanti that Kumarji composed - "Sun Lai Mana" that talks about how we should approach music as practitioners. Kumarji’s music had a unique and authoritative confidence in itself, which was always noticed and applauded by his followers as well as critics. Through this bandish, we can understand that the confidence came from a place of humility, love and respect, and that is what made his music beautiful. He worked hard to create his own place and to make his voice heard, however, that voice never came from a place of arrogance or pride, but from a sheer love of music, which is what those who know or understand Kumarji will always cherish.

https://medium.com/@milapworks/sun-lai-mana-maan-a-beautiful-message-to-musicians-08dae687a262

This video is a part of my project Kumarji - 100 Years X 100 Bandishes. Over the space of a year, I aim to publish 100 videos with compositions of Pt. Kumar Gandharva, along with long-form articles on each of those compositions on medium (Link shared above).

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Video Shot by: @vineetaphondekar8467
Rendition and Audio/Video Editing: Milap Rane