Extremely Beautiful!
Kiran Rajagopalan | Boston, USA | 06/11/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Traditional Odissi dance music is extremely captivating especially when performed by master musicians such as the Orissa Ensemble. This rare recording showcases the masters of Oriya dance and music - Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (the master performer, mardala player, and teacher of Odissi), Sanjukta Panigrahi (his most eminent disciple), and Raghunath Panigrahi (Ms. Panigrahi's husband and premier vocalist). Highlights of the album include the Hamsadhwani "Mangalacharan," the Sankarabharanam "Pallavi," the jugalbhandi (sort of a competition between music and dance) in "Yugma Dwandi," and the "Moksha Nata.""