Shweta Jhaveri | Music Creations

: About creations :
Shweta Jhaveri's creations are her vocally performed musical thoughts, compositions & innovations . 'Shwet-rangi' voice culture within the traditions is her innovation improvised in the lower to middle octaves was introduced in her 20s.
: Saraswati bãni : Cosmic Khayãls : S R I

: Please NOTE :
Saraswati vãni's music is sung purely in Hindustani classical vocal traditions. Please support maintain the purity of this kind of music by not adapting it to other genre-s.

Saraswati bãni is Shweta Jhaveri's creation in Hindustani classical vocal music. It collectively presents her Khayãl, Dhrupad, Tarãnã, Bhajan, Chatarang and Rãga creations sung by her since her teenage for the past 35 years. Preserving North-Indian classical music under the Mewati traditions through concerts & recordings, Shweta-ji has also vocally performed her compositions in many rãga-s such as Jog, Abhogi, Yaman, chandrakauns, PuriyãDhanãshri and her rãga creations such as KrishnaBhairavi and Nirmohi.

In Hindustani classical music the term bãni in Hindi is the same as vãni meaning musical language or style and also relates to dhrupad. The North-Indian bãni is different than the South-Indian bãni. Shweta being one of the names of or derived from Saraswati, this creation is named so and dedicates to music.

(( Bãje bãje / Chatarang in Yaman

(( Chandrakauns / Khayãl

(( KrishnaBhairavi / sargam
raga creation:Shweta jhaveri

Music & Performance by Shweta Jhaveri. copyright © Shweta Jhaveri or other music establishments : All Rights Reserved.

Remembering the legendary musician Ali Akbar khan
on his 100th birth-anniversary in 2022 :

Homage to my revered Mentor : (( Maanjh Khamãj

One of her favourite ragas created by legendary musician Ali Akbar khan performed by her as a vocalist of the Maihar Symphony. Music & copyright © Shweta Jhaveri and other music establishments. All Rights Reserved.

About : S R I
Shruti.Raga.Invocation denotes microtone, sentiment, soulful music.
Shruti is the audible musical sound in the form of a microtone.
Raga (Raaga) has sentiment (rasa) as it's heart.
Invocation is soulful music.

Shweta jhaveri has preserved and fostered appreciation & artistry of the rich traditions of North-Indian classical vocal music from her young age. Excerpts of : her concerts & recordings, Mewati traditions music performed by her, Saraswati bãni, other music works performed by her, articles, music forum with her students will be presented here.

((Guru-shishya : Tutelage
Mewati tradition
Early years excerpts

(( Puriyadhanãshri
Aalaap

Concert excerpts:NewZealand
Tabla:Manjit Singh
Samvadini:
Samir Bhalodkar

(( Tarana
Tarana in Ektaal
PuriyaDhanashri

Shruti

" Shruti is the audible musical sound in the form of a microtone."

Shruti is traditionally described in music as 'one which can be heard as musical sound is shruti'.

There are 22 shruti-s widely accepted in North-Indian classical music. Swara-s are based on shruti-s. In vocal music the subtleties of shruti-s can enhance and unfold a raga beautifully.

Raga
" Raga (Raaga) is melodic, aesthetic, scientific,
improvised with a group of specific notes
bound by traditional rules and characteristics,
expressive of a sentiment (rasa) that colours the mind,
pleases the soul."

Raga (Raaga) has its characteristics such as ascending/Aaroha & descending/Avaroha movements, Vaadi & Samvaadi / Main & Assistant notes, Anuvaadi/ notes other than vaadi-samvaadi, Rasa / sentiment, Prahar/ the time of the day for raga-performance, Chalan / raga's gait and a few other subtleties with which it is improvised. Raga is pronounced as Raaga in Indian classical music.

An invocation on Sound
( performed by Shweta Jhaveri in concerts )

' Naada rupa param brahma '
Sound is God

Universal self is the nature of sound.

Supreme God is the nature of sound.

Universal energy is the nature of sound.

Therefore the Creation has sound as its own self.

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S h w e t a J h a v e r i : C o s m i c K h a y a l s

: W O R L D M U S I C
& Indian Classical R Ã G A :

Hailed by Billboard and Pulse as one of the most innovative Indian vocalists Shweta Jhaveri is a premier Hindustani classical vocalist to perform raga with western musicians. Shweta Jhaveri's Cosmic Khayals has presented her as a North-Indian classical vocalist and also a composer-songwriter in raga based World music. In her twenties her past recordings such as the Court Musicians had featured raga-aalãps, Anahita with lyrics in Hindi was sung-composed by her in 1990s, Huge featured her as a songwriter of western lyrics.

From 2000s she has performed more of Hindustani classical music.

(( Invocation
Raga : Bilaskhani Todi
"Lagi mohe ratana"

Featured song-lyric :
from CD 'Huge'

" The Creator "

Wonderful worlds astonish me.
Colours of the earth, of the sea-s,
of the seasons, astonish me.

Your crystal eyes, your gentle smile,
your mysterious gaze, astonish me.

The sailing skies, the floating Moon,
the rising Sun on the horizon,
astonish me.

You make me smile you are my delight
You make me love you are my life
You make me feel you are my heart
You make me heal you are my soul
You, only you, astonish me.
Wonderful worlds astonish me.

(( Sound of love
Raga : Hansadhwani
"Love lives and only lives on"