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{{Short description|2020 Tamil poetry and symphony album}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil
| type = studio
| artist = [[Bombay Jayashri]], [[Saindhavi]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Pragathi Guruprasad]], Priyanka, [[William Henry Curry]], [[Rajan Somasundaram]]
| cover = Image:Sandham_Symphony_Album_Cover.png
| alt =
| released = 2020
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[World music|World]]
| length = 30:55
| producer = [[Rajan Somasundaram]]
}}

'''''Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil''''' is a [[studio album]] in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] by American Composer [[Rajan Somasundaram]] that involved various international artists. It is based on [[Sangam period]] ancient Tamil poetry and the first ever music album on Sangam poetry. [[The Hindu|''The Hindu'']] music review called the album "A Major Event in the World of Music".<ref>{{cite web|title=A Major event in the world of music- The Hindu Music Review |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/541792-sandham.html}}</ref> As of 15 July 2020, the album got into Amazon's Top#10 best seller list under International Music category.

The album consists of seven songs, a collection of outstanding ancient Tamil [[Sangam literature]] poetry with music composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and sung by leading singers [[Bombay Jayashri]], [[Saindhavi]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Pragathi Guruprasad]] among others. The seven songs in the album are, Yathum Oore, written by [[Kaniyan Pungundranar]] having two versions (Symphony version and multi-genre version), Veral veli, written by Poet [[Kapilar]], Yayum Nyayum written by [[Sempulapeyaneerar]], Nyayiru Kayathu, written by Poet Kayamanar, Mullai Oorntha written by poet Okkur Masathiar and Kalamsei kove written by an unknown Sangam period poet.<ref>{{cite web|title=திருவாரூர் இளைஞரின் சர்வதேச சாதனை: புகழ்பெற்ற சங்கத் தமிழ்ப் பாடல்களுக்கு சிம்பொனி இசை! | language=ta | date=4 February 2020 | work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/538018-thiruvarur-youth-s-international-achievement-symphony-music-for-famous-sangam-tamil-songs-2.html}}</ref> North Carolina based Durham Symphony lead by Maestro [[William Henry Curry]] played the composition. Recordings happened in multiple locations across the world including [[Raleigh-Durham]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Chennai]], [[Kyiv]]- [[Ukraine]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Beijing]], [[Rome]], [[London]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Reviving Ancient Tamil Poetry on NBC TV Affiliate|url=https://www.wrde.com/story/41604487/nc-based-composer-rajan-revives-ancient-tamil-poetry-with-leading-singers-and-musicians-from-india-and-usa}}</ref>

One of the songs from the album, "Yathum Oore Anthem", was declared the theme song of 10th [[World Tamil Conference]]. Composer Rajan mentioned that Yathum Oore being one of the oldest poem that talks about equality, unity and global citizenship, he composed the song to include 14 genres of musical styles including Indian classical, Western classical, [[Rock music|rock]], [[Country music|country]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Calypso music|calypso]], Chinese and Japanese, reggae, [[rap]], Middle Eastern, East Asian and Cuban.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yathum Oore Anthem- World Tamil Conference Theme Song |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=2290362}}</ref>

==Background==
Poet, Philologist [[A. K. Ramanujan]] wrote that Tamil Sangam poetry is considered as a poetic achievement of Indian civilization.<ref>{{cite web|title=AK Ramanujan on Sangam poetry|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/a-k-ramanujan}}</ref> Written between 600BC-200AD, these poems are appreciated for their poetic value, vision, metaphors and technique. Though these poems are widely discussed in the academia as well as in popular media, there is no known musical form for Sangam poems. Composer Rajan mentioned that when he read a book titled ''Sanga Chithirangal'' by writer [[Jeyamohan]], he fell in love with those poems and tried to find any known musical forms. When he found that there were no albums or singles on any of the sangam poems, he tried to compose the first ever album on sangam poetry.

About his unique style of music, he mentioned that he tried to bring in the best of three worlds- the melody of Indian classical music, Orchestration of western classical music and rhythms of tribal/ folk music.<ref>{{cite web|title=WRDE TV article|url=https://www.wrde.com/story/41604487/nc-based-composer-rajan-revives-ancient-tamil-poetry-with-leading-singers-and-musicians-from-india-and-usa}}</ref>

==Track listing==

{| class="wikitable"
! Track Name !! Singer(s) !! Sangam Poetry !! Duration
|-
| Yayum Nyayum || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Pragathi Guruprasad]] ||[[Kuruntokai]], 40 by [[Sempulapeyaneerar]] || 3:55
|-
| Veral Veli || [[Bombay Jayashri]] ||[[Kuruntokai]], 18 by [[Kapilar]] || 4:58
|-
| Njayiru Kayathu || Rajalakshmee Sanjay|| [[Kuruntokai]], 378 by Kayamanar || 4:32
|-
| Mullai Oorntha || NK Priyanka, [[Rajan Somasundaram]] || [[Kuruntokai]] 275 by Okkur Masathiyar ||4:49
|-
| Yathum Oore Anthem ||[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Bombay Jayashri]] ||[[Purananuru]], 192 by Kanian Poongunranar|| 5:00
|-
| KalamSei Kove || [[Saindhavi]]|| [[Purananuru]], 258 by Unknown poet || 3:40
|-
| Yaadhum Oore Symphony || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]|| [[Purananuru]], 192 by Kanian Poongunranar || 3:50
|}

==Album credits==
* [[Rajan Somasundaram]] – Composer
* [[William Henry Curry]] – Conductor/ Arranger
* [[Bombay Jayashri]] – Singer
* [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] – Singer
* [[Saindhavi]] – Singer
* [[Pragathi Guruprasad]] – Singer
* Priyanka – Singer
* Durham Symphony – Orchestra
* [[Kaniyan Pungundranar]] – Poet
* [[Kapilar]] – Poet
* [[Sempulapeyaneerar]] – Poet
* Okkur Masathiyar – Poet
* Kayamanar – Poet
* Steven Raets- Mixing & Mastering

==References==
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