Dear Rasika, The wonderful thing about Ragas in the Indian Classical music system is that they are unique, and each one of them have something that is typically only associated with them, that which is irreplaceable. It is easy to fool an average listener in a little game of "Identify the raga" in a post-dinner Carnatic music party, and chuckle as he identifies a Sri raga as a Madhyamavati or a Pharas as a Mayamalavagowla..but how many of us self-confessed aficionados of this great system really have a fool-proof method of unambiguously identifying, each time, every time, the raga correctly? I doubt very many of us do, and this includes the smug critic or the know-it-all mama-mami duo next door. Lets face it - there are many factors that go into identifying a raga - the musical intelligence of the person who is playing or singing in the specimen recording, the level of sophistication of the music system, the extent of deafness of the listener or the lack of it, peer pressur
Hi Charulatha, just to say that my mother was very impressed about an article you wrote in the Hindu on Mohanam. I'm waiting to read it.
ReplyDeletecongrats! My regards to all at home and take care,
love
Varalakshmi Anandkumar
I am familiar only with the Illayaraja and A R Rehman compositions. Going by those songs, this raaga should be beautiful!
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ReplyDeleteAstoundingly captivating and engaging.
What a mellifluous voice you are gifted with.
May God bless you with fame and prosperity
Regards,
H.G.Sathyanarayana
Columbus (OH) U.S.A
Please inform me when you will be coming to Mumbai for performing Isai Payanam, Abhang, etc.
ReplyDeleteI am one of your Rasikas. My age is only 73 years. I have heard several of your programmes between 2005 and 2009 at Chennai. Not only that, I got certificate and prize from you for one of the quizzes organised in an 'Isai Payanam'.
All the best for the events to be held this month and in October.
BHAGAVATHEESWARAN,
Mumbai
Yesterday's "Devi Darshanam" concert was great. In Sudamayi, tempo and voice was excellent. It was once a master piece of great GNB. I am a deciple of Rajam Mami, the Kamakshi deity( to quote maha periaval). Regarding the Kamalambam in Kalyani, you can try higher speed like Madurai Mani Iyer. Your profuse quoting from Lalitha sahasranam in excellent and sweet english was also very good. I came mainly to pay homage to my Guru. If you can mail me the adress of Savithri Sathyamurthy and let me know i get the a Photo of Lopamudra Rajammal , i will be very happy
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Today's Devi Darshanam concert was Excellent. Especially Amrutha Varshini & Kalyani were great. Selection of songs was nice, mixture of different languages, composers etc. We enjoyed your command on presentation, lay, bhava. Explanation before songs is a good innovation.
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May God Bless You.
T.K. Balaji
I thank you all for the nice work done. this navaratri i am blessed by hearing the songs of gomathi amman.
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my namaskarams to you
mahalakshmi
oh my - how blessed! you sing so beautifully.. precious. gifted. heaven.
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