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...
LOL - very funny lyrics with Ennaitharenya finish. not a cinema song fan, did listen as it is you. Wish to hear a solo number of yours
ReplyDeleteForgot to add: Very much hooked on to the muscic composed by Shanthan. For the lyrics it was just right and enjoyable, Went on to listen all the other songs (unusual for me to do this). Unlike the other songs of the same kind, these are just perfect and music to my ears. Well done Thambi, Shanthan, Charu, Mathumitha and all others - Wow!
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