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...
My daughter loves your voice so much that she attempted a super hit of yours uploaded on youtube..will b .pleased to receive your comments..
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ReplyDeleteMam i saw vijayadasami program on TV, your song was super "Vijayambigae. I did not know until I watched the show, Madhumita is your sister. You both are really blessed with lovely voice. God Bless you both. Ungal isai thondu valzha.
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hi Charu..i've been following ur article in the hindu about different raagas..as of now shanmugapriya and panthuvarali..very informative..hope u wil keep writing...tc..
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mam chillax song super i saw ur concerts in you tube all the shows are very nice ur a versatile person
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