I attended TVS Kutcheri yesterday at Fort High school, infact my first one this season(curse my lack of time management,my IPod which has better concerts than what we can ever get now and ofcourse Anand Ganapathy whose music sharing virtue is beyond words),not considering Nityasree's concert as a concert that is. More on that some other time. In short Nityasree is not appealing at all(pity the great DKP-DKJ baani), for some reason no josh in her singing.
Coming back to yesterday's concert,the concert list is as follows :-
1. Vinayaka kriti(I forgot the kriti,damn!) - Hamsadwani
2. Sogasujooda Tarama - Kannadagowla
3. Sakala graha bala neene - Atana
4. Paramapavana Rama - Purvikalyani
5. Abhaya Varade Sharade - Hindolam
6. Maa janaki - Kambhoji
I could not stay longer than this due to the lashing rains. Infact,hindolam was not so enjoyable because of the rains lashing and pitter-patter sound :( But somehow,the atmosphere was one of gaiety and his enthusiasm to sing without the rains affecting him in the least was exemplary. TVS stands tall as an artiste who continues to sing in orthodox style in this age of neo-carnatic-classicism.
Personally,it was an hour and half of 'peace of mind',something I'm willing to pay for also.. The mandali has changed quite a bit in the years,wooden floors which creak and irritate ,especially when you are engrossed in a complex alapanam or niraval and an electronic ticker that shows the next day's programme all the time. Nice lighting also. The pandals leak a bit still when it rains. The chairs are placed too close to one another. Space, space... I want to hear the artiste and not my neighbour's breathing :) Anyways, idols of Lord Sri Rama,Sita,Lakshmana and Hanuman prostrating is still the same, resplendent and colourful.The arati-giving tradition continues and the fragrance of flowers near the VIP entrance obviously there. One thing missing was the snacks stall - the guy selling potato chips,etc :(
On the whole, Sree Rama Seva Mandali,Fort High School is always dearest to my heart.
Next week is full of excellent concerts. Hope I don't miss!
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I see so much passion in your blogs on music. If you try to get married to someone who has similar interests, you both would have great discussions on music I guess. It would create a 'musical' synergy.
hey I'm touched by your concern for my well-being. My music is too personal DBT,and I'm too scared to put that between myself and someone else, you know what I mean. Between husband and music,I will defintely choose music :) I need someone who accepts me "with my music",thats all! The lesser he knows about it ,the better!
Regarding musical synergy, our karnataka sangeetham is 'Nada Brahman' - the synergy is already there in this universe ma, we mortals, only attempt to bring it in our voices and instruments.
After having listened to some great masters, dear DBT,I can tell you, everything that has to be done is already done by those great atmas. We are mere mortals ya. My eyes are filled with tears as I write this. Am reminded of that golden saying 'Shishurvethi pashurvetthi vetthi ganarasam phani' ,remember that we discussed about ? :)
Regarding musical synergy, our karnataka sangeetham is 'Nada Brahman' - the synergy is already there in this universe ma, we mortals, only attempt to bring it in our voices and instruments.
After having listened to some great masters, dear DBT,I can tell you, everything that has to be done is already done by those great atmas.
Beautifully said!
'entaro mahaanubhaavulu antariki vandanamu'!
-Russian Salad.
(Hoping you won't mind me remaining 'Russian Salad'!) :)
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