Golden melodies of Pendyala
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The musical concert organised in memory of renowned music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao was melodious and took the audience down memory lane.
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MEMORY LANE B.A. Narayana and K. S. Chandrasekhar took audience on a trip of nostalgia. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
Pendyala Nageswara Rao's Sangeetha Vibhavari, organised in Kalabharati on Monday evening, was a show that brought back some sweet memories and haunting melodies of the legendary music director.
The audience also went nostalgic while being treated to gems from legendary playback singer Ghantasala's repertoire.
B.A. Narayana from Vizianagaram, a trained classical vocalist who has built for himself a reputation for being one of the best imitators of Ghantasala's voice, drew repeated applause with his performance.
His choices included difficult songs like Nandunicharithamu from Jayabheri, duet Kondagaali Tirigindi from Uyyala-Jampala, Malladi's Rasikaraaja from Jayabheri, Pingali's Sivasankari from Jagadekaveeruni Katha and the first four slokas of Devistuti from Kalidasa. The other song that attracted equally loud applause was Malladi's Raagamayi Raave from Jayabheri that was rendered with facile charm by Chandrasekhar.
Similar efforts by M. Sasi Rani and T. Estir Rani, who imitated the voices of Suseela and Jikki, singing songs like Neevundedaakondapai of Devulapalli from Bhagyarekha and Neelimeghalalo from Bavamarudulu did not go entirely futile.
Kalasravanthi, an association of light music exponents, teachers and singers founded and headed by K.S. Chandrasekhar organised the event. The programme got off to an auspicious start with the rendering of Suklambaradharam slokam followed by Vatapi by Raghavulu that brought out the intense fervour with which Ghantasala sang them for Vinayakachavithi.
The man who managed and conducted the orchestra, Chandrasekhar, has enjoyed the privilege of being an assistant for renowned music directors Ramesh Naidu and Ghantasala for about a decade before he joined the Akashavani studios at Visakhapatnama as light music composer.
He is also known for singing ghazals set to music by himself. He played on the harmonium as well along with Raji and Ch. Srinivas on the keyboard, K. Vijayasri on violin, Rambabu with the tabla, Siva on the pads and Kurmanatham on the flute.
Akashvani announcer Rambhatla Nrisimha Sarma went exuberantly poetic while compering. Guests of honour, AU Vice-Chancellor L. Venugopal Reddy and business magnate Khasim Mehdi felicitated the renowned singer of Ghantasala's songs, K.S. Veera Raghavulu (who was also the prime disciple of the legendary singer), on the occasion.
A. RAMALINGA SASTRY
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