Siblings rule all the way
GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
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Hyderabad Brothers and Hyderabad Sisters held the center stage at Navaratri celebrations.
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PHOTO: SATISH.H
VOCAL Hyderabad Brothers display scholarship.
As always, the Sankar Mutt in new Nallakunta organised a series of Carnatic concerts to mark its annual Navaratri festival. Of the many concerts presented on the occasion, the concert by Hyderabad Brothers turned out to be the highlight. The brothers gave a fitting finale to the festival.
Raghavachari, elder of the two, displayed scholarship in both raga and swara exercises, while his younger brother Seshachari stole the limelight with his acumen. Both were at their best. The repertoire had more compositions of devotional appeal, with strong idiom of classicism. They opened their show by paying obeisance to lord Ganesha with Mahaganapathim in Nata. The swara phrases they wove in this piece displayed their sense of rhythm in some of swara phrases.
Annapurne in Saama was an appealing number, particularly for the way the brothers rendered as one voice bringing out the rich essence of its lyrical beauty. Marugelara in Jayantisri was another interesting number they sang before Seshachari took up Reetigowla for detailed essay. He presented it extremely well. And the composition they chose to sing — Janani Ninu Vina — of Shyama Sastry was an offering to the Goddess of this festival, suiting this mood of divine appeal. And the swara prasthara the brothers did again displayed their technical virtuosity.
It's the sisters' turn
Lalitha and Haripriya, popularly known as the Hyderabad Sisters in Carnatic music circles, is a well sought after duo in all major sabhas in the South. Their voices make such a synchronised appeal that the contrasting timber in the two voices blends into an attractive melodic lilt. One thing that is always evident is their preparation for the concert, irrespective of the significance of the event, place or occasion. Yet another appealing aspect is that they come out with a few fresh numbers in every concert that have not been heard before. This renders the concert quite refreshing and different from what they sing at earlier events. Their performance, also featured at the end of the Dessert festival organised by at Sri Sringeri Shankar Mutt was another event that marked the Navaratri celebrations.
One of the rarely heard pieces the sisters sang on this occasion was Dayachoodu a composition of Shyama Sastry in raga Jaganmohini. Rendering this composition, they tried their best to make it an example of what expressive rendition is. They spelt each word of the sahitya with perfection and right kind of import. So was the treatment of another rare number, Ganesha Skanda Janani in a rare raga Nagabhushani. After a few more impressive kriti renditions, the sister took up Amritavarshini as their main offering of the musical evening. As they sang, it turned out to be a real spell of sweetness -- Amruta Varshini. The raga was built so methodically that one phrase emerged out the other as a soothing flow acquiring imposing look at the end, after a comprehensive exposition. The latter part of the concert too had a rare but appealing number in Srirama Saraswati in raga Naasamani. Poosarla Manorama of Dwaram family on violin and P.R.C. Sarma on mridangam lent impressive support.
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