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In his element
JAYARAMAN V
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Vijay Siva’s recital was a blend of the prescribed and applied aspects of Carnatic music.
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Voice of experience: Vijay Siva.
The verve and structural strength of Kancheepuram ‘bhaani,’ initiated by pallavi expert Naina Pillai has reached myriad youngsters through Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal and her brother, the late D. K. Jayaraman. Methodically unfolded ragas
and kritis rendered with a legible diction that did justice to the tempo made the vocal recital by Vijaya Siva, a disciple of DKJ, an enjoyable one.
His performance, in connection with the Sree Krishna Jayanti celebrations at Bhaktha Meera Temple at Vyttila in Kochi, was a happy blend of the prescribed and applied aspects of Carnatic music.
The unhurried manner in which he presented ‘Jagadaanandakaaraka’ (Naatta) showed that it could be rendered with sufficient emotional back-up. His voice is thin but not feeble and he has formulated a style of his own to suit his voice. ‘Paahi Sree Girirajasuthe,’ composed by Syama Sasthri in Ananda Bhairavi, clicked.
It was followed by a classic Bahudaari. ‘Brova Bhaaramaa’ finds Tyagaraja in an indignant mood and its rendering did justice to the lyrics. Kalyani had a few glittering passages, and a mellifluous ‘Katahaya-kathaya’ (Tharangam by Narayana Theerthar) was decorated with swaras.
Dikshitar compositions
Dikshitar compositions find Vijay Siva in his elements. Naturally so, as DKP had learned under Ambi Dikshitar, a descendent of the Dikshitar legacy. Thus ‘Sree Kamalambaa’ in Ahiri and ‘Saarasa Dalanayanaa’ in Khamas stood out. He summed up the recital with ‘Maamava Pattabhirama’ (Manirangu) and ‘Seethakalyana’ (Kurinji).
In the Lalgudi style, the first sweep of the bow brings forth the ‘jeevan’ of a raga. Vijayalakshmi goaded the vocalist to traverse the domain of kalpana swaras. Trichur C. Narendran shows a penchant towards an array of ‘cholkettu’ during the thani on the mridangam and his skill in weaving rhythmic patterns was matched by Thripunithura Radhakrishnan on the ghatom.
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