Listener's Post
Tried and Tested
Listening to veteran vocalist K.R. Saranathan was a memorable experience. The age-old kutcheri format he presented, beginning with the varnam, then moving on to kritis and then alapanas is the tried and tested route for warming up the voice. These days, many artistes begin directly with kritis, prefacing almost every song with an alapana, a time-consuming exercise.
Also, his choice of ragas such as Bilahari and Suddha Dhanyasi was representative of the traditional approach as was the RTP in Natakurunji. Another praiseworthy aspect was the clarity of thought, characteristic of senior vidwans, evident in alapana, which enables listeners to instantly identify a raga. Some young performers take a roundabout route, making it difficult to name the raga at the outset. Sometimes we have to wait until the kriti appears.
It would be helpful if performers, especially the instrumentalists, could announce the names of uncommon ragas.
Malathi Rangarajan,
T. Nagar.
Impressive music
I am having a music company `Anima Music Limited' at Tokyo, Japan. I love Indian music, especially South Indian music. I have been attending the music festival for the past four years. The music is very nice and impressive.
I will be staying for two weeks .
Jiro Ito, Japan.
Better insight
We welcome lecture demonstrations like the one Suguna mami presented. She had educated us with immense details on the beauty as well as distinction of ragas. When one hears such discourses in the morning, it gives better insight into the evening concerts.
Chandrasekhar, Vijayalakshmi,
Alwarpet.
Helping as volunteer
I am a plus one student from Springfield Matriculation School. I do not know much of Carnatic music. My friend's father is engaged in these activities. I am here to help them as a volunteer. Well, I can understand some popular songs in classical music.
Vignesh,
T. Nagar.
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