How to survive THE MAYAN BLUE: (My survival strategy) Sing your lungs out, Play music loud and clear, Dance until your feet & body get sore... Feel that inner energy to Love who you are... Accept All GODS from All religion as they all said the same thing to 'be good and do good', Smile sincerely at everyone you see, including your enemies... Forget all pains and pressure of life & be happy... Finish everything left incomplete for your family... Express to your spouse & children that you love them more than anything in the world... LIVE IT ALL UP... if the world comes to an end you LIVED IT ALL UP... if world survives you feel great that you did the RITE THING...
What I love most about Sanjay's concerts is the fact that he sings a lot of Thamizh compositions and it is obvious from your review, that he has done it again! Kudos to him and to you, Tamasaa, for yet another great review!
Here's a lovely video on Mannupugazh Kosalai from the album 'Vatsalyam' by Bombay Jayashree:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgJeI5wj-Xw
Excellent review, Tamasaa. Thank you!
"During the thaniavardhanam, a lot of people got up to leave which I personally felt was not quite acceptable as every single performer – be it the vocalist, violinist or the percussionists, must be given equal importance. "
I remember reading this in an interview that was done with T M Krishna:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3728257.ece
"TMK comes across as someone who does not give unwarranted regard to the reception of his opinions. Carnatic music fans who frequent the sabhas in the December season would be familiar with the spectacle of an exodus soon after the thaniyavarthanam starts. TMK has been known as one of those artistes who do not let it pass, unremarked upon.
Last December, at Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, when the mridangam thani started and a large part of the audience started trooping out — at this point, TMK intersperses the recollection with a “Did I scream?” — he very calmly held up a hand, signalling his accompanying artiste to stop the recital. The concert did not resume until everyone who was trying to leave the hall did just that.
“A friend of mine once joked that the only thing I haven’t done in a concert is to point at someone and say ‘Stand up on the bench’. It’s not personal hurt. I just think we need better decorum. It is not my intention to embarrass anyone,” he says. His reasoning seems to define him as a team player, someone who cares about audiences’ regard for instrumentalists."
Yesudas also makes his displeasure very clear when the mass exodus begins as soon as the thani starts.
Regards,
Geetha
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Very nice review, Mr. Chandrasekaran. Thank you!
One of my favourite Thiruppugazh songs is Bhakthiyal Yan Unai.... Here's Yesudas singing this particular song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0FBupfWuto.
Thank you for this great review, Nilu!
When you say 'English Note', are you referring to Madurai Mani Iyer's note?
I love this scene in the classic old movie, Thillana Mohanaambal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5AY2kVHag4
Thank you for taking us to Yesudas's concert through the clouds of cyber space.
Ashwini. Excellent review! I liked this portion especially:
"The thani phase was very enjoyable as the two percussion artistes engaged in power-packed conversation through their instruments. A feature of this concert was the way in which the vocalist kept constantly interacting with the audience."
I love the song Alai Paadyudhe Kanna..." and since I missed hearing it at Yesudas's concert , I am hearing it now here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY8HpMNXiWo
Yesudas is like vintage wine. He just gets better and better.....:
Thank you for this excellent review, Mr. Chandrasekaran.
'Thedi Unnai' is one of my favourite Bharathiyar songs. There is a wealth of wisdom in these lines especially:
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Superb review, Daasan! Thank you!
May 'rising star' Aishwarya continue to enthrall her rasikas!
Kaliyuga Varadan... one of my all-time favourite songs! Here's Bombay Jayashri's rendition of this particular song on Lord Muruga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Wq8dI_M8o
Yes, any vocal concert has to be a team effort and it is the accompanying artists who provide that adamantine lustre to the skills of the vocalist.
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