I happen to listen to M.L.Vasanthakumar (MLV's) rendition of dasa songs and rendition of Muthuswami dikshitar's composition 'Matangi' in the ragam Rama Manohari. What struck a chord with me was the casualness of rendition where patterns or sangathees were more of a natural flow of the song more than an expression of voice and vocal abilities. The raga alapanai's were crisp and defined the form of the raga well and there were no exuberance or examplification of swaras or patterns to show the artiste's vidwath. Even though I have personally been impressed by some artiste bringing out the best of the raga and song with the added advantage of their voice and control of rendition, I was struck by the simplicity and feel of such rendition that I felt while listening to Smt. MLV. I plan to explore more of her recordings and will keep you posted on the same.
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Venkatesh PadmanabhanCarnatic Vocal and Violin teacher during weekends and IT Architect during the week. Dad for life! Archives
August 2013
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