Today as part of my assignment for Puthiya Thalaimurai, I listened to Remaa Ramkumar at NKT Muthu Hall, Triplicane.
Sharing my experiences with you.
An artiste has arrived after almost 2 decades.
I remember listening to Smt Charumathi Ramachandran some 25-30 years ago and today Remaa showed the same promise. This is no exaggeration. A 21 yo, chartered accountant singing extinct ragas like natabharaivi, rAmapriya is no mean task. I have told Remaa not to succumb to peer pressure and have wished her to grow her music with her.
Her rendition of nannU brOvu lalithE in vilamba kAlam and without shades of vasantha was a blissful experience for me. I've heard Dr. S. Ramanathan sing this grand classic of SyAma sAstri when he was in his 60s. I found his understanding of the raga in Remaa.
She sang kOrina vara in rAmapriya, I've heard S. Kalyanaraman sing this ragam in 1980s and I found his aesthetics sense in Remaa.
The only kriti most artistes have sung in natabhairavi is sri vaLLI dEVasEnApathE. I've heard Maharajapuram Santhanam sing this many times, I wish he is alive today and correct himself. pApanAsam sivan would have heard a near perfect version of his composition.
The bottomline is a very sad thing, though I had the complete control over the concert, my arrogance blinded me from recording. Sorry for depriving you an opportunity, will certainly organise a concert of hers, record that concert and share with you all.
I've to mention about Shradha, the 1st year college student who accompanied Remaa on the violin. OMG these youngsters are too intelligent and smart. If Remaa sang natabhairavi and rAmapriya well, she would have prepared for it. But Shradha's performance was extempore. Yes it was K P Nandini who was supposed to accompany Remaa. The last minute replacement Shradha proved to be a price catch for Remaa. I recommend Remaa to have Shradha for her concerts wherever and whenever possible. I have heard accompany a few performers working in IT companies during the Carnatech event in Music Academy.
Remaa, probably because she is Chartered Accountant, is also good in what we say 'kaNNakku'. Her laya sense is very appreciable. While singing the kalpanaswaras she demonstrated her skills. The swara patterns were very pleasing to the ears unlike most of the so called laya experts. The so called laya experts in the pretext of singing intricate taLa calculations, without a sense of proportion, will massacre the melody. Music is after all to soothe one senses not rapture it. If the complicated kalpanaswaras are sung in proportion definitely will be ecstatic. Remaa did that perfectly.
Wait for more on up and coming performers.
Sharing my experiences with you.
An artiste has arrived after almost 2 decades.
I remember listening to Smt Charumathi Ramachandran some 25-30 years ago and today Remaa showed the same promise. This is no exaggeration. A 21 yo, chartered accountant singing extinct ragas like natabharaivi, rAmapriya is no mean task. I have told Remaa not to succumb to peer pressure and have wished her to grow her music with her.
Her rendition of nannU brOvu lalithE in vilamba kAlam and without shades of vasantha was a blissful experience for me. I've heard Dr. S. Ramanathan sing this grand classic of SyAma sAstri when he was in his 60s. I found his understanding of the raga in Remaa.
She sang kOrina vara in rAmapriya, I've heard S. Kalyanaraman sing this ragam in 1980s and I found his aesthetics sense in Remaa.
The only kriti most artistes have sung in natabhairavi is sri vaLLI dEVasEnApathE. I've heard Maharajapuram Santhanam sing this many times, I wish he is alive today and correct himself. pApanAsam sivan would have heard a near perfect version of his composition.
The bottomline is a very sad thing, though I had the complete control over the concert, my arrogance blinded me from recording. Sorry for depriving you an opportunity, will certainly organise a concert of hers, record that concert and share with you all.
I've to mention about Shradha, the 1st year college student who accompanied Remaa on the violin. OMG these youngsters are too intelligent and smart. If Remaa sang natabhairavi and rAmapriya well, she would have prepared for it. But Shradha's performance was extempore. Yes it was K P Nandini who was supposed to accompany Remaa. The last minute replacement Shradha proved to be a price catch for Remaa. I recommend Remaa to have Shradha for her concerts wherever and whenever possible. I have heard accompany a few performers working in IT companies during the Carnatech event in Music Academy.
Remaa, probably because she is Chartered Accountant, is also good in what we say 'kaNNakku'. Her laya sense is very appreciable. While singing the kalpanaswaras she demonstrated her skills. The swara patterns were very pleasing to the ears unlike most of the so called laya experts. The so called laya experts in the pretext of singing intricate taLa calculations, without a sense of proportion, will massacre the melody. Music is after all to soothe one senses not rapture it. If the complicated kalpanaswaras are sung in proportion definitely will be ecstatic. Remaa did that perfectly.
Wait for more on up and coming performers.
