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Sweet and melodious
BOMBAY JAYASHREE Ramnath is a familiar name to music lovers in Kerala, thanks to her association with filmdom. For many years, she has been making a mark both in the world of classical concerts and light music. A disciple of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman, her forte is melody. Her recent concert at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall, organised jointly by the Kerala Fine Arts Society and the Sree Krishna Sweet House, Coimbatore, marked a sweet beginning to the festival season ahead of Onam celebrations. She was accompanied on the violin by B. U. Ganesh Prasad, a disciple of veteran violinist V. V. Subramaniam, who had accompanied M. S. Subbulakshmi at prestigious concerts abroad, including the one at the United Nations. P. Sathish Kumar provided the mridangam support.
The packed hall was an indication of her popularity among different sections of music lovers. This naturally cheered the organisers who had often witnessed plenty of empty seats even for high quality classical concerts. As it was pointed out in the welcome speech, there is need for better awareness among music lovers that sweet music acts as a health tonic to the mind and body when performed in the right ambience.
Jayasree began her concert with Deekshitar's `Mayatheetha swaroopini... ' in Mayamalavagowla, the raga of saptaswaras and the mother of many popular janya ragas. Then came Gopalakrishna Bharathi's `Sabhapathikku vere deivam... ' in Abhogi. A brief alapana of Amrithavarshini was followed by a delightful recital of `Ananthamrithakarshani... ' by Tyagaraja. After Deekshitar's `Annapoorne Visalakshi... ' in Atana, for a while Jayasree gave the impression of being bitten by the bit syndrome. But she soon made up for that lapse and raised the level of the concert with a patient rendering of Tyagaraja's `O Rangasayee... ,' which brings out the real swaroopa of Khamboji in an enchanting manner. There was a class touch to her alapana, niravel and swaraprasthara, which brought out the manodharma element in full swing. She was particularly impressive in rendering the niravel `bhooloka vaikunta.' In this task, she was ably supported by violinist Ganesh Prasad in creating the right impact. After the thaniavarthanam, the listeners were treated to a sweet alapana of Durbari Kanada (`Sarvam brahmamayam... ' transporting the singer and the audience on the devotional track. A thillana in Bagasri was another attractive piece. The perfect rapport between the artiste and the audience made the concert extremely delightful.
M. K. BALAGOPAL
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