A few posts ago, I had mentioned about several singers, who though did not make it to the big limelight, have contributed some of the ever green songs, that often the mind hums! To this league of sidelined singers, Jaspal Singh’s addition seems a tragedy! The highlight of Jaspal Singh’s voice is the innocence, and …
Category: Music
Because I just love it.....
Dec 16
Aruna Sairam: A Miracle beyond words!!!
This is the 10th time I am replaying the Kalinga Nartana Thillana composed by Sri OOthukudi Venkatasubbiyer and sung by Aruna Sairam. To say that she is splendid would be downplaying her performance, to say she is divine, may sound hackneyed! To say that she is a match unto herself, would also not put into …
Dec 15
More on love…!!!
While all you guyz are still reeling in the effects of the beautiful song “Alaipayuthey”, here is another shot in the arm of love! It has been commonly misconceived that the daasa saahitya was full of only devotion and vairagya (asceticism, renunciation, etc). Contrary to the same, we do find innumerable compositions that celebrate the …
Dec 13
Lost in the celestial music…
I am not a connoisseur of music! I probably am not a layman in terms of it too, and hence, can feel a good song, when I hear one! Transcending the boundaries of language is probably the greatest achievement of music! Albeit, in the current scenario, the negative elements seem to have gained momentum in …
Dec 09
Man kyon beheka re beheka!!!!
Lata and Asha are undoubtedly the 2 divas of Hindi Film Music. Both of them equally accomplished and versatile! So when these two sing songs together, one can easily expect magic!! The first instance of this happened in 1951 for the movie Daman (I don’t know what song it was). There were from then on, …
Dec 09
Maharajapuram Santhanam: The King of Classical Music
My first foray into Karnatic Vocal happened when I was 12 yrs old. I started learning from my neighbor Mrs. Shakuntala Iyengar. It was then that I got exposed to the music of Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam. She had a huge collection of his albums that she would let us listen to, when we were free. …
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