Remembering a bard

THE MUSIC World showroom at Spencer Plaza had a live event on Tuesday evening, this time for the launch of Sony Music's album series on the revolutionary poet Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati.

Music World set out to change the way people look at and buy music. Along with some other select outlets, it often creates a face to face with the musicians, for a memorable occasion for music buyers.

Youth were among the eager participants, when the special event for Bharati took place. They surged ahead and listened with rapt attention to Sowmya and Nityasree Mahadevan, the two Carnatic vocalists who launched the album. Synchronising with the death anniversary of the patriot-poet, the popularity of the Mahakavi's work, almost a century after they were penned, was apparent.

Presented by Sony Music, in association with Dinamalar, the emphasis of the album appears to be on variety with as many as five popular vocalists rendering the revolutionary poet's work. The series is made up of five audio cassettes, priced at Rs. 45 each. There is an equal number of Compact Discs (CDs) too, coming at Rs. 295 each. While two of the volumes feature T.N. Seshagopalan, another brings together D.K. Pattamal and Nityasree Mahadevan. The other two musicians figuring in the series are Sowmya and Rajkumar Bharati, the Mahakavi's great grandson.

Deeming it a honour to sing Bharatiyar's songs, Sowmya at the launch function, said listening to the works provided great inspiration to excel against all odds. In fact, rarely would there be a `katcheri' without the musician singing a Bharatiyar song.

Nityasree Mahadevan at the function said, ``Besides being melodious and sweet to the ears, each of Bharatiyar's songs have a deep inner meaning.''

By N. Ravi Kumar

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