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Sang with infectious joy
THE CARNATIC-HINDUSTANI jugalbandhi concert at the Music Academy Mini Hall, on February 8 organised by Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha, was an enjoyable evening for music lovers.
The artistes, Gita Raja (Carnatic) and Sandhya Kathavate (Hindustani), were both fresh, yet, mature artistes who were well matched in their talents. They loved their music, enjoyed singing together and appreciated each other. It was a unique experience to watch the young women perform so joyously.
Music is an expression of one's feelings and their exuberance was transmitted to the discerning audience too!
The concert started with the auspicious, ``Vathapi Ganapathim'' in Hamsadhwani by Gita.
Sandhya complimented this song with a khayal ``Lage lagana rathipathi sanga,'' where the chalan of the song was very similar to the Carnatic song.
Both sang alternatively, first the pallavi and the sthayi of the songs and proceeded to the anupallavi with charanam and the anthara. Their music was so synchronised, the similarities in both the systems of music stood out.
Similarly, raags Hamsanandhi and Sohani were rendered beautifully in two different compositions.
It was interesting to note that, while Hamsadhwani and Hamsanandhi (Sohani), showed more similarities, Charukesi, which was taken up next, distinctly underlined the differences in the systems.
Gita presented ``Adamodigalada," a Tyagaraja kriti, while Sandhya sang a Bandesh in Charukesi.
In the same Raga, Sandhya produced soulful music, while Gita's music was vibrant. How the chalan of a raag can even change the bhava of the raag!
As the artiste exclaimed aptly, it was difficult to maintain the purity of each style while singing together. Nevertheless, it was an exciting concert where the sringararasa javali of the Carnatic system was reciprocated with a tumri in an equally loving note, a pulsating tillana in reply to a rhythmic tarana, and a bhakti bhava song to an abhang, enthralled the audience.
The Kabhir bhajan and the tamil song ``Shanthi Nilava Vendum" sung in unison, were the highlights of the programme where melody reigned supreme.
Good support by Akkarai Subbulakshmi on the violin with Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar on the mridangam was equally matched by V. L. Kumar on the violin with H. P. Ramamurthy on the tabla. Especially the raga rendering on the violin by both was excellent. Subbulakshmi and Kumar, brought out the essence and the nuances of both the systems distinctively.
In all, it was a good attempt, received well by the audience. Experiments like this in music, can evolve new patterns, and such endeavours have to be encouraged.
PUSHPA LAKSHMAN
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