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Jugalbandhi in style
ANURADHA SRIRAM and Sriram Parasuram have created a slot and style for themselves. To sing a piece of Carnatic, in a full-fledged Hindustani concert. Well, it is good for them and for the listeners because their voices suit the latter better than the former, especially Anu's. In their concert for Mudhra nearly an hour was devoted on the outset itself for Madhuvanti and the corresponding Carnatic Dharmavati.
Sriram's heavy tone and Anu's sharp voice projected the sharp line of contrast. Alaap goes well with both and the akaras and ekaras cascade impressively. Anuradha's soprano voice does all the spiralling brighas in great style. With a brief anecdote on the background of the song, the artistes sang, "Avoo Thore Mandir Dwar" in a million ways, running fast on the rest of the lyrics. In between, there was a terse alapana, the Carnatic way; after the Hindustani climax, they moved to "Bhajanaseyarada" dovetailing it with a meandering swaraprastara. Later they took up Misra Peelu and a tumri, "Barsan Lago Saawan," and the parallel javali "Janathanam Matalu" in Kapi soulfully devoting it to their late guru T. Viswanathan.
It is superfluous to pass value judgment on the duo's performance. The audience have accepted their new concept and they enjoy it. The crowd for the programme was the testimony. Anu and Sriram were supported by Pakkala Ramdas and K.V. Prasad on the violin and mridangam for Carnatic, and Umakanth Puranik and Gurumurthy Vaidhya on the harmonium and tabla for Hindustani. Pakkala Ramdas presented a likeable Dharmavati raga and swaras while Umakanth partially demonstrated his strength in tumri.
G. SWAMINATHAN
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