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Bombay Jayashri makes
a mark with Dvi-raga pallavi
By Sudha Jagannathan |
It was a fine Christmas-eve evening at Mylapore
Fine Arts Club. The Sabha was full, as Bombay
Jayashri prepared to give yet one more
concert for December 2007 season. Often, Jayashri
tends to make some experiments at this venue. Rasikas,
too, come here with higher expectations.
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They enjoy and appreciate Carnatic
music magnanimously. It is not surprising, therefore,
that artistes take a special interest in presenting
new ragas-based pallavis for this special audience.
Jayashri this year took up a Dvi (two)-raga pallavi
at this sabha. It was a thrilling experience, one
should say. Jayashri took a Sahana kriti “Giri
Pai” for extensive treatment. It was just
a moderate presentation. She provided a `Taniavarthanam
session’ after this, giving Ghatam Kartick
and J. Vaidyanathan early space to display their
rhythmic prowess. This helped Jayashri to bounce
back with energy. Thereafter, the music on show
was her best thus far this season. She took up the
RTP in two ragas - Suryakantham and Chandrajyothi.
Well, it was a tremendous pallavi-singing exercise
on the occasion of Margazhi Tiruvadirai. She took
the pallavi as “Bajeham Chitsabesham Chandra
Suryadhi Netram”, set to Tisra Jati Jampa
talam. It really showed the artiste’s creativity.
She had beautifully embedded both the raga names
Suryakantham and Chandrajyothi in the pallavi. She
also transited into ragas such as Abheri, Sivaranjani
and Bihag before reversing back to main ragas with
splendid ease. The audience was almost in trance.
What followed was a thunderous applause. The excitement
created by the RTP had kindled the audience’s
interest even more. She surely served them with
bonus kritis.
“Manikkam Katti”
and a few pasurams from Divya Prabandham were sung
with poise. A Tillana in Vasanti, a composition
of Lalgudi Jayaraman, saw the audience swaying with
appreciative nods.
It was also a special event and an exciting moment
for the artiste. Her first guru (T.R. Balamani)
had turned up for the concert from Mumbai.
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