Bharath Sangeeth Utsav 2016 Vijaya Siva

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hnbhagavan
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Bharath Sangeeth Utsav 2016 Vijaya Siva

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I am taking liberty to posting by Sri Yesh Prabhu for wider reading and review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qratlHJvLn0

Yesh Prabhu1 week ago (edited)
You have written that you like Sri Vijaya Siva not only for his manodharma but also for his pronunciation of words. In the very first krithi he sang, Shree Deekshitar's Shanka Chakra Gadhapanim, in Poornachandrika raga, I was astonished to hear him pronounce these four words: Gaathram, Nethram, Paathram, and Kshethram, as: Gaatham, Netham, Paatham, and Kshetham. He omits the "R"s. I have observed that when he sings krithis composed in Sanskrit, he does similar mistakes. This is a common problem with most Tamil singers when they sing krithis composed in Sanskrit. Many Sangeetha Kalanidhis do similar mistakes also. This is not meant as a criticism of Sri Vijaya Siva (He is a very good vocalist), but it is only an observation that I have made, and I have often wondered why can't these vocalists consult with some professors of Sankrit regarding how to pronounce Sanskrit words? After all there is a Sanskrit college right in Mylapore, not far from the Music Academy. He can also consult musicians who know Sanskrit, musicians like violinist Sri Sriramkumar, who has accompanied him many times. I know that when non-Tamilians (like me) sing compositions in Tamil, they mispronounce Tamil words also. Learning both Tamil and Sanskrit will perhaps solve the problem.
Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania
I have posted this Rasikas for wider audience.

sureshvv
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Re: Bharath Sangeeth Utsav 2016 Vijaya Siva

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Sri Yesh may need to visit a good ENT specialist.

melam72
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Re: Bharath Sangeeth Utsav 2016 Vijaya Siva

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Especially for the E and T parts...

hnbhagavan
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Re: Bharath Sangeeth Utsav 2016 Vijaya Siva

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Vijaya Siva is a learned man and would not have hesitated to discuss music with Sri R K Sriram Kumar or any one else.The comments passed by Yesh Prabhu sir as to what he should do or not is not in good taste.Yesh prabhu may be a carnatic musician with great knowledge and nothing prevents him openly discussing with sri vijaya siva before concluding himself.
Nowadays musicians are open minded and they have their own websites,Email addresses etc.Hence one can raise the matter of pronunciation or any other matter related to the concert one attends.

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