Abhishek Raghuram

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Nice interview- did you ask the questions grouped along the panca bhUta lines in sequence a priori or did you group them later?

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Ravi,
the interview went exactly as narrated...in that sequence. The panchabhoota idea was in my mind as soon as I thought of doing this interview (as I did't want to do a "routine" interview).

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any first review who attended this abhishek - hariprasad chaurasia concert that is reviewed in The Hindu.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 215048.ece

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Abhishek always has his scheme of things .

http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/m ... 992797.ece

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Lovely interview of this genius Abhishek Raghuram by our mrudangam artist and intense fan R Ramkumar . Day after day I liked a sense of altruism and focus that is growing with Abhishek , he focusses only on his music.
http://theaalaap.com/site/theqs/AbhishekRaghuram

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Review of Karthik fine arts concert dated Dec 08th,2017
http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/m ... 290106.ece

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Writeup of Abhishek Raghuram bangalore concert in The Hindu dated Oct 2019. IS the writer the vocalist Hemmige Prashanth
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 785622.ece

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Following abhishek as early as 2001 /2002 timeframe and writing regularly for him , I feel Abhishek has few pluses and few significant minuses that he needs to correct. These are just my own accounts of viewing him as a rasika . Few may recollect as early as 2007 or 2008 i wrote then a pdf about music academy slots why Abhishek was not given an evening slot and not featured . Of course some time later he came in with his inaugral todi main and another hamsavinodhini pallavi in Dec 2010 or so at academy-evening and from then on , abhishek is a rock star . Having said in the last 3 years i dont like few things that abhishek is doing / not doing

+ Abhishek is genuinely helping fellow musician . For eg he helped KBMK few years back in presenting a brilliant pantuvarali i could also visually notice for many rounds he was not even singing and helping another PSN student. He is genuinely helping musicians like Sruti sagar and also keyboard sathya and giving them lime light . He trusts his music and i am guessing he is so focussed in music

- But of late there are many collaborations that he is doing where his musical talent is partially hidden or sabotaged . I have not been to any of his collaboration say with Bombay Jayashri ,Sivamani drummer, Shobana dance etc they all are not hinging on his core competency is my best guess. Also few whom i know who are big time fans of abhishek who went to these collaborations are getting vexed with Abhishek. Sometimes he gets into a group where he does orchestration with a bunch of kids is not where abhishek has to be.

Big - : What is exceedingly worrying me big time was his yesterdays concert at BGS .Despite BGS being free concert the audience count is only 80 percent and there was no rain. For his callibre he has to consistently compete with 2 of the greatest crowd pullers like say Sanjay and Raga sisters . I am assuming though many like his music especially those who are more conditioned and know bit more deeper throng to abhishek's carnatic music , he is hardly pushing in marketing himself for the newer rasikas and make them accept him . In 2010 to 2015 thanni kamichan abhishek for musicians like say TMK , Sanjay ,Aruna and Raga. Just look at his facebook hardly any strategy to pull in more fresh blood rasikas . I am assuming the writeup in the leading newspaper about him is not that much compared to others who are pushed to more limelight .

Big - He has to push himself and start say a nannum thamizhum series like sanjay or a live facebook video like Raga sisters video to bring in more share of young/old first time rasikas . My wife and my kid know about raga and sanjay they may make a debut for season this year and very likely they may hit raga or aruna or sanjay or trichurbrothers . They donot even know Abhishek . I am thoroughly convinced atleast in India my generation is not replenishing enough rasikas like my father and my grandfather generation . But with social marketing with his relatively young age and with some phenomenal backing like his cousin anantha krishnan, he has to finish far higher and continue to challenge sanjay and raga .

-- This may seem bit far fetched for many. About 8 years back there was a camp which got so challenged with Abhishek brilliance those years there was a series of interviews especially in The Hindu-NDTV and so many write ups to push ramakrishnanmurthy .This year it is appearing the newest dona is Sid Sriram who is getting pushed to possibly keep more distance and trip abhishek. I am not saying RKM is not a great singer and I dont even know how this latest dona sensation sid sriram is singing carnatic music .The point is if you achieve a certain high amount of success in early years then it is musician who has to shamelessly position and market himself/herself thru a gang of his/her social friends, write lovely reviews , keep it well guarded within your damn facebook and multiply your rasikas . Empirical count of rasikas is the key deciding factor for long term sustenance.Who knows behind him there are also some lovely well accepted musicians like say Trichur brothers who are also pushing with more count.

I am writing this not to challenge extraordinary well groomed musicians like sanjay,raga or relatively younger rkm or the new dona sensation Sid Sriram . I feel this year 2019 we are like in the year 1940 to 1950. GNB was perhaps the biggest rage then in 1940 we have amidst all musicians Abhishek who needs to steer himself to a much higher acceptance status like GNB. When I started in my teens i and many older rasikas had no clue on CM , We just went madly to hear maharajapuram santhanam, where his voice and melliflousness was the main criteria .

I wish abhishek belongs to the lineage of say GNB-Maharajapuram Santhanam -Abhishek but he has to concentrate on marketing himself , and may be spend bit more money to do marketing. He is successful and he can throw money,he had to do internet marketing .The bhavayami abhishek raghuramam,racy malavi and the slower sahana that he sang yesterday is a lovely testimony of what his musical mind can do , but it has to be marketed more. Abhishek is my second favourite musician of the list of performing musicians as of today. I want more of this gen retirees and young college grads who are taking their firdt few steps to go his concert . That way they willt up their taste to understand what is actually carnatic music.

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A rather long post which has no sensible content except that Abhishek is advised to market himself better.

Well, marketing oneself or making the music more commercial is a personal choice and should be left to the individual.
rajeshnat wrote: 04 Dec 2019, 14:41 Following abhishek as early as 2001 /2002 timeframe and writing regularly for him , I feel Abhishek has few pluses and few significant minuses that he needs to correct. These are just my own accounts of viewing him as a rasika . Few may recollect as early as 2007 or 2008 i wrote then a pdf about music academy slots why Abhishek was not given an evening slot and not featured . Of course some time later he came in with his inaugral todi main and another hamsavinodhini pallavi in Dec 2010 or so at academy-evening and from then on , abhishek is a rock star . Having said in the last 3 years i dont like few things that abhishek is doing / not doing

+ Abhishek is genuinely helping fellow musician . For eg he helped KBMK few years back in presenting a brilliant pantuvarali i could also visually notice for many rounds he was not even singing and helping another PSN student. He is genuinely helping musicians like Sruti sagar and also keyboard sathya and giving them lime light . He trusts his music and i am guessing he is so focussed in music

- But of late there are many collaborations that he is doing where his musical talent is partially hidden or sabotaged . I have not been to any of his collaboration say with Bombay Jayashri ,Sivamani drummer, Shobana dance etc they all are not hinging on his core competency is my best guess. Also few whom i know who are big time fans of abhishek who went to these collaborations are getting vexed with Abhishek. Sometimes he gets into a group where he does orchestration with a bunch of kids is not where abhishek has to be.

Big - : What is exceedingly worrying me big time was his yesterdays concert at BGS .Despite BGS being free concert the audience count is only 80 percent and there was no rain. For his callibre he has to consistently compete with 2 of the greatest crowd pullers like say Sanjay and Raga sisters . I am assuming though many like his music especially those who are more conditioned and know bit more deeper throng to abhishek's carnatic music , he is hardly pushing in marketing himself for the newer rasikas and make them accept him . In 2010 to 2015 thanni kamichan abhishek for musicians like say TMK , Sanjay ,Aruna and Raga. Just look at his facebook hardly any strategy to pull in more fresh blood rasikas . I am assuming the writeup in the leading newspaper about him is not that much compared to others who are pushed to more limelight .

Big - He has to push himself and start say a nannum thamizhum series like sanjay or a live facebook video like Raga sisters video to bring in more share of young/old first time rasikas . My wife and my kid know about raga and sanjay they may make a debut for season this year and very likely they may hit raga or aruna or sanjay or trichurbrothers . They donot even know Abhishek . I am thoroughly convinced atleast in India my generation is not replenishing enough rasikas like my father and my grandfather generation . But with social marketing with his relatively young age and with some phenomenal backing like his cousin anantha krishnan, he has to finish far higher and continue to challenge sanjay and raga .

-- This may seem bit far fetched for many. About 8 years back there was a camp which got so challenged with Abhishek brilliance those years there was a series of interviews especially in The Hindu-NDTV and so many write ups to push ramakrishnanmurthy .This year it is appearing the newest dona is Sid Sriram who is getting pushed to possibly keep more distance and trip abhishek. I am not saying RKM is not a great singer and I dont even know how this latest dona sensation sid sriram is singing carnatic music .The point is if you achieve a certain high amount of success in early years then it is musician who has to shamelessly position and market himself/herself thru a gang of his/her social friends, write lovely reviews , keep it well guarded within your damn facebook and multiply your rasikas . Empirical count of rasikas is the key deciding factor for long term sustenance.Who knows behind him there are also some lovely well accepted musicians like say Trichur brothers who are also pushing with more count.

I am writing this not to challenge extraordinary well groomed musicians like sanjay,raga or relatively younger rkm or the new dona sensation Sid Sriram . I feel this year 2019 we are like in the year 1940 to 1950. GNB was perhaps the biggest rage then in 1940 we have amidst all musicians Abhishek who needs to steer himself to a much higher acceptance status like GNB. When I started in my teens i and many older rasikas had no clue on CM , We just went madly to hear maharajapuram santhanam, where his voice and melliflousness was the main criteria .

I wish abhishek belongs to the lineage of say GNB-Maharajapuram Santhanam -Abhishek but he has to concentrate on marketing himself , and may be spend bit more money to do marketing. He is successful and he can throw money,he had to do internet marketing .The bhavayami abhishek raghuramam,racy malavi and the slower sahana that he sang yesterday is a lovely testimony of what his musical mind can do , but it has to be marketed more. Abhishek is my second favourite musician of the list of performing musicians as of today. I want more of this gen retirees and young college grads who are taking their firdt few steps to go his concert . That way they willt up their taste to understand what is actually carnatic music.

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Another Pramod review . This is not exhaustive as say Sanjay, RKM, KBMBK, Akkarai , Sandeep etc that he did is what i thought when i read this interview. But still a very nice one .

https://indianexpress.com/article/citie ... n-6182656/

Keep it up Pramod, all your interviews are really great .THis will help each of the artist immensely to position and market their musical personality. You are doing a great job!!!

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Usually The HIndu generally gives a glowing review for almost all singers . I have noticed with Abhishek Raghuram , THe Hindu does give a pass mark for Abhishek. M Ramesh of The HIndu is a lovely reviewer. Anyway review is a Review that reaches millions of potential rasikas

THe Hindu review of Jan 07th,2021 of this lovely star Abhishek Raghuram
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 520517.ece

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He is straining his vocal chords very much. He can sing without much effort. Since he is creative in music, he needs good friends to market him. That is, the lotus may be the best, but some one to take it and bring to the temple is a different feet. The problem is once one becomes vertical in their field - like going up in music with Mridhangam family background for talas, the horizontal spread of level music for majority is a must. We cannot eat just rice or Sugar Pongal how ever we like. Music is a Panchamidram and Abhishek needs good mentors )not for his music) but for making him bright among younger generation.

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What a brilliant composition by Sadguru in saramati. Perhaps i heard it first when santhanam sang and a bit later i got too impressed with some forgotten giants say like TK Rangachari and once bit before another recorded version by Tanjore S kalyanaraman

When Steve Waugh (Abhishek) sings alapana , he is simply wonderful . When his cousin Mark Waugh (Anantha) joins it is just blissful too.

One fine rendition by two cousins along with lovely support by Mysore Shrikant in violin and is that GuruPrasanna in Kanjira . Lovely Lovely

Mokshamu galada (R) - Saramati - T
4 mins alapana with no violin return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERht5UqsVyk

The above is a bit younger abhishek , few years back in mylapore PK Mahal he sang once the same saramathi as main, that also is floating in youtube .

Keep it up team !!! sadbhakthi "sangeetha gnana" ... mokshamu galadAh Ah Ah....

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Sri UKS getting into his elements with the fiery youngster. Meeting of minds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk58mgCPfoo

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2 days back in Sept 03,2022 in The Hindu Friday review there was a passing mention stating this brilliant musician Abhishek Raghuram has been awarded Sangeetha Choodamani for 2022 by Sri Krishna Gana SabhA . Apart from academy, i keep an eye on two sabha awardees the prestigious Sangeetha kala sarathy of Parthasarathi swami sabha and Sangeetha choodamani from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha

I do feel just LIke A kanyakumari not being awarded when ravikiran and sanjay were given Kalanidhi by academy. May be Abhishek has got it much earlier , he surely deserves it . Also as a passing mention i do see that Lalgudi School has got considerable influence with SKGS sabha.I googled that there is a wiki stating the list of Choodamani awardees. The list is there only upto 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeetha_Choodamani

I am wondering if Abhishek is singing enough in chennai , some time there was one he sang with shobana dancing , that combo does not interest me . Ofcourse commercially it would have been a hit , musically I am not sure. Also what is happening in general with this krishna gana sabha. They have the hall for free but hardly any music or dance or drama is conducted there for the past 2 years, even before Covid they did not invite many artists for concerts. Can some one state if Gokulakshtami series is on in SKGS in year 2022

All said Congratulations Sangeetha Choodamani 2022 - Abhishek Raghuram.
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Heartiest congratulations to Abhishek! Richly deserves it for his musical accomplishments and innovations.

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Yes, indeed! Congratulations :)

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