True, the aesthetic demands are different, but personally, I find that voice production quality sees far more variance in Carnatic concerts. While there are those whose projection and sounding is robust, regrettably there is a largescale epidemic of crooning and humming, with some going as far as to hum alapana phrases with the mouth completely closed!sureshvv wrote:Carnatically trained musicians are frequently encouraged to shed some of the "azhutham" when they sing light/film songs. I tend to think that "clear audibility" would be an asset for all types of music.
I remember in Narada Gana Sabha, one of the larger halls, there was a brief power failure during a concert of Smt. Nityasri Mahadevan. She was singing Nagasvaravali, and I could clearly hear her voice, sitting in the 15th row or so. I have also observed in similar situations, other vocalists not being audible even in the front row!