Bombay Jayasree's TTD Concert-Thyagaraja Swamy's Jayanthi

[vs_manjunath]

On account of Saint Thyagraja Swamy's Jayanthi, Bombay Jayasree sang in Naada Nerajanam Program to-day(09 May 2011) from TTD .

Smt Bombay Jayasree- Vocal
Vocal Support - Two disciples with thamburas
1. Keerthana Vaidyanathan
2. Chaitra Sairam
Sri Vinu- Violin
Sri Delhi Sairam- Mridangam

Song List:
1. Sri Ganapathi( sourashtram)
2. Vandanamu( shahana) ( short nereval by all the three vocalists at 'sridhama' )

Most of the songs sung were from Prahlada Bhakthi Vijayam
3. Pantuvarali( r)
Naradamuni- nereval at nArayana nAmamu
swarams -naradamuni
4. Ennaga Manusuku- Neelambari
5. Eti Janmamu- Varali
6. Bhairavi(short ragam)
enAti nOmu phalamu
n & s at sundaresha
7. chelAre- Ahiri
8. adugu varamulu- Arabhi with Swarams
9. Reetigowla(r) followed by naNu vidachi

A totally enjoyable concert with Soukhyam.
Rarely Bombay Jayasree opened her eyes, she was totally involved with her music closing her eyes in a meditative way !

[kssr]

BJ was brilliant. She brings a contemplative , meditative mood also among the audience. Absolutely perfect sruthi alignment has become her trademark. No unnecessary brigas or gimmicks. She proves that if the bhava of the raga and the bhava of the composition are maintained with good sruthi, that itself would make an excellent concert. Varali, Ahiri and especially Reetigowlai were most enjoyable.

Ragam, swaram and neraval were brief to very brief. There is a popular perception that she sings in a light way. Probably she too wants to reinforce the perception. But I am aware (from a concert in Gayana Samaj in 2010) that she can rise her concert to a top class fully classical presentation with detailed and high quality manodharmam- R,N and S- retaining her basic hold on sruthi.

Undoubtedly the best among the three most popular lady vocalists.