M S Sheela, Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 10 Oct 2007, 15:18

M S Sheela - V Sanjeev - P Satish Kumar - Madipakkam Murali

Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha, Music Academy Mini Hall.
9th October 2007. 6:30 pm

mAtE malayatvaja - khamAs - Adi - HMB (varNam)
gajAnanayutam - chakravAkam - Adi - MD (S)
mInalOcani ambA - tODi - rUpakam - HMB (NS)
mAmava sadA janani - kAnaDA - rUpakam - ST
sarasvati bhagavati - hamsavinOdini - misra jhampai - JW (RS)
marivErE - Anandabhairavi - misra cApu - SS
unnaDiyE gati - bahudAri - Adi
ishvari rAjEshvari - AbhEri - Adi - HMB (R)
himAdri sutE - kalyANi - tisra Adi - SS (RNS)
tani Avarththanam
pAlisamma muddu shAradE - brindAvana sAranga - Adi - PD
brahmANDavalayE - mAND - Adi - JW
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

The concert was over all good. The AlApanais were kept short. It was refreshing to hear AlApanais of hamsavinOdini and AbhEri. Though, short they were sweet. kalyANi had some new phrases interestingly interwoven into the AlApanai. The svarams with korappu were sung. There were some problems with sAhityam & its pronounciations, in a few places. Violin was good in parts. Mrudangist was very good and played well. The tani was nice as well. He was well supported by the Ghatam artist.

bharath

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:08

unnaDiyE gati in bahudAri is a GNB composition, but I heard her singing as unnaDiyE sharanendru adainDen, by any chance is there another bahudAri(possibly Lji can clarify).

A very brief review

I heard Smt Ms Sheela for the first time in a live concert yesterday and to me it was a very good concert. hamsavinOdini was awesome. Her tOdi was also very good. Her pitch is very high and sustained (with almost no sag) and to that extent one can see a lot of overlap with Smt MLV.

She could have possibly reduced one number between tOdi to kalyAni to allocate more time to main. Her last brindAvana sAranga was very emotive and presented excellently, though I heard few kApi'sh lakshya phrases.The concert was a success certainly because of very good percussion by padri and murali. As bharath indicated the violinist was only good in parts.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:58

rajeshnat: I don't have any such song (unnaDiyE saharaNenraDaindEn) in my list.

ram · Post by **ram** » 10 Oct 2007, 19:37

GNB's "unnaDiyE gati enraDaindEn tAyE uNmai nI ariyAyO ulaga nAyakiyE" was sung as "unnaDiyE sharaNenraDaindEn tAyE uNmai nI ariyAyO ulaga nAyakiyE"

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Oct 2007, 20:26

M.S.Sheela is a pro. I have been to many of her concerts--in big halls and little temples with just a few rasikas attending. She gives a good performance every time, no matter where. Her high pitched voice has also azhuttam and depth (after all, her guru is the essence of such).
I wonder why GNB's song was sung differently. Her tamizh pronounciation is quite clear except when it comes to the difficult 'zha' which she can once in a while slur. Other than that, I haven't noticed any tamizh slip ups in her.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 10 Oct 2007, 23:14

Luckily, meaningwise, unnaidiyE gati, and unnaDiyE sharaNu mean almost the same.

-Ramakriya

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 11 Oct 2007, 07:56

Nice to read the review of MS Sheela's concert. She features composers of Mysore - mutayyA bhAgavatar and JCRW. Any audio of the concert available?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Oct 2007, 08:36

Ramakriya,
You mean unnaDiyE gati and unnaDiyE SaraN?

mahamaha_kovai · Post by **mahamaha_kovai** » 11 Oct 2007, 12:34

hi group i am a new member but a regular concert goer
had gone to ms sheela's concert
didnt like what seemed like crooning at many points in the concert
was badly missing a thyagaraja swamy kriti

(
a himadri suthey main is not my cup of tea

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 12 Oct 2007, 00:49

Sorry if it is a bit tangential to this thread, what does 'crooning' in this context mean. I have read/heard somewhere else the usage of the word 'croon' in a negative sense in the CM context. The dictionary definition is 'to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially : to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems'. Is that what is usually meant when used in the carnatic context? Is 'crooning' then the opposite of 'full throated' singing?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Oct 2007, 01:13

VK,
As far as I know, many of our playback singers are crooners. Exceptions are TMS, Md. Rafi and some others.
Some of our CM singers, though capable of singing from the nAbhi, choose to be crooners for their own reasons. I have not heard M.S.Sheela croon. She has a powerful voice, though high pitched. Since I love her solid pATAntaram, I try not to miss her concerts.

mahamaha_kovai · Post by **mahamaha_kovai** » 12 Oct 2007, 21:53

ms sheela's voice is indeed impeccable and perfect in sruthi.
but i do find her alapanais and gamakams a little lacking in finesse. they sound too rough to my ears.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 12 Oct 2007, 22:22

Now, I am more confused about your use of the word 'crooning' to describe M.S. Sheela's concert. Crooning should not have sounded 'lacking in finesse & rough', it should have been the opposite if I go with the dictionary meaning. ( btw, I don't mean to nitpick on the word, I am trying to understand what that term means in the CM context especially when used with a negative connotation )

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Oct 2007, 23:40

VK I think the dictionary term is pretty much on target - I find it totally inappropriate for CM. I am not very familiar with film music but I am sure someone can point out a song which will illustrate...

mahamaha_kovai · Post by **mahamaha_kovai** » 13 Oct 2007, 00:42

i guess there is some confusion on my usage of 'croon'.
i intended to say that i find ms sheela's voice too high pitched - so when she sings in the high sthayis esp. i find a tinge of false voice which i termed 'crooning'.
my opinion about her music lacking in finesse stays though...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 13 Oct 2007, 02:35

Now, we have to qualify finesse by its meanings!
highly refined, is one.
subtlety of style or performance, is another.
Smoothness is also another meaning.
There could be more...
Surely, it is not smoothness you are referring to, mahamaha--since that is what crooning is...