Hilarity in kutcheris

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Dec 2009, 23:31

athaavathu kamboji varNaminnaa muthalle kApi varNam ... illayaa?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Dec 2009, 23:37

..for Kerala vidvaans kambojile muthalle chaayaa (Tea/raga bhavam) varaNam

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 18 Dec 2009, 03:08

avA chaayaa nAttai cherndava, kApiyA varaNam? !!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 18 Dec 2009, 04:59

americca nAttai chernadavalaana chocolate varaNama?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Dec 2009, 05:06

Good going

Erode! your turn...

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 18 Dec 2009, 05:33

VK RAMAN wrote:americca nAttai chernadavalaana chocolate varaNama?

that would be coke-ilam.. (kOkiLam)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Dec 2009, 06:00

bhESh bhESh!
They do come from coke-illam (house) !

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 18 Dec 2009, 10:11

Inda desh la than idellam nadakkum ...

J.Balaji

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Dec 2009, 21:12

aamaam! India deshle chinna kurinjile kooDa laghuvaa naDakkum !

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Dec 2009, 21:20

aanaa ippO Americavile kaNDa naDayum appaDiyE thaan
..ellaam mishramaayuDutthOlliyO!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 18 Dec 2009, 23:53

mridangam adikkaRavA pAdinA, yentha rAgam, bOlAnAthA umApathe....dham dham dham damaruka nAthA

shripathi_g · Post by **shripathi_g** » 18 Dec 2009, 23:59

My Uncle was singing Sabhapathiku veru dheivam in a concert once and the line 'Oru Dharam Sivachidambaram endru sonnal podhume' has a few sangathis. After he sang the sangathis, the mridangist whispered "Oru dharava sonnal porumnu naal anju dhadave sollitele". My Uncle couldn't control his laughter and had to explain to the audience what had transpired.

Ramasubramanian M.K · Post by **Ramasubramanian M.K** » 19 Dec 2009, 10:12

On the same song--although not as funny as Sripathi's:
In the anupallavi--"Kripa Nidhi ivarai pol" phrase-once Ariyakudi repeatedly pointed towards Palghat mani Iyer much to the embarrassment of PMI and delight of the audience.

Ariyakudisms:
Ariyakudi was always very inquisitive and informal and solicitous of others genuinely-once when two people were discussing something very heatedly,Ariyakudi interjected aand asked what was going on they told him it is nothing for you to which Ariyakudi replied" InDA Ariyakudiyum,Ariyakkudiya vishayangal irukkalame enru than Ketten!!

Another instance when GNB and Babu Sir(nee C.K.Venkatanarasimhan--Secy of the Music Academy in the fifties/sixties) who wre very good friends were having a very heated discussions inching towards personal invectives when Ariyakudi "pokes" his head in and asks "What is the commotion all about?--Not realising who asked the question GNB irritably says "Enagalukkul __-Aayiram Irukkum,ungalukku sambandame illai,neengal en thalai idarell" to which Ariyakkudi says:Adukkenna,500 500 Aaha Pangittukkalame enru dan ninaitthen!!.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 20 Dec 2009, 07:01

A gentleman introduced a vidwan to a friend,who has no knowledge of carnatic music as 'IVAR THAAN MORSING' meaning that he would play morsing . The FRIEND asked 'IS HE RELATED TO MANMOHAN SINGH?!! GOBILALITHA

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Dec 2009, 07:28

Once a person not too knowlegeable about names of Tamil villages asked a scholarly but again not well-mannered person:
"ithu enna musicians ellaam ariyakkuDi, semmanguDi, kunnakkuDi.... nnu. kuDinna enna?
Reply came (perhaps waggishly); antha rahasiyam veLiyle SollappaDAthu

girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 20 Dec 2009, 18:16

Gandhiji visited Bangalore in 1927, and he was staying at Nandi Hills, a hill station on the outskirts of Bangalore. They had arranged for T. Chowdaiah to pefrorm for him. Gandhiji did not know who Chowdaiah was, so he turned to T.P. Kailasam (a great Kannada playwright), who was standing next to him, and asked, "Kailasam, who is this young artist?".

Kailasam, whose wit was legendary, answered, "Bapuji, you are a great non-violinist. This Chowdaiah is a pucca violinist." Gandhiji laughed till his sides burst

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Dec 2009, 19:33

Super

girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 20 Dec 2009, 21:33

While we're on the subject, it wouldn't be out of place to mention Kailasam's poem about Gandhiji (though this one would't strictly qualify as a humourous post). Nevertheless, here it is, the poem called THE RECIPE, by T.P. Kailasam, the great Kannada playwright:

THE RECIPE
-------------------
Into a bare handful of bones and skin
Pour just an ounce or so of flesh and blood;
Put in a heart loveful as Sea in flood;
Likewise a mind sea-deep and free from sin,
Fix on two jumboo ears,... two goo-goo eyes
Paint on a smile of babe at mother's breast,
Inclose a soul that caps Himavat's crest;
And speaks with tongue which honey's sweet defies;
The "stuffing"? Goat's milk, soya-beans and dates,
Now, cover to brim with suffering human's years;
And bake this dish in gaol for one score years
Take out and garnish it with pariah mates,
Wrap up in rag, prop up with lithe bamboo
And serve; The world Redeemer; Our Bapu.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 20 Dec 2009, 21:40

Very nice.Thanks for posting.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Dec 2009, 21:42

What a beauty!
Add a dash of Satyagraha and Patriotism
And also the message of Bhagavad Gita
karmaNyEva adhikArastE mA phalEShu kadAcanaH
...
That is a dish that should be on every Indian's Table!

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 20 Dec 2009, 22:21

wonderful Girish

girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 22 Dec 2009, 19:52

One more Kailsam story. Kailasam was in attendance at a marriage ceremony, and the Nagaswara artist's attempts at producing music had particularly jarring effect on the ears.

In the midst of this cacophony, Kailasam's friend asked him, "Isn't that Nata raga?", to which he replied, "You are correct. That is not a raga!"

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 22 Dec 2009, 20:35

Reminds me of the joke
When an old man liistening to the lovely singer asked 'Is it dharmavathi or hemavathi?'
The young man gawking at the singer remarked: 'It is neither, she is KalyaNi'

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 28 Dec 2009, 18:48

A gentleman with little knowledge of cm kutcheri purchased a 200rupees ticket and attended a performance by a great singer noted for his extensive alapanai and kalpanaswarams .He sang for three hours, just 3 kritis and one rtp. The listener was very much disappointed and said' I have paid rs 200, should he not sing atleast 20 songs? gobilalitha

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 28 Dec 2009, 19:55

Rasika must have been a tukkadaa priya

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 29 Dec 2009, 04:07

'tukkadaa priya' will be a good member name in our forum. Don't have to say a whole lot to establish his/her credentials in any discussions/fights regarding Aruna Sairam concert reviews

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 29 Dec 2009, 10:41

Now for the titles :

When a person sings badly we say in tamil : Cha kolai pannittar : so we can give Sangeetha Kola Nidhi

When a vocalist and one of the accompanists conspire to test the mettle of the other accompanist then we can give this title : Sangeetha Kala Sathi

When a person sings boringly we say in tamil that "Avar rambam maadiri arukkarar ya " and the appropriate title will be : Sangeetha Kala SAWrathy ....

hahahah having started now i think ERODE and others will take over

J.Balaji

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 29 Dec 2009, 10:55

A woman singer who adorns a lot of flowers - Sangeetha Poo Pathi

A singer who moonlights as a carpenter - Sangeetha kalA AsAri

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 29 Dec 2009, 13:50

Because of depending of Music if a person looses all money and lives in Poverty then : Isai Nondhar ....

J.Balaji

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 29 Dec 2009, 21:53

...If he/she sits a lot and eats a lot only doing music then he/she is Isai GuNDar...
...If he does not care about what reviews are being writtten about him/her then he/she is Isai mA muni....
...If after getting recognized with awards the person clobbers CM then he is SangIta talaividhi..
...If again he continues perform superbly after getting the awards then he is SangIta Ashcharya..

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 29 Dec 2009, 22:23

if he/she does not do any of the above, he/she is avidwan

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 29 Dec 2009, 23:37

As told by UKS Sir: once, a katha kalakshepa vidvAn known to Sri Arupathi Natesa Iyer (sir's first guru and my parama guru) was awarded a title chathur bAshi. It seems that vidhvAn was not actually deserving much and on hearing it, Arupathi Natesa Iyer said, "cha... dhur bAshi..."

and on comedy-awards the list can go on like anything, but, I shall coin a few for now...

if musician (alive) and music dies when singing, sangeetha kAlAvathi

if a vidhvAn refuses to take cheque, sangeetha soodA-money (hot cash only)

if a critic reviews horribly, vasai pEraRingnar

best replying pakka vAdhyam - sangeetha kalA sAra - thee (karpoora buddhi!)

if music is incomplete, sangeetha poosaNum [patch work needed, or else, nee -dead]

if nick's favourite "rasikAs" behave properly, sangeetha AcharyA

for wrong pronunciation and missing sruthi - 'sin'nisai vEndhar

and finally... if someone pays for sabha and sings, sangeetha sir'own'money

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 29 Dec 2009, 23:41

Very nice, Erode Sir.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 29 Dec 2009, 23:57

Very good Nagaraj!
Happy New Year!
... and more hilarity to come in the New Year...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 30 Dec 2009, 00:03

Dear CML & VKR...

Thank you wish you too... was nice to see our arasi and in two of my concerts... also, I met jayram...

jayaram b · Post by **jayaram b** » 30 Dec 2009, 00:30

Long years back there was concert at mylapore fine arts ,Neyveli Santhana Gopalan rendering exclusive Sadasiva Bramendras Kritis , at tukkuda portion he sang Pibare Rama Rasam , he said in mike niraya per pannirkka in paata balamurali panirkaar adha paadren , started singing that song in raaga aahir bhairav , after concert i went to him said anna neenga yaman la than paaduvel nu nenachen unexpected aa ahir bhairav la paaditel , neyveli replied ah ha appadiya naan paadinathu ahir bhairav kku yaman illayono

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 30 Dec 2009, 10:13

Continuing Titles ......

If a person getting the coveted 4.30 or 7 pm slot in Meccademy after much toil then we can give : Isai pOrAli ...

J.Balaji

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Dec 2009, 11:38

..and if he continues till 9pm refusing to quit (poor singing) then he is a isai boreALi

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 30 Dec 2009, 13:18

And when it rains music it is Isai Aruvi .. and if it bores it is Isai aruvai ..

J.Balaji

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 30 Dec 2009, 19:57

you are all aware that the Australians pronounce' today' as'to die'. A bhagavatar arrived in SYDNEY for a kutcheri He could not speak english. knew a few words like tomorrow, sink for sing.An AUSTRALIAN ASKED HIM 'did you come to die. Bhagavathar replied'not die. Sink tomorrow, The Australian was taken aback. GOBILALITHA

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 30 Dec 2009, 22:07

...and of course if he is a horrible s(t)ing/ker then he is a Isai kolaignar

He can go to Australia and sing 'Lekana! ennE Suttu konnaaru'

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 30 Dec 2009, 22:09

Balaji, GBL, CML: Those are some good ones

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 31 Dec 2009, 09:53

What is the thiruppavai that you can sing in Los Angeles ?

"LA (Elley) Ilangiliye"

J.Balaji

musicfan_4201 · Post by **musicfan_4201** » 31 Dec 2009, 10:12

cmlover wrote:...and of course if he is a horrible s(t)ing/ker then he is a Isai kolaignar
He can go to Australia and sing 'Lekana! ennE Suttu konnaaru'

If you have the Nedunuri - MSG - Srimushnam Raja Rao ? Coimbatore Rama Navami Concert held in the 80s listen to the speech by Sri S V Krishnan towards the fag end of the concert. After praising the artists and Sri Nedunuri's impeccable telugu diction, he mentions how an artist (not named by him) sang lekana in which apparently he sang the same way as stated by you (suttu konnaru)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 31 Dec 2009, 11:20

Non telugus are most likely to sing in that fashion since they learn songs using the Tamil script which is how i found it in one of the kriti books

musicfan_4201 · Post by **musicfan_4201** » 31 Dec 2009, 11:31

cmlover wrote:Non telugus are most likely to sing in that fashion since they learn songs using the Tamil script which is how i found it in one of the kriti books

That depends on the non-telugu musician taking extra efforts in learning the language (telugu/sanskrit/malayalam...). MDR/GNB/DLK/DKP/MLV/SKR etc excelled in singing thyagaraja kritis with absolutely perfect diction.

I am not raking up a controvery here

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 31 Dec 2009, 12:35

And please this thread is not for such thngs toooo ... let us continue our hilarity .. please ....

J.Balaji

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 16 Jan 2010, 23:48

It was a beautiful fun from my Algerian friend and disciple of Shri KVN sir ...

There was a composer called Masala Dosa dAsa .. and he started composing kritis .. after his death he stopped composing and started decomposing ..

J.Balaji

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Jan 2010, 01:42

Balaji,
This composer likes masAlA dOsA too. Decomposing will come at some point--granted, but decomposing a composition? hope that doesn't happen!
It was fun seeing and listening to you twin pun mannars (paNNukku oli kUTTubavargaL kUDa) during the season.

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 18 Jan 2010, 11:13

One more at the Concert of Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam at Coimbatore ...

She sang a pallavi in Shanmukhapriya and the pUrvAnga line goes thus "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa pAduvOm". After a scintillating Pallavi session for about 40 or 45 mins she ended the pallavi "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa pAduvOm ... pAduvOm .. pAduvOm". when she ended the pallavi the time was already 9 pm and I just quipped after the pallavi was over ... You could have sung "SA pAduvOm SA pAduvOm SA pAduvom" to coincide with the Dinner time ....

J.Balaji