Article on Sanjay
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shankarank
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Re: Article on Sanjay
Not sure I understand! Every big name since the beginning of concert era ( which is when "what is tradition?", itself is clear to all) have been trail blazers of something new! And many of them did venture into something outside of concert stage. And also to other traditional genres as well!
What is this old vs new?
There is no greater musician known for grand performances than GNB himself! Yet bhava simply comes via adherence to traditional ways of the rAgAs like BEgada and the pAtham of the kriti for example; https://youtu.be/X3WqyqKPMpY?list=RDX3WqyqKPMpY&t=2240
What is this old vs new?
Pitting "devotion" vs. "performance". When a deity is taken in procession in temples, there are many performance aspects , attention drawing aspects there. Is that in conflict with devotional fervor?In the teeming concert halls of Chennai, where the line between devotion and performance blurs, what remains under-appreciated is how he has quietly redefined what it means to be a classical musician in contemporary India.
There is no greater musician known for grand performances than GNB himself! Yet bhava simply comes via adherence to traditional ways of the rAgAs like BEgada and the pAtham of the kriti for example; https://youtu.be/X3WqyqKPMpY?list=RDX3WqyqKPMpY&t=2240