In recent years, Aruna has been playing a major role in popularising the compositions of Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi, which have several different dimensions. On this occasion, which coincided with the celebration of Janmashtami, she included some of his familiar as well as unfamiliar kritis on Lord Krishna -- in a delightful selection of songs tracing the birth of the beautiful infant and the pranks of the playful child to a lullaby.
The songs were further enhanced with the lively dancing of young children trained by dance gurus Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi, in a pleasing stage setting reminiscent of Gokulam and Brindavan, the abode of the Divine Cowboy. The addition of the flute and the tabla was another feature that added novelty to the presentation. Excellent performances by the following accompanists enhanced the lively atmosphere: Padma Shankar violin ; J. Vaidyanathan mridangam ; Dr. Kartick ghatam ; Sruti Sagar flute ; Kiran tabla and Hariharan tambura.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise!. But if there is any singer who comes close to matching such purity of voice, diction, impeccable sruti alignment and frill-free singing, it is Aruna Sairam..
Aruna Sairam was born in Bombay - a city whose rich cultural life embraces the majority of India's artistic fields - into a family with a deep love for music. Her mother, the singer Smt. Rajalakshmi Sethuraman, was her first teacher in the art of Carnatic music, while her father, a fine and knowledgeable connoisseur, established their house in Bombay as a favourite guest home for the greatest musicians and dancers from both Northern and Southern India, such as the dancer Smt. Mahalingam, Sangita Kalanidhi Smt.
It was in this propitious atmosphere, which was fundamental to the development of her art, that Aruna Sairam met Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Alaipaayuthe Kannaa Saxophone Kadri Gopalnath. Kadri Gopalnath - Where the Saxophone Speaks. Sri Vignarajam Bhaje. Pranavakaram O. Aadaathu Asangathu Bombay Sisters , C.
Muddu Krishna P. Swagatham Krishna S. Sowmya , Manikya Vinayakam. Krishnadarshanam, Vol. Aadaadhu Asangaadhu Maharajapuram Santhanam. Best Of Bombay Sisters. Neelavanam Thannil Vol. Swagatham Krishna.
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