"And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest...", Dr. Bombay Jayashri at Narada Gana Sabha
Vidushi Bombay Jayashri culminated her musical yagnas Margazhi season Chennai appropriately at a Sabha whose name is synonymous with the Vedic sage holding Tampura singing songs of Vishnu and Sadguru Gnanananda . Yes Sadguru Gananda Auditorium of Narada Gana Sabha was chocked with ardent music lovers from Chennai and rest of the ‘world’ to listen to Carnatic music by Bombay Jayashri.
While, on 30 December 18, people started queuing up outside the gates in 'tune' with the anticipated calm and meditative music, there was a celestial event of invisible line up of ragas waiting to waft in and gently enter the vocal chords of the divine singer framed between two Tampuras . And when curtain was raised at 4 pm. Bindumalini, Kalyani, sriranjani, Sindhu Bhairavi, Desh - to name a few Gandharv Beings - came one by one in a very orderly manner. In contrast to the melody , the applause was higher than 6 on the Richter Scale and the standing ovation appeared to be unending.
As Percy B Shelley says in his poem The Skylark :
"Higher and still higher
From the earth thou Springest
Like a cloud of fire
The blue deep though wingest
And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest"
- P B Shelley.
Move over everyone , the nightingale of Carnatic music sings and soars and soaring higher she has already been regarded by her millions of fans in India and abroad as the worthy successor to M S Amma.
Wandering monk can tell his grand children that he was fortunate to be in Academy and Narada Ganasabha back to back on two days to feel the musical bliss.
Written by
Sri C.S. Pancham
Author is an Art Critic and frequently writes reviews in leading national news papers.
While, on 30 December 18, people started queuing up outside the gates in 'tune' with the anticipated calm and meditative music, there was a celestial event of invisible line up of ragas waiting to waft in and gently enter the vocal chords of the divine singer framed between two Tampuras . And when curtain was raised at 4 pm. Bindumalini, Kalyani, sriranjani, Sindhu Bhairavi, Desh - to name a few Gandharv Beings - came one by one in a very orderly manner. In contrast to the melody , the applause was higher than 6 on the Richter Scale and the standing ovation appeared to be unending.
As Percy B Shelley says in his poem The Skylark :
"Higher and still higher
From the earth thou Springest
Like a cloud of fire
The blue deep though wingest
And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest"
- P B Shelley.
Move over everyone , the nightingale of Carnatic music sings and soars and soaring higher she has already been regarded by her millions of fans in India and abroad as the worthy successor to M S Amma.
Wandering monk can tell his grand children that he was fortunate to be in Academy and Narada Ganasabha back to back on two days to feel the musical bliss.
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