Olave Jeevana Saakshaatkara

[vinaygmurthy]

In an article written in Abhivyakti - a monthly newsletter published by Ananya, Manasi Prasad wrote about the fact that Carnatic classical music had adopted a strong religious flavour as it evolved over the ages and literally every Carnatic music concert was laden with songs sung in the praise of some God or the other. In the process, emotions like

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while others were carrying their books

[skthewimp]

interesting stuff. where was this?

one big problem with carnatic classical music is the crabs in the jar syndrome. people refuse to get out of the jar. and if someone tries to, others pull him/her back in (by branding them as being "sell-out" or "not classical enough").

I'm really not sure how WOWCTB has managed to get into this kind of experimental stuff while still keeping the classical flock happy.

and here's my rant about carnatic classical music - http://skthewimp.livejournal.com/126627.html

Re: while others were carrying their books

[vinaygmurthy]

where was this?
R V Dental College, JP Nagar.

if someone tries to, others pull him/her back in

Isn't that case with literally every field ? Radical thoughts are always viewed with a touch of cynicism initially. Perhaps the renaissance of carnatic classical music has just begun ? Lets hope so. People like Manasi need all the support that we can provide them with.

[fiveonehalf]

Yes, totally missed this concert. Rohit's bro and his wife attended it and I heard the exact same description from her!

[pramodbiligiri]

I missed this too, completely!

I have heard so much about Manasi Prasad and I hope I get to see her perform sometime soon. I totally agree with her that new themes should be tried in Carnatic classical, but in a way bhavageethe and film songs are already doing that.

[ext_74240]

There are a couple of reasons why Carnatic Music had more praising of deities.
Indian classical music has evolved from Sama Veda, which are musical hymns in praise of God.
The flourishing of Carnatic Music coincided with the Bhakti Movement in early Vijayanagara and other southern kingdoms.

Carnatic music doesn't sell well to the younger generations, because most of them don't realize that the beauty of music is more in its tune than it's lyrics. People of earlier generations had aptitude towards music pumped into them, consequently they could appreciate the technical aspects of a song. But that is not the case now.
Not veering away from the topic, most of the people say they like Metallica and Pink Floyd, because the "lyrics are excellent". I generally have a good laugh at those people.

[ajithprasadb]

Seconding Deepak's comment, there are people who say they like Eminem's songs - because lyrics are good -- can u beat that :) ..

Over Carnatic music, - I'm not trained in music..but I certainly like some of the songs of SPB - just because of the tune.. On the other hand, if I dont get the tune ( I dont get most of the lyrics anyway ), I find it totally useless.. I generally like semi-classicals a lot..where in tune & lyrics are more understandable to a common man

[skthewimp]

tangential comment

this is a video by this mallu rock band called avial. very strong stuff. they've taken mallu folk songs and some classic poetry and put them to rock tunes.

was reminded of this bcoz of the comments going round that the music is what matters nad not the lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yX0kZOM2s