Topic started by HARISH (@ 202.86.172.220) on Sat Dec 16 21:51:08 .
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I THINK CHEMBAI IS THE BEST OF THEM ALL. LISTEN TO GURUSMRANA VOLS 1 & 2 FOR INSTANCE, WHERE HE PERFORMS LIVE WITH YESUDAS, LALGUDI ON THE VIOLIN AND PALGHAT MANI ON THE MRIDANGAM. ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC. |
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- From: Siby Koodalloor (@ 203.199.79.50)
on: Mon Dec 18 02:23:38 EST 2000
Harish,
I have not listened to the Vols you are referring to but I'd really like to have them. Where can I get those cassettes? If available in Madras, would you please give the address of the (if they an email ID it'll be very convenient) music store so that I can buy them via post. Is the said Vols featured on any online shopping malls?
Please give me the information. You may email me sebank@chequemail.com or uou can post the details on this forum.
Now, for Chembai's musical genius, I too justlike you find no parallel (those who have differing views pardon me)to him. His rendition of swaras is just matchless, esp his handling of atidrutam. he takes you to sky heights during his swaras. And his voice, it rings clearer than brass bells.
- From: Rakesh (@ 202.86.172.220)
on: Tue Dec 19 00:33:14 EST 2000
you will find it at Landmark or HMV's special shop near narada gana sabha. Or you can order one at fabmart or saregama ar hamaracd
- From: K.J.Yesudas (@ )
on: Sun Jan 7 06:59:12
Chembai is really one of the few greats I've had the opportunity to listen to.
- From: sankar (@ 203.106.51.137)
on: Tue Jan 16 21:50:20 EST 2001
Hi, I listened to Gurusmarana vol 1.
Bhairavi varnam 'viriboni' was superb.
- From: Suresh (@ )
on: Sun Feb 4 05:56:21
I have also listened to Gurusmarana. It is really good
- From: Harish (@ 203.90.87.131)
on: Wed Feb 7 07:43:59
Welcome to my homepage on Chembai
- From: Harish (@ 203.90.87.131)
on: Wed Feb 7 07:46:15
My homepage address is http://www.geocities.com/s_r_kris/
I have another address:
http://users.kmronline.com/sharish/
- From: Siby Koodalloor (@ )
on: Sat Mar 24 01:02:50
Chemabi was known for his good humour.
Once while travelling in a train, a Namboodiri happened to be his co-passenger. The Namboodiri finding Chembai sitting opposite to him asked, "Chembaikkudi ya allayo?"('Oh you are of Chembai village?' meaning whether he is Chembai himself).
To which Chemabi replied, "enikku kudi illa!"('I don't booze!', 'kudi' in common parlance means habit of drinking. 'kudi' in Malayalam also means village as in Tamil).
- From: ramadas (@ globalc40.citicorp.com)
on: Sat Mar 24 06:05:44
My father (late) had the fortune of listening
to him, when Chembai sang just for my father
at Tenali Railway Station many years ago.
My father was on duty in the Tenali Railway
station (AP). Chembai had come there for some
occasion and was waiting for the train. Nobody
else was there. My father introduced himself
(as belonging to Mathur a village just next to
Kottayi - Chembai)and requested him to sing.
He just sat there and sang just to satisfy a
lone Rasika. Whenever my father tells this, I
used to see tears in his eyes. Chembai never sang
for money or fame, the Rasika and of-course
Guruvayoorappan were his only inspiration!
A great Mahaanubhaavan of Palakkad.
- From: Ramakrishnan (@ )
on: Sun Apr 29 03:42:54
Mahaanubhaavan he is, and more!!!
- From: Rohan Krishnamurthy (@ pm534-09.dialip.mich.net)
on: Sun Apr 29 15:33:30
I have heard Gurusmarana vol 1. It is with TVG (for sure) and MSG (I think). Is the second volume with different accompaniment?
Anyway, the cassettes are superb. His swarams are outstanding, to say the least. TVG has also played quite well.
- From: Harish (@ 203.197.146.90)
on: Wed May 2 07:27:36
Sorry, I couldn't disagree more. TVG had also been present no doubt, but the mridangam is undisputably Palakkad Mani Iyer. The violin is Lalgudi and only Lalgudi. Ghatam is Vilvadri Iyer.
- From: Harish (@ 203.197.146.90)
on: Wed May 2 07:31:26
Second volume is a continuation of the same concert, where Chembai praises Lalgudi aloud towards the end after he plays Chembai's kathri swarams with the legend himself
- From: Rohan (@ pm533-46.dialip.mich.net)
on: Wed May 2 14:55:05
The violin may quite possibly be Lalgudi.
Regardless, I can not agree with the mridangam. One can not judge the mridangist by "nadham" alone. Many times, Vellore has similar nadham to Mani Iyer. My main concern is the style. The style itself is not that of Mani Iyer. I have heard cases where he has played quite defferently but this is definetely a stretch. Let me listen to the concert one more time.
- From: Harish (@ 203.197.146.68)
on: Thu May 3 08:29:24
Hello Rohan, try vol 2 and then come to a conclusion. It's better than the first vol.
- From: Rohan (@ pm545-29.dialip.mich.net)
on: Thu May 3 15:26:28
Dear Harish,
That's not a bad idea. Only prblem at the moment is that I do not obtain the cassette. As far as I am concerned, in the first volume, unless Mani Iyer deviated from his style to such an extent, the mridangist can not be him.
- From: Harish (@ 203.197.146.110)
on: Sat May 5 08:03:31
hello Rohan, try www.rediff.com music shop. they offer a discount on the casette and cd of Gurusmarana Vol2.
- From: sharath (@ cc173085-a.mobile1.al.home.com)
on: Sat May 26 15:53:32
Chembai is synonymous with Music, Devotion and Guru. For his audio, visit www.musicindiaonline.com. Hats off to him for producing gems like KJY.
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