Carnatic
Music - Alaipayuthe - Shobana Vignesh (Mahanadhi Shobana)
Carnatic
Music - Chinnanjiru kiliye - Shobana Vignesh (Mahanadhi Shobana)
Carnatic
Music - Theeradha Vilaiyattu - Shobana Vignesh (Mahanadhi Shobana)
Hailed as a prodigy, Shobana Vignesh is considered one of the leading performing and recording Carnatic musicians in India. She is fondly known as 'Mahanadhi' Shobana due to her stint as a child actor and singer in the National award winning movie 'Mahanadhi.' Schooled in Carnatic Music by stalwarts like Sri. P.S. Narayanaswamy, Prof. T.R. Subramaniam and Sri. Swamimalai Janakiraman, Shobana had stunned thousands with her prodigious talent by the time she touched her teens. She made her recording debut at the tender age of 11 and since then has released more than 140 albums ranging over 1500 songs in various Indian languages. Shobana is one of the youngest Carnatic Singers to have clinched the Doctoral Degree in Music.
“Self-involvement and a sense of total commitment are the prerequisites for being a classical musician. Mahanadhi Dr Shobana Vignesh, who developed under maestro PS Narayanaswamy, gave a totally involved recital at Kapali Fine Arts. While she brought out the essence of the kriti (Sri Krishnam Bhaja) of Dikshitar in raga Todi, set to two kalai and with a detailed alapana, niraval and kalpana swaras, for the charanam Shamka Chakra, it revealed the singer's sensitive predilection to communicate the raga Swaroopa, strictly within the moorings of classicism and never wanting to dabble with superficial glitz.”
The New Indian Express, January 16th, 2013
The New Indian Express, January 16th, 2013
As an internationally renowned artist, Shobana has performed in several parts of India, United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Srilanka. She is often featured by leading Television channels in India and other countries and has been performing concerts for the past 2 decades. With the unique rendition of traditional and time-honored Carnatic music pieces and popular numbers from her albums, Shobana enthralls her audience with her rich and mellifluous voice. Her crystal clear diction and high aesthetic delivery highlight the emotive and expressive quality of South Indian Classical music and add a very significant facet to her performances leaving audiences spellbound. Apart from being a leading performing artist, Shobana holds a Doctorate in Music and has several music publications to her credit and two of them have been adapted as book chapters. She also holds three Masters Degrees in Music and Mass Communication and Journalism. Her lecture demonstrations on Carnatic Classical Music are well received and she captures her audience with her in-depth knowledge in the field and her practical experience as a performer.
Carnatic music
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carnatic music, Karnāṭaka saṃgīta or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancientHindu traditions, the other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian and Islamic influences in northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in gāyaki (singing) style.
Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of śruti (the relative musical pitch), swara (the musical sound of a single note), rāga (the mode or melodic formulæ), and tala (the rhythmic cycles) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnatic and Hindustani music. Although improvisation plays an important role, Carnatic music is mainly sung through compositions, especially the kriti (or kirtanam) – a form developed between the 14th and 20th centuries by composers such as Purandara Dasa and the Trinity of Carnatic music. Carnatic music is also usually taught and learned through compositions.
Carnatic music is usually performed by a small ensemble of musicians, consisting of a principal performer (usually a vocalist), a melodic accompaniment (usually a violin), a rhythm accompaniment (usually a mridangam), and a tambura, which acts as a drone throughout the performance. Other typical instruments used in performances may include theghatam, kanjira, morsing, venu flute, veena, and chitraveena. The most outstanding performances, and the greatest concentration of Carnatic musicians, are to be found in the city of Chennai.[1] Various festivals are held throughout India and abroad which mainly consist of Carnatic music performances, such as the Madras Music Season, which has been considered to be one of the world's largest cultural events.[2][3]
