Some songs I have a fondness for. A favourite carnatic classical track is Annamacharya‘s Bhavayami Gopalabalam. (As sung by MS Subbulakshmi.)
Bhavayami Gopalabalam drew me back into the world of Carnatic Music. I remember doing a related post on me playing the violin as a kid and the growing away from Carnatic bit. I have often thought of starting to learn again, but things don’t always appear to work out that smooth. Therefore, I am always extremely appreciative of anyone who seems to have found time out from their work schedule to learn music, regardless of the fact that they are in their twenties and have jobs, loans and other such minor irritants. Sunson appears to be one of those individuals. He plays the mandolin, and has uploaded a tiny recording of Bhavayami Gopalabalam. Wonderful!
Update – Online thought coincidences never cease. At Ashutosh’s blog – he’s uploaded a recording by his friend’s sister who is only 11 years old. She sings Bhavayami Gopalabalam. (And so well!)
Such talent!
Posted on July 10th, 2006 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art
another classic track
is raguvamsha sudha and of course ramdasu manglam by BMK :)
I have all of MS Subbalakshmi’s Annamacharya volumes et a couple of other priceless collections of hers (hope you turn green) – the only thing I wanted when I went home last time :D
ashu: I have a major soft corner for Raghuvamsa Sudha.
sudha: Muahaha! I have it too! But in all honesty – I reach out more often to play DK Pattammal than MS Subbulakshmi.
Ah! Nice nice. Bhavyami Gopalabalam was a must during dance learning days. And of course I recall (not so fondly) how for every navratri golu visit, I would sing this song or Sreemann Narayana, till someone asked me if there were no other songs I knew of! Thankfully one does grow up! :)
Thanks for the recording by Sindhu, was nice. I am just glad that no friend’s brother ever had a blog! :)
Oh and congratulation on the Second Year Blog Anniversary. I shall spare you anything which is remotely gushing, but good stuff!
“Hari Tuma Haro” is my own M.S. weakness… And to me her “Bhaja Govindam” is sacred, something I play in the morning as a talisman of sorts.
I was actually at that hospital when she passed away (my grandma was admitted there at the time) but had no idea until I saw the newspaper headlines. It was also the same hospital where I was born.