M S Subbulakshmi - the legendary Carnatic vocalist - about whom Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had this to say: Who am I, a mere Prime Minister before a Queen, a Queen of Music. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan described her as Suswaralakshmi (the goddess of the perfect note) while Lata Mangeshkar called her Tapaswini (the Renunciate), and Kishori Amonkar labelled her the ultimate eighth note or Aathuvaan Sur, which is above the seven notes basic to all music. The great national leader and poet Sarojini Naidu called her Nightingale of India. Her rendering of Kurai Onrum Illai ... remains nonpareil ... https://youtube/watch?v=N4eN1nrohkE
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:30:24 +0000