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Function review in kutcheribuzz.com:
Sivalayam, a Chennai
based organisation working for the promotion of
Carnatic music and dance, has brought out an album in CD form, of a live
concert of Seerkazhi R. Jeyaraman. 
The man behind the project is Mrindangist J. Skanda Prasad, son of Jeyaraman, who
dabbles with his computer and who is into mastering music
albums. The album is a 72 minute edited version of a 2 1/2 hour
live concert organised by the Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Golden Jubilee Trust at the Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore.
The editing, mastering and
even the packaging and design was done by Skanda Prasad
singlehandedly!
Jayaraman is otherwise well known for his devoted running
of Thyagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam in Mylapore, Chennai, and
the temple of Saint Thyagaraja at Thyagarajapuram in
Mylapore. Priced at Rs. 250, the album has Jayaraman
proving his skills and interest in music to add to his
service to its cause all these years.
The main piece is in Kalyani - Raamani Vaadu Konduvo in Adi
thisra nadai - and the album includes a song on
Nanganallur Anjaneya by Jeyaraman. The singer is
accompanied by Usha Rajagopalan and J. Vaidhyanathan on the
violin and mridangam respectively. A small
release function in Madras saw an impressive list of music and
sabha names attending to wish Jayaraman well.
They included N. V. Subramanian of Saraswathi Vaggeyakkara Trust,
S.V. Krishnan of Raga Sudha, R. Krishnaswami of Narada Gana
Sabha, Tirupoonthuruthi Venkatesan. Mr B. R. Kumar, Station
Director, All India Radio (Broadcast Corporation of India)
Chennai was the chief guest and launched the CD while N. V.
Subramaniam received the first copy.
You can buy the CD from -
Sivalayam, 14,Sree Apartments,
2A Trustpakkam South Street,
Mandaveli, Madras - 600 028.
phone number is 044- 495 0353.
Function review in carnatic.com:
CD Release
SIVALAYAM RELEASES CD OF
SEERKAZHI R. JAYARAMAN
Violin duet of Usha and Meera precede CD release
The evening of 3rd May saw ancient classical music make another foray into scientific advancement with the CD release of Seerkazhi R. Jayaraman. The CD release was organised by Sivalayam, and its organizer Sri Seerkazhi Skanda Prasad, the young mridangist, who has himself single handedly designed and brought out his father’s live concert as CD. Well, carnatic music may be ancient but not the carnatic musicians!
After the violin concert of Usha Rajagopalan and Meera Sivaramakrishnan, accompanied by Karaikudi J. Jayaraman and Pudukottai N. Ramachandran, the program surprisingly began on time with the prayer song rendered by Smt. Radha Subramanian.
Sri Appadurai of STB Music Circle Trust welcomed the gathering with brief introductions about the dignitaries present - Sri B.R.Kumar (Station Director, AIR), who released the CD, Sri. N.V.Subramaniam (Saraswathy Vaggeyakara Trust), who received it Sri. R.Krishnaswamy (President, Federation of City Sabhas) and Sri S.V.Krishnan (Naada Inbam), who offered their felicitations.
He made special mention of Sri S.V. Krishnan’s practice of receiving the artists personally at the Railway station when they came to Coimbatore for performing at Raga Sudha, and Sri. R.Krishnaswamy’s administrative qualities.
The CD was played in the background as it was released. The accompanists in the CD were Sri. J.Vaidyanadhan and Usha Rajagopalan.
Sri. B.R.Kumar delivered the presidential address in chaste Tamil, calling the CD release “Nunn Alai Isai Thattu Veliyeetu Vizha”! He spoke of further advances in science on the cards that will enable music transmission through space in the near future.
An oft- repeated sentence in such functions is “After the speech of so and so, nobody else can speak!” Sri. N.V.Subramaniam fell for it and began his speech with this stale remark. He also had a slick attack on those who vary the traditional rendition of Tyagaraja Swamy’s kritis with the words, “Do you know how Tyagaraja sang?” and wished the Saint composer had a tape recorder in his times!
Sri. R.Krishnaswamy quoted Bharat Ratna Abdul Kalam’s autobiography, where he places spirituality above science and fully agreed with the scientist. He commended whole-heartedly Skanda Prasad’s efforts in bringing out this CD. He also recalled Seerkazhi Jayaraman’s guru bhakthi and his singing beautifully on the “maada veethis” during the early hours of month “Margazhi”.
He expressed his happiness over the way youngsters in carnatic music world having a scientific temperament too and made special mention of Poorna Shiva making waves in Satyam Infoway and Skanda Prasad in bringing out this CD.
Sri S.V. Krishnan appreciated Seerkazhi Jayaraman’s qualities as a good person and said that carnatic music flourishes not only due to star performers but also due to persons like Jayaraman who safeguard music from obliteration and called this category of men “care takers”. “Though Jayaraman may not have found new kritis”, he said and added, “he doesn’t spoil the existing ones!”
A very emotional Jayaraman gave the acceptance speech recalling in a choked voice the influence of his Guru Sri Sattur Anna, Haridas Swamigal and his own brother.
_Radhika Sasankh-
Click On The CD to Listen a Sample From The Album!!