In my unending adulation of Raaja I have forgotten to chronicle the other large musical influence in my life. Raveendran Master left thousands of fans tragically bereft of his carnatic rich compositions on March 3rd 2005 (ironically just as I was beginning a new phase of my life). This is my way of remembering the man who taught me to love Naattai and Sri Raagam. I will refrain from too much verbage in this post and save it for future chronicles. Suffice to say, this was my first introduction to Kaanada and I am still in love.
And below is Bombay Jayasree's excpetional aalapanai followed by her renditon of Sree Narada Natha .
Fantastic! Raveendran Master rules. He is badly missed :( You know Raveendran Master used to stay below my Math tution teachers home in Cochin. It was so regular for us to see him wearing just his mundu standing outside the house. I loved his casual conversations with us once in a while. We even used to hear him mixing music downstairs from the room upstairs. He also changed with time. I didn't like his new songs. I wish I knew he composed some of my favorite songs ever, at that point. Would have at least requested for a photo!
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