Sisters in Concert

Finally saw one of my all-time fav Carnatic singers, the Priya Sisters. We attended their concert yesterday at the Balaji temple. What can I say ? If you closed your eyes and heard them, you'd think its just one voice. They are so well co-ordinated. Attired traditionally, they humbly walked on to the stage and bowed to the audience before taking their seat on the stage. And at the end of the concert, it was the audience that bowed to their amazing singing ability, their co-ordination and their talent.

I will not go into the intricate details of the raagas here, some popular Annamacharya Kritis they sang were 'Chaalada Hari nama', 'Jagadapu', 'Jo Achyutananda' and 'Brahma Kadigina'. To the audience's surprise, they rendered a couple of poems from vemana satakam musically. It was the first time many of us heard such a rendition.

The concert ended with a 'Mangalam'. But, one did not have the 'Oh its over' feeling, 'cos the mood created by the Kritis stays on. And you can hear them anytime on youtube too :)

Thanks to cultural groups such as the Balaji temple group that are working to keep these masterpieces alive, else its so easy to fall prey to some of the mediocre tunes available today.