bolAvA viTThala
2009 January 15
People are objecting to the increasing presence of Abhangs in Carnatic music concerts. More on that later. In the meantime, BolAvA viTThala (with some interruptions)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiT7Hqk_uwg&hl=en&fs=1]
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Really? objecting? why? I like abhangs!
There’s a whole list of reasons, some of which are:
a)They’re not in Tamil
b)They are not Carnatic music and do not fit into a Carantic format
c)Javalis and Padams should be sung instead
d)They’re simply playing to the gallery (i.e. the singers who sing them are doing this)
Oh by the way – since no comments possible on prev post, just thought I’d leave one here to say that I really empathised with what you’d said in the post. Such a pity that religion is such a divisive subject…
Thanks!
Arrgh! I can’t believe they object to them not being in Tamil! All of Thyagaraja is in Telugu! And Purandara! And nearly everyone else!
It is music for heaven’s sake!
Er. The previous comment sounds as though Purandara and others sang in Telugu. What I meant was they sang in a language that was *not* Tamil.
Well some argue that Tamil singers should be doing more to promote Tamil compositions that are being lost and being forgotten, this argument is not on a chauvinistic basis, and those who make it would have room for abhangs as well. Others don’t think there is a place for them in Carnatic concerts.
Very interesting. Though a bit different from the abhangas that one is used to I liked this a lot.
Thanks.
You might like these too: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=taaWFvYsaBM and http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ssRRqdXlcAo&feature=related
Something for you. The same person has uploaded many other abhangas as well though not in motion picture format.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=SRx25p9YjG0
Thanks..I had seen those and keep watching them!
wats wrong in singing abhangs;wen people appreciate it