Dikkumalini covid , :(

[Anta Assamey]

On 9/26/2020 at 3:18 PM, Pitta said:

 

Nice one ..

[kakatiya]

 

[kakatiya]

In the meantime, the absence of Ajith at the funeral seems to have raised certain eyebrows. When quizzed SP Charan about it, he dismissed it as a non-issue. “Why should I respond to such comments? Ajith is a friend of mine. He was friendly with my dad, too. If Ajith is grieving, he must be grieving at home. How does it matter if he comes in person or not? How does it matter if has spoken to me or not? Why do you even want to turn his absence at dad’s funeral an issue? This is not even an issue at the moment. I lost my dad. The world lost SPB. We all need some time to grieve and get back on our feet. Please allow us to do that

[Assam_Bhayya]

3 minutes ago, kakatiya said:

In the meantime, the absence of Ajith at the funeral seems to have raised certain eyebrows. When quizzed SP Charan about it, he dismissed it as a non-issue. “Why should I respond to such comments? Ajith is a friend of mine. He was friendly with my dad, too. If Ajith is grieving, he must be grieving at home. How does it matter if he comes in person or not? How does it matter if has spoken to me or not? Why do you even want to turn his absence at dad’s funeral an issue? This is not even an issue at the moment. I lost my dad. The world lost SPB. We all need some time to grieve and get back on our feet. Please allow us to do that

oh . . . 

SPB helped Ajith get into industry . . . 

[kakatiya]

[Telugu_Varadhi]

@cofee - Migatha vari egatali, kevalamaina comments reflects their actual personality. U can ignore their comments. 
 

If you would have posted this comment in some Tamil / Kannada blogs, no wonder u would have received 100% support who love and value his talent. 
 

U r in a wrong well and expressing emotions to frogs who barely don’t understand unless u speak in their bak bak language. Switch the well or ur emotions doesn’t get valued like in a hell.

 

 

 

[Telugu_Varadhi]

@cofee - Migatha vari egatali, kevalamaina comments reflects their actual personality. U can ignore their comments. 
 

If you would have posted this comment in some Tamil / Kannada blogs, no wonder u would have received 100% support who love and value his talent. 
 

U r in a wrong well and expressing emotions to frogs who barely do not get it. Switch the well or ur emotions doesn’t get valued  like a hell.

 

 

[coffee]

 

SP Balasubramaniam

I hail from the town of Hospet. Given our proximity to Hampi, capital of Vijayanagar, we still bask in the glory of an empire whose magnificence lasted till the 16th century.

 1976 to 79, I was the main singer in an orchestra called Vijayanagar Kalavrinda. No wedding reception was complete without our singing. We began with an invocation to Ganesha, and the very next song was Shubhashaya (from the film Seeta, with music by Vijayabhaskar, and originally sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam). It was an appropriate song, wishing the couple happiness and fulfilment in their married life. I must have rendered this on stage at least 400 times. After this, it could be any song like Idu yaaru bareda katheyo (pathos, from the Rajkumar film Premada Kanike) or Manava moole mamsada tadike (philosophical, from Bhakta Kumbara, also a Rajkumar film), having no relevance to the occasion.

We had adopted some of SPB’s Telugu songs, notable among them being raga-based numbers from the film Shankarabharanam. We also sang Shivaranjanji (film Turpu Padamara) and Abhinava taravo (film Shivaranjani), both based on raga Shivaranjani

SPB’s Kannada hits Aaseya bhaava, Ninna neenu maretarenu sukhavide, both based on raga Bhimpalas, were always on our playlist. Tarikere eri mele, with elements of rock and fusion, was another favourite. The yodelling parts called for a special ability. I used to sing all these songs, taking SPB’s recordings as my reference.

 

 

Music starts with imitation, and I got into classical music with an imitation of Nambide, originally sung by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for the Kannada film Sandhyaraga. I also tried P B Sreenivas’s style, with the song Ravivaramana kunchada. The next stage is repetition, when you keep singing the same song again and again, without the knowledge or the freedom to improvise. The third stage is creation, obtained by going to a learned guru and pursuing the art for a few years.

The death of SPB has left a big void in film music. He was an extraordinary talent. Giving expression to the tunes of hundreds of music directors is not easy. Till the early 1990s, technology demanded that a song be recorded at one go, with all musicians performing together to a tight, meticulously defined score. Later, technology developed in such a way that singers and instrumentalists could perform separately. A sound engineer now consolidates the individual tracks and a song is born. These advances have helped the industry record more songs. But they have not undermined the role of playback singers. 

SPB’s songs Radhike ninna sarasvidene, Saamaja varagamana and Pavadisu paramaatma have their roots in classical ragas. It becomes obvious, when we hear them, that the intuitive ability of the singer is one part. The creative genius of the composer is another. A composer plays the role of a guru in the film music context.

Some in awe of SPB say no guru is necessary to become a legend. I beg to differ. Without working closely with his composer-gurus, he couldn’t have produced such great melodies. Music is sometimes referred to as Shravana Vidya, or knowledge acquired from listening. Intent listening results in learning.  We cannot thank SPB enough for immortal songs he has left for us. In a TV interview, when the anchor asked him what he wanted to do in his next birth, he said, “I want to learn music from a guru in a traditional way.”

(The author performs and teaches Hindustani classical music)

[coffee]

Every kannada marriage is incomplete without this song sung by spb in 1970..listen to his magical voice in kannada

 

 

[coffee]

 

[kakatiya]

 

[kakatiya]

Super ga padaru ..spb Garu... What a voice modulation.. perfect execution

[coffee]

On 9/26/2020 at 9:40 AM, friesNfrappe said:

if it is not for covid he would probably be alive for few more years 

He would have relaunched his son..that where the plans..and retired..

[friesNfrappe]

2 hours ago, coffee said:

He would have relaunched his son..that where the plans..and retired..

[kakatiya]

Exnora, SP Balasubrahmanyam Foundation honours singer

In the honour of late singer SP Balasubramaniam, Exnora in partnership with SPB Charitable Foundation have launched Tree Plantation Challenge and adoption of Konetampettai.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published: 13th November 2020 04:28 AM  |   Last Updated: 13th November 2020 04:28 AM  |  A+A A-

Late SP Balasubrahmanyam (File Photo | EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: In the honour of late singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, Exnora in partnership with SPB Charitable Foundation have launched Tree Plantation Challenge and adoption of Konetampettai.

Exnora-SPB-Tree-Challenge and adoption of SPB’s village Konetampettai was launched by planting trees in Amir Mahal by the Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, along with Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali, Dewan to the Prince of Arcot, SPB’s daughter Pallavi Girdhar and office bearers of Exnora, an NGO.

In memory of Balasubramaniam, Exnora and SPB Charitable Foundation are asking people to plant a tree and hashtag it #ExnoraSPBTreeChallege and challenge their friends to do the same on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other platform of their choice.

Speaking at the event, the Prince of Arcot shared his pleasant memories with SPB and said, “SPB has sung over 40,000 songs and we hope that this tree plantation challenge can help plant at least 40,000 trees.”

“It will bring fond memories of the great singer and also help the environment. India is one, Indians are one. We should all live in peace and harmony irrespective of our caste, creed or colour. That is the actual strength of our nation.”