Of Soulful ragas

As part of the monthly concerts, Kalasagaram held a vocal concert by Soumya Narsimhan, who sang many melodious pieces

Soumya, who has been learning Carnatic music for the last 15 years, is now under tutelage of Hyderabad Sisters (Lalitha and Haripriya). A graded artist of AIR, Soumya is the winner of “Swara Raga Sudha” competition of Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel(SVBC) and finalist of “Nadbhed” conducted by Spicmacay and won many more laurels from prestigious organisations in India.

Soumya started her concert with “Vara Vallabha Ramana” (Hamsadhwani) of GNB appealingly treating it as an invocation item too. She then took famous krithi of Thyagaraja “Gana moorthey” (Ganamurthi) with a brief swarakalpana, putting the listeners into the ambit of chaste music. Dealing with a speedy number “Maari Vairi Ramana” (Nasikabhushani), Soumya moved on to “Entha Neyrchinaa” (Saaveri), a famous krithi of Patnam Subramnya Ayier and changed from one raga to another effortlessly.

As the concluding items, she dealt with “Telisithey Mokshamu” (Hamsadhwani) and Jaya Jaya Rama” (Manirangu) both of Annamacharya in all its fairness. Taniavarthanam by instrumental team Karra Srinivs (Mridangam) and B Janardhan (Ghatam) was pleasing while violin support extended by Tajaswi Mallela proved to be worth watching. The mike and sound system hampered the concert many a time, however. Barring this little disruption, the concert proved her potentiality as a good vocalist from our state.