She stands for everything that Pattammal stood.
Robustness in carnatic muisc is a favourite topic of discussion for many.
I stand on teh side of people who say, CM should be robust and not necessarily mslodious.
Nityasree has both these ingredients in her musics mixed judiciously.
Here is some interesting information about her!
Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan, also previously referred to as S. Nithyashri, (born August 25, 1973) is an eminent Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. Her paternal grandmother was the legendary Carnatic vocalist D. K. Pattammal, while her maternal grandfather is the legendary mridangam maestro, Palghat Mani Iyer. Her granduncle is the legendary Carnatic vocalist, D. K. Jayaraman.
Nithyashree has performed in all major sabhas in India and has presented her concerts in many destinations around the world. She has received multiple awards and honours, and has released more than 100 commercial albums.
Early life
Nithyasree was born to Lalitha Sivakumar and I. Sivakumar. Her paternal grandmother is the legendary Carnatic vocalist D. K. Pattammal,[1] while her maternal grandfather is the legendary mridangam maestro, Palghat Mani Iyer. Her granduncle is the legendary Carnatic vocalist, D. K. Jayaraman.[2]
Her mother, Lalitha Sivakumar, was her first guru (teacher).[2] Like her mother, Nithyashree was also the disciple of D. K. Pattammal, and would accompany her in concert. Nithyashree’s father, an accomplished mridangist and disciple of Palghat Mani Iyer, would constantly show his support and accompany Nithyashree when she performed.[3]
Music career
Nithyashree has performed in all major sabhas all over India and has presented her concerts in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Singapore, Malaysia and various other destinations throughout the world.[3]
Titles and Awards
Nithyashree’s maiden performance was titled ‘best concert of the series’. She is an A.I.R. Prize Winner (1990) and has been an ‘A’ grade artist. She has been awarded the “Yuva Kala Bharathi” title by Bharath Kalachar in 1994, “Innisai Maamani” by Tamil Nadu Welfare Association, “Kalaimamani” by Hamsadhwani in 2000,[4] “Isai Paeroli” by Kartik Fine Arts in 2001,[5] and various other prestigious awards such as “, “Padma Sadhana” (2004), and “Naada Kovida” (2006).[6][7] She has received “Best Concert Award” from The Music Academy during the music festivals a couple of times and has also performed for the “Sangeeth Natak Academy” twice in their International Music Festivals in Bombay and Hyderabad. She has also received the “Best Promising Artiste” from “Mohanam” Music Club, and made a thematic album of compositions popularising the raga Mohanam. She was awarded a doctorate degree from Sathyabama university of Jeppiar in Chennai in late 2007.
D. K. Jayaraman and D. K. Pattammal were known for singing and popularising the compositions of Papanasam Sivan, having learnt them directly from the composer himself. Nithyashree has continued this tradition. She has also given a lecture demonstration in Coimbatore for Manoranjitham on “Papanasam Sivan - A Legend”, and made two special thematic albums that solely contained his compositions.
Lie D. K. Pattammal, Nithyashree has also popularised compositions of Gopalakrishna Bharathi. She presented a paper on the Life and Contribution of Gopalakrishna Bharathi for the Music Department of PSG College, Coimbatore. Her two thematic albums that solely consisted of his compositions have been very popular, both online and offline.
Nithyashree’s commanding, high-pitched voice is well suited to various genres of music including Carnatic music, devotional music, as well as patriotic and popular songs.
Here is an abum of Smt. Nityasree for your listening pleasure.
Items:
List:
01-Varnam – Vasanta
02- Durmarga – Ranjani
03- Meenalochana – Dhanyasi
04- RTP – shankarabharanam
05-Vasanta – Sivaranjani
06-Agale – Purya_Dhanasree
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=10f3f26dc390f408ab1eab3e9fa335cab7a48d9562b89bad
Let us enjoy good music!
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thank you sir.
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