The Lighter side of Carnatic Music

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I have a different take on the 'stiff' in the audience.

A vidwan began a concert and before long most of the people trickled out. He kept going but the exodus did not stop. Finally after a few hours there was only one bloke left. To this guy, the vidwan felt, he owed the fruits of his art and manodharma. After some more ragas, even the Vidwan began to tire. Ultimately he called off the concert.

But he was very curious about his solitary rasika. He went up to to the chap and began to thank him for his patience, patronage and music appreciation.

For which the chap replied 'It is my carpet you were sitting on. I was simply waiting for you to finish before reclaiming it !!'

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HI
This is very interesting site. I enjoyed all the jokes and laughed and laughed.
You need lighter moments like this.
Now coming to a serious question, I am interested in collecting Mayavaram Rajam and Madurai Somu's songs. If any body has it, I will pay for it.
Specially I want the song tape or atleast the lyrics for his song-- "Maadu Meykkumm Kanna, inda mandalem ellam penna>"
Please some body help me
MR

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>>> You need lighter moments like this.
Now coming to a serious question, <<<

Jeez, M. Ramachandran, this thread is for lighter moments not Light music. I hope you get your request taken care of ( if not here, then maybe on one of the several others threads it appears ..! )

I have a real-life anecdote to relate. I will not use any names but it is absolutely true and occurred in the last 15 years. A top ranking artiste was on a Western tour and between concerts/cities was hosted for a night in a private apartment. Now, the artiste knew all the intricate details of new and old raagas/talams and how to switch between bhashaanga swaras with or without the 'ahad' gamakas but was completely unaware of modern, Western toilet facilities. Too shy to ask, or maybe in too much of a hurry, the artiste ended up using the shower tub for ALL, repeat ALL, duties ! Needless to say the apartment was forthwith evacuated !! This incident was a lot more serious for the hapless apartment residents, but gives a mildly humorous insight into the resilience of some old-time ways. I shudder to think what happened on the trans-continental flights.( sorry for any perceived crudity, not intended )

Just goes to show that 'swara gyanam' doesn't necessarily mean you know your backside from a hole in the ground.

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I think this is the right thread to post. Don't miss it.

http://www.rediff.co.in/cgi-bin/ncom...me=1905sub.htm

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i have heard that maharajapuram vishwanatha iyer
used to have a great sense of huour.
anyone knows any anecdotes? - should be interesting.

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I have heard this one about Ariyakudi.

Rasikar: unga thOdi thOdu maathiri azhakaakavum alangaaramaagavum irukku.

Ariyakkudi: kaathula pOttundaa sari.

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This is not about Carnatic and it is a fairly well-known story.It concerns the concerts that Ravi Shankar and Allah Rakha would give abroad in their younger days.

Ravi and allah rakha would just finish tuning their instruments and the audience would give them a standing ovation thinking that they had completed the first piece!!!!

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This may not be restricted to the first piece or to foreign locations either.

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no offence to anyone, but these hindustani musicians take the cake when it comes to putting up a show on stage.
anybody who has organised a hindustani recital would vouch for it.
one of the young, upcoming artistes told us when were organising a music festival that for his concert, he needed 5' x 5' sheets on stage and around 3 aggarbathis!!
these guys really get on your nerves sometimes...

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