Shruti Suddham
by Chandralekha Banerjee
Chandralekha Banerjee, a senior desciple of Pt. Chandidas Mal, Smt. Aparna Deb, Smt. Savita Devi, Pt. Satya Chatterjee and Dr. Prabha Atre, displays fluency in all aspects of Kheyal, Thumri, Dadra and Tappa she uses a balanced mix of bol-alaaps, Sargam sequences and nom-tom phrases to aesthetic advantage. The artiste brings out the essence of raga character in a recital marked by the right verve.
Press have commented for her soft and sonorous as well as sweet mellifluous voice. They have hailed her for giving delightful portrayal of Ragas, captivating presentation of thumris and above all Shruti Suddham.
Here she presents Raga Bhairav and Raga Shyam Kalyan. Bandishes and compositions of both the Ragas are of Dr. Prabha Atre.
She concludes with a Bhairavi Tappa in traditional style.
Raga Bhairav - A morning melody
Kheyal (Vilambit) : Ek taal
Man Re Tu Kar Dhyan
Kheyal (Drut) : Teentaal
Hey Adi Dev
Tarana – Drut Jhaap Taal
Raga Shyam Kalyan - A night melody
Kheyal (Vilambit) : Ek taal
Mangal Naam Shri Ganesh
Drut : Teen Taal Aj Mori Laaj
Tarana : Drut Ek Taal
Bhairavi Tappa :
Taal Rupak
Lal Bal Joban
Accompaniment :
Bhairav and Bhairavi Tappa
Tabla - Shri Samar Saha
Harmonium - Shri Nabendu Bhattacharya
Tanpura - Vidisha Banerjee
Shyam Kalyan
Tabla - Shri Abhijit Bhattacharya
Harmonium - Shri Nishit Ghosh
Tanpura - Sreelekha Banerjee
Item Number- CD-BMC-37
