Sound test
Sound test for concerts is usually a straightforward affair for me. We just go and sing a couple for songs for about 10/15 minutes and the experienced technicians get it done. We (this includes the unflappable duo of Varadarajan and Venkatesh!) generally use that as a warm up routine mostly to get the voice moving, […]
Read MoreA kutchery in Tiruvalangadu
A few days back I got an email from my former Vidya Mandir school teacher Uma Balasubramaniam (Uma Miss). The email had two photographs showing a concert that took place on the occasion of her mother Padmaja’s wedding. This photograph and the story in connection with that event brought back a lot of memories in […]
Read MoreOn that Note
This is a new series of short videos where memories & moments from my musical journey will be shared.Do expect one every week, ( of course pandemic dependent).The videos will be available for channel members in advance before being made free for everyone to watch Join the Sanjay Subrahmanyan YouTube channel to get access to […]
Read MoreSanjay Sabha – Channel Details
Thank you for the overwhelming support extended to Sanjay Sabha, my latest online initiative. This encouragement and support means a lot to me and this motivates me to create more content to share with you all. To enhance your experience in this channel, kindly note: 1. There are 3 possible ways to stay connected and […]
Read MoreDoing the boring stuff!
“Doing the boring stuff’ is one of the most used phrases in interviews with high achievers. There is an interview by Larry King with a pop singer (Mariah Carey I think) who explains daily practice – it’s mostly boring stuff. If you ask a successful trader in the stock market he would say – 60% […]
Read MoreMaakelara vicharamu – Ravichandrika
pallavimAku-ElarA vicAramumaruku-anna SrI rAma candra O Lord SrI rAma candra, Father (anna) of Cupid (maruku) (marukanna)! Why (ElarA) should we (mAku) (literally for us) (mAkElarA) worry (vicAramu)? anupallavisAkEta rAja kumArasad-bhakta mandAra SrI kara (mAkEla) O Prince (rAja kumAra) of ayOdhya (sAketa)! O Wish Tree (mandAra) of true (sad) devotees (bhakta)! O bestower (kara) prosperity (SrI)!O […]
Read MoreTamizhan – A music video
As an avid reader and a lover of Tamizh literature, a few years ago, I was reading up about Tamil Poets and in that phase, I stumbled upon the autobiography of the poet Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai’s “En kathai”. Thoroughly enjoyed it. There were so many moving incidents narrated, which included a meeting with Subramania […]
Read MoreRamanathapuram CS Murugabhoopathy
The first time I heard this great man Ramanathapuram CS Murugabhoopathy play the Mridangam was in 1987. It was the 25th death anniversary of the legendary artiste Pazhani Subramania Pillai. I can never forget the sound of his Mridangam when he played. It was so melodious, so much in tune with the tambura and the […]
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