S Saketharaman – Podcast
Vocalist Sri S Saketharaman talks about how, with his wife being a physician specializing in Emergency Medicine, he feels for those on the front lines. He discusses handling more responsibilities at home and with his children. Musically, he is tuning kriti-s, learning and recording more compositions, working on new pallavi-s and more. For this podcast, he sings a piece in ManoramA, a rAgam created by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M Balamuralikrishna, that he has recently taught himself.
This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian Classical Musicians, recorded during the worldwide shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Released one by one, the full series is at https://lakshmianand.com
Sri. Saketharaman is a disciple of Lalgudi Sri. G. Jayaraman and Nagai Sri. R. Muralidharan. Sri. Saketharaman has composed many thematic pallavi-s and tuned several compositions of various composers. He received the Best Vocalist award from The Madras Music Academy for three consecutive years and is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar.
Saarvari year and Sri.Saketharaman. The podcast is a complete package un edited as a gift to rasigaas and music followers. Saketharaman ran through his podcast without taking a breath I can say. Rasigaas will miss him for the time being overseas, but we understand he enjoys the game of Cricket of Hall of fame Cricketers like Viv Richard’s, Sachin Tendulkar from Cricket collections. Through Mr.Sakethraman, we hear Mr.Balamuralikrishna, Sri.Lalgudi, Ms.Kanyakumari, were themselves composed ragas, Keith’s, to be treated on par with great musicians of the past. Mr.Raman for his part is also creating new Pallavies , composing, for the young musicians to dwell deep in to it. I have heard the thillana composed by Sri.Balamurali and Sri.Lalgudi. The song set on Manorama raag, sang in Kalamandalam, Kerala speaks the greatness of God’s own Country. Carona has brought every one to a same plank, and humanity will survive the test of time. Let us preserve the Nature in it’s natural form. Thanks Mr Saketharaman.
Saarvari year and Sri.Saketharaman. The podcast is a complete package un edited as a gift to rasigaas and music followers. Saketharaman ran through his podcast without taking a breath I can say. Rasigaas will miss him for the time being overseas, is hard to believe . To hear every individual is helping people affected by Covid19 in very many ways promises a great future for the World . Very happy that Mr. Saketh is helping Nadaswara vidwans financially at this difficult period speaks the care he takes on fellow artists.
Through Mr.Sakethraman, we hear Mr.Balamuralikrishna, Sri.Lalgudi, Ms.Kanyakumari, were themselves composers and composed ragas, Krithis, thillanas, to be treated on par with great musicians of the past. Mr.Raman for his part is also creating new Pallavi’s , composing krithis for the young musicians to dwell deep in to it. I have heard the thillana composed by Sri.Balamurali and Sri.Lalgudi. The song set on Manorama raag, sang in Kalamandalam, Kerala speaks the greatness of God’s own Country. Carona has brought every one to a same plank, and humanity will survive the test of time. Let us preserve the Nature in it’s natural form. Thanks Mr Saketharaman.