Chowdiah challenges detractors of GNB!
When G.N.Balasubramaniam (GNB) captured the throne as the Prince Charming of carnatic music, he eclipsed almost all the established vocalists of that time. Such was the magic of his rare, racy and vibrant voice and his inimitable style of singing, that he became the darling of music-lovers in a flash. Naturally it rocked the boat of the old system. So they decided to strike back by spreading a canard that GNB’s music lacked the “sruti” unison. It was a sort of “FUD” factor told repeatedly to inject a virus-like stigma across the music world. As any such malignant virus, it worked to a certain extent. But the ardent fans of GNB did not mind such glitches, even if they existed!
Mysore T.Chowdiah, one of the greatest violinists of his time had accompanied GNB in many concerts. In one of the concerts at Mysore, he challenges those evil folks to come and listen to GNB and point out where he had swerved from sruti.
I am podcasting the whole song in raga Pantuvarali here. Chowdiah’s challenge follows immediately after GNB’s rendering of the raga alapana. He speaks in Tamil about GNB, but then makes a few remarks in Kannada too.
Enjoy!
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Scintillating Kalyani by GNB, the Greatest!
Listen to this teensy-weensy song in quintessential Kalyani Raga by GNB, the Prince Charming of Carnatic music!
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A bit more of music by GNB, the Greatest!
I wish to share with you two songs by the Greatest of the Great singer of yesteryears, the inimitable GNB (G.N.Balasubramaniyam)!
- This kriti is in the Raga “Abhogi” – “Manasu Nilba” by Saint Thiyagaraja:
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- This is a scintillating delivery in a racy style of the song, “Sapasya Kausalya” of Panchapakesa Sastri in the Raga “Jonpuri”
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Enjoy! 
More on GNB
GNB was hailed to be the Prince Charming of Carnatic Music. None before and none after him could sing like him!
Here are a couple of samples of GNB’s scintillating voice.
- “Paramukha melara” sung by GNB in the Raga “Surutti” and Adi Tala. A Thyagaraja kriti.
- How about this masterpiece of GNB – a Bharathiyar song (Ragamalika) – “Dikku theriyatha Kattil”
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You can also view my web site on GNB and also download GNB’s music from there (courtesy Sangeethapriya) at the following URL:
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/tributes/gnb/index.html .
Enjoy!
Enthralling Music of GNB
Here is a small snippet from the vast collection of scintillating Carnatic Music of the Great G.N.Balasubramaniyam, who made a revolution is raga rendering with his inimitable lightning “brighas”!
The piece is a composition by Papanasam Sivan in the raga “Kapi”.
Enjoy!
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