Sunday, March 1, 2020

Fantasy, fertile & folk - Siru Kootula in a Harmonium App

There is an irresistible charm associated with this native composition predominantly bordering on the scale of Kalyani. It is funky in it's own audacious style but never once meanders away from the unadulterated content that screams folk all the way. 

The Lydian mode is established in a wink with the opening hymn backed up with the harmonium and as the song takes off it's nothing but a joy ride sliding and gliding it's way to glory. The cross over from the charanam where the baton gets handed over magically for the pallavi which is cushioned and all ready to do it's duty is a resolute feature of this gem showcasing the composer's forte on how beautifully the dots get connected across passages. Lending an ear to this stunner is guarantee to leave you with a saccharine soothing smile :). Decades have passed since this composition was christened but it still retains its freshness like a dewdrop of nectar.

I happened to randomly glance my eyes on to this Harmonium app which seemed to sound quite nice and I kind of enjoyed the tone which seemed to flow caressingly up and down without hindering the progress of the melody. Hence I thought let me give a fleeting attempt at it and only just hope that it at least bears a semblance of a scintilla to this winding whimsical wonder.