As I recover from a bout of flu, I am also basking in the hangover of the Jan 3rd show- a full fledged Hindi concert for the Shirdi Sai temple fund raiser in NJ. The show was very well received for a lot of reasons- we had a great list of songs that blended both the vintage 70’s and that of the latest genre, the audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we had a great team Viju, Jomy and Suresh. Jomy was the favorite that evening with his display of percussion mastery on the drums and the tabla.
For the first time, I managed to sing a few songs without the lyric sheet. I have always wondered how most of the singers from Bombay perform without a lyric sheet in front of them. Most singers need the safe haven of the lyrics, especially those from the South of the Vindhyas. When I did classical carnatic programs back in India, I never needed the lyrics- it was all in my head- but that was because I would have practiced the keerthana a zillion times before performing on stage and the song just was in my system- it also helped in the manodharma in the alapanas. With film songs, however it is different- quite a few songs are performed for the first time- many songs have a very short shelf-life. I also keep notes of any variations or other intricate lilts in my lyric sheet. Many of my tech savvy friends now use the laptop to refer to the lyrics- will need to get up to speed on that. Until then it will continue to be my own personal hand scribbled creation ...
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