SANJAY SUBRAMANIAM SINGS

Sanjay Subramaniam’s music is an interaction with the audience. He realizes that the audience of today is more open minded than in olden days. The attitude of ‘this alone is music and it should be like this’ is not so any more. Through his ‘Alapanam’ he wants to establish not only the novelty in improvisations but also the fact that none of the new generation adheres strictly to any ‘bani’. He thinks nothing of singing an expansive ‘alapanam’of Jyothiswarupini or Narayanagowlai, or launching into a ‘pallavi’ striking different ‘talams’ with the left hand and the right hand. Unearthing rare old songs and rare ‘ragams is a favorite preoccupation with him. He learns ‘varnams ‘by the score and stock up old ‘pallavis’ in complex ‘talams’ .He is keenly aware of the need of innovation and dynamic changes brought out over a period of time.

His singing makes a different impact on audience with something old, something new, something borrowed and something romantic. He always tries to reinvent and revalidate the old, while bringing a freshness of thought, approach, content and presentation in whatever he create. By his voice culture, he can dispel the myth that carnatic music is a collection of songs with religious flavour only. No doubt, his singing brings a perfect balance of intellect and heart.