Ranjani and gayathri

Dear friends, You would have heard these sisters yesterday. I could not but refrain from comparing their performances with their 2008 season,In 2008 their rendition of vazhimarithrukkuthe was superb. This was sung in Nataikurinji, where as the same was rendered by Sri,Dhandapani desigar in Thodi.The attempt by sisters was excellent when one sang in bass voice, the other followed in treble. Also their singing of Ranganayakam in Nayaki was full of bava and and soulful.

With all the above in mind I started listening them yesterday. But to my utter disappointment, their singing this year was very ordinary and fail to impress me.Ranjani went out of pitch at one instance during Amrithavarshini. Their Rithigowlai was very prosaic and on Lord  Muruga and looked typical to me as that of Thathvamariya in the same raga on Lord Ganapathi. I could not observe any nuances or new kalpana here also. Other three songs  are the usual run of the mill type.I suggest progress should be their watch word and every year  they should seek new heights, instead of singing very ordinarily. They can take their last year's performance as their scale for further improvement.

One more thing I want to say about Jaya tv. This year the music programmes are frequently interruppted with Q&A in addition to commercials. This takes away the fervour of concerts. Less interruptions would be welcome.
SR