Sowmya

Dear friends,
Some time in 1994/95, I heard smt. sowmya.She was a budding artist then. But she had a resounding voice and a very knowledgeable friend of mine referred her as the Vasantha kokilam of the 21st centuary in the offing.

She had a little bass voice as that of vasanthakokilam, DKP, MSS and MLV. Her timbre was distinct while her fellow female artists squeaked and screached, in their usual feminine voice.

But as the years passed, the bass element in her voice also passed and faded out. One consolation is that she had retained the heaviness in her voice. OK. If not as great as the doyens, atleast she is as popular as her other contemporaries.

It seems she had taken lot of pains and did much home work to see that this folk-cum-traditional concert become sucessful. And indeed it was a great success. The response at my house was tremendous, everyone praising her effort to galactic heights.

She explained various ragas with ease and her repertoire was amazing. How could it be otherwise? Trained by Tiger Ramanathan, the cub ought to be ferocious. Well done Sowmya.

With all Love, greeting you and your family,A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010.

SR