Entries by MSSTribute

Tribute to Radha Viswanathan

1) Vishnu Sahasranamam In the interview, A daughter remembers, Radha shares, ‘It was Musiri who had advised them about the importance of ‘voice synchrony;’ he had told Radha, “Your voice should blend with MS’s and sound like a single, integrated tenor.” No wonder their Vishnu Sahasranamam recording is known for this quality! “In the line, […]

MS Repertoire – Range of Genres

The galaxy of genres span South Indian Classical (Carnatic) and North Indian Classical (Hindustani) Music. A glimpse from the vast repertoire of MS. 1.Namavali   MS and Radha participated in a Bhajan Mandali held at Vasant Vihar Chennai.   MS is leading this Namavali – Gowri Nandana Gajanana 2. Adi Tala Varnam  Entho Prema in Ragam Surutti […]

MS Centenary Tribute – Born to Sing

Excerpts from Gowri Ramnarayan’s  script for Born to Sing with links to the songs referenced Read the full script in the book Song of Surrender – A Centenary Tribute to M S Subbulakshmi published by JustUs Repertory and the Sruti Foundation ; excerpts being shared with Gowri Ramnarayan’s permission. Ma Ramanan – Tamil ‘MS made her film debut […]

MS and Visalam

Thaaye Seyagi Original Article published in Kalki Magazine in Jan 2006 A rough translation of the original article is enclosed below When the mother became the child Memories shared by Visalam Ammal “I must have been around 10 years old. Both my father and mother were working in Kalki Gardens. A palatial home, a huge […]

MS Repertoire – Viruttams

A compilation of many of the soulful Viruttams that MS has sung in various concerts. Source: sangeethapriya.org “MS is one of the most inspired interpreters of poetry, not in one language but many languages; her musical imagination was stirred by the words as well and therefore when she sang, the verse unfurled its hidden latent meanings […]