Music in MadrasĮarly recognition awaited the Nagapattinam woman. That was the year Subbulakshmi, too, reached there from the temple town of Madurai. The status of Madras as a cultural hub wooed her to the city in 1936. When Kamakshi looked set to fetch fame, the family chose to leave Nagapattinam as well. Even there, she could retain the Carnatic frills. Much of her later recordings showed the artiste’s penchant for revelry in the top registers.
She could easily traverse the three octaves. The young artiste’s vocals began to acquire much of the characteristics associated with Harikatha. It enthralled audiences with stories from Hindu mythology in a format interspersed with dance as well. Those days, this sing-and-recite art-form was popular across southern India. He was busy playing the high-pitched instrument at Harikatha.
‘Jalra’ got attached to his name owing to Iyer’s proficiency in the clash cymbals. Nagapattinam that time had a reputed musician in Jalra Gopala Iyer. The family wanted her to earn a name in the classical system. Kamakshi’s father Chadrashekhara Iyer wanted the girl to learn Carnatic. Her Vellangallur village is in present-day Thrissur district, according to the musician’s nephew Kunnath Madom Ramachadran, a culture enthusiast-journalist. She spent her childhood days near the temple town of Irinjalakuda. Vasanthakokilam was a native of Kochi kingdom in Kerala. Her parents had returned to Cauvery delta when the girl was a toddler. The port city by the Bay of Bengal, though, wasn’t her place of birth. That was on this date (November 7) in 1951.įurther, the year 2020 marks the end of the birth centenary of Vasanthakokilam, who could have become part of a foursome along with MS, DKP and MLV.Įxpanding her initials will reinforce the artiste’s identity as a Tamil. Tuberculosis consumed the vocalist’s life at age 32. The professional rise of Vasanthakokilam, unlike the three others, ended abruptly.
In 1940, when the singer branched out into cinema, ML Vasanthakumari debuted on stage. Vasanthakokilam shared her year of birth with DK Pattammal, another Carnatic icon. Teenaged NC Vasanthakokilam moved to Madras when the city had just become home to MS Subbulakshmi, her professional rival soon. Today is the Carnatic musician’s anniversary. NC Vasanthakokilam gave competition to MS Subbulakshmi, but died early.
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