CARNATIC VOCAL | SRI THYAGARAJA'S PANCHARATNA KRITHIS | VOL- 3 | BOMBAY SISTERS

The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, are a Carnatic music singing duo. C. Saroja and C. Lalitha are sisters, but of divine music imbibed in their hearts, although they have been Chennai for nearly 4 decades, residents call them Bombay sisters “Years ago, when both sang at navagraha puja, Mouna Swamigal of Ambattur gave that name as his blessing for their future success, in the classical music career. Brought up in Bombay with seven siblings and tutored initially by vidwan H.A.S. Mani, the sisters shifted to Madras in 1958 when Saroja got a fellowship from the Central College of Music, Madras. Lalitha got this in due course of time. Awe-inspiring principal Musiri Subramanya Iyer gave her direct coaching in his home, with Lalitha was inspired to play the sruti box. “Even Guruji's simple sangatis, with bhava, the listeners enjoyed the divine music. Bombay Sisters were born in trichur and got settled in Bombay. They have been trained by H. A. S. Mani, Musiri Subramania Iyer and T. K. Govinda Rao. Part of the trend of duo singing in Carnatic music, which started in the 1950s, with performers like Radha Jayalakshmi, and Soolamangalam Sisters, they have been singing since 1963 when they started with light classical music, subsequently progressing to Strong Carnatic and classical music; they sing in multiple languages including Sanskrit,Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi. They are also known for promoting young musicians through endowments and scholarships. Bombay Sisters Awarded likes Isai Peraringar Award, 2006, Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2006, Kalaimamani for contributions to Carnatic music, First women to be conferred the status of Asthana Vidushi by the Kanchi matha, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award for the year 2010 from the Madras Music Academy. Songs List: 1. Jagadanandakaraka 00:00 2. Dudukugala Nanne 10:06 3. Sadhinchane 20:29 4. Kanakanaruchira 28:50 5. Endaro Mahanubhavulu 42:55 Song Details ~~~~~~~~~ All Songs Sung by Bombay Sisters Lyrics & Composer byThyagaraja Label - Vani Recording Co For More Knows log on   / inreco.hindusthan      / janaganain      / thevintageglory      / classicalcarnatic      / goldenhitsongs     / inrhind   http://www.janagana.in/ http://digital.janagana.in http://blog.janagana.in