dressregulation of carnatic music vidwans

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 05 Dec 2007, 18:15

there ws some criticism in an esteemed weekly ,when a young performer came to the stage wearing shirt and pants .normally performers come clad in dhoti,shirt and angavastram, or a long sherwani or jibba as we call it and dhoti . anything wrong in coming dressed in pants or jeans. gobilalitha I AM NOT AWARE WHETHER THERE WAS A DISCUSSION EARLIER ON THIS SUBJECT GOBILALITHA

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 05 Dec 2007, 20:12

normally muscians wear either khadi white shirt or silk jibba with thick jarri bordered eight cubits dhoti as mentioned by gobilatha. nothing wrong in appearing with modern dress. this dress code definitey followed by all nadhaswara vidwans even now. another interesting event i bring to the notice here. few months back in podhigai isaiyodu naan progm one rasika questioned lalgudi GJR krishnan whether is it correct to appear with thick mustache which does not suit a muscian. the moderator then at that time did not permit this question and wanted to avoid such personal reference to be answered by the guest. as such , there is nothing wrong in appearing with dress liked by the artistes. IMHO musicians can follow dress code set by stalwarts of yeaster years to maintain the tradition.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 05 Dec 2007, 20:18

OH GOD appearing with moustache! remingsme of Gundecha brothers of hm gobilalitha

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 05 Dec 2007, 21:32

If I were GJR I would have replied that
A Thick moustache suits any one well as long as he remembers to wipe immediately after drinking a cup of Lassi or "Moru".
Gobilalitha ,
You forgot the biggest moustache of them all : Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Let me know if you need a small video clip, to marvel at !

Music · Post by **Music** » 05 Dec 2007, 22:42

gobilalitha wrote:anything wrong in coming dressed in pants or jeans. GOBILALITHA

Comfort should be priority....They could be comfortable for shows where the performer is standing all the time...not if you need to sit cross-legged for a few hours.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 06 Dec 2007, 06:31

cool sir, yes I forgot about bade ghulam ali khan .god forbid artists coming with bermudas. this subject was chosen as to have some fun, because we are very often discussing complicated subjects, which musicologists can only understand . however, our normal mode of wearing jibba ,dhoti ,angavastrm seems to suit the august atmosphere. gobilalitha

harimau · Post by **harimau** » 06 Dec 2007, 09:46

i used to think that Pantula Rama was going to set a new sartorial trend by appearing in a pair of trousers.

I was disabused of that notion when I actually went to her concert!:lol:

Ramnath Iyer · Post by **Ramnath Iyer** » 06 Dec 2007, 10:49

musicians' attire is always an interesting topic to discuss....don't think this interest is new/ recent. A lucky hue of blue even got the queen of song's name to it, because she popularised a blue silk saree (referring to 'MS blue'). While some musicians choose to dress in simple white khadis others choose more colourful silks. It all adds spice and variety to a concert I think. Personally I love the colourful silk jibbas one finds at Rasi silks in Mylapore.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 06 Dec 2007, 11:08

A day on which the Pithamaha Chose to look like a DON

http://rapidshare.com/files/74615317/Se ... 1994-1.mpg

gravikiran · Post by **gravikiran** » 06 Dec 2007, 23:57

hi sri coolkarni,

i am going to ask you the most obvious question

do you have the entire video of this concert?

thanks,
ravi kiran.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 07 Dec 2007, 07:31

yes.i do have it.a copy for you too.just send me an email.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 07 Dec 2007, 09:08

As in the old 'pan parag' ads - 'Aur mere liyE'?

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 07 Dec 2007, 10:11

mera number kab aayega?