Category: Season Vumboids

As the December Music Season draws to a close, so do the Vumboids. They will be back, Insha Tyagaraja, in December 2014 with renewed vigour. Yes, the Music Season continues at some places, but the Vumboids follow the Music Academy calendar and declare themselves over and done with. The music of course will continue throughout…

Age 0-20 – Child prodigy Age 20-30 – Young and upcoming musician Age 30-50 – Vidwan/Young and upcoming musician Age 50 – 60 – Vidwan Age 60 – 90- Maha Vidwan Age 90 and above – Pitamaha Season Vumboid # 31/2013

What is Seerotti? Badham Gheer is of course undhersthandhable. #kogul Season Vumboid # 30b/2013

Many kitchens, especially those in Marwari and Jain households, are being cleaned prior to re-opening. They have managed thus far with the canteens, thereby proving that they, apart from the NRIs, are the biggest contributors to the season’s success. Season Vumboid # 30/2013

The best Abhinaya is to be seen at music concerts where singer, violinist, mridangist and upapakkavadyam-artistes all signal to the sound man to increase their volume- Shrngaram – artistes look enticingly at sound man Viram – some make bold to speak into the mic and ask for volume Karunyam – out of compassion, sound man…

To some musicians, the December Music Season is more a sentence than a phrase.

2015/16 will mark MS Subbulakshmi’s centenary. ‘Maitreem Bhajata’ and ‘Kurai Onrum Illai’ will already be quaking in fear.