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I am the sound of my veena... By:  Sushumna Kannan Date:   2009-03-31 Bangalore:   What makes every artiste's music unique? Sushumna Kannan looks for answers World Space's 24-hour Carnatic music channel, Shruti,  interviewed veena artiste E Gayathri recently. The interviews, in this time-slot, are interspersed with music by the artiste. I was fascinated and charmed by what Gayathri said about the sound or naadam of her veena. She said, "If I were to play a veena for about 150 hours, the veena gains a specific sound that is specifically mine."  Sublime:  Gayathri says the veena is an instrument that takes on the breath of the player Her three different veenas at home are all of the same naadam. How does this happen? She says the veena is an instrument that takes on the breath of the player. That is why the sound of an artiste's music is unique, irrespective of his/her style of playing or expertise. If you have listened to Gayathri's music, you will have realise...

World Space's Satellite Radio's 24-hour Carnatic Music Station, Shruti interviewed Veena artiste E Gayathri last Saturday (21 st March 2009) morning. The interviews in this time-slot are interspersed with music by the artiste and reveal their artistry as the artistes themselves would describe it. I was fascinated and charmed by what E Gayathri said about the sound or naadam of her Veena. She said "if I were to play a Veena for about 150 hours, the Veena gains a sound that is specifically mine".  Her three different Veenas at home are all of the same naadam. How does this happen? She says the Veena is an instrument that takes on the breath of the player. That is why the sound of an artiste's music is unique, irrespective of his/her style of playing or expertise. If you have listened to Gayathri's music, you will have realized that the sound constitutes a major part of what we enjoy in her music. Sound rather than the craft. This is possibly what art-critic...