For a performing artist, to innovate in music, is to constantly revisit your experiences and share them with an audience at an appropriate time !
Bombay Jayashri has always believed in the path of discovery in music and when she combined this discovery with all the experiences that she has encountered the result was absolutely magical !
Jayashri and her friends took us through an exciting journey where each note they sang / performed struck a chord in our hearts !
“Khaali haath aaye they Khaali haath jaayenge “ – we came alone in this world and we shall go the same way …How true… but as long as we embrace this voyage called life, it is the music around us and within us which binds us together to our memories…..
Be it a Thyagaraja kriti , a bandish , a film song, bhajan or a ghazal, Jayashri guided us through the path that she had travelled , enjoying every bit and we the audience had no complaints !
Jayashri also shared that “Between us and God is a mirror and that mirror is nothing but the world which is an illusion and the easiest way to go through this illusion is music “…and her music at Aikya 2012 did just that ! It transported us to a different world altogether and made us, the audience, connect to the memory of ours associated with the song …. What made the concert even more beautiful was the adherence to harmony and sync and dedication to details which made sure there were enough surprises but no dull moments !
Oprah Winfrey who I admire in her recent visit to India said that “You are what you are because of everything that has happened to you “.
Aikya was one such platform which showcased the repertoire of Bombay Jayashri and her ability to share the experiences with all of us .
