Shri Shyama Sastri Jayanti Musical Tribute

Shri Shyama Sastri, the eldest among Trinity of Carnatic Music was a Devi Upasaka. He was an Archaka of Goddess Bangaru Kamakshi and composed mainly on the deity. He composed kirtans also on Brihadamba, Akhilandeswari, Madurai Meenakshi and Subramanya of Vaitheeswaran Koil. His compositions are classical blends of bhakti, poetic beauty, rhythm and raga bhava. His medium was majorly Telugu and also Sanskrit and Tamil. The 3 swarajatis on Kamakshi in Thodi , Yadukulakamboji and Bhairavi are sublime in all aspects of a compositional values. Ananda Bhairavi was a much preferred raga of Sastrigal and he composed many in this raga.
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