B Vasantha, Humming Special Singer born 1944 ,march 29
B Vasantha, Humming Special Singer born 1944 ,march 29 For most singers the first half of their career involves extending their repertoire, and the next half, trimming it to suit their ageing voice. B Vasantha, who turned 75 this month, is different. She still sings soulfully. Like many of her songs, which have been wrongly attributed to her more celebrated contemporaries in the media and other records, her birthday has also been wrongly posted as March 20. “It is actually March 29. Every year my fans and others call and wish me on March 20. I keep quiet as I don’t want to disappoint them. After all the whole ‘vasantha kaalam’ is my birthday, isn’t it?” says Vasantha. And while Vasantha has sung many memorable songs in Telugu and Tamil, Malayalam remains special to her. This gifted singer who enriched the Malayalam film industry with 166 songs, in a career spanning almost 25 years, has, however, never been given her due. For years she remained forgotten till she made ...