Smitha Passanha

George Kuruvilla said

Very well written Smitha. I was kinda sad to read that you find it “difficult to associate with Western music”… We will have to work on that :-)

I feel you have a uniqueness in your voice that is so very distinct that it can be a blessing and a curse at times. Your voice can give certain songs a totally different dimension that is so damn cool. The reason it can be a curse sometimes is coz it can make you sound too young in certain high pitch songs (not always though). I think you are very consistent when it comes to pitch (this is very rare on muziboo). I do agree that you sound best in your mid range, but feel you sing fine when attempting high range as well. Its just that you sound young (as a result of the lack in depth as you pointed out). There are ways to fix that though using equalization. Good luck on your musical journey! Really glad that you are part of the muziboo community.
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Rahul (getting back to routine) said

Smitha,

I admire you being so clear in your self assesment. As fas as ur singing is concerned, its always very good as u r in pitch all the time….SUR is the biggest gift to you according to me……Your low and mid-range as a singer are brilliant……some of ur renditions has taken me aback to think whether you are still learning or r u a professional singer……Even though ur voice sound a little young at high pitch, it has an endearing quality which will surely suit some songs……As George, pointed out that u can take care of that by equalization…So please work on that……Its the final end result matter and if equalization can make you sound mature at high pitches, thats cool for me and many others…….:)
Also practice KHARAJ as it will open ur voice at high notes too and will also give some more body which you want to develop….Also experiment with a lot of different genres, classical, hindi, english songs too as u will broaden ur skill rather than sticking to ur strengths…….
I really feel honored to be in a singing community where there are so many talented singers……and you are definately amongst them….Good Luck to you in all your singing endeavours…….
Regards,
AJ

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Harshan (away) Nambiar said

Smitha you have a very distinct voice ….which has some flavour of Ashaji. There is a character to your voice, which I like immensely. Also you are a trained singer, so pitching is not an issue for the most part when you sing. Also you are one of those few singers who just go full blast when they sing the upper notes ……love that in any singer. I can see that you are improving with every post, you just need to work on the throw of your voice in the mic ….I can already see that it has improved quite considerably from your last post. With time you will become an expert with mixing ……glad to have known you and introduced you here. Keep singing with the same passion ……god bless.
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“Panthi hoon mai”http://www.muziboo.com/sreehu420/music/panthi-hoon-mai-us-path-ka-

Dekha na hai re socha na

my duet with smitha Jaane jaa

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Regards
Harshan

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Rakesh Baro said

hi Smitha,
Your a great singer , I loved your rendition with Harshan sir in Jaane Ja . After listening to Jaane Jaan I felt Muziboo has one more star in its fold :)…thanks to Harshan sir
I have given you lot of feedback in past few days , if I tell you more you will run away :)
Keep singing ……

Srini S (bye bye friends) said

Hi smitha,u r such a wonderful singer yar.I really luv u
r voice.u r one of ma fav singers in muziboo.Only one th
ing i would like to say,keep practising daily.Practice b
ahot zaruri hai n nothingelse.u r a classical singer too.
so workhard n enjoy singing,gudluck.As Rakesh has mention
ed,after listening to ur jawani-diwani song with sree,i
decided to sing a song with u.so thanks again for singing
withme n keep them coming.u r a gr8 singer.All the best.
srinivasan.s