About December Season 2008
December Season 2008 is a Carnatic vocal album by Bombay Jayashri. The artist released the work in 2008 under the label Charsur Digital Workstation. The album adopted a digital media format and comprised eleven tracks.
The release coincided with the annual December music season in Chennai, a period marked by classical music performances. Bombay Jayashri curated the tracklist to feature compositions in multiple languages, including Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Sanskrit. The album opened with Sami Ninne Koriyunnanu, a devotional piece in Kannada set to raga Hamsadhwani. The second track, Vinyaka Vigna Nashaka, honored Ganesha in raga Gowla.
Subsequent tracks included Sarasa Samadana in raga Kalyani and Shankari Neeve in raga Shanmukhapriya, both exploring themes of divine devotion. Karunanidhiye and Emi Jesite Nemi followed, the latter rendered in raga Kapi. The album also featured Maaravairi Ramani, a composition in raga Mohanam, and Kannanai Mani Vannanai Ninai Maname, a Tamil piece in raga Kambhoji.
The ninth track, Eppadi Manam, employed raga Madhuvanti, while Gopala Govind in raga Yamunakalyani paid homage to Krishna. The album concluded with a Tillana titled Sarva Mangalamangalye, set to raga Surutti. The compositional styles spanned traditional kritis, devotional songs, and rhythmic tillanas.
Charsur Digital Workstation distributed the album digitally, though specific release dates beyond the year 2008 remain undocumented. The recording captured Bombay Jayashri’s vocal techniques, accompanied by instrumental support typical of Carnatic concerts. Further details about collaborating artists or live performance contexts are not publicly confirmed.