Thursday, January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013 - Madras Music College

accompanied by senior students of the college

2-4pm

1. varnam - bhairavi - ata - pachaimiriam adhiapaiyya
2. padavendume - hamsanadam - rupakam - mm dandapani desikar (n,s)
3. kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthapillai (r)
4. manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja (s)
5. bhajare re manasa - aberi - adi - mysore vasudevacharya (r,s,t)
6. pagaivanukkarulvai - ragamalika - tisram - subramania bharathi
7. thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - thanjavur s kalyanaraman

Friday, January 25, 2013

January 24, 2013 - Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Calcutta

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - r srinivasan

630-910pm

varnam - hindolam - adi - tiger varadachariar
ragasudha - andolika - adi - thyagaraja (s)
paridhanamichithe - bilahari - khanda chapu - patnam subramania iyer (r,n,s)
hidako bida beda - atana - adi - purandaradasa
emi jesithe - todi - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
sabhpathikku - aboghi - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi
rtp - hamirkalyani - adi - "sAdhikaL illaiyaDi pApA | kulathAzhchi uyarchi sollal pAvam"
-ragamalika: bageshri, vaasanthi, sindhubairavi
pagavanukkarulvai - ragamalika - tisram - subramania bharathi
tum bin more - kapi - adi - meerabai
thillana - khamas - adi - patnam subramania iyer
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

First time in Calcutta. Never knew a place in India could be so cold. Now I'm in Delhi, and again - never knew  place in India could be so cold!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

January 12, 2013 - Nada Sudha, Velachery

violin - mysore srikanth
mrudangam - thnajavur murugabhoopathy

630-915pm

varnam - kathanakuthuhalam - adi - ks krishnamurthy
ananda natana - kedaram - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (n,s)
karavaigal (thiruppavai) - kambodhi - adi - andal (r)
thunai purindharul - varamu - adi - papanasam sivan (r,s)
deva deva - purvikalyani - adi - swathi thirunal (r,s,t)
niravathi sukhada - ravichandrika - adi - thyagaraja
rtp - karnarajani - tisra triputa (2 nadai) "vaanchitha phala dhaayaki | sri valli guhuni manasu karaga"
ragamalika swaram: chalanatta, sindhubairavi
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan (requested)
thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - thanjavur s. kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January 1, 2013 - Anjaneyar Temple, Nanganallur


violin - mullaivasal chandramouli
mrudangam - madipakkam suresh
ghatam - n guruprasad

630-9pm

entho prema - surutti - adi - pallavi gopala iyer
narasimhagacha - mohanam - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
ennadu joothuno - kalavathi - adi - thyagaraja (r)
appan avadharitha - karaharapriya - adi - papanasam sivan (r,n,s)
pamarajana palini - simhendramadhyamam - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar
shanthamulekha - sama - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
kakkai chiraginile - brindavani - adi - subramania bharathi
dhanya anjaneetsa - aboghi - adi - saint tukaram
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

It's been a great season with a lot of new experiences... I have one more concert on January 12th, but today felt like the end of the 'season' for me. Was happy to end with a really memorable concert at the Anjaneya Temple in Nanganallur... 

Made it all the better having known I received the 'Best Vocalist' award from The Music Academy.

Thank you everyone for your support as always.