Sunday, June 30, 2013

Upcoming Event: July 7th, 2013 - Raaga Discussion with B. Ananthakrishnan

Come join us on July 7th at 6pm at Isha Life in Alwarpet (coffee at 5:30), as myself and violinist B Ananthakrishnan explore a link between many different genres of music, both Indian and Western alike. Using the ragam Abheri as the bridge, we hope to show that music truly is a universal language that has had similarities across styles for centuries.

We hope this will be an interactive discussion, and welcome audience participation. Our goal is to show music lovers that there is something to appreciate in all styles of music, if one approaches it with an open mind and the willingness to learn.

This event is curated by Aalaap, on the occasion of the release of Aalaap Book IV.

All are welcome. For more information, please call +91-9840792782.

Hope to see you there!

Sandeep Narayan & B. Ananthakrishnan

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 22, 2013 - Wedding Concert, Srirangam

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
kanjira - alathur raja ganesh

630-915pm

ongi ulagalandha (thiruppavai) - aarabi - adi - andal
panipathi shayi - jankaradhwani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthupillai
siddhi vinayakam - shanmukapriya - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s)
paridhanamichithe - bilahari - kanda chapu - patnam subramania iyer (r)
intha sowkhya - kapi - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
chinnanjiru kiliye - ragamalika - tisra nadai ekam - subramania bharathi
irakkam varaamal - behag - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi
thunbam nergayil - desh - adi - bharathidasan
slokam - "matha ramo mathpitha ramachandra..." - sindhubairavi, ranjani, kambodhi, manirangu
mamava pattabhirama - manirangu - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar
virutham - "oorilen kaaniyillai..." - kedaragowla, shubhapanthuvarali, mohanam, sudha dhanyasi
brindhavanam idhuvo - sudha dhanyasi - adi - sudhanandha bharathi
malasai kopam (thiruppugazh) - jonpuri - adi - arunagirinathar
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Saturday, June 15, 2013

June 15, 2013 - Aalaap Concert

violin - m vijay
mrudangam - praveen kumar
kanjira - akshay anantapadmanabhan

venue: 136.1 yoga studio, thiruvanmiyur
615-715pm

theme: hindustani/carnatic classical raagas

gopala bhakthim - bageshri - adi - swathi thirunal
irakkam varaamal - behag - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi
pagaivanukkarulvai - ragamalika - tisra nadai ekam - subramania bharathi (r)
tharana - sohni - teental (r,n)....
....thillana - hamsananadi - adi - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar (t)
krishna nee begane - yamankalyani - misra chapu - vyaasaraaya

Thursday, June 13, 2013

June 13, 2013 - AIR Broadcast

Violin - Sri VV Ravi
Mrudangam - Sri R Ramesh

1. Siddhi Vinayakam - Mohanakalyani - Adi - Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar (s)

2. Kaalai Thooki - Yadhukulakambodhi - Adi - Marimuthu Pillai (r)
3. Pakkala Nilabadi - Karaharapriya - Misra Chapu - Thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
4. Narayana - Saama - Adi - Papanasam Sivan

Saturday, June 8, 2013

June 7, 2013 - Artist-ic Tale published by Aalaap


Sandeep Narayan shares an inspiring story...

“Growing up, ragam Kambodhi had always been my achilles heel. A few years ago, my guru Sri Sanjay Subrahmanyan caught wind of this and told me to start singing it in concerts immediately so that I'd get over my discomfort with the ragam. I finally felt that I was ready to sing it in The Madras Music Academy in December 2012, the first year I'd been promoted to the sub-senior time slot.

I was feeling somewhat comfortable in the intimidating environment, and it was time to start the Kambodhi alapanai. About a minute into the ragam, the sound system started going completely haywire. I quickly found myself singing a ragam I'd been uncomfortable with for years, in an auditorium I was already scared to sing in, at a time slot that I was nervous to be singing in. After several howls from the speakers, I leaned over to my violinist and whispered, 'Whether or not they fix this, we'll get kicked off the stage at 3:45, so keep playing!' He smiled, and gave me my cue for the alapanai from where I'd left off. I closed my eyes and sang the next 10 minutes of ragam without any amplification, as they'd shut off the system. When I hit the higher register in the silent auditorium, I got an applause of encouragement that gave me the boost to finish strong. After this concert, I was given the 'Best Vocalist Award' by the Academy.

In fact, one well-known musician asked how on earth I managed not to yell at the sound engineer as any artiste might have done in frustration. I replied that I was simply too scared to react in any other way than to keep singing!”

Sunday, June 2, 2013

June 2, 2013 - D. Pattammal Memorial Concert, Vani Mahal

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
kanjira - kv gopalakrishnan

645-915pm

varnam - begada - adi - veenai kuppaiyer
parama purusham - lalithapanchamam - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal (s)
kanna en sol keliro - kaanada - adi - d pattammal (r, s)
sri ramam - narayanagowla - adi - muthuswami dikshitar
chamundeswari thaaye - chithrambari - adi - d pattammal (r,s)
endhuku dhayaradhura - todi - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
kannanum radhaiyum - nadanamakriya - adi - d pattammal
ninnaye rathiyenru - bageshri - rupakam - subramania bharathi
thillana - khamas - adi - patnam subramania iyer
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja


Saturday, June 1, 2013

May 31, 2013 - BVB, Nilagiris & AIR, Ooty

violin - b ananthakrishnan 
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

venue: lawley institute, ooty
645-915pm

ongi ulagalandha (thiruppavai) - aarabhi - adi - andal
siddhi vinayakam - mohanakalyani - adi - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar (s)
evarikai - devamanohari - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
padavendume - hamsanadam - rupakam - dandapani desikar (r,n,s)
vanchathonuna - karnarajani - adi (tisra nadai) - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar
sarasa sama dana - kapinarayani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
rtp - bhairavi - adi (main)
-ragamalika thanam: sumanesa ranjani, kambodhi
innamum oruthalam - behag - adi - muthuthandavar
thillana - rageshri - adi - lalgudi jayaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja