Saturday, December 20, 2014

December 19, 2014 - Carnatica's Global Fest

violin - v sanjeev
mrudangam - b ganapathiraman
ghatam - n guruprasad

5-7pm
venue: hare krishna movement, thiruvanmiyur

varnam - kaanada - ata - poochi srinivasa iyengar
mudhumomu - suryakantham - adi - thyagaraja (s)
sri kamalambike - sri - khanda ekam - muthuswami dikshitar (r)
antharangabhakthi - shadvidhamarghini - adi - koteeshwara iyer
endhuku dhayaradhura - todi - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)

thillana - hamsanandhi - adi - srimushnam v rajarao

December 17, 2014 - Naadha Brahmam

violin - parur ms ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - b sivaraman

5-7pm
tag centre, t nagar

varnam - kalyani - adi - poochi srinivasa iyengar (s)
evarikai - devamanohari - misra chapu - thyagaraja
kaapadhuve - anandabhairavi - rupakam - thanjavur quartette (r,s)
vaa vela vaa - thanaroopi - khanda chapu - koteeshwara iyer
entharanithana - harikambodhi - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
krishna nee begane - yamankalyani - misra chapu - kanakadasa

thillana - basanth - adi - tn seshagopalan

Thursday, December 18, 2014

December 16, 2014 - Charsur Arts Foundation

violin - hn bhaskar
mrudangam - srimushnam v rajarao
ghatam - sv ramani

narada gana sabha mini hall
430-630pm

varnam - kathanakuthuhalam - adi - ks krishnamurthy
angarakam - surutti - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
gana mudha panam - jyothiswarupini - misra chapu - koteeshwara iyer (r,s)
dharma shravana - durga - adi - purandaradasa
chakkani raja - karaharapriya - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
thillana - hamir kalyani - adi - muthiah bhagavathar



This year I sang the inaugural concert for Charsur Arts Foundation (CAF) in Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall. In this concert series, up and coming artists perform with established senior artists. I could not have asked for a better team to sing with. I shared the stage with Sri HN Bhaskar after many years, and I was so happy with the way he supported me. I have known him since I was very young, so our off stage friendship made for a very comfortable rapport on stage as well.

On mrudangam was Kalaimamani Srimushnam Sri V Rajarao. I am not qualified to comment on someone as senior and experienced as Rajarao Mama. Mama has known me practically since I was born, and I consider him to be one of my gurus in my musical pursuits. Sri SV Ramani, as Rajarao Mama put it, played in all the right places to complement perfectly.

I felt really good after this concert, for so many reasons. Before the concert started, Rajarao Mama told me to sing slowly and comfortably and to modulate my voice. This last minute advice actually eased my nerves a little bit, as I felt like I was singing with my teacher accompanying me, and not just such a great vidwan. Sri Bhaskar and Sri Ramani helped lift the concert to such a higher energy level, and got the audience involved from varnam to thillana.

Although it is a small hall, I enjoy singing here with rasikas sitting around me on stage. Reminds me of when my guru Sri Sanjay Subrahamanyan sings to packed audiences in much larger auditoriums such as Music Academy and Narada Gana Sabha Main Hall. 

Hope to get to that stage one day!


Saturday, December 13, 2014

December 13, 2014 - Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
kanjira - sunil kumar

4-6pm

varnam - malavi - adi - ks krishnamurthy
innum paramukham - begada - rupakam - doraiswamy kavi (s)
padmanabha pahi - hindolam - adi - swathi thirunal (r,n,s)
sarasa sama dana - kapinarayani - adi - thyagaraja
kapali - mohanam - adi - papanasam sivan (r,s,t)
nannu vidachi - reethigowla - misra chapu - thyagaraja
virutham - jonpuri (uppum karpooramum...)
eppovaruvaaro - jonpuri - adi - gopalakrishna bharathi

I'd originally planned on singing a different song for the main (I won't say what song, perhaps I'll sing it before the season is over), but called a last minute audible and sang the more well known 'Kapali' by Papanasam Sivan. I have sung this many times in Chennai and wanted to avoid it this season. For various reasons I decided to just go ahead and sing it instead, but there seemed to be a good response from the audience for this familiar krithi. A special thanks to Ananthakrishnan for his support during the Mohanam alapanai. I took a break in between as my voice was getting a bit hoarse. As I recovered with some warm water, he filled in with beautiful phrases of Mohanam and maintained the flow of the ragam.

A new 'tukkada' added to my repertoire is the popular "eppovaruvaaro," made famous by Madurai Mani Iyer. I have always loved this song and although I vaguely recall singing it upon request in a wedding concert a few years ago, I have never sung it in a sabha concert. I enjoyed finishing the concert on the energetic note that this krithi provides. Arjun Ganesh & Sunil Kumar helped tremendously in maintaining that energy and added to the composition and concert. 

Thursday, December 11, 2014

December 11, 2014 - Rasika Ranjani Sabha

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - r sankaranarayanan

venue: pshs, tag - dakshinamurthy auditorium
430-615pm

varnam - begada - adi - veenai kuppaiyer
vaa vaa sikhivaahana - naattai - rupakam - koteeshwara iyer (s)
akhilandeswari - dvijavanthi - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s)
padhavini - salagabhairavi - adi - thyagaraja
deva deva jagadheeswara - purvikalyani - adi - swathi thirunal (r,n,s,t)
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan

Today I saw the PSHS Dakshinamurthy Auditorium for the first time since it was renovated by the TAG Corporation. I was to sing the inaugural concert for this auditorium but there was a clash in the dates and I was unable to do so. They have done a fantastic job of making it AC and brightening the place with freshly painted white walls and ceiling. This has also improved the sound quality as it is no longer open along the sides.

It's also nice to see that Rasika Ranjani Sabha (commonly referred to as RR Sabha), which has been rebuilding itself in the last few years, has a renovated hall in which to conduct it's festival this season. Their own auditorium, at the previous location near Mylapore Tank, is being completely redone, and should hopefully be up and running by next season. I remember attending concerts at the old RR Sabha auditorium as a kid. It was a fairly big place, but quite old even then. In any case, every senior vidwan would perform there and I enjoyed attending those concerts.

Another highlight for me today was singing a new song in naattai (Vaa Vaa Sikhivaahana), which I learned for a recent recording. It is one of several songs by Koteeshwara Iyer that I had learned, but one of the few that is not in a melakartha ragam. Something about the song's structure and a few different sangathis stood out to me, and it has become one of my favorite songs in practice. Tonight was the first time I sang it in a concert though! I think it went over well, thanks to the support of Rajeev & Sankar.

Photo Courtesy of Karthik Nagarajan

Sunday, December 7, 2014

December 7, 2014 - Marghazhi Maha Utsavam

Maximum Media & Ragamalikatv.com present Marghazhi Maha Utsavam
Venue: Hare Krishna Movement, Thiruvanmiyur

5-615pm

violin - parur ms ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - r sankaranarayanan

varnam - hamsadhwani - adi - maanambuchaavadi venkatasubbaiyer
ini oru kanam - sriranjani - rupakam - papanasam sivan (s)
kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthu pillai (r)
mamava karunaya - shanmukhapriya - misra chapu - swathi thirunal (r,n,s,t)
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha

The 'December season' started for me last night singing in the 15th Annual Marghazhi Maha Utsavam presented by Maximum Media. Although the venue has shifted this year, the team behind it is doing just as great a job, if not better than before. It was my first time singing on the Hare Krishna Movement stage, and I must say it was fabulous to stare at the ocean in the distance throughout the concert. (The venue is situated right on the shore of the beach in Valmiki Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, and one large gate at the back opens up directly to an ocean view).

I felt comfortable starting off the season with two of my closest friends in the music community, Sri Ananthakrishnan and Sri Sankaranarayanan. I hope the remainder of the season is just as fun as last night was. Can't wait for the weeks ahead!

Monday, August 11, 2014

August 10, 2014 - Gandharva Gana Sabha, Ambattur

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
morsing - sundar

630pm-830pm

varnam - sahana - adi - thiruvottriyur thyagayya
samajavaragamana - hindolam - adi - thyagaraja (n,s)
eti janma - varali - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,s)
sri nilothpalanayike - narireethigowla - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar
paramukhamadheno - shoolini - adi - koteeshwara iyer
thiruvadi charanam - kambodhi - adi - gopalakrishna bharathi (r,s,t)
ramanai tharuvai - sindhubhairavi - adi - arunachala kavi
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Saturday, July 5, 2014

July 5, 2014 - Rukmini Devi Natyakshetra, Anna Nagar

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

6-8pm

valachi vachi - navaragamalika - adi - patnam subramania iyer (s)
pullum silambina - sankarabharanam - misra chapu - andal
nee sati - sriranjani - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s)
vaa velavaa - thanaroopi - khanda chapu - koteeshwara iyer
manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja (s)
ethavunara - kalyani - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
virutham
innamum oru thalam - behag - adi - marimuthupillai
thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - oothukkadu venkata kavi
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Friday, June 6, 2014

June 5, 2014 - Ragatarangini

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

630-830
venue: ngs mini

varnam - nattaikurinji - adi - mullaiveedu rangaswami nattuvanar
panipathi shayi - jankaradhwani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
sri kamalambike - sri - khanda ekam - muthuswami dikshitar
mohana rama - mohanam - adi - thyagaraja (r,s)
bogeendhra shayinam - kunthalavarali - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
sendil andavan - karaharapriya - rupakam - papanasam sivan (r,n,s,t)
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha
thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

June 2, 2014 - Raghuvara, Trivandrum

violin - nc madhav
mrudangam - trivandrum vaidhyanathan
ghatam - udipi sridhar
mrudangam (support) - jayakumar

730-930pm
venue: lakshmi varaham & ayodhya nagar temple
(palghat raghu remembrance concert)
sri varalakshmi - sri - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
parama purusham - lalithapanchamam - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
raghuvara - panthuvarali - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s)
manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja
aaro ivar aaro - bhairavi - adi - arunachala kavi (r,s,t)
thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

May 27, 2014 - Madhuradhwani

violin - ma sundareswaran
mrudangam - b ganapathiraman
ghatam - trichy murali

625-845pm
venue: arkay convention centre
varnam - malavi - adi -  ks krishnamurthy
gajavadhana - hamsadhwani - rupakam - md ramanathan (s)
guruvayurappane - reethigowla - adi - ambujam krishna (r)
kalayami hridhinanda - kannada - misra chapu - swathi thirunal (r,s)
paramukhamadheno - shoolini - adi - koteeshwara iyer
karthikeya - todi - adi - papanasam sivan (r,n,s,t)
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha
thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - tanjore s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja


Wednesday, April 30, 2014

April 28, 2014 - Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

violin - kokkala subramania sharma
mrudangam - vv ramanamurthy
ghatam - guntur haribabu

7-10pm
thyagaraja aradhana / ramanavami mahotsavam
 
ganamurthe - ganamurthi - adi - thyagaraja (s)
sri ramam - narayanagowla - adi - muthuswami dikshitar
raamaani vaadhu - kalyani - tisra nadai adi - thyagaraja (r)
kuvalayadala - nattaikurinji - adi - thyagaraja (r,s)
manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja
pakkala nilabadi - karaharapriya - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
aaj aaye - sudha saarang - adi - swathi thirunal
slokam - bageshri, ranjani, yadhukulakambodhi
sri rama jaya rama - yadhukulakambodhi - khanda chapu - thyagaraja
rama rama - thilang - adi - purandaradasa
thillana - khamas - adi - patnam subramania iyer
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Sunday, April 27, 2014

April 26, 2014 - Sree Seetharama Bhaktha Samajam, Selaiyur

violin - thirumarugal dinesh kumar
mrudangam - tanjore praveen kumar
ghatam - chandrasekhara sharma

730-930pm

varnam - kaanada - ata - poochi srinivasa iyengar
makelara - ravichandrika - adi - thyagaraja (s)
o jagadamba - anandabairavi - adi - shyama shastri (r)
appan avadharitha - karaharapriya - adi - papanasam sivan (n,s)
narasimhagacha - mohanam - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s,t)
ninnaye rathi yendru - bageshri - rupakam - subramania bharathi
virutham
brindhavanam idhuvo - sudha dhanyasi - adi - sudhanandha bharathi
thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - oothukkadu venkata kavi
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

April 15, 2014 - Sri Ram Samaj, Ayodhya Mandapam

violin - m vijay
mrudangam - praveen kumar

5-655pm

varnam - sahana - adi - thiruvottriyur thyagayya
korinavara - ramapriya - rupakam - patnam subramania iyer (s)
aaro ivar aaro - bhairavi - adi - arunachala kavi (n)
kuvalayadala - nattaikurinji - adi - thyagaraja (r,s)
eti janma - varali - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan

Monday, April 14, 2014

April 13, 2014 - Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha, Mysore

violin - r raghul
mrudangam - j vaidhyanathan
ghatam - mr manjunath

630-920pm

varnam - reethigowla - ata - veenai kuppaiyer
kuvalayadala - nattaikurinji - adi - thyagaraja (s)
hariyennu - karaharapriya - adi - purandaradasa (r)
korinavara - ramapriya - rupakam - patnam subramania iyer (r,n,s)
eppadi manam - huseni - misra chapu - arunachala kavi
manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja
shanthamulekha - saama - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
rama rama enniro - thilang - adi - purandaradasa
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan
mamava pattabhirama - manirangu - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar
thillana - hamsanandhi - adi - srimushnam rajarao
pavamana - saurasthram - adi - thyagaraja

April 12, 2014 - Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Koramangala, Bangalore

violin - m vijay
mrudangam - br srinivas
ghatam - phanindra bhaskar

640-930pm
venue: indian heritage hall, koramangala

varnam - mohanam - ata - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar
brocheva - sriranjani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
rama ikka nannu - sahana - rupakam - patnam subramania iyer (r)
ramanujare - panthuvarali - adi - kanakadasa (r,s)
eppadi manam - huseni - misra chapu - arunachala kavi
endhuku - harikambodhi - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
rama rama enniro - thilang - adi - purandaradasa
slokam (ragamalika: kedaragowla, ranjani, nattaikurinji, manirangu)
mamava pattabhirama - manirangu - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar
thillana - hamsanandhi - adi - srimushnam rajarao
pavamana - saurasthram - adi - thyagaraja


Photo Credit: Rajalekshmi Sreemandiram

Friday, April 4, 2014

April 3, 2014 - Saraswathi Vaggeyakara Trust

violin - m vijay
mrudangam - r sankaranarayanan

muthuswami dikshitar jayanthi
630-9pm
venue: narada gana sabha, mini hall

sri varalakshmi - sri - rupakam
swaminatha paripayala - nattai - adi (s)
soundara rajam - brindavana saranga - rupakam (r)
anandamrithakarshini - amruthavarshini - adi (r,s)
nagagandhari - nagagandhari - adi
akshayalinga vibho - sankarabharanam - misra chapu (r,n,s,t)
slokam
mamava pattabhirama - manirangu - misra chapu

M Vijay - Sandeep Narayan - R Sankaranarayanan
Photo Courtesy of Baradwaj Raman

Monday, March 31, 2014

March 27, 2014 - Mavelikara Krishna Temple, Kerala

violin - sp  ananthapadmanabha
mrudangam - r sankaranarayanan
ghatam - madipakkam murali

7-10pm

gaanamurthe - ganamurthi - adi - thyagaraja
innum paramukham - begada - rupakam - doraiswamy kavirayar (s)
kuvalaya dala nayana - nattaikurinji - adi - thyagaraja (r)
mamava sada - nattaikurinji - rupakam - swathi thirunal (n)
kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthu pillai
parama purusha - lalithapanchamam - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal 
pakkala nilabadi - karaharapriya - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
pagaivanukkarulvai - ragamalika - tisram - subramania bharathi
gopala bhakthim - bageshri - adi - swathi thirunal
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha
thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - oothukkadu venkata kavi
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja



SP Ananthapadmanabha & Madipakkam Murali ready to go...
Sankar still combing his hair in the background!

March 26, 2014 - Kollam Siva Temple, Kerala

violin - trivandrum swaminathan
mrudangam - trivandrum vaidhyanathan
ghatam - udipi sridhar
kanjira - anathakrishnan
morsing - sreejith

1040pm-130am

varnam - sri - adi - karur devudu iyer
sivaloka - mayamalavagowla - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi (s)
pakkala nilabadi - karaharapriya - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
sarasa sama dana - kapinarayani - adi - thyagaraja (n,s)
kuvalaya dala - nattaikurinji - adi - thyagaraja (r)
mamava sadha - nattaikurinji - rupakam - swathi thirunal (s)
kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthu pillai
parvathi nayakane - shanmukhapriya - adi - papanasam sivan (r,s,t)
pagaivanukkarulvai - ragamalilka - tisram - subramania bharathi
kandena govindhana - chandrakauns - adi - purandaradasa
thillana - khamas - adi - patnam subramania iyer
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja


Monday, March 24, 2014

March 23, 2014 - Palghat Fine Arts Society

violin - parur ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - kuzhalmannam ramakrishnan
ghatam - trivandrum karthikeyan
tambura - vaidhyanathan

530-830pm

kathanakuthuhalam varnam - adi - ks krishnamurthy
samajavaragamana - hindolam - adi - thyagaraja (n,s)
parama kripa - yadhukulakambodhi - rupakam - gn balasubramaniam
eppadi manam - huseni - misra chapu - arunachala kavi
pari payalamam - reethigowla - rupakam - swathi thirunal (r,s)
vara raga laya - cenjukambodhi - adi - thyagaraja
palinchu kamakshi - madhyamavathi - adi - shyama shastri (r,s,t)
aaj aaye - suddha saarang - adi - swathi thirunal
virutham
kaana vendaamo - sriranjani - tisra nadai ekam - papanasam sivan
thillana - sindhubairavi - adi - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurasthram - adi - thyagaraja

Monday, March 10, 2014

March 9, 2014 - Swathi Thirunal Kalakendram, Manjeri

violin - edapalli ajith
mrudangam - palghat mahesh kumar
morsing - payyanur govinda prasad

5-8pm

varnam - mohanam - ata - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar
siddhi vinayakam - shanmukhapriya - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
undhumadha (thiruppavai) - saveri - misra chapu - andal
ragasudha - andolika - adi - thyagaraja (r,s)
parama purusha - lalithapanchamam - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
karthikeya - todi - adi - papanasam sivan (r,n,s,t)
rtp - bageshri - khanda triputa
-ragamalika swaram: hamirkalyani, jhog
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha
thillana - dhanasri - adi - swathi thirunal
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

March 8, 2014 - Krishna Temple, Kollam

violin - trivandrum swaminathan
mrudangam - trivandrum vaidhyanathan
ghatam - udipi sridhar
kanjira - ananthakrishnan
morsing - shreejith

venue: sri krishna temple
715-1015pm

varnam - bhairavi - ata - pachaimiriam adhiyappaiah
raghunayaka - hamsadhwani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
mayamma - ahiri - adi - shyama shastri
guruvayurappane - reethigowla - adi - ambujam krishna (r,s)
parama purusham - lalithapanchamam - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
rasa vilasa - kambodhi - adi - swathi thirunal (r,n,s,t)
parama purusha - behag - adi - narayana theertha
gopala bhakthim - bageshri - adi - swathi thirunal
thillana - hamsanandi - adi - srimushnam rajarao
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

March 7, 2014 - Narayana Theertha Aradhana, Thirupoonthurthi

violin -  b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

345-430pm

yehi mudham dehi - anandabhairavi - adi
pahi pahi mama - jonpuri - adi
govindha miha - todi - khanda chapu (r,n,s,t)
parama purusha - behag - adi (r)

Monday, February 24, 2014

February 23, 2014 - Thyagaraja Aradhana, London

violin - durai balasubramaniam
mrudangam - somasundaradesigar
ghatam - rn prakash
morsing - chithambaranathan
kanjira - ram siva

615-745pm
thyagaraja aradhana

raghunayaka - hamsadhwani - adi  (s)
entha ninne - mukhari - rupakam
enaalu urage - shubhapanthuvarali - misra chapu (r,n,s)
sarasa sama dhana - kapinarayani - adi
ramakatha - madhyamavathi - adi (r,s,t)
sri rama jaya rama - yadhukulakambodhi - khanda chapu

Friday, February 21, 2014

February 21, 2014 - Kapali Temple, Mylapore

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - b ganapathyraman
ghatam - n guruprasad

630-845pm

varnam - bhairavi - ata - pachaimiriam adhiapaiyah
polla puliyinum - mayamalavagowla - adi - papanasam sivan (s)
shri mathrubhootham - kannada - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar
paadavendume - hamsanadham - rupakam - dandapani desikar (r,s)
edayya gathi - chalanatta - adi - koteeshwara iyer
thiruvadi charanam - kambodhi - adi - gopalakrishna bharathi (r,n,s,t)
virutham - (sriranjani, ranjani, mohanam, cenjurutti, sriranjani)
kaanavendaamo - sriranjani - tisra nadai - papanasam sivan
thirisila giriyaar - cenjurutti - adi
thillana - rageshri - adi - lalgudi jayaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

February 19, 2014 - Sundaravinayagar Temple, Madipakkam

violin - m vijay
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

715-925pm

mahaganapathe - natanarayani - adi - muthuswami dikshitar
guruvayurappane - reethigowla - adi - ambujam krishna (s)
thiruvadi charanam - kambodhi - adi - gopalakrishna bharathi (r)
angarakam - surutti - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (n,s)
mamava karunaya - shanmukhapriya - misra chapu - swathi thirunal (r,s,t)
virutham
thirisila giriyaar - cenjurutti - adi
thillana - pahadi - misra chapu - lalgudi jayaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Sunday, February 9, 2014

February 9, 2014 - TAG Centre, Chengalpet

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - arjun ganesh

430-630pm

vandhe matharam - kedaram - adi - subramania bharathi
sivaloka - mayamalavagowla - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi (s)
kaanthi mathi - kaanada - misra chapu - papanasam sivan (r)
paamaalai - harikambodhi - adi - papanasam sivan (n,s)
chamundeswari - chithrambari - adi - d pattamal
kapali - mohanam - adi - papanasam sivan (r,s,t)
thunbam nergayil - desh - adi - bharathidasan
vaanathin meedhu - mand - adi - kudhambai sidhar
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan
virutham
brindhavanam idhuvo - sudha dhanyasi - adi - sudhanandha bharathi
thillana - darbaari kaanada - misra chapu - thanjavur s kalyanaraman
vazhiya senthamizh - madhyamavathi - adi - subramania bharathi

February 8, 2014 - Royampettai, Thiruvaiyaru

violin - m rajeevm
rudangam - praveen kumar

715-915pm
venue: sri varadarajarajagopal perumal temple

guruvaayurappane - reethigowla - adi - ambujam krishna
pullum silambinakaan - sankarabharanam - misra chapu - andal (s)
enthaninne - mukhari - rupakam - thyagaraja (r,n,s)
paamalai - harikambodhi - adi - papanasam sivan
bhajare re manasa - abheri - adi - mysore vasudhevacharya (r,s,t)
krishna nee begane baaro - misra yaman - misra chapu - vyaasaraaya
narayana - saama - adi - papanasam sivan
thillana - hamsanandi - adi - srimushnam rajarao
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Monday, February 3, 2014

February 2, 2014 - Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Kalyanapuram

violin - nc madhav
mrudangam - salem srinivasan

745-945pm

ne nendhu - karnataka behag - adi - thyagaraja
thiruppavai - saveri - misra chapu - andal
kalyana rama - hamsanadam - adi - oothukkadu venkata kavi (r,s)
rama nee samana - karaharapriya - rupakam - thyagaraja (r)
sarasa sama dana - kapinarayani - adi - thyagaraja (n,s)
ethavunara - kalyani - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan
slokam (desh, ranjani, manirangu)
mamava pattabhirama - manirangu - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar
srinivasa thiruvenkata - hamsanandhi - adi - papanasam sivan
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Saturday, February 1, 2014

January 30, 2014 - Dharma Saastha Temple, Jamshedpur

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

7-915pm

66th Saastha Preethi Celebrations - Puja & Yagna of Lord Subrahmanya
Venue: Dharma Saastha Temple, Kharkai Link, Bistupur, Jamshedpur

guruvayurappane appan - reethigowla - adi - ambujam krishna
swaminaatha - naatai - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
kaalai thooki - yadhukulakambodhi - adi - marimuthapillai
appan avadharitha - karaharapriya- adi - papanasam sivan (r,n)
ananda natam - purvikalyani - rupakam - neelakanta sivan (r,s)
bogeendhra shayinam - kunthalavarali - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
sukhi yevaro - kaanada - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
koovi azhaithal - mand - adi - vali
chinnanjiru kiliye - ragamalika - tisra nadai - subramania bharathi
slokam
dhanya anjaneetsa - aboghi - adi - tukaram
thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

January 20, 2014 - Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
kanjira - anirudh athreya

630-830pm
thyagaraja aradhana

nadha thanum anisam - chitharanjani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
niravathi sukhadha - ravichandrika - adi - thyagaraja (r)
nannu vidachi - reethigowla - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
evvare ramaiyya - gangeyabhooshani - adi - thyagaraja (s)
vinaradhana - devagandhari - adi - thyagaraja
raghuvara - panthuvarali - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
ninnaye - bageshri - rupakam - subramania bharathi
sri rama jaya rama - yadhukulakambodhi - khanda chapu - thyagaraja
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

January 19, 2014 - Sadguru Sangeetha Sabha, Srirangam

violin - s varadarajan
mrudangam - neyveli venkatesh
kanjira - anirudh athreya

6-8pm
thyagaraja aradhana

makelara - ravichandrika - adi - thyagaraja (s)
nannu vidachi - reethigowla - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
rama nee vadhu - kalyani - adi (tisra nadai) - thyagaraja (r,n,s)
vinaradhana - devagandhari - adi - thyagaraja
paramathmudu - vagadheeshwari - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
sri rama jaya rama - yadhukulakambodhi - khanda chapu - thyagaraja

Monday, January 13, 2014

January 12, 2014 - V Dakshinamurthy Memorial Concert, Vaikom

violin - th subramaniam
mrudangam - palghat mahesh
ghatam - unnikrishnan

715-10pm
vaikkathappan (siva) temple, vaikom, kerala

varnam - nattaikurinji - adi - mulaiveedu rangaswami nattuvanar
vathapi - hamsadhwani - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
paramananda - kedaram -  adi - swathi thirunal
sabhapathikku - aboghi - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi (r,s)
manavyalakim - nalinakanthi - adi - thyagaraja
bhajare re chitha - kalyani - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (r,n,s)
bhogeendra shayinam - kunthalavarali - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
sukhi yevaro - kaanada - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
thirisila giriyaar - cenjurutti - adi
pani mathi - ahiri - misra chapu - swathi thirunal
thillana - pahadi - misra chapu - lalgudi jayaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

January 11, 2014 - Ramani's Academy of Flute

violin - mr gopinath
mrudangam - sai nivedhan

1030-1130am
raga sudha hall, mylapore

varnam - nattaikurinji - adi - mulaiveedu rangaswami nattuvanar
sri varalakshmi - sri - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
ganamudha panam - jyothiswarupini - misra chapu - koteeshwara iyer
o rangasayi - kambodhi - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
thillana - hamsanandhi - adi - srimushnam v rajarao

Thursday, January 9, 2014

January 9, 2014 - Shanmukhapriya, SKR Remembrance Day

violin - sp ananthapadmanabha
mrudangam - tanjore praveen kumar

630-830pm
venue: swamy's hall, rk mutt road

Thanjavur Sri S. Kalyanaraman Remembrance Day

I've been asked who is the one musician I wish I could have met and interacted with. The answer is always S. Kalyanaraman Sir. Although I was alive in his lifetime, I never had the opportunity to meet him, or even see him in person.

I had the pleasure of saying a few things regarding his influence on me in a documentary DVD "Sunadha Vinodhan," after Smt Bhushany Kalyanaraman heard of my obsession and called on me a few years ago.

He has without doubt been one of the biggest influences on my musical development and I was honored to be asked to sing a concert tonight marking the 19th year since his passing. I'm humbled every time I hear his recordings and consider his compositions, sangathis, kanakkus, and general creativity to really be one of a kind.

Tonight I sang a concert comprised of songs composed, tuned, and/or inspired by him. I hope I did them justice...


sugunamule - chakravakam - rupakam - thyagaraja (s)
gananaya desika - rishabhapriya - adi - koteeshwara iyer (r,n)
samajavaragamana - hindolam - adi - thyagaraja (r,s)
kamala charane - amruthabehag - adi - gn balasubramaniam
rtp - ranjani, manoranjani, janaranjani, sriranjani - khanda jathi matya - s kalyanaraman (r,n,s,t)
-ragamalika: sivaranjani, sumanesa ranjani
nee dhan thunai - ragamalika - misra chapu - ns chidambaram (tuned by s kalyanaraman)
hariguna - deepali - adi - meera (tuned by s kalyanaraman)
thillana - gavathi - adi - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

January 8, 2014 - Nada Sudha, Velachery

violin - nagai muralidharan
mrudangam - patri satish kumar
kanjira - bs purushotham

630-915pm

sami ninne - sri - adi - karur devudu iyer
deva deva - mayamalavagowla - rupakam - swathi thirunal (n,s)
geethi chakra - kannada - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (r)
chamundeswari - chithrambari - adi - d pattammal (r,s)
vinaradhana - devagandhari - adi - thyagaraja
bhajare re manasa - abheri - adi - mysore vasudhevacharya (r,s,t)
rtp - mohanam - misra chapu "thandavam aadum thillai natarajan | thajam thakajam thakitajam endru"
-ragamalika swarams: hindolam, thandavam
rama nama - desh - adi - thanjavur shankara iyer
thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - s kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

January 5, 2014 - Bhairavi Pondicherry

violin - jaydevan nair
mrudangam - neyveli venkatesh
ghatam - chandrasekhara sharma
morsing - nirmal narayan

varnam - kaanada - ata - poochi srinivasa iyengar
siddhi vinayakam - mohanakalyani - adi - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar (s)
nannu vidachi - reethigowla - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
paamalai - harikambodhi - adi - papanasam sivan (r,n,s)
sabhapathikku - aboghi - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi
aaro ivar aaro - bhairavi - adi - arunachala kavi (r,n,s,t)
sri venkata - surutti - rupakam - muthuswami dikshitar
pagaivanukkarulvai - ragamalika - tisram - subramania bharathi
thillana - basanth - adi - tn seshagopalan
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

January 3, 2014 - Nada Neerajanam, Thirumala

violin -  sp ananthapadmanabha
mrudangam - nirmal narayan

6-725pm


ganamurthe - ganamurthi - adi - thyagaraja
ongi ulagalandha - aarabhi - adi - andal (s)
nannu vidachi - reethigowla - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r)
marivere dikkevaraiyya - shanmukhapriya - adi - patnam subramania iyer (r,n,s)
mohana rama - mohanam - adi - thyagaraja (r,s,t)
virutham
brindhavanam idhuvo - sudha dhanyasi - adi - sudhanandha bharathi
venkatachala nilayam - sindhubhairavi - adi - purandaradasa

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

January 1, 2014 - Mylapore Fine Arts Club

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - tanjore praveen kumar
kanjira - nerkunam sankar

2-4pm

varnam - kaanada - ata - poochi srinivasa iyengar (s)
ennadu joothuno - kalavathi - adi - thyagaraja
korinavara - ramapriya - rupakam - patnam subramania iyer (r,n,s) 
bogeendra shayinam - kunthalavarali - khanda chapu - swathi thirunal
kamakshi - bilahari - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s,t)
nagagandhari - nagagandhari - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (by request)
dhanya anjaneetsa - aboghi - adi - tukaram
vaanathin meedhu - mand - adi - ramalinga swami
ramanai bhajithal - mand - adi - papanasam sivan