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