Sunday, November 17, 2013

November 17, 2013 - Giri Trading / Zee Thamizh

violin - m rajeev
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

giri traders / zee thamizh
venue: krishna gana sabha main hall

8-9pm

ganarasamudan - begada - rupakam - papanasam sivan (s)
bhajare re chitha - kalyani - misra chapu - muthuswami dikshitar (r,n)
bhajare re manasa - abheri - adi - mysore vasudevacharya (r,s,t)
vanga kadal - surutti - rupakam - andal

Arjun Ganesh - Sandeep Narayan - M Rajeev

Monday, November 11, 2013

November 11, 2013 - Bharat Sangeet Utsav, NGS Main Hall

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh
kanjira - kv gopalakrishnan

presented by carnatica & parthasarathy swami sabha
venue: narada gana sabha main hall

245-430pm

swaminatha - nattai - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
shanthamulekha - saama - adi - thyagaraja (r)
palaya deva - bhairavi - rupakam - swathi thirunal (r,n)
chamundeswari - chithrambari - adi - d pattamal
rtp - kapi - khanda triputa - “sarasija nabha murare | hare krishna"
-ragamalika: surya, sindhu bhairavi
thillana - chandrayothi - adi - ks raghunathan

Sunday, November 10, 2013

November 9, 2013 - Ranjani Fine Arts, Bangalore

violin - b ananthakrishnan
mrudangam - sj arjun ganesh

5-730pm

varnam - reethigowla - ata - veena kuppaiyer
ragasudha - andolika - adi - thyagaraja (s)
ganarasamudan - begada - rupakam - papanasam sivan (r)
ninne nambithe - kiravani - misra chapu - jagannathadasa (r,n)
rtp - kambodhi - adi (r,th,n,s,t)
 “jagadeesha parthasarathe | karuna payonidhe”
-ragamalika swaram: vaasanthi, bageshri
kaanavendaamo - sriranjani - tisra nadai ekam - papanasam sivan
thillana - hamsanandhi - adi - srimushnam rajarao
pavamana - saurasthram - adi - thyagaraja

Click here to view photos taken by our gracious host.

Special mention of this extremely organized sabha with dedicated volunteers! We enjoyed the hospitality of Ranjani Fine Arts and the Thiagarajan family. :)

Monday, November 4, 2013

November 3, 2013 - Lewisham Siva Temple

violin - durai balu
mrudangam - ram siva
morsing - mervin mahendra

430-530pm

sabhapathikku - aboghi - rupakam - papanasam sivan (n,s)
edayya gathi - chalanatta - adi - koteeshwara iyer (r)
marakathavallim - kambodhi - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (r,s,t)
virutham
irakkam varaamal - behag - rupakam - gopalakrishna bharathi
koovi azhaithal - valaji - adi - vali

Saturday, November 2, 2013

November 1, 2013 - Veenalaya @ 253

violin - jalatharan
mrudangam - abhiram sahadevan
ghatam - gowtham
morsing - anand

715-930pm
venue: 253, london

varnam - todi - adi - patnam subramania iyer
swaminatha - nattai - adi - muthuswami dikshitar (s)
vaananai - kiravani - misra chapu - appar (r,s)
chamundeswari - chithrambari - adi - d pattamal
swara raga sudha - sankarabharanam - adi - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
virutham
kanavendamo - sriranjani - tisra nadai - papanasam sivan
payoji maine - misra pahadi - adi - meera
thillana - dvijavanthi - adi - thanjavur kalyanaraman
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Sunday, October 20, 2013

October 19, 2013 - Raga Spirit, UCLA

violin - delhi sunder rajan
mrudangam - nirmal narayan

840-1025pm
venue: schoenberg hall, ucla

brocheva - khamas - adi - mysore vasudhevacharya (s)
ganamudhapanam - jyothiswarupini - misra chapu - koteeshwara iyer (r)
sarasa sama dana - kapinarayani - adi - thyagaraja (n,s)
rtp - kapi - khanda thriputa
"sarasijanabha murare | hare krishna"
-ragamalika swaram: kambodhi, shubhapanthuvarali, sindhubhairavi
thillana - dhanasri - adi - swathi thirunal
pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja

Saturday, October 12, 2013

October 10, 2013 - Mellon Institute, CMU, Pittsburgh

violin - jay shankar balan
mrudangam - nirmal narayan

venue: mellon institute, carnegie mellon university
8-10pm

  • varnam - bhairavi - ata - pachaimiriam adhiyappaiah
  • siddhi vinayakam - mohanakalyani - adi - harikesanallur muthiah bhagavathar (s)
  • rama ikka nannu - sahana - rupakam - patnam subramania iyer (r)
  • paramukhamadheno - shoolini - adi - koteeshwara iyer (s)
  • pakkala nilabadi - karaharapriya - misra chapu - thyagaraja (r,n,s,t)
  • rtp - hamsanandi - adi (2 nadai)
    • "srinivasa thiruvenkata mudayai | jaya govindha mukundha anantha"
    • ragamalika swaram: hindolam, dvijavanthi, kapi
  • srinivasa - hamsanandhi - adi - papanasam sivan
  • thillana - sindhubhairavi - adi - oothukkadu venkata kavi
  • pavamana - saurashtram - adi - thyagaraja
Nirmal Narayan - Sandeep Narayan - Jay Shankar Balan, Live at CMU