Published by Aparna on 25 Aug 2008
Accompanied by:
Varadarajan - Violin
Neyveli Venkatesh - Mridangam
Guruprasad - Ghatam
Where & When? - P.S. Hr. Sec. School (Nadopasana) on 23rd August
Concert Duration: 3 hrs 10 min!
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Published by Aparna on 18 Aug 2008
Sanjay Subrahmanyan - Vocal
Nagai Muralidharan - Violin
Guruvayoor Dorai - Mridangam
Neyveli Venkatesh - Khanjira
Where & When? - Krishna Gana Sabha on 17th August
Concert duration: 2hrs 45 min
Songs List:
1. Varnam - Nattakurunji
2. Raa rama inti - Asaveri - Swarams at raa rama
3. Entarani - Harikambhoji - neraval & swarams at sheshudu
4. ambarame - Kalyani - Alapana, swarams at sempor kazhaladi
5. Nagagandhari - Nagagandhari - Alapana
6. innum paramugam yaeno - Begada
7. Parvati nayaka - Bowli - Alapana, Swarams at Parvati nayaka - Tani avartanam
8. RTP - Nattakurunji - Pallavi: manadhil urudhi vaendum vaakkinil inimai vaendum - Triputa, Misra chapu - Swarams in Subhapantuvarali Kumudakriya
9. kaaNi nilam vaendum - Ragamalika (Hamsadhwani, ?, Sindhu Bhairavi)
10. nijagadasa - Sindhu Bhairavi
11. idhuvo tillai - Sindhu Bhairavi
12. Mangalam - Sowrashtram
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Published by Aparna on 18 Aug 2008
I switched on the computer to write about Sanjay’s amazing concert yesterday in which he sang the Nattakurunji varnam and an awesome Nattakurunji RTP among other pieces. As I started typing the list of songs, I started listening to his Nattakurunji varnam on repeat mode. Lost in the magic of Nattakurunji, I stopped the typing and started listening to more of his Nattakurunji - two different recordings of Jagadeesha and Vazhi Maraitthirukkudhe. Listening to Vazhi Maraitthirukkudhe made me want to listen to Ananda natana prakasham. Listening to it on repeat mode, I started browsing through Sanjay’s recordings that I have. After listening to a beautiful RTP in Hamirkalyani, I am now listening to the brilliant Bhageshri RTP. I have not been doing anything other than listening to Sanjay’s recordings non-stop for more than 5 hours now and still yeh dil maange more! 
Am at a loss of words to describe the effect that Sanjay’s music has on me. Sanjay is the best! 
Published by Aparna on 12 Aug 2008
Accompanists:
R.K.Shriramkumar – Violin
T.V.Vasan – Mridangam
Anirudh Athreya – Khanjira
Where & When? – CLT, IIT Madras on 11th August
Songs list (partial):
1. Varnam – Kalyani – Adi – Swarams
2. Vinata suta – Jayantasena – Swarams at mata badha
3. ninnu sevinchina – Yadukula kambhoji – Alapana, neraval at Kanakangi
4. Brovaradha sri – Varunapriya – Raaga outline
5. Upacharamulanu – Bhairavi – Alapana, neraval & swarams at kapata nataka
6. Veenabheri – Abheri (the supposedly correct Abheri ) – Raaga outline
7. Raagam Taanam Pallavi – Nattai (had to leave just as the tanam started)
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Published by Aparna on 09 Aug 2008
Sanjay Subrahmanyan - Vocal
S.Varadarajan – Violin
Tanjavur Ramdoss – Mridangam
K.V.Gopalakrishnan - Khanjira
Where & When? – Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium (Kalpa Druma Arts & Artists Festival) on 9th August
Concert Duration: 2.5 hrs
Songs List:
1. chalamu seya - Hindolam
2. Yochana - Darbar - Swarams at Yochana
3. Dehi tavapada - Sahana - Alapana
4. Akshayalinga vibho - Sankarabharanam - Alapana, neraval & swarams at Badari vanamula nayikAsahita (Elaborate piece)
5. Sivakama Sundari - Mukhari (Started with the anupallavi, bhavaroga)
6. ardhanAreeswaram - Kumudakriya - Alapana, Swarams
7. Saravanabhava - Madhyamavati - Alapana, Swarams at Saravanabhava - Tani Avartanam
8. oorile kaaNi (viruttam) followed by Karpooram naarumo - Khamas
9. Ghanta maNi - Kanada - Raaga outline
10. aaDum mayilaai (viruttam) followed by Kalpakambikai - Behag
11. Maavalla gadhama - Maand
12. orumai uDan - Kapi
13. Mangalam - Sowrashtram
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Published by Aparna on 25 Jul 2008
Hey All! Good Morning!
Having had to read quite a few times about me being bored, I guess it would be a good change for you to read that it has been more than a week since my boredom went away! So how did I beat the boredom? All I did was a little introspection/retrospection/whatever and before I knew it, I was out of boredom! Rather, boredom was out of me. 
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Published by Aparna on 21 Jul 2008
Yes! Today was a Monday when I didn’t have the Monday morning blues at all! Thanks to A.R.Rahman & Reetigowlai! Started the day listening to ‘Sakkarakatti’ songs! Liked all the songs the first time itself! More on the songs later. The other song that I have been listening to the whole of today is the song that seems to everyone’s current favourite - ‘kaNgaL iraNDAl’ from ‘Subramaniapuram’. This is one of the most beautiful Reetigowlais ! Can’t stop humming the song!
