Category Archives: Music

Tu Meri Dost Hain

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I listened to all the songs of Yuvvraaj once on Saturday and liked all the songs on the first listening itself. 🙂 I again listened to the first 4 songs alone on Sunday. After that, I got the time to listen to the songs again only yesterday. Tu Meri Dost Hain was the song that I listened to first and got hooked to instantly. I have been listening to it on repeat mode for more than 2 hours now! What a beautiful song! Captures your heart right away!

The initial humming, the interlude between the humming and the opening lines aaja main hawaon mein, Awaaz hoon main in varied tunes, the entry of Shreya’s beautiful awaaz singing raat mein chandni, the line main khayalon ki mehek hoon, the lovely interlude at 4:14, Rahman’s amazing singing, the swaras RSRSSRSR right after sargam par chalti hain, ….the list is endless! Love every moment of this song sung so amazingly by all the singers!

I am in no hurry at all to listen to the remaining songs. I am going to take my time and get immersed in the beauty of the songs one by one. 😉

Rahman, you are the best! :)

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Listening to Rahman’s songs for the past couple of hours or so, this is what I feel like screaming out loud. 😉 Though I cannot remember the exact time from when Rahman’s music or for that matter, music itself ceased being just a form of entertainment to me, these days, music is the one thing that works wonders for me whenever am feeling low. I have this playlist of Rahman’s songs that is of some 14 hours duration. I clicked on the Play button and lost track of the minutes that  passed. 😉

  • O Rey Chori
  • Anbendra Mazhaiyile
  • En kadhale
  • Akkadanu Naanga
  • Dil Se Re
  • Nachle
  • Kabhi Meeti Lagti Hai
  • Thaniye
  • Mettu Podu
  • KaNNamoochi
  • Kahin Aag Lage
  • Jana Gana Mana
  • Konjum MainakkaLe
  • Thaiyya Thaiyya
  • Kadhal Rojave
  • Mukkala
  • Mayya Mayya

& lots more. God knows how many times I have listened to all these songs. Yet my liking for these songs only increases every time I listen to it. Experiencing the magic of Rahman’s music is a magical experience in itself. 😉 What’s life without music?

Vaaranam Aayiram Songs

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The songs of Vaaranam Aayiram are what I have been listening to since morning today. As is the case with most of Harris Jeyaraj’s songs, all the songs have an already-heard-before feel to it. No song is bad though. Here’s my ranking of the songs:

7. Anul Maele by Sudha Raghunathan – The most boring song

6. Ava Enna by Karthik and Prasanna – Another boring song with classic dappankutthu beats. I liked the humming interlude at 3:05 till 3:33.
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Kabhi Kabhi

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Kabhi Kabhi to lage zindagi mein rahi na khushi aur na mazaa
Kabhi Kabhi to lage har din mushkil aur har pal ek sazaa
Aise mein koi kaise muskuraye kaise has de khush hoke
Aur kaise koi sochde Everything’s gonna be OK

When you feel like this, listening to this song helps for sure….

Missed the Kedaragowlai! :(

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I returned from a weekend trip to Vaalpaarai and Topslip today morning. Had a great time there. Before I write about it, I want to be done with my rant first!

I keep ranting here often about how it is almost always Todi that I get to hear as the main in most of TMK’s concerts that I go to. I had written in my previous post on T.M.Krishna’s concert that when he started the Todi alapana, I felt like screaming ‘Somebody please tell Krishna that he should sing raagams other Todi as main more often!’ That was how desperate I was to listen to him sing some other raagam as main. And sing he did in his concert last Friday. That too one of my most favourite raagams, Kedaragowlai! But unfortunately, I missed the concert since I had to catch the train that evening. 🙁

Last Thursday, right from the moment I reached home from office till about 11 in the night and again on Friday morning till I left for work, I was continuously listening to TMK’s recordings! I listened to all my favourites except only one – the elaborate Kedaragowlai alapana followed by Saragunapalimpa! I just love that song! Just imagine how it would have been had I gone for that concert and heard him sing it live!! I can’t tell you how disappointed I am! 🙁

Mambalam Sisters’ Concert

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Mambalam Sisters (Chitra & Vijayalakshmi) – Vocal
Hemalatha – Violin
K.S.Rangachari – Khanjira
Nellai Balaji – Mridangam

Where & When? – Siddhi Buddhi Sameta Sri Karpaga Vinayagar temple, R.A.Puram on 8th September

Songs list:
(Partial since I went about 30 minutes after the start of the concert, assuming of course, the concert had started on time 😉 )

1. Siddhi Vinayakam – Mohanakalyani – Swarams at Siddhi Vinayakam
2. Bhavayami – Raagamalika
3. intanuchu – Gundakriya
4. Nagumomu – Abheri – Alapana, neraval & swarams at Jagame – Tani Avartanam
5. unai paaDa varam – Kapi
6. vaNNa mayil vaahanane – Kavadi chindhu?
7. Kurai oNRum illai – Raagamalika
8. Sri Chakra Raja – Raagamalika
9. Vigna Vinayaka Murtikku MangaLam – Madhyamavati

If you don’t expect to listen to anything extraordinary and just want to listen to some good music and some popular songs, then you should have come for this concert.

Sikkil Gurucharan’s Concert

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Sikkil Gurucharan – Vocal
V.L.Kumar – Violin
K.V.Prasad – Mridangam
K.V.Gopalakrishnan – Khanjira

Where & When? – Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall on 4th September

Concert Duration: 1 hr 30 min

Songs List:
1. Shri Raghukula – Hamsadhwani – Swarams at vara ratna
2. Dattatreya – Ranjani – Alapana, neraval at SahyAdrivAsa SacchidAnanda Shrigurudeva Datta
3. nimma bhagya – Atana
3. Shri Dakshinamurtim – Phenadyuti
4. DinamaNi Vamsa – Harikambhoji – Alapana, neraval & swarams at DinamaNi vamsa
5. Kanakasabhaiyai – Kapi

This is the first-ever concert of Sikkil Gurucharan that I attended. Before this concert, I had only heard some 3-4 song recordings of his that came on TV – I don’t remember those too. So, I guess I can very well say that this is the first time I really heard him sing.

It was a very good concert. I didn’t find even a single moment boring. Gurucharan’s Ranjani & Harikambhoji alapanas, nimma bhagya, the fast-paced Hamsadhwani swarams were the ones that I liked the most in this concert. Looking forward to attending more concerts of Gurucharan in the future!

T.M.Krishna’s Concert

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T.M.Krishna – Vocal
R.K.Shriramkumar – Violin
Guruvayur Dorai – Mridangam
T.V.Vasan – Ghatam
Srirangam Kannan – Morsing

Where & When? – Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall on 3rd September

Concert Duration: 1 hr 40 min

Songs List:
1. Janaki pate – Kharaharapriya – Swarams at Janaki Pate
2. nannu bhrovumani – Kalyani – Alapana, neraval at adrija vinutuDu bhadragirishuDu
3. KarikalAbha mukham – Saveri – Alapana, neraval & swarams at mooladhara – Tani Avartanam
4. Rangabaaro – Maand
5. Varugalaamo – Maanji – Raaga outline
6. Gaayati Vanamali – Hamsadhwani
7. Bhujaga shaayino – Yadukula Kambhoji
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Sanjay’s concert

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Sanjay Subrahmanyan – Vocal
Nagai Muralidharan – Violin
Guruvayur Dorai – Mridangam
Neyveli Venkatesh – Khanjira

Where & When? – PiLLaiyar temple, Warren Road on 31st August

Concert Duration: 2.5 hrs

Songs list:
1. Varnam – Abhogi
2. Vinayaka – Hamsadhwani – brief neraval & swarams at Paramakripasagara
3. Appa naan – Poorvi Kalyani – Alapana, neraval & swarams at thappaedhu naan seyyinum nee porutthal vaeNDum
4. ennaeramum – Devagandhari (Started at anupallavi – thennancholai)
5. Bhrova baarama – Bhahudhari – Alapana, Swarams at Bhrova baarama
6. Yaaro ivar yaaro – Bhairavi – Alapana, neraval & swarams at chandrabimba mukhamalaraale ennai thaane paarkkiraar orukaale – Tani Avartanam
7. Thaeril erinaan – Kalyani
8. ivan yaaro sakhiye – Kambhoji – Raaga outline
9. maari ninRu mayakkidum (viruttam) in Sindhu Bhairavi followed by Visweswar darshan kar – Ragamalika (Sindhu Bhairavi, Pahadi, Kosalam) – Brief Sindhu Bhairavi Alapana
10. aarumo aaval – Maand – Raaga outline
11. Maname kaNamum – Bhimplas
12. Mangalam – Sowrashtram

Yet another amazing concert! I absolutely loved the Bhahudhari alapana and swarams. Couldn’t have enough of PDNPM! 😉 And then the best part of the concert – Bhairavi! The out of the world alapana, the rendition of yaaro ivar yaaro, the neraval & swarams – an enchanting Bhairavi it was! Though all the tukkadas were excellent, the Sindhu Bhairavi was extra special. Even though it was 11 pm by the time the concert ended, I really wished the concert could go on for some more time. 😉

For at least the next one month, with Sanjay touring the US, there is not going to be a Sanjay’s concert here. 🙁