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T.M.Krishna’s concert

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Since I now seem to be on a blogging spree 😛 , let me quickly post just the songs list of the concert of T.M.Krishna’s also that I went to a couple of weeks back.

Accompanists:
Akkarai Subbalakshmi – Violin
J.Vaidyanathan – Mridangam
B.S.Purushottaman – Khanjira

Where & When? – Sivagami Pethachi (on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations of ‘Shruti’ magazine) on 18th October

Concert Duration: 2 hrs

Songs List:
(Not the full songs list since I had to leave after the main)
1. Varnam – Narayanagowlai
2. ninne nera nammi – Pantuvarali – alapana, neraval at vedashastra, swarams
3. nenarunchinaanu – Malavi (This is the first time I heard him sing the chittswarams for this song)
4. Ksheenamai – Mukhari – alapana, neraval & swarams at eti jesina
5. Yochana – Durbar
6. O Rangasayee – Kambhoji – alapana, neraval & swarams at Bhooloka – tani Avartanam

It was great listening to TMK’s O Rangasayee after a really long time. Loved the Kambhoji alapana!

Sanjay Subrahmanyan’s Concert

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This concert happened some 3 weeks back and as I am now getting ready to leave for Sanjay’s concert in another half an hour, I remembered that I didn’t post about this concert at all.

Accompanists:
S.Varadarajan – Violin
Guruvayoor Dorai – Mridangam
E.M.Subramaniam – Ghatam

Where & When? – Narada Gana Sabha (Papanasam Sivan Rasigar Manram) on 8th October

Concert Duration: 2 hrs

Songs List:
1. gAnarasamuDan nin – Begada – Swarams at gAnarasamuDan & manam kuLira
2. polla puliyinum – Mayamalavagowlai
3. kAntimati annai nee – Kanada – Alapana, Swarams at kAntimati, annai nee gati & nee gati
4. ADum deivam – Kambhoji – neraval at piri prapancham muzhudhum aaTTum thiru padam thanjam ena unai aDaindEn
5. Sri Valli Devasenapate – Natabhairavi – Alapana, Swarams at Sri valli – Tani Avartanam
6. thEril Erinaan – Kalyani
7. thookkatthile unadhu – Kharaharapriya
8. chittam irangadha – Sahana
9. KalpakAmbikai – Behag – Alapana
10. engum niraindhirukkum – Kurunji
11. manamE kaNamum – Bhimplas
12. Karpagame – Madhyamavati

Just that morning, I was telling a friend that I wished Sanjay sings chittham irangaadha since it had been a really long time since I last heard him sing it in a concert and guess what? Sanjay did sing it! Wouldn’t you feel so happy and elated if the singer sings the song that you wished he would sing in that day’s concert? 🙂

To me, the best part of the concert was the swarams in Kanada. 3 minutes of pure bliss it was!! Alapanas are what I look forward to in Sanjay’s concerts these days and needless to say, Kanada, Natabhairavi & Behag alapanas in this concert were absolutely brilliant.

Can’t wait to hear Sanjay sing today! 🙂

kaNgaL iraNDaal

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More than 3 months it has been since I first listened to this song and liked it instantly and still my liking for this song has not reduced even a bit. If anything, my liking for it has only grown more. 🙂 It’s not often that non-ARR songs continue to enthuse and excite me even after listening to it umpteen number of times over a long period of time.
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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.