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Sanjay’s Kartik Fine Arts Concert

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On 9th December at Narada Gana Sabha (Kartik Fine Arts)

Accompanists:
Nagai Muralidharan – Violin
Patri Satish Kumar – Mridangam
Srirangam Kannan – Morsing

Concert Duration: 2 hrs 15 min

List of Songs:
1. SaraNAgata (varNam) – katanakutUhalam – Adi
2. rE rE mAnasa – nATTai – rUpakam – swarams at rE rE
3. mundu vEnuka – darbAr – Adi – AlApana
4. murugA – sAvEri – misra cApu – AlApana; neraval at un perumai pugazhum
5. ozhukkam – kuntala varALi – AlApana
6. rAgam tAnam pallavi – cArukEsi
pallavi: cArukEsa jatAdhAra SambhO candraSekhara hE tvambhO – misra cApu
tani Avartanam
7. ADum mayilAi (viruttam) followed by kalpakAmbikai – behAg – rUpakam
8. tillAna – dwijAvanti – Adi – rAgA outline
9. nI nAma rUpamulaku – sowrASTram
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The month of music!

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Ok I didn’t write the customary ‘Season is here’ post this year and I know I have been doing grave injustice to the blissful music in which I have been drowning in all through this best month of the year for any Carnatic music lover, by not writing about it here. So at least before this month (and the year itself!) ends, I thought I will do short write-ups on all the December Season concerts of Sanjay (and others too, if possible) so far. Posts coming up right away!

Sandeep Narayan’s Concert

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On 27th November at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall

Accompanists:
Ananthakrishnan – Violin
B.Ganapathyraman – Mrudangam
Venkitaramanan – Khanjira

Concert Duration: 2 hrs

List of Songs:
1. varnam – sAvEri – swarams at dani
2. brOcEvA – khamAs – AlApana; neraval and swarams at Aturamukha
3. eppaDi manam – husEni
4. Sankari – bEgaDA – AlApana; swarams at ciTTa swarams
5. pArvati nAyakanE – SaNmukhapriyA – AlApana; neraval & swarams ay nI maravAdenaiyAL jagadIsA
tani Avartanam
6. rInA madanuta – behAg – rAgA outline
7. tillAnA – nirOSTA – 1 min AlApana
8. nI nAma rUpamulaku – sowrASTram

A good concert overall. I liked the entire bEgaDA piece and khamAs AlApanai the most.

Ratipatipriya

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Isn’t there something mesmerizing about this raagam? I just now finished listening to a very beautiful AlApanai of ratipatipriya by Embar Kannan in the concert of Ghatam Karthick’s ‘Heart Beat’ team which is being live webcast here.

Down with Rahmania

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A lazy, relaxed day. Surrounded by murmurs. Earphones on. A whole lot of your favourite Rahman’s songs waiting to be listened to. You have been hooked big-time to Puthiya Manidha, Kadhal Anukkal, Kilimanjaro, Hosanna, Aaromale, Mannippaaya and Pudhu Vellai Mazhai for several weeks now that it feels like ages since you last listened to any of your other favourite songs. You press the ‘Play’ button and then you lose track of time, lose yourself in the music, in the melody, in the beats and in the nostalgic waves after fresh waves of memories and thoughts that flow in with each song. It’s amazing how many years worth of memories are compressed into just a few minutes of music! Amazing how Rahman’s music has become such an important part of your life that listening to any of your favourite Rahman’s songs itself gives you a feeling of having gotten into a comfort zone! Listening to each song is an experience in itself and I am so happy that this year we have got so many gems of songs from the man!