How Sandeep Narayan’s concert transcended sonic and lyrical boundaries
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How Sandeep Narayan’s concert transcended sonic and lyrical boundaries

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Can Carnatic music evolve while preserving its essence? The ensemble with Sandeep Narayan’s Carnatic-rooted vocals and Lalit Talluri’s flute met Akshay Yesodharan’s acoustic guitar and S. Krishna’s ghatam. The evening opened with a fitting invocation, ‘Nada tanumanisham’ in Chittaranjani, a composition by Tyagaraja that extols the essence of sound. An experimental concert in many ways, the next piece, ‘Sri hariye endhan guru aavar’, unfolded in Hindolam. The final piece was the much-loved ‘Ramanai bhajithal’ by Papanasam Sivan in Maand followed by the ensemble’s Hare Rama Hare Krishna chant.

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