Abhishek Raghuram handled a weighty repertoire with elan
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Abhishek Raghuram handled a weighty repertoire with elan

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The word passion doesn’t seem enough to describe Abhishek Raghuram’s relentless pursuit of musical excellence. Abhishek began with a virutham ‘Naanadhedhu neeyadhedhu’ extolling Rama nama in Sahana as a prelude to the varnam ‘Karunimpa’ by Tiruvotriyur Tyagayyar. Tyagaraja’s ‘Endundi vedalithivo’ in Misra Chapu and the swara passages at the pallavi opening provided the full spectrum of the raga. Abhishek’s Varali ahead of ‘Aazhimazhai kanna’ was not only leisurely but also followed a less-charted course, and Bhaskar’s response retained the essence. The niraval was at the charanam line ‘Eeduleni malayamaruthamu che goodina kaveri’, which culminated in an extraordinary swara section with all the accompanists in their element.

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