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Abhishek Raghuram handled a weighty repertoire with elan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Abhishek Raghuram handled a weighty repertoire with elan

The Hindu  

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 …

Bhaskar Abhishek Sankaran Weighty Repertoire
Tamil compositions took centre stage at Sriranjani’s New Year concert
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil compositions took centre stage at Sriranjani’s New Year concert

The Hindu  

Sriranjani Santhanagopalan’s vocal concert, as part of Hamsadhwani founder R. Ramachandran’s birth centenary celebrations, brimmed with energy. Held on Tamil New Year’s day, the performance included a variety of Tamil works — from Avvaiyar’s ‘Vakkundam’ in Ritigowla as a prelude to ‘Tatvamariaya tarama’ by Papanasam Sivan to the concluding Thiruppugazh. Sriranjani took up the rare raga Jyothiswaroopini for detailing and …

Tamil Raga Sriranjani Kala Swaras
Aishwarya Shankar and Keerthana bring alive their Patantharam
2 years, 11 months ago

Aishwarya Shankar and Keerthana bring alive their Patantharam

The Hindu  

A stimulating ‘Undedi ramudu’ was Aishwarya Shankar’s opening kriti in Harikamboji, a sampoorna raga, which J.B. Keerthana took up as the centrepiece for her concert at the same venue six days later. As her main piece, Keerthana took up ‘Muruga thirumal’, penned by Thanjavur Shankara Iyer, another of Sunder’s gurus. The Harikamboji alapana made clear Keerthana’s penchant for unfurling the …

Aishwarya Raga Keerthana Musiri Harikamboji
An elaborate Kamboji by Shruthi S. Bhat
3 years ago

An elaborate Kamboji by Shruthi S. Bhat

The Hindu  

Shruthi S. Bhat’s concert for Naada Inbam stood out for its poise and finesse. The Kamboji raga had dignity and emotive character, in line with the kriti, Tyagaraja’s ‘Marimari ninne’, one that’s rarely heard these days. Shruthi took up the charanam line, ‘Karunato Dhruvanikedhu’ for niraval and swaraprastara. Shruthi then took up the prolific Mysore Vasudevachar’s popular Sunadavinodini piece, ‘Devadi …

Shruthi
Girijashankar Sundaresan’s inspiring Kamboji
3 years, 1 month ago

Girijashankar Sundaresan’s inspiring Kamboji

The Hindu  

Kamboji is known to offer immense scope for elaborate elucidation, a reason why musicians often include this rakti raga in concerts. Girijashankar Sundaresan opted for it while performing recently at Kedaram’s three-day festival at Ragasudha hall, effortlessly bringing out its emotional shades through voice modulation. Girijashankar chose Tyagaraja’s ‘O Rangasayee’ where the composer beckons the god. A rare Dikshitar kriti …

Girijashankar
Vasudha Ravi’s unusual choices made her concert impressive
3 years, 1 month ago

Vasudha Ravi’s unusual choices made her concert impressive

The Hindu  

A pleasing tonal quality, a neat presentation capturing the mood of the lyrics, and imaginative phrases in niraval and kalpanaswara segments made Vasudha Ravi’s concert enjoyable. She presented a rarely heard Papanasam Sivan composition ‘Gomathi thaaye’ in Yadukula Kamboji, on the goddess of Sankaranarayana temple, with elegant and crisp madhyamakala swaras in the charanam lines ‘shruti purana’. This style with …

Vasudha Unusual Choices
EDAM’s five-day music festival in Kochi featured seasoned and young musicians
3 years, 10 months ago

EDAM’s five-day music festival in Kochi featured seasoned and young musicians

The Hindu  

A five-day Carnatic music festival was held in Kochi, the first of its kind in the city after the pandemic outbreak and lockdown. This was especially evident for the first line niraval renditions for ‘Kana vendamo’ in Sriranjani and the Tyagaraja masterpiece ‘Jagadanandakaraka’ in Natta raga. The famed ‘Samyamakannorudyanam’ from the second day of Nalacharitham in Poorvikalyani raga went well …

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