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Sowmya displays her musical acumen through her intelligent choices
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Sowmya displays her musical acumen through her intelligent choices

The Hindu  

The nuances of nishadam in Surutti make it a rather tricky note to navigate. Senior vocalist S.Sowmya’s Surutti alapana interwove choice phrases of almost every kriti in the raga, as she explored the rishabam to nishadam portion in the madhya sthayi before focussing her creativity around the upper nishadam. If one closely observed Sowmya’s Natabhairavi alapana, certain phrases from ‘Sri …

Kannan Raga Gopalakrishnan Phrases Narayanan Sowmya Vocalist
Why one cannot ignore T.M. Krishna’s musical explorations
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why one cannot ignore T.M. Krishna’s musical explorations

The Hindu  

The unpredictability is what makes a T.M. Just when one thought this was not enough of a deviation, Krishna next chose to explore the mandra sthayi with a round of swaras at ‘Enna’ in the pallavi. One of the pieces that Krishna chose to present was ‘Shubh sukh chain’, a Hindustani translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s poem ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’ whose …

Krishna
On a musical trip to Madurai, Rameswaram and Thanjavur
7 months, 2 weeks ago

On a musical trip to Madurai, Rameswaram and Thanjavur

The Hindu  

Naada Inbam’s Kshetra Sankirthana Vaibhavam series was an exciting musical journey through the temple towns of Tamil Nadu. Another Lalgudi Jayaraman composition that Vikram sang was ‘Thenmadurai vaazh annaiye’ in Hamsarupini, with a lilting chittaswara. Another song that Vikram offered on Meenakshi was ‘Madhura madhura Meenakshi’ by Swami Dayananda Saraswathi in raga Bageshri. On Rameswaram, Vikram offered, after an elaborate …

Madurai Vikram Temple Rama Raga Thanjavur Meenakshi
N.J. Nandini showed why song selection matters too
1 year ago

N.J. Nandini showed why song selection matters too

The Hindu  

Trivandrum N.J. Nandini presented a well-planned two-hour recital at The Music Academy. Beginning with Ambujam Krishna’s ‘Iniyaagilum ninai’ in Purvikalyani, Nandini consistently demonstrated clarity in sangatis in all the pieces she performed. Even her selection of phrase for swarakalpana in Tyagaraja’s ‘Samajavaragamana’ proved to be engaging – she centred her swaras on the phrase ‘Murali vaadana’ in the charanam landing …

Nandini Raga
Rithvik Raja’s concert: An experiment that worked in parts
1 year, 11 months ago

Rithvik Raja’s concert: An experiment that worked in parts

The Hindu  

Rithvik Raja concluded his two-hour vocal concert with Gopalakrishna Bharati’s ‘Eppo varuvaro’ in Jhonpuri. I was reminded of the elaborate raga exposition of Bhairavi followed by tanam for the Ata tala varnam, ‘Viriboni’, presented by Rithvik’s mentor at a December Season concert a few years ago. Before this, there were smartly-framed swara sallies centred on dhaivatam that added lustre to …

Rithvik Rithvik Raja Tanam
Vijay Siva offered a mixed musical bag
1 year, 11 months ago

Vijay Siva offered a mixed musical bag

The Hindu  

A purposeful career, shaped by good musical values and a sharply defined style, steered Vijay Siva’s concert to a satisfactory finale at the Indian Fine Arts Society. The opening pieces lacked conviction as Vijay Siva attempted kritis such as ‘Thera theeyaga rada’ and ‘Ikanaina’. ‘Jayathu gokula vasa’ in Adi 2 kalai, though not commonly heard, has an engaging structure and …

Vijay Siva Vijay Siva Chapu
Charulatha Chandrasekar began her Naadhabrahmam concert on a promising note
2 years, 1 month ago

Charulatha Chandrasekar began her Naadhabrahmam concert on a promising note

The Hindu  

Charulatha Chandrasekar’s veena recital in Naadhabrahmam’s 21st year concert series established that musical expertise is independent of age. Gopalakrishna Bharati’s fast moving ‘Sababathikku veru deivam’ in Abhogi, with brisk swarakalpana, was followed by a precise and sober raga essay of Sahana for Tyagaraja’s ‘E vasudha nivanti daivamu’. Here too, Charulatha embellished the kriti with swaras at ‘Dasa varada tyagaraja hrudaya.’ …

Charulatha Naadhabrahmam Concert
Ramakrishnan Murthy: A thinking musician
5 years ago

Ramakrishnan Murthy: A thinking musician

The Hindu  

It is, indeed, gratifying to note that Ramakrishnan Murthy, who has gained immense popularity, keeps his creative energy under tight leash through his musical wisdom. Recipient of ‘Isai Peroli’ title from the organisation this year, Ramakrishnan Murthy justified it in every way with his performance. It was followed by Syama Sastri’s Ritigowla composition, ‘Ninnuvina marigalada.’ Here, Murthy embellished the kriti …

Murthy Ramakrishnan Murthy Kriti Sri