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I recently came to know that Sri MMI had done srutibedham. Can anyone send me a recording if available? Thanks. Sri Balummi Sir, is this available inthe CD set you gave me?

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Dear Ananda ,
Sruthibetham , if Iam correct , after consulting Vishnuprasad , is : during elaborating a raga or in the midst of neraval or swrarasinging if the singer for a brief period , shifts his basic (athara sruti) sruti from Shadjam to Rishabam and refix his kattai ( or frequency) so that every note is shifted from its place . This type of singing will give a shade of another raga . The singer after sometime gets back to his original sruti ( kattai) and gets applause . MMI did not seem to like this type of circus but still in " Kalinil Silambu " sometimes he refixes Ri as Sa and removes Panchamam and continues for sometime in the style of TNR only in his memory . Sruthibetham certainly disturbs the peace of mind of the rasikas.

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Sruthibetham certainly disturbs the peace of mind of the rasikas
If done well , I get goosebumps . Is something wrong with me ? :lol:

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We are a bunch of music lovers who used to be regular at December Music Festival at the Music Academy.We used to be there dot on time to see the Icons of 50s and 60s who were dominating the Festival.Ariyakudi, Semmangudi GNB,and Madurai Mani Iyer the great.Why I Single out MMI has a valid reason He is our God of Music and we are MMI fanatics to say the least.In the year when he was conferred the title of Sangeetha Kalanidi we all celebrated it with gusto.when he used to sing 'Entha sowkiya Panile of Thyagaraja we used to compare the raga with the Copy in the canteen since that raga was Copy!MMI used to sing "eppo Varuvaro' as one of his Thukkadas.When rasikas used to ask for it the Violin Mastero Thiruvalngadu Sundaresa Iyer Used to say' Wait!Varuvar, Varuvar!' meaning he would surely sing that piece.When MMI sang the English Notes we used to dance very spontaneously. MMI is a legend and was the Sachin of Carnatic Music.We enjoyed MMI music extensively. One of my friends used to be emotional and cry at MMI concerts.While another friend used to say that his fever would be cured on listening to MMI.MMI =Music!MMI 100 is organised under the dynamic leadership of the
CLEVELAND TWINS VV SUNDARAM SIR AND VKV SIR and we the MMI MADDYS are very fortunate in this respect.VVS and VKV are the guiding FORCE behind this UNIQUE and the most significant function to be held at BHARATHIYA VIDYA BHAVAN ON 28th OCT 2012 from 2 to9PM.WE call upon all the RASIKAS to make it a very GRAND EVENT>PL REPLY!

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I was fortunate to attend the Centenary Celebration of Sri Madurai Mani Iyer at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan this evening. It was a very successful program. Cleaveland famous Sri V.K.Viswanathan and Sri VV.Sundaram were the prinicipal organisors assisted by a dedicated team of volunteers from among fans of Sri MMI. Sri V.K.Viswanathan compered and conducted the proceedings in an efficient manner although it was little bit informal in nature.

The talk given by the speakers was excellent. They took different aspects of MMI's music for analysis. Dr.S. A.K.Durga presented her research report on the voice aspect of Sri MMI. Dr.Narmada demonstrated with her violin on how sri MMI could coordinate with the accompany artistes, the amount of value he has given to the instruments and the respect he had given to the people who played the accompaniments. Sri K.s.Kalidas explained the Layam part of MMI. Sri Ravikiran narrated in general how Sri MMI accomplished his mission by carrying the art to the entire humanity from a scholar to a worker.Cleaveland Sri Sundaram spoke on the importance Sri MMI had given to his rasikas.

The vocal recital rendered by Sri R.Suryaprakash and Smt. Gayathri Girish was very good. Sri Suryaprakash was in his full form and the recital he has given today is of best standard compared to all the other programs I have attended so far. I hope our aasthaana Subbudu (Sri German Subbu) may come out with his detailed praising report on the music rendered by Suryaprakash and Gayathi Girish.

From our RBI Chennai Friends group myself, Sendi, German Subbu, T.V.S., and Rangachari attended the function. We could also find Sri C.S.Umapathy (Cricket Coach), Sri Jagannathan (H/O.Gita Jagannathan) in the audience.

Although the publicity given for this program was minimum, we could witness the maximum response. During the program. We could see a number of senior music artistes in the function. It was an unusual thing to witness - tea breaks twice.

Many artistes and persons associated with Sri MMI were honoured with presentation of mementos. I am happy to see that our friend Sri Venugopalan is one among them.

Printed souvenir containing various articles about Sri MMI and Audio CD's containing compilation of MMI recordings were distributed to the audience.

Although the program was drawn for a very long duration of seven hours, the tempo was sustained from the beginning to the end. Everyone was found very much attentive.

I am not able to end this write up without mentioning my regret that the attendance from RBItes was very much less than expected. It is not for somebody's sake we are attending. Indeed, those who could not and did not attend this program missed a wonderful opportunity,. I could say. This is my personal feeling. We should improve a lot in this regard at least in future.
With love and regards,
CHANDRIAH RETD RBI CHENNAI

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I was fortunate to attend the Centenary Celebration of Sri Madurai Mani Iyer at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan this evening. It was a very successful program. Cleaveland famous Sri V.K.Viswanathan and Sri VV.Sundaram were the prinicipal organisors assisted by a dedicated team of volunteers from among fans of Sri MMI. Sri V.K.Viswanathan compered and conducted the proceedings in an efficient manner although it was little bit informal in nature.

The talk given by the speakers was excellent. They took different aspects of MMI's music for analysis. Dr.S. A.K.Durga presented her research report on the voice aspect of Sri MMI. Dr.Narmada demonstrated with her violin on how sri MMI could coordinate with the accompany artistes, the amount of value he has given to the instruments and the respect he had given to the people who played the accompaniments. Sri K.s.Kalidas explained the Layam part of MMI. Sri Ravikiran narrated in general how Sri MMI accomplished his mission by carrying the art to the entire humanity from a scholar to a worker.Cleaveland Sri Sundaram spoke on the importance Sri MMI had given to his rasikas.

The vocal recital rendered by Sri R.Suryaprakash and Smt. Gayathri Girish was very good. Sri Suryaprakash was in his full form and the recital he has given today is of best standard compared to all the other programs I have attended so far. I hope our aasthaana Subbudu (Sri German Subbu) may come out with his detailed praising report on the music rendered by Suryaprakash and Gayathi Girish.

From our RBI Chennai Friends group myself, Sendi, German Subbu, T.V.S., and Rangachari attended the function. We could also find Sri C.S.Umapathy (Cricket Coach), Sri Jagannathan (H/O.Gita Jagannathan) in the audience.

Although the publicity given for this program was minimum, we could witness the maximum response. During the program. We could see a number of senior music artistes in the function. It was an unusual thing to witness - tea breaks twice.

Many artistes and persons associated with Sri MMI were honoured with presentation of mementos. I am happy to see that our friend Sri Venugopalan is one among them.

Printed souvenir containing various articles about Sri MMI and Audio CD's containing compilation of MMI recordings were distributed to the audience.

Although the program was drawn for a very long duration of seven hours, the tempo was sustained from the beginning to the end. Everyone was found very much attentive.

I am not able to end this write up without mentioning my regret that the attendance from RBItes was very much less than expected. It is not for somebody's sake we are attending. Indeed, those who could not and did not attend this program missed a wonderful opportunity,. I could say. This is my personal feeling. We should improve a lot in this regard at least in future.
With love and regards,
CHANDRIAH RETD RBI CHENNAI

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Suryprakash's performance was a storm: it was really magnificent, and he seems to give more and more with each successive concert. It was rich food, and I simply had to go away and digest, rather than taking in another performance.

I was given a splendid-looking booklet. Looking over the shoulder of my neighbour, I think it was the same that my neighbour was looking and and I saw only Tamil text, so I put it away in my bag as simply being a memento. When I got home, I opened it and found English! Amazing that the organizers should have covered this in two languages!

There were many friends there. I'm sorry I did not get to speak to VKV: might not have the chance to do so, now, for another year.

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One request to the organisers. Could you kindly share the concerts online in some way? Please?

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Two splendid (s) for the two postings...#31 and #32

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VKV and VVS: Congrats on your dogged efforts to pay homage to an immortal musician!! I really missed the function given the year-long preparation and notice you had given all of us individually and collectively;

The loss is entirely mine!!

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listen to Shri Suryaprakash...aUDIO COURTESY sHRI TV.GOPALAKRISHNAN..

Shri R Suryaprakash MMI centenary celebrations 2012..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML7I8Irbi2A


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Why no one utters a word about gayatri girish's concert? Has it gone into oblivion ?

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My humble pranams to all. I have always avoided posting in a thread which has a review of my concert but I feel I have to post something here to convey my deep feelings regarding the glorious celebration of Parama Guru Madurai Mani Iyer mama's Centenary at BVB Hall and also about my fellow artist(s) who presented the second concert of the evening. I could see many people sitting in the audience moved to tears, listening to the speeches of Shri. Cleveland Shri.V V Sundaram mama and Shri.VKV. and yours truly was no exception. It was a unique learning experience for me listening to the analytical and emotional lec-dems of Durgamma, Ravikiranji, Narmada ji and Kalidas sir. Not to forget Yessel ji's nimble fingers on the computer, selecting the choicest gems from an eclectic collection and the stupendous volunteering work done by Venugopalan sir and Chandraiah sir. I have always felt I needed another Janma to fathom the musical ocean, Parama Guru MMI mama and this feeling was further reinforced on listening to the rare masterpieces played specially on the occasion. I can only offer my profound respects to my Guru Sangeetha Kalanidhi Shri.T.V.Sankaranarayanan sir as I think "How fortunate I am to have been an understudy of this immortal baani of Caranatic Music?".

I would like to specially offer my appreciation to my fellow artiste Smt.Gayathri Girish and her team for presenting a wonderful performance as the second concert of the day. It is very difficult to do justice to certain compositions which, even though, having percolated through the hierarchies of a common tradition but have been given an individualistic stamp of excellence by a musical genius, which Smt.Gayathri did amply. I was able to stay for the concert only till Smt.Gayathri started her main raga due to my other commitments but thoroughly enjoyed what was sung till then - the Vaara kriti (Surya Murthe, Saurashtram, Sadananda Thandavam(bahudaari), Thelisi Rama Chintana (Purnachandrika), Saarasamukhi (gowda Malhaar, with chittaswarams). Narmada ji on the violin was playing a second innings of excellence that day after her lecdem. Mannarkoil J Balaji played superb sarvalaghu that everyone was reminded of Vellore Shri.Ramabhadran mama, especially during "Sadananda Thandavam", Adambakkam Shankar was greatly supportive too. Forgive me dear rasikas, this is my first attempt to even write a semblence of a report, leave alone review! - with regards - R.Suryaprakash

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EXCELLENT is the word I can think of to describe the writings of Musical GOD Sri Madura MANI IYER!VKV and VVS SIRS our inspiration and guiding ICONS!
I am one of the PROUD lots to have involved in a very little bit in the ocean of Madurai Mani 100 celebrations at BVB on the 28th OCTOBER 2012 in a sort MMI MADDYS GET
TOGETHER!As mentioned by you VVS and VKV SIRS speeches made every one CRY perhaps in happiness ie ANANDHA KANNER!Of course ALL OF US worked as if it was one of the FAMILY FUNCTIONS>All the RASIKAS ARE THE BLESSED LOT and we THANK ONE AND ALL>WE do not STOP here but we are only starting to say the TRUTH.We have very big and ambitious plans for the future which I shall write in detail,Of course MS Gaythri Girishs concert was a FITTING FINALE to the emotional event and GG was in TOP form to say the least.Her rendering of MMI HITS were melodious and sweet with total dedication.Surya and GG brought the MMI memory to ALL the RASIKAS with blissful MUSIC!
Madurai Mani Maddys plans are many and MORE to come.We appeal through this RASIKAS>ORG for their support from ALL angles.We plan to have one place permanently for MADURA MANI and perhaps a BUST will be place in the centre of the MANIMANDAPAM if one can call it.We shall try to make maximum recordings of the great ICON MMI and ANY MADDY CAN RECORD THE SAME FREE OF COST>But the initial expenditure for the small or BIG hall will be borne by the RASIKAS as a WHOLE.WE may also hold MONTHLY LISTENING SESSIONS permanently in the venue in future.On behalf of ALL the MADDYS I appeal ALL your support for the dreamy venture.PLS RESPOND!

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MMI 024-ShriMaatrbhootam_MMI_Kanada_MChapu ...


MMI 024-ShriMaatrbhootam_MMI_Kanada_MChapu.mp3

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From: Venugopalan S <esvee45@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Fw: Madurai mani Iyer Birthday-and CHITTI GUHAN DAY!
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Date: Thursday, 15 November, 2012, 6:24


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http://stream.sangeethapriya.org/index.view

kumar » Vocal » Mani_Iyer » KT05_MMIConcert_KGSabha

Seems to be incomplete recording but how wonderful the music is! Pure nectar! Violin seems to be LGJ, blissful returns, especially during AdamOdi galadE!

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Keshav Venkataraghavan shared Varagooran Narayanan's photo.
Drawing this was a wonderful experience. I needed to draw Paramacharya keeping the beat for Mani Iyer. I googled 'paramacharya'--This posture was number 1 in the search result.

Madurai Mani Iyer and Paramacharya.

[To-Day Mukthi Day 08-06-2013]

It was an unusual meet of rasikas gathered to listen to a music concert. Not a live concert. It was a CD of a 1957 kutcheri. And it was an evening when it just incessantly poured. That, however, did not stop people from attending. For them the singer was a God.

“We are celebrating the 98th birth anniversary of Madurai Mani Iyer, and on this occasion, we recall the friendship of my father Chitti, the writer, and Guhan, the poet. What united them all as a thread was Iyer’s music!” announced Venugopal at the informal get-together at the sprawling hall of Kuppusamy’s residence in Shastri Nagar.

According to him, all the three were chums. “A group of fans of MMI including Chitti, Guhan and R.A. Padmanabhan, Bharati scholar, were great admirers of his music. MMI would not begin his concert unless this group arrived, whenever he performed in Tiruchi or around and the group had even built a ‘Mani’ Mantapam in his memory in Tiruchi. Ramanavami concerts were held in this mandapam for fifteen years,” he added.

“We are actually fanatics,” announced Kuppusamy unabashedly. He is the nephew of poet ‘Guhan’ whose poems have been sung by a few vidwans in their kutcheris. Pazhani Vijayalakshmi, the yesteryear Carnatic singer was his sister, he added. “You have heard of Arya – or Bhashyam, the artist who painted the portrait of Tiruvalluvar? He is my uncle!” The brave Arya, who unfurled the tricolour at Fort St. George, climbing up the flag-post and removing the British flag during the thick of the freedom movement. “And you know the Tamil writer R. Choodamani, who recently passed away? She is my niece!” said Mrs. Kuppusamy.

Some one welcomed the chief guest, R.A. Padmanabhan, nonagenarian scholar who produced ‘Chithira Bharati.’ Everyone reverentially greeted him till he settled down in a chair. Venugopal mentioned that he was honoured by Dr. Kalam when the third edition of his book was published recently. Padmanabhan was also on the staff of Tiruchi AIR for some time, when Chitti and Guhan served there, we are told.

The trickling flow of audience was received warmly by Venugopal and Kuppusamy. They settled down in vacant chairs or on the blanket spread in the corner.

“Once Madurai Mani Iyer heard the song, ‘Beena Madhur Madhur kuch bol’ in raga Bhimplas, from the film ‘Ram Rajya.’ He asked Guhan to compose a poem in the same raga and my uncle obliged him. That song is ‘Kandan Karunai Puriyum Vadivel,’ the popular ‘thukkada’ we heard perhaps in every concert of Madurai Mani Iyer!” reminisced Kuppusamy.

Venugopal recalled an incident when the Kanchi Mahaswami came to Mylapore. He visited Madurai Mani Iyer’s house early morning, unannounced. Mani Iyer was doing the usual sadakam, when some one said that Paramacharya was entering his house. A stunned Mani Iyer took time to react.

Mahaswami asked Mani Iyer to sing a song. Mani Iyer replied hesitantly that he had not even had his bath. “You always swim in the sangita saharam, you do not have to have a bath to sing before me!” told the smiling Acharya. Moved to tears, Madurai Mani fell at his feet, crying “Parameswara!” Meanwhile, the mridanga vidwan had left after being blessed by Mahaswami.

“Now, start!” said the Acharya. “You saw the mridanga vidwan leaving. How do I sing?” pleaded Madurai Mani. “Don’t worry, I will keep the taalam for you!” Paramacharya began the beats with his hands and Mani Iyer had to sing.

Venugopal announced that Balasubramanian alias Balu from Sait Colony, Egmore, had something to say. “Please tell us, Balu, how crazy you were in your college days.” Balu reluctantly responded, “On the last day of the final exams of IIT, I heard the AIR announcement that Madurai Mani Iyer’s concert would follow. I just ignored the exam and sat near the radio and enjoyed the music of Mani Iyer.” That Balu subsequently joined Indian Bank is a different story. He has a collection of MMI’s recordings running for hundreds of hours.

Venkatraman who came all the way from Mumbai specially for this get-together said that whenever there was a concert of MMI broadcast over AIR, he and two of his pals in Pollachi would go to the nearby Haja Mohideen’s tea shop, who would arrange a special bench for the boys to sit and listen comfortably, while he himself enjoyed the melodious music along with them!

Vishnu, nephew of A.K. Ramanujan, an ardent fan of Madurai Mani Iyer, had visited all the cities and towns where MMI had sung! He had arranged to play the CD of MMI’s concert, in which Tiruvalangadu Sundaresayyar had played the violin and Ramanathapuram C.S. Murugaboopathy had accompanied on the mridangam. “I chose this particular concert today, because Tiruvalangadu Sundaresayyar’s son had promised to come here,” briefed Vishnu.

When the Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi segment in Shanmugapriya arrived, Venugopal said that the pallavi ‘Gandhi Mozhi Vazhi Nadappom’ was written by Chitti and given to MMI when he came to sing for Tiruchi AIR and he instantly used it in the concert.

There was never a dull moment in the one hundred minutes of CD music. Everyone was mesmerised. Tiruvalangadu Sundaresa Iyer was at his best and so too, was mridangam Murugaboopathy.

All the rasikas were linked by the Trio – MMI, Chitti and Guhan. They were fifty in all, from different walks of life for whom MMI’s music was nectar. But for the inclement weather, it would have easily touched a hundred or more, felt Venugopal. Half of them belonged to the younger generation and it showed how Madurai Mani’s rhythmic music had a special quality to attract the younger lot, too.

Celebrating Madurai Mani Iyer’s birth centenary

The birth centenary celebrations of legendary Carnatic music vocalist Madurai Mani Iyer (MMI), marked by a series of concerts across several cities, will conclude in Chennai on October 28, at the Mylapore Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

The event, to be held from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., will include two sessions, each of which will begin with excerpts from MMI’s concerts. The first session – 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – will feature presentations on various aspects of his music by Dr. S.A.K. Durga, Dr. M. Narmadha, K.S. Kalidas and Chitraveena Ravi Kiran.

The second session, which begins at 5:00 p.m., features presentations on artists, composers and writers who contributed towards the success of MMI’s career. Ravikiran and Cleveland Sundaram will speak, followed by two concerts. One by R. Suryaprakash, M.A. Sundaresan, Mannargudi A. Easwaran and B.S. Purushothaman, and another by Gaytatri Girish, Dr. M. Narmadha, Mannarkoil Balaji and Adambakkam K.Shankar.

[Article: Courtesy: The Hindu]

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MMI singing Subha Pantuvarali (Sri Satya Narayanam Upasmahe):
https://soundcloud.com/raksha-1/srisatyanarayanam

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DEAR ALL<
MADURAI MANI IYER 101st Birthday celebrations will be held on 19th OCTOBER 2013 SATURDAY AT 6PM AT THE YOUTH HOSTEL MINI HALL INDIRANGAR ADYAR CHENNAI-20 AND THE EVENT DETAILS ARE GIVEN BELOW
SPEAKERS SRI.K R A NARASIAH HISTORIAN
SRI KIZHAMBUR SANKARA SUBRAMANIAN (EDITOR KALIMAGAL)
DR. PRAMEELA GURUMURTHY (HEAD OF THE DEPT. MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
KALAIMAMAMANI DR.M .NARAMADA FAMED VIOLINIST
A SHORT FILM ON MADURAI MANI IYER PRODUCED BY SRI.N. kRISHNASWAMY OF ENKAY VISION ON SHOW!
HIGH TEA WITH SNACKS WILL BE SERVED TO ALL THE RASIKAS ON THAT HAPPY OCCASSION OF MMI EVENT!

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I was reading last night Sruti Pattabhiraman's obituary article about my father (KVN).He has said Quote "Sruti Magazine completing the first 10 years of its publication named KVN as the best Carnatic Vocalist of the decade..... But Sruti did not include him in the list of Carnatic Musicians it named as Century makers at the end of 20th century..... In the case of KVN as in the case of MMI, there could not be an iota of doubt that he offered great music,music of the highest order ...." Unquote. I haven't heard MMI much. But after reading this article I surfed You tube & heard this beautiful Kambhoji raga Alapana & Ma Janki kriti. What an effort he has put in to Raga Alapana. Amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feJ0anaPOH0.

I haven't followed this thread so far.Want to listen to all the uploads.
KNV

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knv
i am surprised to hear that you have not heard mmi that much. our forum member vkv sir has given all his collections to me few years back. there are few in which vkv has cherry picked where there is commentary by him about mmi, one of the days i can copy and give all my mmi to you(we can touch base with private mail and take it from there).

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knv
There is one Thodi-Koluvamaregada from 1960 concert with LGJ-UKS. It is so very sublime and meditative (-in particular
the nereval) that's bound to send the listener to a transce (atleast it does for me). What is brahmanandam can be experciened here. The embellishments LGJ provides (without disturbing the meditative spell of MMI for a second) shows
what a great accompanist he was. I have listened for over 100 times (not an exaggeration) and each time thank MMI
for the experience of transcendental state. You will certainly like it.
I will figure out the link and post.

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Mr Rajesh I don't think you have received my mail. Will you pl share your mail id. My id is knv1955@gmail.com

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A small tribute to the legend....

E' SWARA MMI 032 - Shri. Madurai Mani Iyer 1966 Music Academy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5sVcVE4wuM

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MMI 's mesmerising swaras for Andolika in the song ' Sevikka Vendum Ayyamppetai' in the above concert is brilliant and how superb is the violin response from TNK ! One can listen to this any number of times!

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In the previous post read VendumAyya in place of Vendum ayyamppetai !

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Apart from this thread that discusses about MMI there are atleast 3 other threads where there is significant content about MMI with the url as shared below

1. MMI centenary celebrations --> http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... it=madurai
2. MMI tribute heart and mind ----> http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... durai+mani
3. MMI Pictorial ---> http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... it=madurai

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You should consider locking those threads as the purpose is served

rajeshnat
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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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MMI-MerusamAna(S)-MMG-T
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As a rasika ,One thing that always immensely interests me is when I have in my mind for a long time (even upto 7 or 8 years) where I have assumed that shri MMI has not sung a certain raga and krithi combination and then GOsh i discover it. One of those raga and krithi combinations which I assumed shri MMI has not sung at all is mEru sAmana in MAyAmAlavaGowlai.MMI has sung vidulaku mrOkedA but I was pretty sure he has not sung MEru sAmana .

I kept wondering did he pass mEru sAmanA because his peer SSI had taken to himalayan heights and he preferred not to sing at all this number . Incidentally this AIR recording of MMI singing mEru sAmanA has TNK and UKS accompanying . TNK and UKS are kind of stock accompanist to SSI - and what a shruthi suddham from all three . Did he sing this number as he had this combination of accompanists?. Was it sung to celebrate the year where there was some event where SSI was honoured .The sleeve says it is an All India Radio-1962 track with the accompanist name.

What ever enjoy MMI singing mErusAmana (S) -mAyAmAlavagowali - T, if I can say MMI in SSI color but with a different and distinct shade. A tribute to 101st anniversary celebrations of ganakalAdhara madurai mani iyer which was held a day back.

The download link of MMI-MerusamAna(S)-MMG-T is below
http://bit.ly/150yMg0

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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Rajeshnat.. where have you found Vidhulaku by MMI ? Pl provide link if any, would love to listen

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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Ganakaladhara Madurai Mani Iyer
Memorable Concert..

Giving below a Narration of Shri Thiruvengadu Jayaraman, a senior disciple of Madurai Mani Iyer about a Memorable Concert of his master held in Hyderabad during the early fifties....

read it at

http://maduraimani.tripod.com/id10.html

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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Is there a recording of the Kamboji RTP referred in the above artilce available with anyone?
VKV, Balumni or MKR can throw light.

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I have been trying to get it ever since Tiruvengadu Jayaraman talked about it but I have been unsuccessful so far & even T.J. could not remember whether it was recorded. Unfortunately I have been unable to locate any one in Hyderabad or anywhere else who could throw more light on this. VKV

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Thanks VKV sir. Disappointed though that recording is not available.

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I think what we have in circulation is perhaps 99 % of recordings. One source not fully tapped is AIR, who "should" have recordings of all great artists from 1940s, but those recordings might be in some dusty cobweb-filled basement room !

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Dear Sri Annamalai,
You will be shocked to hear that AIR has erased most of their original recordings by recording over them; MOST of the AIR recordings have been recovered- How I will not go into details here- & are in circulation.Along with several others I have been at it & this recording like many SIGNIFICANT old ones do not exist unless its in the top shelf of old type homes(PARAN?)with THEL (Scorpion? etc many of which I have climbed over the past 50 years. If you know any one with their THATHA who was a collector there is a chance! I feel we have exhausted our search. VKV

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Madurai Mani AYYAR !

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Dear Rajeshnat ,
MMI had sung Meru Samana , if I remember correct , on three more occasions for which recordings are available with me . Once in a Bombay concert , then in a Pudukottai concert and then again in another AIR concert. Moreover I have a Recording of Meru Samana in a Perambur Concert got from Sri VKV Sir !
I have personally attended some 50 of his concerts and never listened to his rendering of VIDULAKU !

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BaluMMI sir, dear Rajesh

Is it possible to give me links for the full mEru samAna concert? It is either my mental makeup or I am getting old or I am stuck in the past or it is T or this man has all the reins to my heart. I was talking to my hyper daughter and we were all merry. :-@ Then I saw the file I downloaded from Rajesh and started listening. It quieted me like water poured on boiling milk about to spill over.

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Dear Enna Solven ,
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/x2kbdw ... %20Concert - this is the link that I have copied from my storage in Mediafire .com for the Perambur concert of MMI .
I am going to this site after a very long time and hope you do not encounter any problem in downloading !

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Many thanks, Balummi! I too am going to download and listen.....

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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Balu MMI Sir
You said totally 4 merusamAna, one AIR, one perambur, one bombay and one pudukottai. Can we have remaining 2, I am assuming one of which i put up is one of the four (dont know which one). If possible can you put all four in a zip and upload it sir.

All,
With respect to vidulaku in mmg , give me some time - it took me about 2 years to hear all of the concerts that balummi and vkv sir gave me that happened before in 2008 and 2009- my memory is fading there and about 70 concerts are not tagged yet.

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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Balumni Sir, Is the violin accompanist in Perambur Concert Sri R K Venakatarama Sastry ?

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Dear Purist & Enna Solven, IF I remember right it was V.Govindaswamy Naicker. I notice you are very interested in MMI. It is my life's mission (along with Balummi & Late SSV my concertmate- We never missed a MMI Concert within 500 miles of Madras till I moved to usa in '59) to propagate MMI'S memories thru' his concerts; I have TONS of it I am willing to share. So is balummi I am sure. Write me at vkv@juno.com if you are interested in WHOLE concerts instead of this or that particular composition rendering. Pl mention where you live if possible as it can affect my offer. I live in Los Alamos, NM, USA.

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Dear VKV sir, thank you. I have sent you a mail.

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

Post by Enna_Solven »

Balummi sir, I was able to download and listen to the concert. Thank you. Listened to both versions of mEru samAna again. It is interesting to note that the mridangam is not intrusive at all in any of MMI's concerts (that I have listened to.)

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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer

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http://www.mediafire.com/listen/jahdtsy ... Samana.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/2p6bmqi ... Samana.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/2wj5c15 ... Samana.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yzr2bl9 ... Samana.mp3
Dear Rasikas ,
I have tried hard to upload and send the links as copied above of my storage in Mediafire of MMI's Meru Samana . I actually have 5 different versions of Meru Samana and I had uploaded all of them
and I received a warning from the website host to pay at least 50% of their charges which I did not for obvious reasons.. I do not know whether You will be successful in downloading ! Please let me know.

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