Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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manisubramaniyan
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Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Accompanied by Vidwan RK Shriramkumar and by Vidwan K Arunprakash
(thambura support by Lavanya Kodandaraman and Janani ganesh)
Fremont union high school - Shannon theater, Sunnyvale, CA.
3.50 minutes approximately.

Song list:
1. sivaloga nAthanai kandu - mAyAmAlavagowla - rUpakam - GK Bharathi - 11:0 minutes
2. dinamani vamsa - harikamboji - Adi - tyAgarAjA - 18:30
3. vinathA sutha vAhana - jayantasEna - deshAdi - tyAgarAjA - 13:0
4. mAmava mEnAkshi - varAli - misrachApu - dikshitar - 36:0
5. pranathArthi hara - shree+mElarAgamAlikA - Adi - mv sivan - 15:0
6. parAkEla nannu - kEdAragowla - Adi - syAmA sAstri - 4:30
7. sariyevvarammA - bhairavi - khanda jhampa - syAmA sAstri - 48:00
8. srngArAdhi navarasAngi - dhavalAngA - khanda Eka - dikshitar - 6:30
9. RTP - sAranga varada mAmava - surutti, sAranga, brindAvana sAranga, suddha sAranga - sAranga malhAr - khanda triputa - RKSK - 38:0
10. hari chitta satya - jonpuri - Adi - purandara - 4:30
11. tAkUra tum saranAyi (bhajan) - mAnd - misra gathi - gurunAnak - 6:30
12. apAra karunA sindhum - sindhu bhairavi - Adi - RKSK - 10:48
13. nirguna nirAmaya - yamunAkalyAni - khandachApu - thAyumAnavar - 6:15
14. rAmachandrAya janaka - mangalam - kurinji - Eka - badrAchala rAmadAsA - 2:0

A great concert to end the season with. A couple of beautiful RKSK compositions as well.
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sureshvv
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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#5: Which chakras?

vijay.siddharth
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Could someone describe Shuddh Sarang to me, in terms of arohanam, avarohanam, and any visesha proyongams/anya swarams? ever since I heard Sri Ravikiran's thillana in this ragam in Singapore, it has always befuddled me...

manisubramaniyan
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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sureshvv wrote: 26 May 2017, 12:24 #5: Which chakras?
Amritha announced after the song: "5th and 6th Chakras starting with mAra ranjani and ending with chala nAtai"

thanjavooran
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Shri Manisubramaniyan,
Thanks for the review. Excellent song selection.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran
27 05 2017

mahavishnu
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Thanks Manisubramaniyan.
I am sorry to have missed both the spring concerts this season due to work related travel.

rajeshnat
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Sankritilaya rocks , mani why dont you open a subsidary in LA , A 3 hour 50 minute. Nice selection- keep going

manisubramaniyan
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Thanks Tanjavooran, Mahavishnu and RajeshNat for the kind words.
Usually Mahavishnu writes eloquent reviews and we (rasikas) missed him for this concert. I expected other rasikas who attended to chip in with a full review (let us wait and see!)
Rajesh, Sankritilaya is a national tour organizer and as such arranges local bay area concerts for their tour artists only. Sankritilaya works with other local organizations in other cities, and works with SIMA in LA. But most carnatic music organizations have their own logistics (time, place, and availability of artist at that time), as well as budget and so unfortunately you end up missing some artists every year; next time...

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manisubramaniyan wrote: 29 May 2017, 05:45 Thanks Tanjavooran, Mahavishnu and RajeshNat for the kind words.
Usually Mahavishnu writes eloquent reviews and we (rasikas) missed him for this concert. I expected other rasikas who attended to chip in with a full review (let us wait and see!)
Thank you for all your yeoman service to Carnatic music in the US.
And I look forward to catching all the excellent events in the Fall!

mmani
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Re: Vidushi Amritha Murali concert at Sankritilaya, San Jose, May 13, 2017

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Sorry about the inrodinately delayed update:
Refer to a reference to the Album of this great concert in Album/Recording Review Discussion group.
Just the MelaRagamalika (she sang the 5th and 6th Chakras) alone was worth the concert.

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