R Vedavalli - Ragasudha - 29/11/18

[Vipanchi]

Accompanied by RK Shriramkumar, K Arun Prakash and N Guruprasad. Vocal support by Sumithra Vasudev.

Song list:
1. Emani mATADitivO - tOdi - Adi - tyAgarAja - (S)
2. divAkaratanujam - yadukulakAmbhOji - catusra Eka - dIkSitar (R, S)
3. tanayuni brOva - bhairavi - Adi - tyAgarAja - (R, NS @ ina kulOttama I rahasyamunu)
4. kaNDEn kaNDEn kaNDEn sItaiyai - vasantA - Adi - aruNAcala kavirAyar
5. nAdOpAsana - bEgaDa - dEsAdi - tyAgarAja - (RT, NS @ tantrI laya svara rAga vilOlulu, T)
6. ninnuvinA mari galadA - AbhEri- rUpakam - SyAma SastrI
7. viruttam (meyyil vAzhkkai meyyenRu) in kAmbhOji, ShanmukhapriyA, kAnaDa, kApi, Ahiri followed by kathita samayE (13th ashTapadi of jayadEva) [not 100% sure of the ragams, they changed fast!]
8. SrIkAnta enagiSTu - bAgeSrI- purandaradAsa - Adi
9. tillana - hamsAnandi

Classic Vedavalli - her voice might not be what it was in her prime but Sumithra and Shriramkumar were respectfully supportive. Some meditative swarams and neravals (Yadukulakambhoji and Bhairavi; Begada was lively but somehow peaceful). Met with a standing ovation (the result of all the pent-up admiration she had asked not to express through applause in between songs).

[sankark]

#6 is/was in AbhEri

[ratanabhinav]

#8 was in bageshri .
It was sowkhyam , sowkhyam , more sowkhyam and high quality raga rasam dripping from her during each and every moment ( and the team ) !
Better than all other artists who sing pointless phrases .

[Vipanchi]

Thanks sankark and ratanabhinav, post has been edited.

As a side note, Syama Krishna Vaibhavam says both ragams for #6, and Karnatik says Kanada for #8 (at the time, I was sure it was Bagesri but this made me second-guess!)

[MaheshS]

Divine Yadukula Kambodhi!

[maadhu]

In spite of Age catching up with Smt Vedavalli, she presented wonderful Begada and of course Ninnuvina Abheri with Shudda Daivatam. In a nutshell, it was sublime music. Wish youngster musicians realize !

[rbharath]

An awesome concert. The yadukula kAmbhOji was divine. The rAgam and kriti and svarams were all so superb. The bhairavi AlApanai was very elaborate and totally showing the contours of the rAgam. A totally mesmerising kriti rendition with neraval and svarams at the anupallavi. It was very elaborate and left some of us guessing if this was the main item of the concert already. Such was the grandeur. However, we had more.

A grander bEgaDa followed. It was just too good. The AlApanai was also followed up with a tAnam. This was rather special and was very engrossing. The kriti was rendered with an elaborate round of neraval and svarams, and a tani to follow. The AbhEri kriti was sung on request from stage. It was a moving rendition. A trademark rAgamAlikA-pAsuram of vEdavalli had to come in. It did and was wonderful. And what more, the Ahiri ashtapati was only a cap on the crown.

The concert was very fulfilling and wonderful. The accompanists were good and joined the musical experience that was thrown by the main artist, to the audience. What a concert that was.

bharath