Sandeep Narayan, VVS Murari, Trichy Sankaran, KVG

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adambakkam
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Sandeep Narayan, VVS Murari, Trichy Sankaran, KVG

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Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival
April 20, 2019 . Packed auditorium ~1000 . Free concert.

It was such a lively concert. Sandeep singing has matured so much and he has "Sanjay Bhani" completely imbibed in him. Body language, vocalization, pointing to Mridangam etc.

VVS Murari was mellow where he needed to be and expressive where it demanded. It felt like he is the catalyst for Sandeep doing a graha bedam during Thodi alapanai.

KVG played very able support on Kanjira, deferred and showed the respect to TS.

But it was Trichy Sankaran who stole the show. Close your eyes and listen you think a mridangist at peak at 40 years age playing. And aptly VV Sundaram started the post concert speech by breaking tradition and talking about Sankaran sir first.

arasi
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Re: Sandeep Narayan, VVS Murari, Trichy Sankaran, KVG

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About Tiruchy/Canada Sankaran: no wonder Sundaram chose to speak about him first at the concert of someone who is a youngster compared to him (who is also from North N.America who sought music in India--reverse migration there!). Their connection is also interesting. Someone directed me to Sandeep's blog where he has posted a short clip of TS explaining Adi tAlam to the then five year old Sandeep when he visited his family. Charming!

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