Usha Padmanabhan @ Raga Sudha Hall 16 Dec 2008.

[jagan]

Smt. Usha Padmanabhan accompanied by Smt.Charulata Ramanujam, and Sri Kumaranallur Rajamani sang for Naada Inbam@ Raga Sudha Hall on 16th Dec .

The song list:

1. Era naapai - Todi -Adi - Patnam Subramanya Iyer
2. Chintaye Mahalinga Murthim - Pharaju - Adi - Muthuswami Dikshitar
3. Vinata Suta Vaahana - Jayantasena - Adi - Thyagarajar
4. Shambho Mahadeva- Pantuvarali - Rupakam - Thyagarajar
5. Sri Venkata Girisham Alokaye - Surati - Adi - Muthuswami Dikshitar
6. Entanuchu - Yadukula Kambhoji - Adi - Thyagarajar
7. Azhaga Azhaga - Shuddha Dhanyasi - Jhampa - Ambujam Krishna
8. Nija Dasa Varada - Kalyani - Adi - Patnam Subramanya Iyer
9. Taamugakkum - Ragamalika - Jhampa - Andal's Nachiyar Tirumozhi
10. Naarimani - Khamas Javali - Adi - Dharmapuri Subbarayar
11. Virutham - Madhyamavathi - Tirumazhisai Azhw
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As for this concert , perhaps I will start by saying what it was not.
No Ostentation . No frills. No gesticulations either of the head or hands. No reference to bits of paper (something that has become an accepted practice). None of the endless ‘ kalpana swara"

[jagan]

I understand that Smt Usha Padmanabhan had spent her formative years learning music from Nanganallur Ramanathan for about a decade before she came under the tutelage of Sangitha Kalanidhi R Vedavalli five years ago. Sorry for not having given due credit to Sri Ramanathan earlier.