Gayathri Girish @ Saraswathi Vaggeyakara Trust - Isai Tamil

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 22 Aug 2009, 23:10

Smt Gayathri Girish - Vocal
Shri Mysore Shrikanth - Violin
Shri B Ganapathiraman - Mrudangam
Shri Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira

Date : August 22, 2009
Venue : Narada Gana Sabha Main Hall

1) Thevaram hymn followed by Swami Naan Undan - Nattaikurinji Pada Varnam
2) Adathu Asangathu - Madhyamavathi
3) Thanigai Malayai - Sahana - Ramalinga Swami - AS
4) Antharanga Bhakthi - Shadvidamargini - Koteeswara Iyer
5) Mohanavalli - Manji - Kavi Kunjara Bharathi
6) Kamakshi Gowri - Saveri - Papanasam Sivan - ANST
7) Ragamalika Virutham from Kanthimathi Pillai Tamizh followed by Thedi Unnai - Sindubhairavi
8) Vattu Naduve - Pasuram - Ragamalika

It was a fine concert with quite a few Krithis rarely heard these days. The Pada Varnam was announced to be a composition of Papanasam Sivan. A first time for me. Have heard only the Dhanyasi Varnam of his earlier. The Sahana Alapanai was nicely done. Again, it seemed a well structured song. The pick of the concert to me, though, was the classic Manji Padam. Was done beautifully. Haven't heard it too many times before the main piece in a concert. The main Saveri was good as well. Liked the fairly elaborate final round of first speed Swarams. The violinist played well all along with succinct replies. Liked his replies in the Virutham. The Thani was brief and good too.

Overall, a short and fine concert. The Manji made my day

Sathej

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 23 Aug 2009, 00:00

Sathej,

Very wonderful list....How long was the concert for?

Sathej wrote:The Pada Varnam was announced to be a composition of Papanasam Sivan. A first time for me. Have heard only the Dhanyasi Varnam of his earlier.

The nATTaikurinji padavarNam is a staple of bahratanATyam repertoires - it is one of Sri Sivan's masterpeices, and there is a version sung by Smt. MLV for Smt. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan that is absolutely breathtaking. We've discussed it earlier at http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... runji.html

Sathej wrote:The pick of the concert to me, though, was the classic Manji Padam.

I would love to hear this - I think it is from KKB's azhagar kuravanji.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 23 Aug 2009, 02:14

Not forgetting the kAntimatip piLLait tamizh viruttam. Haven't heard it in a long while! I am guessing she sang 'nI varAdirundAl un vaDi vEl vizhikku mai ezhudEn'. The first time I heard KVN sing it, I cried--his soulful rendering of a beautiful verse.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 23 Aug 2009, 02:16

yes... that was it. Was rendered very nicely. Any more details about the composition/composer?

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 23 Aug 2009, 06:13

Wow, I must say GG's song selection in concerts is consistently impeccable. Kudos to her. I would love to hear this mAnji.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 23 Aug 2009, 08:24

5) Mohanavalli - Manji - Kavi Kunjara Bharathi
8) Vattu Naduve - Pasuram - Ragamalika

This mAnji was once sung in an exclusive kavi kunjara bharathi thematic concert where GG was a rasika in the crowd , the singer then was her guru Shri TNS. I remember his words "mAnjikku mOONjiyE iLLa (manji rAgam does not have a face) is a myth". This number is very very tough , the thamizh is very hard and you have to stretch every line to bring the mAnji rAga swaroopam.

I am assuming vattu naduvE (pAsuram) was sung in the rAgas as Tanjore S KalyanarAman , which was his favourite then.

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 23 Aug 2009, 08:24

rshankar wrote:Sathej,

Very wonderful list....How long was the concert for?

The concert was for about 1.5 hours.

arasi wrote:I am guessing she sang 'nI varAdirundAl un vaDi vEl vizhikku mai ezhudEn'

Yes, those were the lines. The Virutham also had a nice and subtle Graha Bedam from Sindubhairavi to Tilang and back, if I remember right.

Sathej

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 24 Aug 2009, 11:28

Sathej wrote: The Virutham also had a nice and subtle Graha Bedam from Sindubhairavi to Tilang and back, if I remember right.

You remember absolutemently right! I thought Tillang was the next raga in the ragamalika and realized it was a Sruthi bedham only when she landed back at S.Bhairavi.
May be it was just too subtle for me

ragapriya82 · Post by **ragapriya82** » 24 Aug 2009, 16:40

rajeshnat wrote:
This mAnji was once sung in an exclusive kavi kunjara bharathi thematic concert where GG was a rasika in the crowd , the singer then was her guru Shri TNS. I remember his words "mAnjikku mOONjiyE iLLa (manji rAgam does not have a face) is a myth". This number is very very tough , the thamizh is very hard and you have to stretch every line to bring the mAnji rAga swaroopam.

seshagopalan sir sings this manji padam very often in his concerts. yes, manji is a very difficult raga to take up and requires great knowledge and experience. many people bring in shades of bhairavi in singing it.

graha bedams in viruttam singing is very common in tns concerts. infact, there are concerts when tns has started a viruttam in one raga and done graha bedam successively resulting in several ragas.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 25 Aug 2009, 00:22

rajeshnat wrote: "mAnjikku mOONjiyE iLLa (manji rAgam does not have a face) is a myth".

Indha maanji-kku moonji oru muzham neeLam

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 25 Aug 2009, 07:04

Well done Sathej....short but informative review....keep it going!!

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 27 Aug 2009, 06:57

How I wish I were there for manji and grahabedham. gobilalitha