Hyderabad brothers @Ottawa, 4th oct, 2009

swarakalpana · Post by **swarakalpana** » 05 Oct 2009, 22:59

Hyderabad Brothers - Sri. D.Sesha chary & Sri. D. Raghava chary
Sri. Nagai Sri Ram - Violin.
Sri. J. Vaidyanadhan - Mridangam.
Sri. Karthik - Kanjeera

Concert at Ottawa on 4th October, 2009 at 2.30 PM.

songs list:

1. Begada Varnam.
2. Pranamamyaham - Gowlai - Adi - Mysore Vasudevacharya
3. Maaru balka - Sri Ranjani - Adi - Thyagaraja
4. Tharunam eedamma - Gowlipanthu - Adi - Syama Sastri
5. Kripa Juchutaku - Chaya tarangini - Adi - Thyagaraja
6. Kalaharana - Sudda Saveri - Rupakam - Thyagaraja
7. Kalyani RTP (Govardhana Giridhara - Gopala Kula Thilaka) in Adi (Tisram).
8. Ayyo Vibhudu nanu marachene -javali in Kedara goulai - Adi - Dharmapuri subbarayar
9. Appa Duruku - Khamas - Adi - Javali.
10. Alarsara Pari thapam - padam in Surati - Misra Chapu - Swathi Thirunal

After the begada varnam, the brothers sang pranamamyaham in gowlai after a brief alaapana. the swarakalpana was short but crisp. The
sriranjani raga alapana was very beautiful . The kriti was followed by sarvalaghu swarakalpana. Gowlipanthu is a very interesting and solemn raga and they sang the tamil kriti of syama sastri.

Sri Seshachary embellished the suddha saveri alapana in detail and they sang kaala harana which is not much heard. The neraval was sung in `dinadinamunu thirigi thirigi'' . the swara kalpana with kanakku showed their strong grip on the laya aspect. The brothers then sang RTP in kalyani. Both of them shared the alapana singing. The most notable part of this was the ragamalika in niraval singing! It was a very refreshing idea and everyone enjoyed it. Raga malika comprised of Bhairavi, dhanyasi, revathi and sivaranjani. The javalis were sung with a lot of bhavam and their clear diction made it very enjoyable to listen to. The suratti padam (in malayalam) was simply superb and it made me wish that the concert lasted longer.
The co ordination between the percussionists was very good. i heard that Sri Karthik(Toronto) who played kanjira is a disciple of Sri Karaikkudi Mani.

kedharam · Post by **kedharam** » 06 Oct 2009, 00:45

Wow! can't wait to hear them in Chicago...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 06 Oct 2009, 03:01

swarakalpana,
Nagai Sriram is an impressive violinist. Any comments about his playing?
There would have been at least one other forumite there, I would think...

mridangam.karthic · Post by **mridangam.karthic** » 06 Oct 2009, 08:46

Actually to swarakalpana i am a student of shri. vasuthavan rajalingam of toronto but i have also had the blessing of receiving training from mani sir himself

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 12 Oct 2009, 12:17

swarakalpana wrote: i heard that Sri Karthik(Toronto) who played kanjira is a disciple of Sri Karaikkudi Mani.

How old is he?
Good to see the bros giving local talent an opportunity.

mridangam.karthic · Post by **mridangam.karthic** » 12 Oct 2009, 19:13

hes 16 years old

......and i was very fortunate that i was able to accompany them

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 13 Oct 2009, 15:22

mridangam.karthic wrote:hes 16 years old ......and i was very fortunate that i was able to accompany them

Great...all the best for the future!
Keep us posted on future concerts.

mridangam.karthic · Post by **mridangam.karthic** » 14 Oct 2009, 03:40

will do......feel free to contact me