K. Gayathri - 08 Nov 2009 - Bangalore

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 08 Nov 2009, 14:35

Kum K Gayatri
Sri Mysore R Dayakar
Sri MT Rajakesari

Unnati Center, 8 Nov 09, 10.30am
Saraswathi Gana Sabha & Guruvayurappan bhajam samajam trust

In fond memory of
Ramanathapuram "kalaimamani" C.S.Sankarashivam
and
Harikesanallur muthaiah bhagavathar

1. viribhoni - bhairavi varnam - kanda ata 2 kalai - pacchimiriyam adiyappaya (O)
2. sri vatapi ganapathiye - sahana - adi - papanasam sivan (O)
3. amba vani nannu - keeravani - adi - harikesanallur muthaiah bhagavathar (R, N & S at varaveena vani vagvilasini)
4. neerajakshi kamakshi - hindolam - tisra ekam - muthuswami dikshitar (O)
5. padavini sadbakthi - salaga bhairavi - adi -thyagaraja
6. nijadasa varada - kalayni - adi 2 kalai - patnam subramanya iyer (R,N & S at bhujagadhipa shayana bhumija ramana and tani avarthanam)
7a. shrutva gunA bhuvana sundara - slokam - ragamAlika (kedaragowla, anandhabhairavi,darbari kanada)
7b. govardhana giridhari - darbari kanada - adi - narayana thirtha
8. govinda hare govinda hare - ragamalika (saptagirimAla) - adi - suguna purushottaman
(ragam - kapi, ?, ?, behag, sindhu bhairavi, desh, hamsanandi?)
9. manju nigar kuntaLa - kavadi chindu - misra chapu - Annamalai Reddiar
10. sapasya kausalya - jounpuri - adi - panchapakesha sastri
11. marukulaviya - purvikalyani - tishra jampai tisra nadai & kanda triputa - arunagirinadhar tirupugazh
12. ni nama rupamulaku - sowrastram - adi - thyagaraja

Another excellent concert, complete in all respects. I immensely enjoyed. All manodharma aspects done very well and in right propotions. Great support from accompanists, particularly nice anticipation by Rajakesari.

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 08 Nov 2009, 19:53

Its time she starts singing some new ragas in concerts....enough kalyani Kum Gayatri

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 08 Nov 2009, 23:26

s_hari wrote: 10. sapasya kausalya - jounpuri - adi - panchapakesha sastri
.

A knowledgeable source tells me it is "Saapashyath Kausalya".

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 09 Nov 2009, 05:35

Continuing post in #1, my take of the day was keeravAni alapanA and neraval, swaras. I guessed she will sing amba vAni as the concert was in memory of legendary HMB. Gayathri sand 2nd kala swaras only, and lot of 1 avarthana swaras. While ending the swaras in 1 avarthanam, she was ending as "vara", should could have completed atleast as "varaveena".....

Kaalapramanam for first 2 keerthanas was quite similar, and neerajakshi was welcome change. She sang it in enjoyable chowka kalam, and i didn't miss an alapana. She clearly brought out flat and gamaka prayogas in nishadam, as pointed out by a mAmi who spoke during felicitations. padavni sadmakthi would have made saurav ganguli proud, it completed in about 2 minutes

Kalyani was sung very detailed and brought out most of the prayOgAs. nijadasa vara was a good choice, not very often heard though. slokam/viruttam was quite good, preceeding darbari kanada tarangam. The seven raga ragamalika is a good concept, and was aptly named as saptagirimAla by sugunA mami.

kavadi chindu was sung very very leisurely, and was enjoyable. And a surprise towards end, Gayathri sang thirupugazh with two talas, one in each hand, like her guru. common factor both tala was 36 aksharams, for 2 avarthanams for tisra jaati jampa tAlam (tisra nadai), 1 avarthanam for kanda triputa. jampa talam was in right hand, and kanda triputa was in left.

I am hearing Vid rajakesari for first time, i understand he is from mysore and one of senior disciples of guru Karaikudi Mani sir. He played excellently throughout the concert, and very enjoyable tani avarthanam also.

It was a great morning concert, probably quite well attended compared to her previous concert in bangalore, not withstanding a sunday morning and a gloomy bangalore weather.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 09 Nov 2009, 05:58

s_hari wrote: The seven raga ragamalika is a good concept, and was aptly named as saptagirimAla by sugunA mami.
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Gayathri sang thirupugazh with two talas, one in each hand, like her guru. common factor both tala was 36 aksharams, for 2 avarthanams for tisra jaati jampa tAlam (tisra nadai), 1 avarthanam for kanda triputa. jampa talam was in right hand, and kanda triputa was in left.

Hari
What are the rAgas of saptagirimAla, smt suguna Purushotaman has quite a lot of ragamAligas.
She put the same two thalams when we had K.Gayathri's concert of rasikas at dvmk's house. There is always a very noticeable confidence of k.gAyathri , she is going to make it big for sure.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 09 Nov 2009, 08:42

Rajesh - i mentioned 5 ragas in post #1, i asked K.Gayathri for other two ragas. I didn't quite notice that it was turning into ragamalika until 4th ragam, so couldn't write down);-. She mentioned it, but i can't recollect them now....