Bombay Jayashri on 14/2/10 at Pallavi, Sydney

[mohan]

Dr Bombay Jayashri Ramnath - vocal
Embar Kannan – violin
J. Vaidyanathan – mrudangam
Aruna & Shakti - tambura

Sunday 14 February 2010 from 4pm
at Ryde Civic Hall, Sydney
Concert organised by Pallavi http://www.pallavi.org
Attendance: Around 650
Duration: just over 3 hours

1. jaya jaya swAmi, nAttai, Adi, nArAyana thirtha (S)
2. vandanamu, sahAna, Adi, thyAgarAja
3. dhArini, suddha sAveri, Adi, thyAgarAja
4. manavyAlakim, nalinakAnti, desAdi, thyAgarAja (R, S)
5. sri nArada nAda, kAnada, rupaka, thyAgarAja (R, N, S)
6. kAmakshi (swarajati), bhairavi, misra chApu, shyAma sAstri (R, N, S, T)
7. rAgam tAnam pallavi, mohanakalyAni & bhAgEsri, Adi-khanda nadai
‘maiyyO maragatamO mazhai mukilO, ivan vadivEnbador azhiya azhagudayAn’ (from Kamba Ramayana) + ragamalika swaram (R, N, S)
8. Sloka + AlOkaya, Ahir bhairavi, Adi, nArAyana thirtha
9. virutham + muraganin maru peyar, behag, khanda chApu, guru surajananda
10. tillana, sindhu bhairavi, Adi, lAlgudi jayarAman
11. mangalam, sourAStra, Adi, thyAgarAja

This was a wholesome concert filled with wonderful music provided by Jayashri and her team. Jayashri dispensed with 'filler items' and chose a succession of detailed pieces with alapanas in nalinakAnti, kAnada, bhairavi and for the RTP. Overall it was a fulfilling musical afternoon.

[karaharapriyajanyam]

Songs and general content replicate her Music Academy concert! She sang dhArini and the sindhubhairavi thillAnA there too. 'jaya jaya' is a refreshing kriti from her. srI nArada, muruganin marupeyar and vandanamu are her super-hit pieces. The bhairavi rendition would have been excellent. BJ sang a song in yamunAkalyAni at MA, but that song is usually sung in some other raga(kalyAni,I guess). Similarly, she has presented 'AlOkayE rukmini' which is usually sung in surati. Another similarity is that the pallavi in MA was also from kamba rAmAyanam! What a special concert she has presented in Australia! It shows that she sings with the same style everywhere, irrespective of region, delivering high quality music everywhere and every time! Lucky are the people who attended this 3 hour+ concert!Now that is something to envy! Concerts in Chennai are usually 2 - 2 and a half hours long! But, a 3 hr concert! Superb!! =)

[mohan]

[rajeeram]

mohan, Thanks for the nice picture!

It's great to see she sang while playing the tambura herself. I have never been to a concert where this has happened. I am curious to know whether she did this even while doing the RTP, Swarams etc.

[VK RAMAN]

Beautiful and reminds of Meera Bhai

[rshankar]

3 tAnpurAs - no excuses for Sruti lapses!!

[mohan]

rajeeram - yes she played it throughout the concert.
rshanker - there were three tamburas and also an mp3 tambura device being played!

Some more pictures at http://sydhwaney.com/gallery/bombay-jayashri/

[squims]

Wow! Playing the Tanpura herself! Beautiful! That pic is worth a lot Mohan! Thanks!