Report on Tribute To Trinity - Dubai Music Lovers (DML)

[dubaimusiclover]

09TH APRIL 2010 – FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL EVENT WAS DEDICATED TO LATE PALGHAT SRI RAGHU, THE LEGENDARY MRIDANGA VIDWAN OF YESTERYEARS WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.

THE DAY BEGUN WITH RENDERING OF PANCHARATNA KRITIS AROUND 5.15 PM BY THE LOCAL VIDWANS/VIDHUSHIS OF DUBAI DULY LEAD BY THE VISITING ARTISTS.

AFTER THIS THE HOMAGE WAS PAID TO THE LEGENDARY MRIDANGA VIDWAN LATE SRI. PALGHAT RAGHU. EVERYBODY STOOD IN SILENCE FOR FEW MINS. THE FOUNDER OF DUBAI MUSIC LOVERS MRIDANGA VIDWAN SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN, PAID RICH TRIBUTES TO SRI. PALGHAT RAGHU AND DEDICATED THE CONCERT OF THE EVENING AS THE FITTING HOMAGE.

AT 7.30 PM THE ARTISTS OF THE EVENING WERE INTRODUCED. FITTINGLY THIS DAY DML HAD ARRANGED THE VOCAL CONCERT OF SRI. ABHISHEK RAGHURAM, THE GRAND SON OF LATE SRI. PALGHAT RAGHU, DULY ACCOMPANIED BY MYSORE SRI. SRIKANTH ON VIOLIN, SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN ON MRIDANGAM & SRIRANGAM SRI. R. KANNAN ON MORSING.

SRI ABHISHEK BEGAN THE CONCERT WITH “VALACHI” VARNAM FOLLOWED BY “VANDANAMU” IN SAHANA, “ENDA MUDHO” IN BINDHUMALINI, “ANDAVANE” IN SHANMUGAPRIYA, “SUKI EVARO” IN KANADA, “SAKALE NEE DINAMU VATSANA” IN NAGANANDANI. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY “KARTHIKEYA” ON THODI AS THE MAIN. THE THODI RAGA ALAPANAI & RENDERING OF THE KRITHI WAS JUST BREADTH TAKING AND THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE WERE SPELL BOUND. MYSORE SRI. SRIKANTH FORMED EXCELLENT PAIR WITH SRI. ABHISHEK IN THE NERAVALS AND THE THANI BY SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN ON MRIDANGAM & SRIRANGAM SRI. R. KANNAN ON MORSING ADDED MORE ICEING FOR THE SONG AND THE APPLAUSE AT THE END OF THE KRITHI WAS NEVER ENDING.

AT THE END OF THE THODI KEERTHANA, THE HONOURING OF THE ARTISTS WAS DONE BY THE FOUNDER MRIDANGA VIDWAN SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN, AFTER WHICH SRI. ABHISHEK SANG “KARPOORAM NAARUMO” & “PAVANAJASUTHI PAATHRA” BEFORE ENDING WITH MANGALAM.





10TH APRIL 2010 - FOR THIS DAY DML ARRANGED THE VOCAL CONCERT OF SEERGAZHI SRI. JAYARAMAN, DULY ACCOMPANIED BY MYSORE SRI. SRIKANTH ON VIOLIN, SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN ON MRIDANGAM & SRIRANGAM SRI. R. KANNAN ON MORSING.

SRI. JAYARAMAN STARTED THE CONCERT WITH “INTACHALA” BEGADA VARNAM AND FOLLOWED IT WITH “DEVADEVA” IN MAYA MAALAVAGOWLAI, “BALE” IN REETHI GOWLAI, “RAJA RAJA” IN NIROSHTA. HE CONTINUED WITH HIS OWN COMPOSITION OF “MAYILAGI KAYILAYA” & “RARAMA INTI” BEFORE THE MAIN KEERTHANA “MANASU SWATHI NAMAI”IN SANKARABHARANAM.
EVEN AT THE AGE OF 80, AUDIENCE WERE KEPT THRILLED ON THEIR SEAT WITH HIS GOLDEN VOICE DULY/APTLY SUPPORED BY MYSORE SRI. SRIKANTH ON VIOLIN, SRI. D. GOVINDARAJAN ON MRIDANGAM & SRIRANGAM SRI. R. KANNAN ON MORSING.

ON THIS DAY SEERGAZHI SRI. JAYARAMAN WAS HONOURED BY DUBAI MUSIC LOVERS BY WAY OF PRESENTING A SOUVENIR FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE FOR THE CAUSE OF CARNATIC MUSIC AND HIS SUPPORT TO DML IN ORGANISING THIS EVENT SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN DUBAI. SRI. JAYARAMAN IS THE MAIN COORDINATOR FOR DML IN CHENNAI.

SRI. JAYARAMAN CONTINUED WITH VIRUTHAM BEFORE RENDERING “HARIYUM HARANUM” & “THIRUPUGAZH”

THE CONCERT ENDED WITH MANGALAM .

[semmu86]

Thank you Sri.dubaimusiclover for the review. I think the Krithi "Raja Raja" in Niroshta is a beautiful Muthiah Bhagavathar composition, whose lyrics will come in such a way that the lips wont touch each other while rendering it. IIRC, Sri.Neyveli Santhanagopalan sang it @ Narada Gana Sabha last december. Would be helpful if someone can provide the lyrics though. Nice to see Govindarajan Sir accompanying.

[Sathej]

Here are the lyrics for rAja rAja in Niroshta from karnatik. Remember reading an article in Sruti (by Dr N Ramanathan, I think) about the Ragam in detail. About the Arohana and Avarohana that can be sung without lips touching (being devoid of both Ma and Pa) and the Krithi being composed in a similar spirit too. Have also heard a few historical stories of how HMB created the Ragam and the like..

raajaraja radithE
raagam: nirOshTa

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S R2 G3 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 G3 R2 S

taaLam: tishra gati Eka
Composer: H.N. Mutthiah Bhaagavatar
Language: KannaDa

pallavi

rAjarAja rAdhitE nAdanidhE shAradE
(rAja)

anupallavi

tEjAshrtE shrI lalitE shrI Isha sahajAtE
(rAja)

caraNam

nInE harikEsha rAgjni nInE nitya kalyANi nInE shrI krSNEndrana rakSaNashaNE jaya janani
(rAja)

[VK RAMAN]

Is there an audio available? I found it and ignore my requesty

[sreecons]

Have also heard a few historical stories of how HMB created the Ragam and the like..

Do share the stories too

[VK RAMAN]

http://www.alktavista.com/video/lcCv60E ... athar.html - a melodious rendition by Priya Sisters.

[rshankar]

The story I think is that Sri HKMB's patron, Sri Krishnendra Wodeyar suffered from some ailment with blisters on his lips (possibly fever blisters) - which made it very painful to enunciate labial sounds - so, the creative genius of Sri HKMB went into overdrive, and created a new rAga and a set of lyrics that completely eschewed labial sounds - all of the sounds of the svaras in this rAga and and the lyrics do not use the lips (oshTha); since the rAga is sung without (nir) using the lips (oshTha) it was called nirOshTha.... That is why in the caraNam, the composer asks for the divine SAradE worshiped by the king of kings to protect Sri Krishnendra...

And, in tribute to his grand-guru, Sri TNS has composed a tillAnA in this rAga, and has employed the mudra 'harikESa dAsa' in that composition (he also uses the mudra of 'Sankara dAsa' to honor his guru Sri Sankara SIvan).

BTW, I think the pallavi should start with 'rAjarAja ArAdhitE (complexed to rAjarAjArAdhitE)...'

[Sathej]

Yes thats the story version I've heard too. Thanks rshankar. And yes, agree - the Pallavi ought to read rAjarAja ArAdhitE..

Sathej

[sreecons]

Thanks for the story as well as the link. I also heard the thillana of TNS. Here is a link with part of the thillana:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w-tfO6s-X8

[dubaimusiclover]

The Hindu's coverage of the event in Friday Review today

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/07/stor ... 810600.htm

[mahesh3]

you should just listen to the calculations TNS introduces when singing this thillana...Neyveli does not even attempt that part in this one. The audio is available on sangeethamshare, under thillanas. I have never quite heard any composition like this...TNS has indeed crossed all the barriers this artform is been able to present...nice to read Abhishek's concert review! Outstanding selection...

[sreecons]

I am sure TNS rendering of the thillana would be out of the world! Will certainly check it out. Thanks.