Carnatica Brothers’ concert at Narada Gana Sabha on 26/12/10

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NGS Main Hall
26 December 2010 @ 7:30 pm

Vocals : K.N.Shashikiran & P.Ganesh
Violin: M.A. Sundareswaran
Mridangam: Mannargudi A. Easwaran

1. Varnam- Sahana - Adi (Ragam outline)
2. Ne Morabettithe- Thodi- Misra Chapu- Thyagarajar (Neraval, Swaram)
3. Ardhanareeswaram- Kumudakriya- Rupakam- Muthuswamy Dikshitar (Ragam, Swaram)
4. Ema Ninne- Mukhari- Adi- Subbaraya Sastri
5. Teliyaleru Rama- Dhenuka- Adi- Thyagarajar (Audience request)

6. Thematic pallavi on Narada based on Thyagarajar’s kritis (Audience request)

Main ragam: Atana by Ganesh
Tanam: Atana; Bowli by KNS (w/ regards to Sriman Narayana); Neelambari by MA Sundareswaran (w/ regards to Madhava Mamava); Sama by KNS (w/ regards to Narayana Nalinayatha); reverse ragamalika tanam by Ganesh
Pallavi: Adi thalam (2 kalai); Arudhi- 6 karvais; anulomam+pratilomam+tisram
Pallavi line: Narada Gana Lola Sriman Narayanane

Pallavi was sung in the following ragams based on Thyagarajar’s songs on Narada: Kanada (w.r.t srI nArada), Durbar (w.r.t nArada guruswAmi), and Vijayasri (w.r.t vara nArada) followed by tani avartanam

7. Narayana Ninna- Suddha Dhanyasi- Rupakam- Purandara Dasar (Audience request)
8. Madhava Kesava- Mohanam- Annamaacaarya (Audience request)
9. Azhagena Mayilena- Ananda- Adi- Madurai Somu (Ragam outline by Ganesh)
10. Thillana- Senchurutti
11. Dasha Avatara Mangalam- Madhyamavathi- Adi- Purandara Dasar


Overall, a superb concert by the duo! The pallavi was cleverly rendered to incorporate Thyagarajar’s kritis on Narada and to demonstrate an unparalleled connection of the ragas, with a diligent accompaniment by MA Sundareswaran and an excellent tani avartanam by Mannargudi Easwaran.

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Nice pallavi! ATANA itself is rare these days, leave alone an RTP in the raga.

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6. Thematic pallavi on Narada based on Thyagarajar’s kritis (Audience request)

I understand other songs where audience requested. Are you saying someone in the audience requested for "thematic pallavi on naradA based on thyagarajar's krithis". May be you should clarify what is the audience request in pallavi ??

Pallavi was sung in the following ragams based on Thyagarajar’s songs on Narada: Kanada (w.r.t srI nArada), Durbar (w.r.t nArada guruswAmi), and Vijayasri (w.r.t vara nArada) followed by tani avartanam

You meant swara ragamaligas was sung in the following ragams right.

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I understand other songs where audience requested. Are you saying someone in the audience requested for "thematic pallavi on naradA based on thyagarajar's krithis". May be you should clarify what is the audience request in pallavi ??

You meant swara ragamaligas was sung in the following ragams right.

Of course no one requested a thematic pallavi. They requested atana and so the duo decided to incorporate it into a pallavi. And yes I did mean swara ragamalikas. Sorry for the lack of clarity.