Priya Sisters @ Int Music Conference 2011 - 24th Jan 2011

[shreedarshan]

Vocal: Priya Sisters
Violin: V.V Srinivasa Rao
Mridanga:Perupalli Phalgun
Khanjira : Purushottam

1] Varna - Innamum Shodanayo - Sama - T.R Subramaniam
2] Sharanu Siddhivinayaka - Sourashtra - Purandaradasa [S]
3] Jaanaki Ramana - Sudhaseemanthini - Tyagaraja
4] Muruga Muruga - Saveri - Periyaswamy Thooran [ A,N,S]
5] Sri Kamalaambike - Sri - Dikshitir
6] Bantureeti Kolu - Hamsanaadam - Tyagaraja [ A,S]
7] Vazhi maraittirukkude - Natakurinji - Gopalakrishna Bharathi
8] Sadamatin Dalatu - Gambheeravani - Tyagaraja
9] Chakkani Raaja - Kharaharapriya - Tyagaraja [A,N,S,T]
10] Ekkadi Maanusha - Bowli - Annamacharya
11] Dharma Shravana - Durge - Purandaradasa
12] Chinanchiru Kiliye - Raagamalike
13] Mhare Ghar Aao - Meera Bhajan
14] Pavamana - Mangalam


Priya Sisters Concert was on 24th Jan 2011 as a part of the International Music Conference and festival 2011 , Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha , Bangalore. They chose to sing a varna which happened to be a composition of their Guru T.R Subramaniam.Swaras in Sourasthra was enjoyable. [ It being one of my favorite raaga]. Haripriya's elaboration of Saveri kept me wondering what they would sing. Muruga Muruga was a surprise with nerval at " shiriyEn en kuraiyellAm " beautifully rendered. ITs noteworthy that the sisters sing Kamalaamba Navavarna kritis of Dikshitir.[Usually not heard in other concerts] They sang the mangalam kriti , the one after the ninth Navavarna kriti . Alaap in Hamsanaadam and Bantu Reetikolu was great. Vazhi maraittirukkude was sung beautifully , especially at the beginning when both the sisters managed to sing the first line of pallavi in lower and higher octaves ... The main kriti was in Kharaharapriya . It has been quite a long time since i heard Kharaharapriya and i really enjoyed every bit of it a lot more when they started Chakkani Raaja. I would say that it was probably one of Priya Sisters best performances that i heard.