Sikkil Gurucharan @ MA, 16/Dec/2011

[sankark]

Sikkil Gurucharan - Vocal
HK Venkatram - Violin
Bangalore Arjunkumar - Mridangam
Bangalore Amrit - Kanjira

A partial song list. Just got out halfway through the main and went to GV @ BGS. A good decision, IMO.

Mate maladhwaja - Khamas - Adi - Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar
Nadaloludai - Kalyanavasantham - M Chapu - Thyagaraja (NS@hariharathama). Raga says kalyanavasantham, but the song failed to perk up. While #1 was definitely a good opener, this one dampened the proceedings.. IMO, percussion didn't gel with the song either.
Eesanai Kanaka Sabesanai - Begada - Adi - Kavi Kunjara Bharathi. Good alapana
Tharunam idhamma - Gowlipantu - M Chapu - Shyama Sastri
Rama Neeyada - Karaharapriya - Adi - Thyagarja (RS@prema rahitulaku). Expansive and very good alapana. Violin return was superb as well. Left when he started swaras. Percussion support was superlative for this song though.

Wanted to attend SG & KBMK, both slotted to perform today in MA. SG's never took off. It was good in patches - enjoyed both the alapanas that were appealing but the rest weren't that much appealing.

[grsastrigal]

sankark

You missed an outstanding RTP of Ranjani by SG yesterday. This is the completed list.

Ranjani - RTP - "guruvAi varrvAi arulvAi guhAne"
manamE kaNamum - Sivan
ThillAna- hamsAnandi

[ganeshkant]

Nadaloludai - Kalyanavasantham - M Chapu

I think it is in rupakam.

[bilahari]

Yup, rUpakam.