Amritha Murali - iCarnatic-Charsur Concert

[Enna_Solven]

I could not see any review on this artist's concerts so far. She gave a beautiful concert along with RKSK-KAP and N. Guruprasad. Listened to it over the web courtesy of iCarnatic.

Varnam - Kedaram
Raghuvara - Panthuvarali (R)
O Jagadamba - Ananda Bhairavi (R)
Sarasa Sama Dana - Kapinarayani (NS) beautiful swarams
Sri Guruguhasya - Purvi
Koniyadina Napai - Kambhoji (RNST)
brndAvanadoLuga - Kapi
Varugalamo - Manji (started at parama krupAnidhi)

Experts may fill in the details. I really enjoyed the high class presentation.

[bilahari]

Ah, what a beautiful list this is! Koniyadina is becoming pretty rare these days, too.

I haven't heard of this kApi kriti before. Do you know the composer?

[cienu]

Amritha is a superb vocalist of the Semmangudi Bani having done her tutelage under Sri K.R.Kedarnathan

[Enna_Solven]

It is by Purandaradasa. Some words were different in her version.

brndAvanadoLu : tilang/mAND/rAgamAlika : Adi

pallavi
brndAvanadoLu AduvanArE gOpa candra vadanana nODuvajArE

caraNam
aruNa pallava padayugaLanE divya marakata manjuLAbharaNanE
sirivarayadu kula sOmanE inthA paripUrNa kAma niSkAmanE

hArahira guNa dhAranE divya sAra sharIra shrngArananE
ArigAdaru mana dUranE tanna sErida vara mAtumIranE

makara kuNDala kAnti bharitanE divya akaLanka rUpa lAvaNyanE
sakala dEvaroLu ItanE namma mukutIsha purandaraviThalanE
(rAgamAlikA rAgAs: P & A-tilang, C1-behAg, C2-bhImpalAs)

[rshankar]

Enna-Solven, Sri Madhava Rao sings this kRti of the dAsavarENya a bit differently - I will post his version when I find some time.

[srikant1987]

Ah, what a beautiful list this is!

+1

[carnatricks]

Ah, what a beautiful list this is!
+1

+2. definitely a wonderful composition though we dont get to hear it as often as a o rangasayee or a evarimata.

[shankarabharanam]

Attended her MA concert. Her concert was good in parts.. she hurried through shankarabharanam due to paucity of time.. but enjoyed her suruti rtp. However as with so many other vocalist she also faced issues with her voice.

[lovecarnatic]

Suruti ttp was fabulous .. completely enjoyed it.

[srikant1987]

S'bharanam, lovecarnatic, I expect Bilahari will be opening another thread for the MA concert. In fact you should have already done the same.

carnatricks, I have a feeling kAmbhOji itself is becoming somewhat rarer these days. And if there's a kAmbhOji it's usually O rangashAyi, not even evarimATa. I like evarimATa more, actually, I find it "crisper" than O rangashAyi, which can get a little boring.

[carnatricks]

yes i agree. i feel o rangasayee has definitely been over done a lot. there are so many other lovely compositions like evarimata thiruvadi charanam kaanakankodi shri subhramanyaya.

[bilahari]

Don't forget mA jAnaki!

Not big on O rangasAyi either.

[bilahari]

E_S, Thanks for the lyrics to the PD song.