Saketaraman @ Nanganallur Maruti Baktha Samajam 25/Dec/2011

[sankark]

S Saketaraman - Vocal
S Varadarajan - Violin
Neyveli B Venkatesh - Mridangam
Madippakkam Murali - Ghatam

Sami Ninne (Varnam) - Sri - Adi - Karur Devudu Iyer
Thulasidalamula - Rupakam - M Chapu - Thyagaraja (Raga sketch, NS@sarasiruha punnaga)
Thoomani madathu - Hamirkalyani - M Chapu - Andal (R) - fantastic alapana and violin return
Kanukontini - Bilahari - Adi/Deshaadi? - Thyagaraja (S) - very few avartanas of very fast swaras
Kaligiyunte - Kirvani - Adi - Thyagaraja (RNS@baguga sri raghu T) - outstanding alapana and nereval. The percussion support that was outstanding till then went ballistic in tani. While technically the tani might be outstanding, it spoilt the mood of the song. I don't believe an explosive tani would be appropriate for this song at all.
Kanden Kanden Kanden Seethayai - ? - Adi - Arunachala Kavirayar. Isn't this usually sung in Vasanta? I couldn't identify it as vasanta. Is this sung in any other ragas?
Anjile ondru petran followed by anumanai anudinam - Anandabhairavi, Hindolam, ??
Thillana (vinnor paniyum madhava) - brindavani? - Adi - LGJ (is there any change that brindavani can sound kapi-ish?)


Overall it was a very good concert.

[rshankar]

kaNDEn kaNDEn kaNDEn sItaiyai was originally set in vasantA, but some sing it in bhAgESri (as Smt. BJ does, and I personally prefer the pathos of bhAgESri...

[Jigyaasa]

I prefer the verve of vasanta; hanUmAn would have been eager to communicate the new of Sita's sighting, not somnolent as in bhAgEshri...