Bombay Jayashri at Gayana Samaj,Bangalore.

[Thalaivarda]

Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira's Festival Begins with a big banner which says Feast of Carnatic Music with a picture of Tabla at the center and other instruments surrounding it.


Mridangam: Patri Satish
Violin: H.N.Bhaskar.
Khanjira: Udupi Sridhar.

Neeve Gathiyeni - Nalinakanthi (S)
Sri Saraswathi Namosthuthe - Aarabhi (S)
Sangeetha Gnyanamu - Dhanyasi (R,N,S)
Akhilandeshwari - Dwijavanthi (R)
Rama Nee Samanamevaru - Kharaharapriya (R,N,S)
Dharini telusukonti - Shuddha Saveri (Filler)
RTP - Behag & Bagesri - Thani
Baaro bramhadivandya baaro
Gopala Gokula - Vallabhi
Thillana
Mangalam


Next list will be : Shaking at Gayana Samaj which just concluded.

[arasi]

Talaivarda,
I think both the varNam and tillAna are by her guru, LJR.
Though dArini telusukoNTi is sung fast, I somehow can't see it as a filler.

It was a very pleasing concert. The accompanists were extremely good. Patri is one of my favorites, anyway, though the mike was set to 'loud' at times.

[mohan]

RTP - Nayaki & Darbar - Thani

This would have been interesting since nayaki and darbar are closely allied ragas. Intersting to know how this was handled.

[squims]

The RTP wasn't in Nayaki and Darbar!
It was in Behag and Bageshri! With ragamalika in Malayamarutham, Ranjani and Revathi.
I felt it was a lovely concert as always.

Patri is one of my favorites, anyway, though the mike was set to 'loud' at times.

Patri is one of my favourites too! I just love the anticipation with which he plays. It's perfect. And I was sitting in the balcony, and for me, the whole concert's volume was low!

P.S. Didn't know you were there too Arasi ma'am! Would have liked to meet you!

[arasi]

Wish we had met as well!
The nAyaki, DarbAr puzzled me too, and then I remembered that the gentleman who spoke a few words (exactly a few words!) and said Bombay Jayashri was a nAyaki in the music Durbar??
The dvirAga pallavi was indeed sung in BehAg and BhAgESri with a lovely pallavi line which I tried to write down, but my pen didn't cooperate.

[mohan]

Thanks Squims for the clarification! A nayaki-durbar pallavi would be as challenging for the audience (to listen to) as it would be for the musicians!

[Thalaivarda]

aah, i knew the 2nd one was bageshri, i should have listened to myself. even during yeserdays abhishek concert, a few were speaking how well jayashree handled nayaki and darbar. i was convinced and posted. sorry folks.

[squims]

how well jayashree handled nayaki and darbar

Ah, this happens all the time. Hehe.

The pallavi line, as far as I could make out:

SrI bhArgavi bhagamAlini Sriranga dhAmeshwari, mahASakti mahAlakSmi dEvi

It was set to chatushra jathi jhampa, mishra gati. Very well handled by all the musicians. Loved the tani, especially Sri Patri Satishkumar's amazing kuraippus and korvais.

[shyamkalyan74]

Last saturday(just 3 days ago from this bangalore concert)Bby Jayashree sang same "Rama Nee Samanamevaru "- Kharaharapriya (R,N,S)
and "Dharini telusukonti "- Shuddha Saveri (Filler) in singapore

[squims]

Yup, I remembered reading that concert report. The moment she started Kharaharapriya, I was hoping she would sing 'chakkani raja' since she'd sung 'rama nee samana' three days ago and she'd also sung 'pakkala nilabatti' a while back in Bangalore. But it wasn't to be. Enjoyed the neraval at 'paluku paluku' a lot nevertheless.

[Sundara Rajan]

I don't see anything wrong in repeating a few songs in a concert three days later in a venue 1000 miles away, since one doesn't expect the same rasikas at both the places. It is far better than TVS repeating the same concert many times over !

[MV]

And then it could be Bombay Jayashri's sense of humour coming through in response to all the ribbing she got for the Singapore concert.