TV Sankaranarayanan (Vocal)
Vittal Ramamurthy (Violin)
Tiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam (Mridangam)
Virutham Gajananam Buta Ganathe
Gajanana Ma, Ragam: Mohanam, Talam: Adi (Elaborate swarams)
Oru Kaal Urai Chedan, Ragam Saveri
Orajupu Ju, Ragam: Kannadagowla Talam: Adi
Shri Venkataramana Ragam: Latangi,
Neraval @ Alamei Mangai Manala with swarams
Samaja Vara Gamana Ragam: Hindolam Talam: Adi
Swarams @yadavakula murali
Maa Janaki Ragam: Khambhoji Talam: Adi
Chakani Raja, Ragam: Kharaharapriya, Talam: Adi
Tani Avartanam
Smarajanaka suba Charita Ragam: Behag Talam: Misra Chapu
Barukul Nalla Nadu
English Note
Pavamana
Concert was 3 hours 20 minutes. My observations in the next post. Almost 1 AM and I am very sleepy. Corrections and composer names welcome.
TV Sankaranarayanan at South India Music Academy Los Angeles
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appu
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Lakshman
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gajAnanam mAm pAhi is by Tulasivanam, venkaTaramaNA by Papanasham Shivan, pArukkuLLE nalla nADu by Subramania Bharati, smara janaka by Svati Tirunal and the others are by Tyagaraja. Don't know the composer of orukAl urai.
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dubaimusiclover
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This song could be the famous "muruga muruga" by Periasamy Thooran. Sri TVS could have sung it from Anu Pallavi
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Lakshman
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The sAvEri song indeed is murugA murugA enrAl by Tooran.
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appu
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Lakshman, Dubaimusiclover, Thanks for all the additions and corrections. Now for my observations. I arrived early from Santa Barbara for a 5 PM start concert. I had come with immense anticipation after reading Mahavishnu's observation of TVS's concert at Toronto. The concert after considerable delay for no part of the artists started at 5:42 after an extended, incoherent introduction by a gentleman who was all over the spectrum and very repetitive.
I had parked myself in the 4th row with complete view of the artists, hoping to enjoy unadulterated music. From the opening slokam to the kirtanam in Mohanam, TVS started of with a full throated voice, that needed absolutely no time to settle. The swarams in mohanam were a standard fare with nothing fancy, following the sarvalaghu patterns that he is so well known for. Saveri outline and the kirtanam was enjoyable.
The sub main Lathangi ragam was the highlight of the day for me. In true MMI fashion with all the brigas etc the ragam was majestically developed. The kirtanam Shri Venkataramana was about where the concert took a nose dive. I have heard this kirtanam many times with Vellore Ramabhadran, Palghat Raghu and Trichy Shankatran. Each of these artists have uniquely developed and embellished this kirtanam to capture the essence of the kirtanam. I now heard the kirtanam with Shri Baktavatsalam. This definitely was an exercise in pattern recognition, what with all the Tha thin Ki tha Thoms, Kitha Thaka Tharikitha Thoms and Dhin Dhinaka Dhin Dhinaka Dhins thrown it at every possible occasion.
I have over the years always been partial to laya than to bhavam. In the 90's I heard TVS with Vellore Ramabhadran and MSG when this kirtanam was expanded at length. Every mridangist has to take a chapter from this concert on the art of accompaniment. This concert is a music academy concert and is commercially available. From here on the Hindolam, the Khambhoji and the Kharaharapriya ragam etc were fairly mundane in its development and the artists were performing their part.
Every so often in life you recognize a gentleman or lady just by observation or a conversation etc. Shri Vittal Ramamurthy identifies himself as a distinguished gentleman not by talking to him or by observation, but by how he blends and emulates the main artist with his instrument. He followed like a shadow and although Hindolam did through him a curve ball he was able to hold his composure. I had the distinct feeling that he was not able to settle in through out the concert. Once again the feed back monitors were the culprit. Artists were having a difficult time hearing each other.
After an elaborate Kharaharapriya ragam, TVS started the majestic Chakani raja kirtanam. TVS had a difficult time deciding whether to sing in the higher octave or lower octave. After much agony, TVS confessed that when MMI sang this kirtanam, he (TVS) always sang in the upper Sadjam. Here he oscillated between the two Sa's and this of course took a toll on all the sangatis that this kirtanam has to offer.
Elaborate swarams was followed by tani avartanam. For me Dipawali came early with all the malapadakams and fireworks. I was expecting a lot more for having driven from Santa Barbara. Well you win some and you loose some. For me this was a loss.
A passable to okay concert. Nothing out of the ordinary. On my drive back to Santa Barbara, I listened to the Music Academy concert. with Khambhoji and Kalyana Vasantham RTP. My drive back was awesome. I do miss Vellore Ramabhadran and his unique accompaniment style.
Aparna
I had parked myself in the 4th row with complete view of the artists, hoping to enjoy unadulterated music. From the opening slokam to the kirtanam in Mohanam, TVS started of with a full throated voice, that needed absolutely no time to settle. The swarams in mohanam were a standard fare with nothing fancy, following the sarvalaghu patterns that he is so well known for. Saveri outline and the kirtanam was enjoyable.
The sub main Lathangi ragam was the highlight of the day for me. In true MMI fashion with all the brigas etc the ragam was majestically developed. The kirtanam Shri Venkataramana was about where the concert took a nose dive. I have heard this kirtanam many times with Vellore Ramabhadran, Palghat Raghu and Trichy Shankatran. Each of these artists have uniquely developed and embellished this kirtanam to capture the essence of the kirtanam. I now heard the kirtanam with Shri Baktavatsalam. This definitely was an exercise in pattern recognition, what with all the Tha thin Ki tha Thoms, Kitha Thaka Tharikitha Thoms and Dhin Dhinaka Dhin Dhinaka Dhins thrown it at every possible occasion.
I have over the years always been partial to laya than to bhavam. In the 90's I heard TVS with Vellore Ramabhadran and MSG when this kirtanam was expanded at length. Every mridangist has to take a chapter from this concert on the art of accompaniment. This concert is a music academy concert and is commercially available. From here on the Hindolam, the Khambhoji and the Kharaharapriya ragam etc were fairly mundane in its development and the artists were performing their part.
Every so often in life you recognize a gentleman or lady just by observation or a conversation etc. Shri Vittal Ramamurthy identifies himself as a distinguished gentleman not by talking to him or by observation, but by how he blends and emulates the main artist with his instrument. He followed like a shadow and although Hindolam did through him a curve ball he was able to hold his composure. I had the distinct feeling that he was not able to settle in through out the concert. Once again the feed back monitors were the culprit. Artists were having a difficult time hearing each other.
After an elaborate Kharaharapriya ragam, TVS started the majestic Chakani raja kirtanam. TVS had a difficult time deciding whether to sing in the higher octave or lower octave. After much agony, TVS confessed that when MMI sang this kirtanam, he (TVS) always sang in the upper Sadjam. Here he oscillated between the two Sa's and this of course took a toll on all the sangatis that this kirtanam has to offer.
Elaborate swarams was followed by tani avartanam. For me Dipawali came early with all the malapadakams and fireworks. I was expecting a lot more for having driven from Santa Barbara. Well you win some and you loose some. For me this was a loss.
A passable to okay concert. Nothing out of the ordinary. On my drive back to Santa Barbara, I listened to the Music Academy concert. with Khambhoji and Kalyana Vasantham RTP. My drive back was awesome. I do miss Vellore Ramabhadran and his unique accompaniment style.
Aparna
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Dear Aparna,appu wrote: Barukul Nalla Nadu
Almost 1 AM and I am very sleepy. Corrections and composer names welcome.
Guess Bharatiyar will pardon you for this damage for you have given a very valid reason that you were sleepy.. But still B and P keys are far apart!
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Perarulalan,
Had nothing to do with the keyboard keys nor the fact that I was sleepy. Very sorry if I butchered the terminology. My knowledge of the language and the sahitya is limited to almost negligible. I write up the song names based on how I hear it. What with the amount of wax build up in my ears and a slightly distorted mike system, I must confess I heard it as a "B" as opposed to a "P"
Thank you for the correction. Sincere apologies to Shri Bharitiyar.
Aparna
Had nothing to do with the keyboard keys nor the fact that I was sleepy. Very sorry if I butchered the terminology. My knowledge of the language and the sahitya is limited to almost negligible. I write up the song names based on how I hear it. What with the amount of wax build up in my ears and a slightly distorted mike system, I must confess I heard it as a "B" as opposed to a "P"
Thank you for the correction. Sincere apologies to Shri Bharitiyar.
Aparna
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Perarulalan (and, unwittingly, Aparna) - thank you making my day as I contemplate the mess Sandy has left in her trail! 
pArukkuLLE nalla nADu - a country/land (nADu) that is the best (nalla) in (uLLE) this world (pAru)...
I will leave you with the vision of changing the tamizh word 'pAru' to the english 'bar'!
pArukkuLLE nalla nADu - a country/land (nADu) that is the best (nalla) in (uLLE) this world (pAru)...
I will leave you with the vision of changing the tamizh word 'pAru' to the english 'bar'!
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Ravi,rshankar wrote:Perarulalan (and, unwittingly, Aparna) - thank you making my day as I contemplate the mess Sandy has left in her trail!
pArukkuLLE nalla nADu - a country/land (nADu) that is the best (nalla) in (uLLE) this world (pAru)...
I will leave you with the vision of changing the tamizh word 'pAru' to the english 'bar'!
Just a wild imagination.. changing tamil pAr to english bar and a little bit of tweaking the lyrics might end up something like this!
bArukkuLLE nallA Adu
engaL
bAr adhil Adu ..
With no intention of offending anyone!