Vid Neela Ramgopal - today - February 4th

[sappri]

Sangita Kala Acharya Vid Neela Ramgopal will perform today (Feb 4th)- as part of Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira's Spring Festival at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Basavangudi, Bangalore.

This is at 5.45 PM.

[coolpd03]

can somebody post the song list/review

[squims]

Been inactive for a while due to internet issues. Will post a list asap.

[sappri]

Will wait for squims to post - but must say - that it was such a rocker of a concert - eminently satisfying, exhilarating, moving ... simply brilliant.... like my daughter said, "Mami sang like she was possessed...."... absolute bliss, contentment and more...

[squims]

Vocal: Smt. Neela Ramgopal
Violin: Smt. Charulatha Ramanujam
Mridangam: Sri. Poongulam S Subramaniam
Ghatam: Sri. Guruprasad

1. Viruttam (ninnanE pADuvE) followed by, Vanajakshi (Varnam) - Anandabhairavi - Ata - ?
2. Sri Sivatraya mahaganapatim [S] - Natta - Adi - Swarna Venkatesa Dikshitar
3. Amba nilayatakshi - Neelambari - Adi (2 kalai) - Muthuswamy Dikshitar
4. Karuna judavamma [R] - Varali - Misra Chapu - Syama Sastry
5. Palaya Sadaa [R S] - Nalinakanti - Adi - Swati Tirunal
6. Rama neeyada [R N S T] - Kharaharapriya - Adi (2 kalai) - Tyagaraja
neraval and swarams @dhana saukhyamu
7. Neerada sama - Jayantashri - Adi (tisram) - Uthukkadu Venkata Subbaiyyar
8. RTP - Rishabhapriya - Misra jaati Triputa (2 kalai)
pallavi line: SivE pAhimAm ambikE srtapala dAyikE, sasikalAdhari riSabhapriyE
Ragamalika: Charukeshi, Malayamarutam, Sindhu Bhairavi
9. Tillana - Rageshri - Adi - Lalgudi Jayaraman
10. Pavamana (Mangalam) - Sourastram - Adi - Tyagaraja

It was a cracker of a concert. Maami was in full form. Varali aalapanai was excellent. Kharaharapriya aalaapanai was soothing, with some nice graha bedham phrases.
Was great to listen to rishabhapriya. It's a raagam I really like, but sadly not heard very often in concerts.

Charulatha ma'am accompanied ably as always.
I usually like Sri Poongulam Subramaniam's playing, but was somehow left unimpressed in this particular case. Guruprasad played well. The ghatam sounded very good.
I did think the thani was unnecessarily long. Was bored half way through, though that might be just me.

[arasi]

Squims,
Wish we had met

Loved the concert. The youthful energy and imagination in a vocalist whose merits are rooted in classicism and long years of experience sums up the quality of NR's singing.
Her music can be as exciting as the exuberance seen in much younger artistes. Her bold and expert approach to any rarely sung rAgA is admirable.
I try to take in every concert I can of hers when I come to India (though close at hand, I missed one recently. Couldn't help it, that's all

This concert was no exception to her well-constructed, finely detailed performances.
Starting from the varNam and nATTai kruti, her singing spoke of her mastery over rAgAs and lyrics.
Raga bhAvA is brought out at its best in her music.
The quality of her youthfulness in singing was brought out in pAlaya sadA.
KharaharapriyA was a delight.

Charulatha's playing is very pleasing, no doubt. She gives her best in every concert.
I like Pungulam's playing usually, but something was missing that day, and yes, the thani was too long. Guruprasad was very good, as always.

[arasi]

Post script:
To see Sri. Ramgopal savoring his wife's music is a treat in itself. Bless him and his gAyaki wife!

[rshankar]

Squims - #7 should be 'nIrada sama nIla kRshNA' (i.e., kRshNA, whose blue complexion is like that of a cloud), and not 'nIraja sama' (nIraja = lotus)

[gardabha_gana]

Nice list. Looks like a wonderful concert. Rarely does one sing rishabhapriya. My fav is MLV's koteeswara iyer's gana naya desika. A beautiful raga indeed.

[squims]

My fav is MLV's koteeswara iyer's gana naya desika.

I have a recording of that too! I love it!

@rshankar, corrected now.

@Arasi ma'am, I wish we'd met too! I did look out for familiar faces. While I haven't met you personally, I do know how you look, but couldn't spot you! I might be going on Saturday next. Will you be there?

[gardabha_gana]

Yeah squims - it indeed is very lovely. My dad and I - simply loved it!

[arasi]

Squims,
It's not the first time that I have missed meeting you! Late this year or in the new year, hopefully

Wonder how many have heard Neela's CD of the mELakartA rAgA songs by different composers. It's something worth listening to. She's a pro, as the expression goes in our family.

[squims]

It's not the first time that I have missed meeting you! Late this year or in the new year, hopefully

Ah! Hopefully!

[rshankar]

@rshankar, corrected now.

I had some correcting to do as well!