Vijay Siva - 2013-04-26 - RSM FHS - Bangalore

[ranjanimalavi]

Vijay Siva - Vocal
Charulatha Ramanujam - Violin
Neyveli Narayanan - Mridangam
Guruprasanna - Khanjira

0. Slokam
1. bAla sarasa muraLI - Keeravani - OVK
2. Sree Saradamba Bhaje - Khamas - HH Sankaracharya of Sringeri Sarada Mutt
3. Arunachalanatham - Saranga - MD (RN)
4. Enta nerchina - Saaveri - PSI
5. Sri Balasubramanya - Bilahari - MD (RNS)
6. Evarani - DevaAmruthavarshini - T
7. Munnu Ravana - Thodi - T (RNS)
8. Thani
9. RTP - Devamanohari
Pallavi: Devamanohari Arul Thara Sukham Pera Maha
10. I Siriya Nambi - Yadukulakambhoji - PD
11. Thunga Theera Virajam - YamunaKalyani - KV
12. na bhumir na tOyaM na tEjO - Ragamalika (?, Hamir Kalyani, Desh, SindhuBhairavi) - Adi Shankara
13. Mangalam

Excellant concert from start to finish.
Very good song selection. Short Pallavi.
Thani was very good, and Violin returns were excellent.

Raman

[gardabha_gana]

I really liked the concert very much, especially the bilahari and todi. Munnu Ravana in Misra Jhampai is rarely sung these days. Saranga was very nice too. The violin support was exquisite. Song selection was superb. The only gripe I had was the RTP especially the ragam was very short - thanks primarily to the Speech and Honoring of the various sponsors that took a bunch of time. RSM should find a way to hasten the honoring of sponsors - may be parallelize the proceedings rather than the sequential order that they follow. I really wish Vijay Siva has more concerts in Bangalore - alas - they are few and far between I hope folks who have an influence in Bangalore Sabhas are reading this. I feel he is one of the best currently.