Rama Ravi @ Nada Inbam, 23/12/2013

[sankark]

Along with Nandita Ravi

RKSK violin
K Arunprakash mridangam

a superb bhairavi (srI lalithE kAnchi nagara) wrapping up

[vasanthakokilam]

Yes, that bhairavi was incredible followed by a sweet Begada and a pious Saveri. Great team too.
Shaping up to be a great concert. What was before bhairavi?

[sankark]

sAmi dayajUda kEdaragowlai
srI mahAganapatim bhajEham atAnA
chandram bhaja mAnasa asAveri
nIkEla dayarAdu sarasAngi, s@sAketa

[gardabha_gana]

Yeah Excellent concert going on

[vasanthakokilam]

Getting better, if that is even possible. Now one of my favorite kalyani compositions, thalli ninnu nera

[gardabha_gana]

No neraval rtp coming

[gardabha_gana]

Excellent set of padams and javalis

[pattamaa]

Awesome... Will view recording...

[sankark]

Man, singing padams certainly is no walk in the park. One needs to have innate sense of layam, capability to stretch notes within the ragam/gamakam grammar and meet the tala landing points; not forgetting breath control. KAP was simply brilliant - didn't intrude but uses few strokes now and then to brilliant effect. Now I can see why they are a rarity rather than common.

[sankark]

Does Nandita perform alone? She very ably supported Rama, in fact IIRC, she handled major portion of the bhairavi Alapanai.

[sankark]

Does Nandita perform alone?

Yes. Here is a link to her Nada Inbam performance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfCye99UQpM The way she launches into swara for sAveri - IMO very beautiful and unexpected; feels like an organic extension at that point

[Rsachi]

Is this Rama Ravi concert archived anywhere please?

[sankark]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbHxpns-Ezo

[Rsachi]

Thanks Sankark!