Jugalbandhi Concert Dr. BMK and Smt.Sudha Ragunathan

[sashwathipriya]

It was a musical extravaganza with the legendary dr.balamurali krishna and the supremely talented carnatic exponent Sudha ragunathan on stage for the musical connoisseurs in San Diego. The concert enthralled the audience taking them to distinct worlds of Carnatic Music with earthly voice of balamurali krishna and enchanting vocals by Sudha ragunathan. ranging from regular ghana ragas like karaharapriya, arabhi and popular ragas like Abheri, Kamas and kadanakutuhalam..the show offered everything a carnatic music can ask for!

here is song list
1. Mathe – Kamas Varnam, Aadhi, Harikesanallur Muthia Bhagavathar
2. Ragasudarasa – Andolika, Desaadhi, Thyagaraja
3. Ennaganu Rama Bhajana – Panthuvarali, Roopakam, Bhadrachala Ramadas
4. Vararagalaya – Chenchukambhodhi, Adhi, Thyagaraja
5. Pakkalanilapadi – Karaharapriya, Misra Chapu, Thyagaraja
6. Brahmam Okate – Annamaacharya
Dr Balamuralikrishna with Nagai Muralidharan & Mannargudi Easwaran
7. Mahadevasudam – Arabhi
8. Enthamuddho – Bindumalini
9. Yedari Sancharimruta - Sruthi Ranjani
10. Devadi Deva – Sunadavinodhini
11. Nagumomu – Abheri
12. Nijadasada – Ashtapathi, Sindhubhairavi
Both Dr M Balamuralikrishna & Smt Sudha Raghunathan with R K Sreeramkumar, & Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan
13 Ganasudarasa – Nattai
14. Endaro Mahanubhavulu – Sri
15. Paluke Bangaru – Anandabhairavi
16 Thillana – Kathanakuthoohalam

[mahavishnu]

Was the concert in three parts then? with accompanists rotated in between?

[sashwathipriya]

Was the concert in three parts then? with accompanists rotated in between?

Yes the concerts took place as three parts... first Smt.Sudha Ragunathan accompanied by Shri. Tiruvarur Vaidhyanathan on the mirudangam and Shr.R.K.Shriramkumar on the violin. The second part was Dr.Shri. BalamuraliKrishna accompanied by Shri.Mannargudi Eswaran on the mirudangam and Shri. Nagai Muralidharan on the violin.
The third part was the actual jugalbandhi with Shri.R.K.Shriram Kumar and Shri. Vaidyanathan accompanying them.

[varsha]

Endaro Mahanubhavulu , Andariki Vandanamu

[rajeshnat]

Jugalbandhi by its definition should it not mean having two genres of music and/or instruments. This is more like Sudha singing first hour , Dr BMK singing second hour and both Sudha and BMK singing as duet in the third hour.

saswathipriya
How long was the concert , did it have two tanis?
WHen both of them sang , did two violins and two mrudangams play then? .

[arasi]

Rajesh,
Not necessarily, I think.
In fact, the very first time I heard the word was when I listened to Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar playing together--I am assuming that you meant that vocal and instrumental concerts come from two different kinds of music in a jugalbandhi.
I liked the expression jugalbandhi until in recent years it has also come to mean 'any odd mixture of music!'

This concert sounds more like they were taking turns to sing--two star performers...

[sashwathipriya]

The concert took.place nearly for three hours and when both performed together, only one vioin and one mirudangam were accompanied. (Shri.R.K.Shriramkumar and Shri. Tiruvarur vaidhyanathan)

[rajeshnat]

Arasi
Ali akbar khan played the sarod where as Ravishankar played the sitar , hence when they play together calling it as jugalbandhi is ok. But why this is called jugalbandhi is beyond me , till some one clarifies?

[sashwathipriya]

Rajeshnat

I think the concert doesnt fall any short of being called a jugalbandhi....As far as I understand Jugalbandhi is where two different artiste (may or may not be from the same tradition of music) perform on an equal footing. That is what the definition of wikipedia also says.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugalbandi

[Nick H]

Jugalbandi is supposed to be conversation, not taking turns, or singing a duet.

This sort of presentation is usually more to do with getting two stars on the same billing.

sashwathipriya, obviously this program went well, and you enjoyed it. That is more important!

[varsha]

In fact, the very first time I heard the word was when I listened to

first time I listened to bmk ,the feeling inside me was like this - such a heady concoction of philosophy , creativity (from composer to performer), surreal imagery , aesthetics .....

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yd5ccrv ... _-_BMK.mp3

over the years

jugalbandis have developed a range from


to


no offense meant to anyone just growing pains for myself -
a second time .growing into old age.sigh !!

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Recently I heard about a programme billed 'TRIGULBANDI' or 'TRIGALBANDI'. What's it?

[arasi]

More 'talai thirugum pandi' (head reeling row of musicians)?

Varsha,
Do you hear a chorus of growing pains of that sort from a number of us here? More legitimate ones than yours!