V.R.Dileep Kumar @ Nadasurabhi on 20.12.2015

[nadasurabhi]

Nadasurabhi
Cordially invites you for the Monthly Programme on
Sunday, 20th December 2015 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
Near Police Station, 6th Block,
Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.

Grand Vocal Concert
by

Dr.Thrissur V.R.Dileep Kumar - Vocal
Vidwan Mathur Srinidhi -Violin
Vidwan B.C.Manjunath - Mridangam
Vidwan S.N.Narayanamurthy -Ghatam

ALL ARE WELCOME

Dr.V.R.Dileep Kumar is an exciting young musician from Kerala who has been attracting a lot of notice in recent years for his impressive concert performances. He comes in the direct sishya parampara of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. His renditions follow chaste carnatic traditions. He is an A Grade artist of AIR. He is a first rank holder in M.A. music and he has also a PhD in music to his credit.

[HarishankarK]

I like his music. Full of bhava and sowkhyam. To me he is equivalent to a male version of late Suguna Purushottaman amma.

[rajeshnat]

His voice to me overlaps a lot with TVS , he takes unconventional main ragas , but ideas are brilliant.

Is chennai giving him atleast one chance for this lovely musician in this 2015 season???

[pattamaa]

chennai's loss is bengaluru's gain... I'm happy for him. I heard him live in a mikeless chamber concert in May, just fantastic...

[kssr]

Rasikas who attended his concert in Ranjani Fine Arts told me that it was the best monthly concert of the year. I missed that one. I have however heard him live in another concert at Indiranagar. Very Impressive. Solid traditional flawless voice.

[ranjanimalavi]

Missed first few

1. ErAmuni - Vakulabharanam - T (RS)
2. Sarasa Saama Daana - Kapi Narayani - T (NS)
3. Kamakshi Kamakoti - Simhendramadhyamam - MD (RS)
4. Evarimata - Kambhoji - T (RNS)
5. Thani
6. Alarsara Parithapam - Suruti - ST
7. Eppo Varuvaro - Jonpuri - GB
8. Mangalam - Sowrashtram - T

Excellant concert.
Kambhoji was superb.

Raman

[braindrain]

Here is the complete list

01. erA nApai (varNam) - thODi - Patnam Subramanya Iyer

02. ninnu jUci - saurAStram - Patnam Subramanya Iyer ( O, S )

03. tAyE tripurasundari - suddha sAvEri - Periyasamy Thooran

04. E rAmuni - vakuLAbharaNam - Thyagaraja ( A,S )

05. sarasa sAmadAna - kApinArAyaNi - Thyagaraja ( N,S )

niraval & svara @'hitavu mATalentO bAga balkitivi

06. kAmAkSikAmakOTi pIThavAsini - simhEndramadhyamam - Dikshitar (A,S )

07. evari mATa - kAmbOji - Thyagaraja ( A,N,S,T )

niraval & svara @''bhakta parAdhInuDanucu parama-'

08. alarshara paritApam - suruTTi - Swathi Thirunal

09. eppO varuvArO - jOnpuri - GKB

10. mangaLam - saurAStram - Thyagaraja

mangaLam kOsalEndra (shLOkam ) - madhyamAvati

Superb concert.

[pattamaa]

great song list.. love to hear vakulabharanam...

[rshankar]

8 should be alarSara paritApam, right? Not the distress from half an arrow, or even a slapping arrow!

[braindrain]

8 should be alarSara paritApam, right? Not the distress from half an arrow, or even a slapping arrow!

Edited. I can't blame 'auto-correct' here.

[kssr]

Very impressive concert.
Dileep Kumar puts his heart and soul into the performance.
Mathur Srinidhi was extremely good both in following and his individual violin playing. Very good bowing technique, quick in grasping the vocalist's sangathis and good understanding the characteristics of the ragas.
BC Manjunath has developed new techniques after being extensively exposed to international music. He has also learnt to soften the playing while following soft patches of singing. Narayanamurthy, as usual is a dependable quality performer.
Kambodhi, naturally was the highlight and best. Very elaborately rendered.
Good attendance too.

[ram1999]

chennai's loss is bengaluru's gain... I'm happy for him. I heard him live in a mikeless chamber concert in May, just fantastic...

Someone wrote "Kazhudaikki thriyuma Karpoora vasanai" and that had a rather heated debate.

Actually it is very apt in this thread. There are many karpoorams outside of Chennai who are not showcased in Chennai Sabhas. that too after proliferation of sabhas in the city as compared to 5 / 6 major one some 20 years ago. Still the chennai organisers do not invite good and deserving artists to chennai.

Musicians are indeed karpoorams !

Veenai Balachander lamented once in the Music Academy. "He said there is an unassuming musician in Vijayawada mostly spending his time in the AIR studios. Get him to chennai and make him sing more. You will be treated with some genuinely fabulous music". The musician whom he was referring to was Sri Voleti Venkateswarulu who indeed was popular but did not perform enough in the Chennai circles.

The quality of the music will improve only when the music lovers start listening to good music than just attending in hoardes the concerts of popular musicians

[pattamaa]

well said, ram1999

[rajeshnat]

2 or 3 years he was VR Dileep was invited by Krishna gana sabha for an afternoon concert that was the only one that year. I put leave and went to hear his concert (ra ra rajeevalochana in mohanam as main). After that I am not sure if he again came to chennai. The lobby for many brilliant musicians from kerala just dont exist any more in chennai - in 2000 to 2006 there used to be some of them getting these rare artists. I surely miss this artist in general after hearing him once and downloading few from sangeethapriya - strong voice and kalpanaswaras were brilliant.

[kssr]

In an optimistic note, let us hope that he gets opportunities in the coming years, just like Sreevalsan menon and Shertallai, in Chennai. Also I feel that the season is not the best time for new comers to enter. Spoilt by choice, they get grossly neglected. Better to appear during the monthly programmes and become somewhat known before entering the season.

Even among well known artists in Chennai itself, hardly anyone gets great attention, except the top half a dozen artists. Amritha Murali and Nisha rajagopal sing in mini halls. We have no one else to blame but ourselves, the rasika community.

[ram1999]

2 or 3 years he was VR Dileep was invited by Krishna gana sabha for an afternoon concert that was the only one that year. I put leave and went to hear his concert (ra ra rajeevalochana in mohanam as main). After that I am not sure if he again came to chennai. The lobby for many brilliant musicians from kerala just dont exist any more in chennai - in 2000 to 2006 there used to be some of them getting these rare artists. I surely miss this artist in general after hearing him once and downloading few from sangeethapriya - strong voice and kalpanaswaras were brilliant.

Here you go wrong again. Why should the musicians lobby or have a secretary to lobby.

Good musicians should be recognised and invited by the Organisers and the music listeners (i wouldnt dare say lovers) should take efforts to appreciate good music.

Ambikapuram Sivaraman (a disciple of C S Krishna Iyer) is another wonderful musician. try and listen to at least the youtube recordings, which are available in plenty. Chaste music. BEAUTIFUL !!!