Suguna Varadachari @ Nada Inbam, 26/12/2015

[sankark]

R Hemalatha violin, K Arunprakash mridangam, Nerkunram Sankar khanjira

viribOni - bhairavi - k ata - pachimiriyam Adiyappiah
slokam (vAkarthAviva samprakthau, almost a worded Alapanai) sri pArvathi paramEshwarau - bhUpALam bowLi - Adi - MD (s)
yOcanA kamala - darbAr - Adi - T (rAga sketch)
thiruVadhirai darisanathukku - dhanyAsi - rUpakam - GKB (rs, 15 mins of sublime experience)
sri rAmA nannu brOva samayamurA vEgama - bilahari - Adi - pUchi srInivAsa iyengAr (rns@srIraghuvara ninnu nE pogada tharamA, including tisram)
brOvavammA thAmasamElE - mAnji - m cApu - SS (I think SS got influenced by padams of kshEtranga and took the form and adapted to his function of bhakti to divine mother) sung at such a pace and repetitive articulation that brought the beauty out and such a pleasure listening to this
kaRpaga mAdhA kanindaruL thA thA manam kanindharuL thA thA - hindOlam? - Adi - PS? (fantastic pallavi in both lyrics and music but then the beauty didn't carry over to the AP/charanam)
giripai nelakonna - sahAnA - Adi - T (rns@virisuratulachEbadi visaruchu gOsaruchu and tani)
ayOdhi mAnagar - senchurutti? - Adi - ? (kAvadi chindu like on rAmA, a first?)
dhIm thananana dhirana dhiIm thadhIm - kAnadA - Adi - pUchi srInivAsa iyengar
mangalam

Pray tell me, why she was never a contender for SK?

[sankark]

KAP gets a unfair rap . He plays well indeed. AIR & DD have recorded this in toto. Listen - if the play it but not with willy nilly editing/chops - to the way he played for the AP of the varnam, especially the 3rd sangathi & darbar/dhanyasi songs.

[harimau]

R Hemalatha violin, K Arunprakash mridangam, Nerkunram Sankar khanjira

.... sri pArvathi paramEshwarau - bhUpAlam - Adi - MD

That song is in Bowli, not Bhupalam.

The raga mudra occurs in
Sri Parvathi Parameswarau Vande
Chit bimbou lilaVigrahau Mamaabhishta Siddhaye.

[sankark]

Thanks harimau. Fixed.

[sankark]

Sanskriti Series has hosted her concert in SPSS @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=429sUC9ii9A, for a very modest INR 60. So those that rue their misfortune in not being able to partake the season, rejoice and enjoy the concert.

[rbharath]

the bilahari, mAnji kritis and the tillana were telecast on AIR. the tillana was played twice to make the program last one hour.

the bilahari was beautiful.

this concert was all the more special as it was mami's 70th birthday on that day.