Vijay Siva@SKGS 1/1/2016

[sankark]

RKSK, Bombay CN Balaji, Anirudh Athreya

vanajaksjiro Adi tALa kalyAni varnam
sujana jIvanA ns@chAru nEtra srI kalathra

[sankark]

gamakakriyA (pUrvikalyAni) that nasal twanged voice flowed mellifluously to create a mesmerizing effect and RKSK returned it as good. Day made! slOkam mInAkshi mEmudham s@vidhu vidambana

[sankark]

eppadi manam thunindhadhO
thOdi karuNAnidhi ilalO ns@kOmaLa mrdu bhAshini ambA dEvi
tolinEnu jEyu pUjA

[gardabha_gana]

Jealous!

[sankark]

jayantasEnA RTP (sEnApatE sakthipAnE jaya jaya ananta) 2 kalai c jhampai

[sankark]

rAgamAlikai swarams (madyamAvathi, manirangu, srI) & tani

[sankark]

nErAmEra jAracOra
pagaivanukkaruLvAi nannenjE rAgamALikai



slOkam (mahayOgapeetE) some tuLasidAs bhajan (contains tukAmani mAdhE?) with cymbals.

ErumEyilEri in Anandabhairavi
janaganamana like song rAgamALikai (jayasrI mAdhuri ramaNA)

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Wow sankark, what an instant listing! Very satisfying for non-attendees (like me)!
CRama has promised me a leisurely detailed report.

[gardabha_gana]

Not so jealous! Have heard the rtp twice in the last year by vijay Siva original by dkp

[CRama]

Vijaya Siva- We have been waiting for a long time to hear his concert. And it was organised by KGS on 1 Jan 2016. What a better way to start the New Year. His open throated singing, right kalapramanam, authentic padantharam, sruti aligned voice, well rounded brighas, measured presentation of gamakas and brighas all make his music as a the Gold Standard for chaste carnatic music. The neraval at Charunetra Sree Kalatra for Sujana Jeeva and the swaras made it a very spright start. After the raga alapana of Poorvikalyani, he sang the slokam Naade Naarada tumburadi on Goddess Meenakshi which was most appropriate for the following song Meenakshi me mudam. Swaras were sung at Vidhu vidambana vadane- a refreshing one from the normally sung Madhurapuri nilaye. The alapana of Thodi was in the expected pattern- no surprises or twists- but wholesome. Neraval at Komalamridubhashini and swaras vouched for his manodharmam.

I wanted to hear his RTP in Jayantasena – and it came as a New Year Gift to me. Eventhough I did not catch the raga for the first one minute, very soon the raga revealed itself. The pallavi was Senapathe Sakthipaane Jaya jaya ananda set to Chutusra jathi jampa talam. Elaborate neraval and swaras made it very enjoyable. Ragamalika swaras- he sang RM swaras in three allied ragams- Madhyamavathy, Manirangu and Sree. It is indeed a tight rope walking for any singer. But he did it with aplomb. Not only that- All the three ragams he started with Ri- but the ragams got revealed in the start itself- it was a demonstration of how the same R2 is used differently in these three allied ragams. He sang the padam Nyayamera jara chora in Hamsadhwani. First time, I heard a padam from him. The Hindi bhajan was Sundaratha dhyana in Yamunakalyani.

RKSreeramkumar followed like a shadow never interfering in the soulful music. His alapanas and returns were most appropriate and enjoyable. Bombay Balaji, forumite provided the Mridangam support. I was hearing him for the first time. He is a disciple of Trichy Raghava Iyer, Palghat Mani Iyer and Palghat Raghu. That was quite evident in his style. He had good nadam, clarity of strokes and played with verve and enthu and embellished the concert. The thani of Balaji and Anirudh Athreya was much enjoyable.

We know very well Vijaya Siva’s view on recordings. Yesterday, there was a sale of his recordings of live concerts, released by himself. Audio CDs for Rs 200 and DVDs- 400 and 500. That is a good initiative. We can buy well recorded live concerts which are otherwise not available in stores.

[thanjavooran]

Thanx Shri sankark for your quick review. Shri C Rama you are back with new vigour and energy. Excellent write up.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran
02 01 2016

[HarishankarK]

The javali is Neramora Jara chora
Sundharatha Dhyana sounds more like Marathi Abhanga than Hindi Bhajan

[sankark]

The javali is Neramora Jara chora
Sundharatha Dhyana sounds more like Marathi Abhanga than Hindi Bhajan

He sang it as nEramEra.

Abhang or bhajan - either way, would have been happy if he had foregone that and jaya sri mAdhuri ramana uruppadi and sings more CM. Don't flame me; neither is CM and belong to bhajanish music IMO.

[CRama]

Sundaratha dhyana- I do't know the full lyrics. whether it is abhang or bhajan. It has been sung by DKP and MS and many others from 1940s. No harm in singing one song like that in a concert. The saving grace here is it is not hysterical- as the present day abhangists sing and flamed by the frenzied mob.