Nithyashree Mahadevan for Abbas Culturals at Kamaraj Arangam, 12 Jan 2016

[rummy]

A fascinating concert by Nithyashree and her crew:

1. Vatapi ganapatim - Hamsadhwani - Dikshithar
2. Thulasi dala - Mayamalavagowla - Thyagaraja
3. Vijayambike - Vijayanagari - Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagawathar (R,N,S)
4. Enta muddo - Bindumalini - Thyagaraja
5. Endha neramum - Sama - Ambujam Krishna
6. Pakkala nilabadi - Kharaharapriya - Thyagaraja (R,N,S,T)
7. Janani janani janani - Revathi - Kadalur Subramaniam
8. ragamalika viruttam (Sahana, Hamsanandi, Mohanam, Sindhubhairavi) on Shanmukha followed by
Koovi azhaikka - Sindhubhairavi - Sivan
9. Chinnanjiru kiliye - ragamalika - Bharathiyar
10. Thillana in Nalinakanti on Kanchi Kamakshi
Mangalam

Really happy to note that Nithyashree has regained her original form and then some!

[HarishankarK]

Enda Neramum is a very beautiful Sama composition which MLV used to render. Sadly no one sings it. Great that Nithyasree has brought it back on stage.

[arasi]

HarishankarK,
You echo my thoughts...

[priyashekar]

She was in form in July in Mumbai and glad she is maintaining the same .I heard her in Hindu festival in Bangalore with Priya Sisters and Sowmya and she was class as usual. May god bless her.

[HarishankarK]

HarishankarK,
You echo my thoughts...

There was another tamil Bhairavi song which I have not heard anyone else but MLV- Sivachidambaram Enru Uraiypaaye, Unkakku Apajayam Vaaraadondru Manapeyye ! It's a truly awesome Bhairavi song. I am yearning and pining to listen to that song again. If anyone has an audio clipping please upload.
Thanks.

[mridhangam]

Was there any accompaniment ?

J Balaji

[arasi]

Balaji,
Asked like an able accompanist and a true rasikA

[hnbhagavan]

True Balaji Sir- Accompaniments do not get their dues!Definitely concert cannot be great without accompaniments.Hope people realise at least while crediting the concerts.
But i always attend concerts after checking who is accompanying.This happened from my early days when Sri Lalgudi/MSG and the like were accompanists.It is impossible to measure what great accompaniments contribute to success of concerts.

[rummy]

Sorry, Balaji. I had to hold off on crediting the accompanists as I had failed to catch the Kanjira vidwan's name.
Here's the list after verification :
M.A. Krishnaswamy - violin
I. Sivakumar - mridhangam
Sivaramakrishnan - ghatam
Paramasivam - kanjira

[Vocalist]

Thanks very much rummy for posting this.

10. Thillana in Nalinakanti on Kanchi Kamakshi

This is a composition of K. S. Raghunathan.

[Vocalist]

I heard her in Hindu festival in Bangalore with Priya Sisters and Sowmya and she was class as usual. May god bless her.

I heard about their concert in Coimbatore. It seems Priya Sisters were so absorbed in Nithyasree's sparkling sancharas during the Kharaharapriya alapana that Sowmya had to tap Haripriya to remind them it was now their turn to continue. It must have been one of those wonderful moments where artists were very clearly rasikas on-stage too.