Carnatica Bros for Sri Ragam Fine Arts, 17th Dec 2006

nivedita · Post by **nivedita** » 17 Dec 2006, 23:33

Sri Ragam Fine Arts/Apoorva Ragam , Maharashtra Nivas, TTK Road, Alwarpet
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm

Vocal: K.N.Shashikiran & Chitravina P.Ganesh
Violin: B.V.Raghavendra Rao
Mridangam: Rajna Swaminathan

Song list:

1. endarO mahAnubhAvulu - srI - Adi - Tyagaraja
2. sItamma mAyamma - vasantA - rUpakam - Tyagaraja (R, N, S)
3. sAmagAna priyE - Anandabhairavi - Adi - Periasami Thooran (R, S)
4. nIvADa nEgAna - sArangA - khaNDa cApu - Tyagaraja
5. nannu pAlimpa - mOhanam - Adi - Tyagaraja (R, S, T)
6. vishvEshvar - sindubhairavi - rUpakam - Swati Tirunal
7. ashTalakshmi namOstutE - rAgamAlikA - Adi - Chitravina Ravikiran
8. makuTakE mangaLam - madhyamAvati - Adi - Purandaradasa

A very nice concert - lively from start to finish. Highlights for me were the mohanam alapana by Shri Shashikiran and the tani. Rajna is a mridangist to watch out for - she plays wonderfully well!

And here's a pic I took:

ram · Post by **ram** » 17 Dec 2006, 23:39

I missed this concert

.... had made up my mind in the morning to attend this one especially to listen to Rajna Swaminathan play but then couldn't stop my feet from proceeding towards the TMK and Sanjay concerts. Hope to attend Rajna's other concerts at Raga Sudha Hall (and other places) this season.

nivedita · Post by **nivedita** » 18 Dec 2006, 00:00

I've recorded the first hour of the concert on my mp3 player/recorder. Will upload it if I get the time.

meena · Post by **meena** » 18 Dec 2006, 00:10

Nice to learn that Kum.Rajna Swaminathan accom. the bros.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 18 Dec 2006, 00:18

Way to go Rajna...

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 20 Dec 2006, 09:15

Could you please upload the part of the concert that you have?

Thank you

lswaminathan · Post by **lswaminathan** » 29 Dec 2006, 20:00

mri_fan,
There are some longer audio clips from Summer 2006 of Carnatica Brothers being accompanied by Rajna in her website, <www.rajnaswaminathan.com>.

gnanasunyam · Post by **gnanasunyam** » 30 Dec 2006, 07:27

Is it correct to record the concert in a MP3 recorder? While the quality is not likely to be good, is it still not a breach of faith? Most organizers and artists do not want recording by anyone and everyone.

Technology can sometimes be a hindrance.

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 31 Dec 2006, 01:29

lswaminathan wrote:mri_fan,
There are some longer audio clips from Summer 2006 of Carnatica Brothers being accompanied by Rajna in her website, <www.rajnaswaminathan.com>.

Thank you very much for the clips. I was watching some of Rajna's clinic at PASIC with her father. I didn't realize that her father was mridangam player as well, although it helps explain her quick rise. If I could offer a suggestion though, I would like to suggest that Rajna avoid commenting ot large audiences on complicated issues such as gender roles in India until she has a bit more maturity and wisdom behind her. One troubling aspect was that her father, who sat next to her during the entire time, has played for musicians that refuse to have female accompaniment, such as Tirchur Ramachandran. I just find it a little hypocritical for her father to publicly represent the entire carnatic community while asking deep rhetorical questions about why there aren't more female mridangists, while he himself plays for musicians who refuse to have females on stage. I know for a fact that Tirchur Ramachandran has refused to perform when the only violinist available was female (and a very well-known one at that).

I'm sure Rajna will one day have many interesting things to say about the role of women in carnatic percussion, but as a 15 year old, it's pretty evident from watching the video that she has little to contribute to the discussions of Gender roles in carnatic music, except to say that she is a female percussionist. Allow her more experience and education on these complex ideas before you parade her in front of everyone in such a role.

I made a point to see several of Rajna's concerts this year, and she is developing into an excellent mridangam player. She seems to enjoy what she's doing, and I highly respect that.

Good luck to you all.

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 04 Feb 2007, 06:37

Ms. Swaminathan,

I wasn't sure of you were aware, but I thought I might try to point you towards the Vidwans section, where we have some excellent UKS video clips that I'm sure your daughter would enjoy