Sikkil C Gurucharan @ Music Academy

[mahesh33]

Tuesday December 19 2006

Sikkil C Gurucharan, Nagai Sriram (Violin) & Trivandrum Balaji (Mridangam)

1. Varnam (Sikkil SingAravelA, Raga Sketch) - Reethigowla - Adi - Sikkil Sisters
2. Deva Deva (Raga Sketch, Neraval @ "Jaata Rupa Nibha Chela...", Swarams) - Mayamalavagowlai - Rupakam - Swathi Tirunal
3. Devibrova - Chintamani - Adi - Shyama Sastri
4. Abhimanamennadu (Alapanai, Swarams @ "anni vastramulakEmi") - Begada - Adi - Patnam Subramanya Iyer
5. Ardhanareeshwaram (Raga Sketch, Swarams @AgamAdi sannutam) - Kumudakriya
6. Saravanabhava Guhane - Kannada - Adi - Papanasam Sivan
7. Emi Jesithe (Alapanai, Neraval @ "vara mantramanyula-kupadEshincatE nEmi, swarams, Thani) - Thodi - Misra Chapu - Thyagaraja
8. Thillana


My first concert this season was that of Sikkil Gurucharan, he came highly recommended by people in the know. The youthful trio impressed the mostly mature rasikas who made the concert, no small feat. Amazing voice, good adherence to shruthi, precise control over kaalapramaanam. Mayamalavagowlai, Kumudakriya and Thodi stood out. Nagai Sriram & Trivandrum Balaji - we will hear more of them in the future.

[rshankar]

What a nice tribute to his grandmother(s) by starting the concert with a varNam of their composition! I just love the timbre of his voice. I may be blaspheming here, but I like the tirupaLLiazhaicchi he has recorded to the previous one by Smt. MLV!

Sri. Trivandrum Balaji is a member of this forum as well...wonder if he has some time to post his thoughts!