Priya Sisters @ Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai (09 Dec 2006)

[ram]

Venue: Sivagami Pettachi Auditorium, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai

Date: 09 Dec 2006

Organizer: Brahma Gana Sabha



Vocal: Priya Sisters

Violin: Sri M.A. Krishnaswamy

Mridangam: Sri Pathri Satish Kumar

Ghatam: Sri Madipakkam Murali



List of songs:

1) mahishAsura mardanI (varnam) - AndOlikA - Adi - harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar

2) tatvamariya taramA - rItigOwLa - Adi - pApanAsam sivan (S)

3) nallani mEni - pUrvi kalyANi - Adi - annamAchArya

4) rAma bANa - sAvEri - Adi - thyAgarAja (ANS)

5) enadu manam - harikAmbOji - Adi - pApanAsam sivan

6) kAmAkshI kAmakOTi - simhEndramadyamam - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (AS)

7) mI valla - kApi - kanDa chApu - thyAgarAja

8 ) mOhana rAmA - mOhanam - Adi - thyAgarAja (ANST)

9) kattEdurA vaikunTamu - hindOLam - Adi - annamAchArya

10) perumAL un tirunAmam - sindhubhairavi - Adi - ??

11) telisitE mOkshamu - rEvati - Adi - annamAchArya

12) tamaru mamaru (tiruppugazh) - hamIr kalyANi - rUpakam - aruNagirinAtar

13) pavamAna (mangaLam) - sOwrAshTram - Adi - thyAgarAja



(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)



A well planned concert which kept the audience interested throughout. There has been minimal overlap, if at all any, of the songs in the 3-4 Priya Sisters concerts I have attended in the past few weeks. They seem to have a very good repertoire of kritis, especially Annamacharya kritis and the tukkadas that come towards the end. A large part of the audience stays on even after taniavartanam for hearing the tukkadas in their concerts.

Sri Pathri Satish Kumar on the mridangam was in awesome form today also. The taniavartanam had chatusra and misra naDais and the korvai in the end was classic stuff that blended perfectly with the start of the song at the end of the taniavartanam. Sri Madippakkam Murali played his supportive role on the ghatam very well. Sri M.A. Krishnaswamy was impressive on the violin. His mohanam alapana was really good.



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[Nick H]

And my villain of the day was the guy in the back row downstairs --- talking on a mobile phone.

A very enjoyable concert.

[meena]

haha, nick all u had to do was turn around and ask him to take the call outside OR give him 'that look'

[arasi]

Meena, my dear,
Those of us who are not blessed with 'monitor' eyes are helpless. Nick would agree with me. Some of the 'spoilers' in the gallery, male and female, are indomitable.
See Vijay Shiva's concert review for more on it...

[Nick H]

Oh, I gave him more than a look!

It was the perfect occasion for that South Indian fingers spread, "What, man?" gesture, followed by vigorous headshaking.

I don't mean to sidetrack these great review threads with my 'audience reviews' --- but maybe that is all part of it.

It is nice to see some youngsters (though sadly few) at that concert, though it is often the fathers od small boys that behave the worst. I wonder why that is?

Actually I began the concert with a notion that I wouldn't enjoy it: duets have a way of lacking spontaneity and freshness: but the Sisters soon won me over...

[bkishore]

any audio recording of the concert???