K Gayathri - Parivadini Naada Inbam Aug 19th - Rec.

[shankarank]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkA7n-6DUE

Half way through ( until Garuda gamana) and liking the flow of it.

Not sure even Sivan's hand at Simhendra Madyamam quite got it to fit miSra Capu. Is it because that raga needs 3 or more notes to express itself at any time? miSra cApu seems demanding and most rakti rAgas fit into it well.
nin carana malarE - is it a neetu caraNamulE ( K V Srinivasa Iyengar?) varnamettu? .

Venkata Saila VihAra was a karnataka hamir kalyani. Lot of emphasis on the structure of the syllables - a Subbarama Dikshitar flagship - against doing too much ornamentation and virtuosity with it. A sense of pleading with surrender when gamakams were voiced. Given that the artiste's strength is in layam - comes very handy here. ni vE gathi brOvA rAda - the ending phrase was nicely emphasized. vinDini Ne was left to ghatam to accompany. The artiste's conviction on time flow makes that possible - i.e. Mridangam to withdraw.

Garuda Gamana swarams were good.

Percussionists seem to have good understanding - Pranna Ghatam picks up on all the syncopated interventions of Sivakumar.

[sankark]

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