Arkay Convention Center's Sixth Anniversary Series - TNS Krishna Vocal

[MaheshS]

TNS Krishna - Vocal
Delhi Sunder Rajan - Violin
Neyveli Narayanan - Mrudangam
B S Purushotham - Kanjra

YouTube Link = As usual many many thanks for Arkay Ramakrishnan as usual for putting this on YT and to TNS Krishna and team for not objecting to it.

2 minute silence for Dr BMK, who sadly passed away.

1. Chalamela - Darbar Varnam [S] - Thiruvotriyur Thyagaiyyer
2. girirAja sutA- Bangala [S] - T
3. Sadbhakthiyu Kalgadesi - Anandha Bhairavi [ANS @ bhAnukOTi sankAshA bhava bandhamu vidipincu ] - PSI
4. Nanmayum Selvamum - Khamas Virutham - Kambar
5. Rama Nama Amrirtha - Khamas - PS
6. Neerajakshi Kamakshi - Hindolam [A] - MD
7. Nidhi Chala - Kalyani [ANS @ dAsharathi dhyAna bhajana sudhArasamu ruciyO, T] - T
8. Aanirai meikka ni - Virutham - Hamsanandhi / Sama / Neelambari / Surutti / Kapi - Poochootal Periazhwar
9. Kannava Manivanna va - Kapi / Hamsanandhi / Sama / Neelambari / Surutti - ?
10. Mangalam

-- Notes

Lot of new items for me. Very good concert.

-- Side Notes

1. Hmm, someone got the thalam wrong in the end after swarams finished for the varnam. Neyveli finished, TNSK still had 4 beats to go, so Kanjira joined and finished.
3. Not heard of or this krithi - sadbhakthiyu galga - anandha bhairavi - lyrics.
4. Check this thread about the Kambar Virutham.
5. Not heard of or this krithi - rAma nAma amrta - Khamas - lyrics
7. Grahabedham to ???
8. Poochootal - all 10 lyrics

[Lakshman]

rAma nAma amrta. rAgA: khamAs. Adi tALA. Papanasham Shivan.

P: rAma nAma amrta pAnamE nAvuDaiyOrkkuyar jIvanamE shrI
A: uraikka uraikka uDal ellAm inikkumE UmaiyallAdavark-kellAm eLidu
C: eTTezhu dirkkum uyar aind-ezhuttikkum ivviraNDezhuttE uyir Aghum it-
tAraka mantram Ishan kAship-padiyil upadEsham sheida vaibhavam koNDa ati madhura

[rshankar]

#2 should be girirAja sutA, right?

[CRama]

Sadbhakthiyu in Anandabhairavi is by Ramnad Sreenivasa Iyengar. Ariyakudi popularised it. TNS used to sing this quite often.
Rama Namamrita in Khamas- TNS has recorded this beautiful song in the Twin casette- Rama Nama Prabhavam. I had not heard this song before that.

[MaheshS]

#2 should be girirAja sutA, right?

Yes, corrected, thanks!

[shankarank]

rAma nAma amRta. Papanasham Shivan - TNS has sung this in cassette release !

Just finished listening to this in phases - as I could not listen continuously.

He has inherited all the great features of TNS' music. Right after the homage to Dr BMK - in girAja SutA - Agama vArinidhi was sung nicely splitting the words - a subtle tribute to him.

The kalyANi Alapana reminded of the great one by TNS in his Trivandrum concert with CSM and Veeru - kalAmbAm BhajarE. DPS return was equally subtle in all it's varjya prayOgams. A premonition of graha bhEdam throughout both of their expositions - with a slide into Suddha Dhanyasi (IIRC). DPS just was very fleeting as he came in and left that same.

Using dAsarati's ati vilOma cApu take off was equally brilliant - swara prastAram blending into sAhitya so well. Lot of laya bhEdams as well

Ably supported by Veteran accompanists!

viruttam and kaNNa vA - had interesting laya odukkams in the jumpy line - kudittu!

A great concert from a maestro's son following Father's foot steps - my listening to him after a long gap.