Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai
Date: 02 Jan 2007
Organizer: Naada Inbam
Vocal: Sri R.K.Srikantan
Vocal Support: Sri Rudrapatnam Ramakanth
Violin: Sri R.K. Sriramkumar
Mridangam: Umayalpuram Mali
List of songs:
1) sAmI ninnE - srI - Adi - karUr dEvuDu iyer (O)
2) vandE nishamaham - hamsadwani - Adi - mysore vAsudEvAchar (OS)
3) sArasa daLa nayanE - sAramati - Adi - harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar (O)
4) samayamidE - kEdAram - rUpakam - paTTaNam subramaNya iyer (AS)
5) sari evvarE - srIranjani - Adi - thyAgarAja (AS)
6) narasimha mAmava - Arabhi - kanDa chApu - swAti tiruNAL (O)
7) ElAvatAram ettukoNTivi - mukhAri - Adi - thyAgarAja (AS)
8 ) sri nArada nAda - kAnaDA - Adi - thyAgarAja (A)
9) rAmA ninnu - shankarAbharaNam - misra chApu - mysore sadAsiva rAo (ANST)
1o) Ishwari rAjEswari - AbhEri - Adi - harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar
11) nanda tanaya - yamunAkalyANi - Adi - purandaradAsa (O)
12) mangaLam kOsalEndrAya (slOkam) - madyamAvati
13) pavamAna (mangaLam) - sowrAshTram - Adi - thyAgarAja
(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)
Octogenarian Sri R.K. Srikantan blessed all rasikas assembled at Raga Sudha Hall by taking them through a great musical experience. One just had to sit there, enjoy the superb concert and try to learn whatever one could. It is amazing that at 86 (about to turn 87 this month), he has still maintained an amazing voice and is striving to give his best to his rasikas. God seems to have showered his choicest blessings on him.
There were so many beautiful aspects to the concert. The raga alapanas done by the maestro were brilliant. The approach was an unhurried one. Each alapana was a lesson cum demonstration in itself on how one should go about doing an alapana. The choice of kritis was so good. There were many kritis that are hardly heard in the concert scene these days. The sangatis were so beautifully put !! I just completely got immersed in the music. The way he sang the kriti "ElAvatAram" will remain in my mind for a long time to come.
Sri Sashikiran of Carnatica, who according to the organizer Sri SVK was instrumental in arranging the performance, had also arranged for video recording the concert. Hope he releases it soon for the benefit of all the rasikas.
I just pray God to continue to give the maestro the strength to educate and enthrall his rasikas for ages to come.
Source: http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2007/01/ ... m-chennai/
R.K.Srikantan @ Naada Inbam, Chennai (02 Jan 2007)
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mahesh_narayan
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Ram,
It was very moving to read your well-written and very passionate review of Sri. RK Srikantan's concert. I am amazed and humbled by Sri. RK Srikantan's commitment, fidelity to sampradaya music, and his zeal. As you said, every minute of his concert is a lesson, both in approach and content. His repertoire reminds me of the colossal stock that the great DKJ Sir possessed, and his memory is unbelievable. At 87, it is usually difficult for most to remember their own name. Just looking at the list, you see so many composers and new kritis !!!!.
God chooses a few and makes them stand apart from the rest of us. And then he creates us contemporaneously so we can watch, learn, and try to be !!!.
It was very moving to read your well-written and very passionate review of Sri. RK Srikantan's concert. I am amazed and humbled by Sri. RK Srikantan's commitment, fidelity to sampradaya music, and his zeal. As you said, every minute of his concert is a lesson, both in approach and content. His repertoire reminds me of the colossal stock that the great DKJ Sir possessed, and his memory is unbelievable. At 87, it is usually difficult for most to remember their own name. Just looking at the list, you see so many composers and new kritis !!!!.
God chooses a few and makes them stand apart from the rest of us. And then he creates us contemporaneously so we can watch, learn, and try to be !!!.
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manoranjitham
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I was one of those fortunate enough to hear the great music he offered.
Personally, I was moved by the sublime Kanada and the way he savoured the exquisite kriti. Singing Swaras would have diluted the emotional experience . He did not.
Sriramkumar and Mali were , naturally ,at their best.
Personally, I was moved by the sublime Kanada and the way he savoured the exquisite kriti. Singing Swaras would have diluted the emotional experience . He did not.
Sriramkumar and Mali were , naturally ,at their best.
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