Sanjay Subramanyam- Thyaga brahma Gana sabha- 22-12-17

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Sanjay Subramanian
Nagai Sriram
Tanjore murugabhoopathy -mridhangam
Perkavu P.L Sudheer - Ghatam
Thyaga brahma gana Sabha

22-12-17

Before you start reading this review, those who want to go to Bombay Jaishree concert at MFAC for tomorrow, it is already full and the podium (dais) ticket (with chair) is Rs. 300 (available)

No unkown (territory) raagams like Shivashakthi, manoramA or Nagesh (!!!).
Sanjay, again, presented another “superb” 3 hour 10 minutes concert and again- deafening- standing ovation.

• kEdhaaram-vaRnam (I entered when he concluded this)
• nEE bhakti bhaagya-Jayamanohari – T (S)
• yadukulakAbodhi-raagam followed by “kondaL vaNNanai- TirupAnAlwar-pAsuram
• Chintaya mA kandha moola- bairavi- Mudduswamy Dikshitar (Neraval in “anga soundarya vijata madanam”
(THANKS TO RATANABHINAV for his "muddu")
And Swaram in “ Uttunga kamanEEya Vrusha turangam”
(He took the kriti straight)
• HamEEr kalyAni- Main-Raagam- “gAngEya vasana dhara”- Maharaja ST kriti (S)
Tani
• Chittam irangAdha-Sahana-PS
• Saaramathy-RTP-
• பல்லவி-கந்தனை வந்தனை செய் மனமே, தந்தையாய் தாயாய் வந்தருளும்
Pallavi-Kandhanai vandhanai sei manamE, thanthayAi tAyay vandharulum”
Pallavi also in neelAmbari, Ritigowla,……… ( I could not get the third one), Sindubairavi
Followed by “manadukku ugandadu”- Tanjore Shankara Iyer.
• peRRa thaai tannai – Vrutham- ArutpA followed by
Ar Ar AsaippadAr- Muthutaandavar- nAdanAmakriyA
• kantA maNi aadudu-Kanada- GKB
• Mangalam
Sanjay voice was strained initially. His Jayamanohari was so not to his best. Could feel that “bhUsuralai janincina” in jayamnohari

He knew that and so, he did not go for any “helicopter shot”, but slowly ventured into yadukulakaambodhi and when coming to bairavi, he settled and after that it was a high-way journey. Obviously, he took bairavi only for “neraval-kriti”. For me, neraval in “mangalakara mandhahAsa…..” would be a better choice.

With all his constraints, Sanjay tries to give his best. Each and every line, he sings, he wants to give his best. Again and again, this artist amazes me.

NS is the proxy of Varadarajan. He follows closely and repeats the same phrases of raagam. Even, he never convinces with his playing and wants to excel each and every phrase…. Advantage to rasikAs…

Murugabhoobhathy’s tani was bit lengthy, For me, sudheer was bit better in playing ghatam. Tani, any way, was very good.

[kvchellappa]

Muddu muddaa ezhthareenga sir. (Muthu mutthaa)