Gurucharan - Indian Fine Arts- 29-12-17

[grsastrigal]

Sikkil Gurucharan
L Ramakrishnan
B Sunderkumar-Mridangam
G Guruprasanna-Ganjira
Indian Fine Arts Society

29-12-17

7 PM Concert

Era nA pai-Todi – VarNam- Patnam SI
sArasamukhi- kApi nArayani- HMB (S)
ShubapantuvarAli- rAgam- Isayin ellayai yaar kandAr- Dandapani dEsikar (S)
kamalAmbA- Ananda bairavi- MD
chArukEsi- RTP- “krupayA pAlaya sowrE, karunArasa vAla
After completing the pallavi and Tani, he rendered full kriti of Swati TirunAl
Kandanin azhagil- Sindubairavi- (must be TS Kalyanaraman’s kriti_
rAmanai bhajittAl- papanasam Sivan-Mand
pavamAna

On a Vaikunta ekAdasi day, SGC rendered a superb chArukEsi with ever-green ST kriti as pallavi.

Wear & Tear always matters for any artist. Looked so tired. So, he safe(ly)-landed in RTP at 7.50 itself.

This review is mainly to get an answer – What happens a Ganjira vidwan is given mridangam to play.

What I saw yesterday was = SK blasted mridhangam and brought the entire traffic outside the Kalyana mandapam to a halt. Could not sit even in such a big hall with open doors. He has strong hand and gentle push (to mridhangam) itself would amplify the sound.
SGC said that SK accompanied him Mylapore fine arts long back and now he is happy to have him again.

I thanked God for not attending the previous MFAC Concert !!!!

When SGC completed MAnd, SK could not complete the mridhangam. SGC asked “what happened”. He SK said “mudiyalE”

For me also, the same answer …….

Even L Ramakrishnan did not play upto my expectation. Again wear and tear may be..

[rajeshnat]

Few upapakkavadyams like neyveli venkatesh have graduated very well from kanjira to mrudangam . Sundarkumar has too much power , i guess if he takes bit more time he may do well in both. Even in NGS Main for a recent abhishek concert they only kept anantha as mrudangam with no upapakkavadyam taht is a big sabha. I am assuming it is also opportunity angle that is coming as a reason to have sundarkumar to play mrudangam .

[ratanabhinav]

ShubapantuvarAli- rAgam- Isayin ellayai yaar kandAr- Dandapani dEsikar (S)

grsastrigal avargale ,kucheri la :- " marubadiyum thalaivali adaiyum kuzhiyil thalli varuthapadutha vendam , Gurucharan ayya " , enru ninaithela ?
Were you tempted to sing this ?

[HarishankarK]

Gurucharan's a pretty average singer and his stage mannerisms especially facial expressions put me off completely
Dunno how he manages to get concerts including Haha TV MMU

[devan]

Connections.

[sureshvv]

Gurucharan's a pretty average singer and his stage mannerisms especially facial expressions put me off completely

Your hearing may need a check up. Good news is that your eyesight is still good,

[sureshvv]

sArasamukhi- kApi nArayani- HMB (S)

You meant "sarasa sAma dAna" or was the kriti in "Gowdamalhar"?

ShubapantuvarAli- rAgam- Isayin ellayai yaar kandAr- Dandapani dEsikar (S)

Among the reasons why SGC is popular is his choice of ragas & kritis. Like this.

Wear & Tear always matters for any artist. Looked so tired. So, he safe(ly)-landed in RTP at 7.50 itself.

There is Wear & Tear on the rasika also.

[rajeshnat]

Kandanin azhagil- Sindubairavi- (must be TS Kalyanaraman’s kriti_

Popularized by S kalyanaraman . Krithi is by Swami Surajananda

[rajeshnat]

chArukEsi- RTP- “krupayA pAlaya sowrE, karunArasa vAla
After completing the pallavi and Tani, he rendered full kriti of Swati TirunAl

GRS
Did you mistake the Raagam Taanam Tani and then krithi being sung , at times like few concerts in trivandrum. I am not sure how it would be to sing a RTP in pallavi and then the krtihi Krupaya Paalaya Shaure Karunaarasaavaala . Even assuming you were right and my call is wrong where was the swaram sung? Where was the neraval sung?

[sureshvv]

Technically, it should have been RTK(kriti).

[sridhar_ranga]

It was a proper RTP with tani followed by (segued into, for you fancy word freaks ) the kriti. RTPTK, if you will. Didn’t note down the pallavi words. The taalam was different for the pallavi and the kriti.

The earlier 4 pm slot at the same venue was totally marred by the horrible sound settings with competitive loud banging by mridangam and ghatam. I was expecting the mud pot would break any time. At the beginning some people made a feeble cry to reduce percussion volume to no avail. I am sure ppl are afraid to ask for volume reduction when it comes to this gentleman - the same person who was sowkhyam personified at the academy barely 15 hours later, the next morning. The singer was visibly annoyed with the feedback or lack of it. Every year I attend one concert at this venue, vowing to myself never to return again but fickle me gives in - just punishment for oversleeping and missing the bus at the academy I suppose!

[rajeshnat]

It was a proper RTP with tani followed by (segued into, for you fancy word freaks ) the kriti. RTPTK, if you will. Didn’t note down the pallavi words. The taalam was different for the pallavi and the kriti.

Where were the swaras , was it only there post Pallavi or after krithi or both. Did krithi have the neraval also??

[grsastrigal]

Corrections.
sAra samukhi-GowdamalhAr- HMB (not kApi nArayani)

Rajeshji

The first line "the pallavi" line - KrupayA.... vAla" was taken as the Pallavi line of RTP. The entire Swaram was oven around that pallavi. After completing RTP, the entire song was sung by SGC,

It is very useful nowadays and even Sanjay does like this many times. Taking the first ling of the song for RTP and render the full song after completing the RTP...!!

Trust I clarified your doubt

[sureshvv]

Taking the first ling of the song for RTP and render the full song after completing the RTP...!!

I have not heard this done. Cute!

[rajeshnat]

Rajeshji

The first line "the pallavi" line - KrupayA.... vAla" was taken as the Pallavi line of RTP. The entire Swaram was oven around that pallavi. After completing RTP, the entire song was sung by SGC,

It is very useful nowadays and even Sanjay does like this many times. Taking the first ling of the song for RTP and render the full song after completing the RTP...!!

Trust I clarified your doubt

Sanjay and many others have taken the last ragamaliga swaras and taken the subsequent krithi in that raga . I think few phrases of the pallavi line have cues for a subsequent song post RTP . But taking RTP with a line and then a krithi I am hearing for the first time . Since it is in two taalas it is ok , but personally without hearing , I feel it is not a great musical strategy. With a century old typecast of say singing a varnam and then taking after many numbers a main or RTP in the same raga (like periya anna ariyakudi) itself puts me bit off . Any way I have to hear to firm my theoretical opinion on what gurucharan did (I have a right to change my mind )?

[Jigyaasa]

Taking the first ling of the song for RTP and render the full song after completing the RTP...!!

I have not heard this done. Cute!

Sri G.N. Balasubramaniam used to do this in days of yore and Sanjay Subrahmanyan adopted it from him. Other singers are following suit apparently.