Manda Sudharani at Visakhapatnam (21.1.2007)

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 22 Jan 2007, 21:34

Sri Vijaya Tyagaraja Sangeeta Sabha
Sadguru Tyagarajaswami Aradhanotsavalu
Venue: Shankara Matham, Visakhapatnam
21.1.2007 (Sunday)

Vocal: Manda Sudharani
Violin: Pantula Rama
Mridangam: Nemani Somayajulu

1. gAna sudhArasa pAna niratamu sAma - nATa (A, S)
2. ninnADanEla - kannaDa (A, S)
3. nIvADanE gAna - sAraNga
4. rAma nIyeDa - kharaharapriya (A, N, S)
5. pAhi rAmacaNdra - yadukulakAMbhOji
6. lAli lAliyani jUcErA - khamAs
7. maNgaLaM (pavamAna)

A Very nice concert. (duration: 1 hr 45 min).

Manda Sudharani (MS) commenced the concert with a short alapana followed by the 'gAna sudhArasa pAna niratamu sAma' in nATa. this must be a rare tyagaraja kriti. i never heard before. she ended with a brief kalpana swaram. kannaDa alapana was super. rendition of the kriti and kalpana swaram were very good. this kriti was rendered briskly as it is usually done with kritis in janya ragas of SankarAbharaNa mELa. The swaraprastaram resembled that of MMI. nemani somayajulu's (NS) playing was similar to that of VR. the accompaniment of NS to MS was akin to that of MMI-VR. towards the end, the swaraprastaram was breathtaking. we know that pantula rama is a vocalist, but she plays violin too. her accompaniment was good. though there were couple of lapses while keeping up the pace, overall the accompaniment was very good.

nIvADanE gAna was rendered soulfully. kharahapriya was taken up as the main item. alapana was very good. excellent rendition with neraval at 'tana soukhyamu tAnerugaka'. kalpana swaram was too good and was followed by a very good tani avartanam. after tani avartanam she sang the last charanam of the kriti.

at this point the head of the sabha made few announcements and praised the artists for their performance that far. he also mentioned that sudharani and pantula rama gave several concerts together (vocal-violin). this is my first concert of their combination.

she then sang two kritis before concluding the concert. first one was a moving rendition of 'pAhi rAmacaNdra rAghava -yadukulakAMbhOji.' the rendition reminded me of musiri (i heard only his version).

later she sang 'lAli lAliyani jUcErA' in khamAs followed by mangalam. It was a very good concert. accompanying artists provided wonderful support.
the concert was held in a hall adjacent to the temple (within the premises) which holds about 150. there were people standing outside and behind the last row of chairs we well on that day.

this is the third concert i've attended of sudharani. this time i prepared the songlist and tried to write a little review. i do not have technical knowledge of CM, but am an avid listener.

MaheshS · Post by **MaheshS** » 22 Jan 2007, 21:48

I'm not 100% sure, but I think Ganasudharasa is a composition of Balamurali Krishna.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 22 Jan 2007, 22:11

Yes. It is a BMK kriti.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 23 Jan 2007, 02:58

Divakar,
Please keep writing about your experiences as and when you listen to more concerts. There is no rule that says only those that have technical knowledge have to be reviewers!
It was very heartening to note that more than 150 people attended this concert - will bring hope to people who are all ''doom and gloom'' about the future of CM!

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 23 Jan 2007, 08:14

Divakar
lAli lAliyani yucEdarA is in harikAmbOdhi.Keep going with your very good review(s).

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jan 2007, 08:42

Divakarji,
Bravo !!

i do not have technical knowledge of CM, but am an

The woods would be very silent , if only those birds sing..

The ones that sing best !!

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 23 Jan 2007, 09:38

thanks mahesh and lakshmanji for the info and confirmation. since it was tyagaraja aradhana i thought it would be a tyagaraja kriti and i looked up for the same after i got back. couldnt find it. i didnt pay attention to the 'mudra'.

rajesh, i looked up the comp info after i came back and i found that the kriti is in harikAMbhOji, but she sang it in khamAs.

thanks Kji.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 23 Jan 2007, 10:25

i remember how coolji used to feel about the low attendance for this artist's concerts. this should be some happy news for him...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 23 Jan 2007, 20:34

Heartening to note Pantula Rama accompanying a contemporary on the violin despite having a vocal career of her own! I can hardly imagine that among most senior vocalists although I do remember BMK accompanying SSI on the viola!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jan 2007, 21:03

this should be some happy news for him

humdinger.
you have a good memory.those were nice days for me too.first experiences with the rtp in durga by her...
My humble Pranams to TRS and his Trust (MET).
That is where i first heard Akella Sarmaji's Lecture too.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 23 Jan 2007, 23:29

DD saptagiri telecasts a concert of smt. sudharani with smt. rama on violin atleast once in a month...around 11pm. it featurtes a tyagaraja kriti..."niravadhi sukhada...."

coolji...you were the person who introduced these two artistes on sangeetham.com. though you havent been sharing any thing of late...

i also remember reading abt some tracks you heard in padren's company recently :p

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 24 Jan 2007, 06:22

though you havent been sharing any thing of late

Well , it gets difficult to upload contemporary artists as they become more well known, but then that is the point of all these exercises.
Anyway , here is something ..very short and sweet..
Anuragamuleni
http://rapidshare.com/files/13091269/06 ... i.mp3.html
Parvathi Ninnu-Kalgada
http://rapidshare.com/files/13091726/07 ... A.MP3.html

With Padren
I played for him a a new commercial acquisition .
Gayathri Suprabhatha Sahitha Swarachana

Published by Sree Veda Matha Gayathri Trust, Chakkalepalli,Vijayanagaram Jilla PIN 535183

Suprabhatha Rachana - Dr Rani Sadasivamurthy
Swarachana Rachana - Pracharanakartha - KK Viswanatham
Prothsahukulu- Dr T Subbarami Reddy
Samarpana -Sree Kandal Sreenivasa Rao
Swarakalpana Ganam- Panthula Rama -Brindam
Side A 1.Suprabhatha
2.Gayathri Mathaku- Bhowli
Side B 1.Sree Gayathri Namo Namo - Kafi
2.Sandhya Deepam - Sindhu Bhairavi
3.Lalee Lalee- Jinjhoti

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 25 Jan 2007, 00:40

coolji...no complaints. i am glad your efforts helped.
and thanks for those tracks.

and i wonder how you could lay hands on that album! all the way from vijayanagaram!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 25 Jan 2007, 10:22

humdinger
It is just that I move around through many circles - mostly like a loose cannon.My schedule has lots of empty spaces with unprogrammed listening at the homes of various friends-enthusiasts, rasikas, performers, disciples-senior, junior, thathas, paatis, members of the KGS(80s)backbenchers club,critics, spool collectors ....
tricks to make the owners part with the stuff,vary from good old begging to techniques that stop just short of pointing a gun at the head..

Though I gave the address here,to be of use in procuring a CD-if someone wished.
Here is a small 60 sec clip , to help that decision making.

http://rapidshare.com/files/13264650/sample.mp3.html

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 25 Jan 2007, 10:39

coolkarni wrote:tricks to make the owners part with the stuff,vary from good old begging to techniques that stop just short of pointing a gun at the head..

ha ha...please keep it going! and we know they all will be a request away from us...no tricks needed to get them from you

thanks for sharing the address as well as sample....please share if there is a phone number.
otherwise, now i need to go to google maps and find my near-by post office

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 25 Jan 2007, 10:55

http://video.webindia123.com/interviews ... /index.htm

No.The Cd sleeve does not carry that info.
Maybe you can use the above link, which gives an option for contacting the artist for further information.
There is a video interview also there.
But I will stop here.We can continue on the thread dedicated to Panthula.

humdinger · Post by **humdinger** » 25 Jan 2007, 11:28

thanks a lot coolji...i shall post my query there. and lets revive smt. pantula's as well.