RAMAKRISHNAN MURTHY - RSM - 24-04-2019

[ranjanimalavi]

RAMAKRISHNAN MURTHY – VOCAL
VITTAL RANGAN – VIOLIN
VIJAY NATESAN – MRIDANGA
GURUPRASANNA - KHANJIRA

1. Sangeetha Gnanamu - Dhanyasi - T (O, S)
2. Manavinalakincha - Nalinakanthi - T (O, S)
3. rAma embuva eraDu aksharada - Ragamalika - PD
Kedaram, Gowla, Kedara Gowla
4. Ninnu Cheppa - Mandari - PSI (R, N, S)
Nerval @ kalalOlaina venkatEshayani
5. Devi Brova - Chinthamani - SS
Started at Anu pallavi
6. Na Jeevadhara - Bilahari - T (R, S)
7. Thani
8. Rama Rama Kali - Ramakali - MD
9. RTP Begada
Pallavi: Dayamado Pavanamurthe, ANandaspoorthe, bega dayamado
Talam: Misra Jaati Triputa Talam
Ragamalika: Khamas, Bindumalini, Yamunakalyani, Anandabhairavi
10. Sapasya Kousalya - Jonpuri - TPS
11. Speech

What a concert. Start till speech it was enjoyable, didn't notice the time.

Mandari was beautiful

He sang each sangathi in Na Jeevadhara once, which were around 12-15, lost count at the end.
Wondering, how long MDR would have taken to sing all sangathis in his trademark style repeating each one 2/3 times.

Excellant bilahari

Begada was 2 phased, and grand.

Raman

[rshankar]

Sounds like a lovely concert. Are these recorded and made available to rasikas from afar?
The pallavi looks like a creation of Sri RK Sriram Kumar, with the rAgamudra embedded (albeit with a d replacing the D of bEgaDA)

[ranjanimalavi]

Pallavi was by one Vinay Varanasi who was in the audience, as announced by RKM

Raman

[ranjanimalavi]

rAma embuva eraDu aksharada - was tuned by RKSK, i heard verion by Rudrapatnam Brothers in Suddha Bangala.

Kedaram, Gowla, Kedara Gowla - taking 2 ragas combining them into 1
As explained by RKM today and also last year in Odukathur Mutt part of Gokulashtami series.

Raman

[arasi]

Interesting, Raman, Rudrapatnam bros and Sriram would normally have the same pATAntaram in my understanding--belonging to the same family. Then again, with DAsa, there are so many different versions of the same song. Also, he might have tuned it recently.

[Sachi_R]

I missed a very good concert it seems!

[rajeshnat]

3. rAma embuva eraDu aksharada - Ragamalika - PD
Kedaram, Gowla, Kedara Gowla

Some musician in the past has done a RTP in kedaragowlai , kedaram and gowlai. Name slips me right now. Would love to hear this in the future.

[gardabha_gana]

Superb concert. Arrived at the swarams of Manavinala - thanks to 90 minutes of bangalore traffic due to whitetopping of roads. It's a challenge to take an RTP in Begada, enjoyed a detailed Mandari. Na Jeevadhara with all its 14 Lalgudi Sangathis were nice, but am biased that this sounds best on the violin Was expecting a Tholi Janma or such
Ramkali, K/G/KG, Begada and Mandari made my trip well worth it.

Nit - Not a fan of taking Devi Brova from the anupallavi.

Post Speech which was short by RSM standards, there was a long honoring effort (Any officials reading this - please line up the sponsors ahead of time, and sponsors if reading this - save time by requesting it either to be anonymous or just a mention should suffice).

Kodanda Deeksha Gurum Aprameyam - Slokam (Sindubhairavi, Abheri) followed by Bhajare (Abheri)
Tillana (Behag) LGJ
Pavamana /Mangalam Kausalendraya

RKM is evolving into an allrounder and a traditionalist like the great KVN. His diction and a sense of proportion was superb.
Hopefully he maintains his trajectory and doesn't flatter to deceive.

[bhasi]

My favourite musician. I'm sure a video of this will pop up on the internet somewhere!