RSM FHS Bangalore - Sreevalsan J. Menon - 2022-04-28

[ranjanimalavi]

Sreevalson J Menon - Vocal
Edapalli Ajith - Violin
H S Sudheendra - Mridangam
Sukanya Ramgopal - Ghatam

1. Varnam - sAmi dayajUDa - Kedaragowla - TT
2. SivalOga nAthanai - Mayamalavagowla - GB (NS)
3. maruba kalaya - Mohanam - ? (ONS)
4. ADanilaya nAdham - Simhendramadhyamam - Advaita Dasa (RNS)
5. varugalAmO aiyA - Manji - GB
6. mAtADa bAradEnO - Khamas - ND (RN)
7. bAlagOpAla pAlaya - Bhairavi - MD (RNS)
8. RTP Desh
Pallavi: mOhanAngA nIrajAkSa pAhimAm, parandAmA

Excellant concert by Sreevalsan & Team
5 nervals and a RTP, what else you need.
Ajit's returns were short and sweet.
Sudheendra need not bang all the time.
Why can't there be no mridangam sound now and then.

In the last 10 concerts I haven't heard Thodi/Kalyani/Sankarabharanam/Karaharapriya
except 2 of them as varnam. 2 Bhairavi/Kambhoji

Raman

[rajeshnat]

3. maruba kalaya - Mohanam - ? (ONS)
4. ADanilaya nAdham - Simhendramadhyamam - Advaita Dasa (RNS)
5. varugalAmO aiyA

I wish i was there for this concert to hear one of the most extraordinary musicians from the malabar land.
I have not heard either the composer nor the song sung in simmhendra madhyamam

Could the mohanam kriti be sadA pAlaya by GNB
ADanilaya nAdham - Simhendramadhyamam - Advaita Dasa (RNS)
varugalAmO aiyaa -mAnji - GKB

[ranjanimalavi]

maruba kalaya(kathaya?) mohananga - thats how it went.
the nerval line also had mohananga, but different line.

He also sings varugalAmO differently:
arugil ninRu koNDADavum pADavum - arugil ninRu koNDADavum, ninRu koNDADavum, koNDADavum pADavum

Raman

[badari]

3rd one was " maruvaka daya mOhanAnga mOhana Adi garbhapurivAsa"

[arasi]

Raman,
Good to get your reviews on the Seshadripuram concerts

As for the rAgAs, yes, there was a dearth of major rAgAs in the ten concerts as mains or RTPs, but Sreevalsan Menon sang mohanam, Simmendra madhyamam, Bhairavi, kedara gowla and mayamalavagowLa which would have been satisfying.
Several neravals and swarAs too.