Malladi Bros Fall 2007 US tour concerts

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 23 Sep 2007, 01:45

Malladi Sriramprasad - Vocal
Malladi Ravikumar - Vocal
Embar S. Kannan - Violin
Neyveli R. Narayanan - Mrudangam

Inaugural concert of Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
September 21, 2007

1. Slokam - Nattai

2. Evari Bodhana - Aboghi - Adi - Patnam Subramania Iyer

3. Panchamatanga - Malahari - Rupakam - Muthuswami Dikshitar

4. Rama Nee Pai - Kedaram - Adi - Thyagaraja

5. Ninne Neranammi - Kamavardhani - Rupakam - Thyagaraja

6. Paalinchu Kamakshi - Madhyamavathi - Adi - Shyama Sastri

7. Releasing of Annamacharya CDs

8. Naan Oru Vilayatu - Navarasakaanada - Adi - Papanasam Sivan

9. Rama Rama - Tilang - Rupakam - Purandaradasa

10. Emitiki Dayaradhu - Ananda Bhairavi - Adi - Bhadrachala Ramadasa

11. Nanda Nandana - Bilahari - Adi - Narayana Teertha

12. Aakati Velala - Revathi - Adi - Annamacharya?

13. Chandrashekara Eesha - Sindhu Bhairavi - Adi - Papanasam Sivan

14. Patiki Harati - Surutti - Adi - Thyagaraja

15. Special Krithi for peace

16. Ni Namarupamulaku - Saurashtram - Adi - Thyagaraja

First concert of the Fall US tour of Malladi Brothers. The ambience of the hall was nice (it was held in an auditorium in a cancer research facility, the name eludes me at the moment).

There was a break after the thani for releasing some CDs of Annamacharya's krithis that were recently discovered and set to tune by Nedunuri sir and sung by Malladi Brothers.

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 25 Sep 2007, 06:32

Malladi Sriramprasad - Vocal
Malladi Ravikumar - Vocal
Embar S. Kannan - Violin
Neyveli R. Narayanan - Mrudangam

South Indian Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
September 22, 2007

1. Slokam - Hamsadwani

2. Sarasijamukhi (varnam) - Arabhi - Adi - ?

3. Shri Raghuvara - Asaveri - Adi - Thyagaraja

4. Karunakara - Begada - Rupakam - ?

5. Kamalamba Samrakshatu - Ananda Bhairavi - Misra Chapu - Muthuswami Dikshitar

6. Paalimtuvo - Kantamani - Adi - Thyagaraja

7. Sringara Laahari - Nilambari - Rupakam - Lingaraj Urs

8. CD Release

9. Koluvamaragadha - Thodi - Adi - Thyagaraja

10. Aadum Chidambaramo - Behag - Adi - Gopalakrishna Bharathi

11. RTP - Karaharapriya - Chatusra Jathi Jampa, Khanda nadai - "Muruga Shanmugha Mal Maruga Va, Sadguru Guruguhane" (edum is 1/2 aksharam from samam)

12. Kanda Bhajana - ?

13. Baaraiya Ranga Baaraiya - Kapi - Adi - Purandaradasa

14. Prathivaram Varam - Maand

15. Marali Marali - Surutti - Adi - ?

Corrections/help appreciated, esp. for items marked with "?"

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Sep 2007, 07:35

marali marali I think may be Annamacharya's...

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 25 Sep 2007, 07:35

Malladi Sriramprasad - Vocal
Malladi Ravikumar - Vocal
Embar S. Kannan - Violin
Neyveli R. Narayanan - Mrudangam

South India Fine Arts Society, Cupertino, CA, USA
September 23, 2007

1. Chalamela - Nattikurunji - Adi - Moolavatum Rangaswami Nattuvanar

2. Vinathasutha - Jayanthasena - Adi - Thyagaraja

3. Sadhachaleswaram - Bhupalam - Adi - Muthuswami Dikshitar

4. Vidulaku - Mayamalavagaula - Adi - Thyagaraja

5. Durmargachara - Ranjani - Rupakam - Thyagaraja

6. Padavini - Salaga Bhairavi - Adi - Thyagaraja

7. Akshayalingavibho - Shankarabharanam - Misra Chapu - Muthuswami Dikshitar

8. Sevikka Vendum Ayya - Andolika - Adi - Muthuthandavar

9. RTP - Natakapriya - Khanda Triputa, tisra nadai - "Deva Deva Jagadishwara Paahimaam, Karunakara" (edum is 2 matras before samam)

etc.

Help appreciated for post-pallavi pieces!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Sep 2007, 09:17

Sankirnam,
Awesome! Three concerts in a row in California and you have attended them all? Thanks for the song lists.

The choice of tamizh songs by telugu singers interests me. They have sung one in every concert. Sivan's nAn oru viLaiyAATTu bommaiyA? which of course is Nedunuri's favorite. ADum cidambaramO? in the second and sEvikka vENDUm in the third. A different one in each. Hopefully they will sing even more songs during their tour without repeating just the three of them. Two of Purandara Dasa in the lists. One more in the third concert too, I guess (list not complete). A variety of telugu kritis (T, Annamacharya and Ramadas) and MD of course.
I like their rendering of SringAra lahari (nIlAmbari).

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 25 Sep 2007, 09:50

I had attended an interesting concert a couple of years ago where they rendered all the compositions in 29 mela with shankarabharanam as main. Inspite of that every piece sounded different.
It included dEvagandhari when I thought it was Arabhi and a couple of song later they also sang Arabhi!!!
And the Kurai Onrum millai -Thamizh was very good (the only non 29 mela)

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Sep 2007, 10:12

Suji,
I do hope they don't include kuRai onRumillai. We hear it all the time...

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 25 Sep 2007, 16:28

arasi ma'am,
As far as I know, the Malladis Brothers sing one tamizh piece in almost all their concerts. Some others that they have presented are Idadhu padam thookki, Parvati Nayakane, Karpagambike, and I recently saw a songlist that featured a Thiruppugazh (kaaranamadhaaga I think). Sometimes they substitute a devarnama with an annamacharya song, but they almost always have one tamizh song in their list (usually papanasam sivan's kritis).

And they always have one Dikshitar kriti (including weighty ones like navavarnams or Sri Subrahmanyaya Namaste) in the list, which is nice. In this regard, they seem to be a little more catholic than Nedunuri Garu, who sometimes/many a time would have no Dikshitar or Syama Sastri kritis in his concerts.

mdrgnb · Post by **mdrgnb** » 25 Sep 2007, 18:41

When I listen to Nedunuri or Voleti, I am looking to listen to krithis from their core expertise - Thyagaraja, Badrachala Ramdas, Annamacharya. ...

Now, there is this notion of a balanced concert in terms of composers and languages - Tamil krithi and a Purandaradasa krithi must be sung.

I prefer renditions of some of these tamil krithis by other singers, and Neduniri's version of Emayya Rama (Kamboji), and ... is the best.

Jigyaasa · Post by **Jigyaasa** » 25 Sep 2007, 20:35

nATakapriyA strikes me as an alluring rAga... An RTP in it must have been MORE than just music to the ears ( literally and figuratively

) Any recordings by any chance? (assuming of course that they permit it)

ars · Post by **ars** » 25 Sep 2007, 22:15

Jigyaasa wrote:nATakapriyA strikes me as an alluring rAga... An RTP in it must have been MORE than just music to the ears ( literally and figuratively ) Any recordings by any chance? (assuming of course that they permit it)

Mysore Vasudevacharya's "Iti Samayamu brova" in Natakapriya used to feature in Nedunuri Sir's concert. I'm not sure if he has sung a RTP in this raga. There is a KGS concert (available commercially) in which this piece is rendered. This is a outstanding rendition with Lalgudi/Sivaraman as the accompanists. This concert also includes the Muripemu in Mukhari.

jyestha07 · Post by **jyestha07** » 26 Sep 2007, 17:22

Dear Sankirnam
Akati velala in revati is an Annamayya composition, rendered beautifully by Voleti in his inimitable style. Karunakara is a lively one by Swati Tirunal

bhaktha · Post by **bhaktha** » 26 Sep 2007, 18:23

Shri TMT has rendered Iti Samayamu in his 1972 concert at MA, with a 5 min alapanai preceding it.
-bhaktha

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 26 Sep 2007, 22:09

I have heard the TMT version too, but I think Nedunuri Garu's version has better sangatis and is more refined. I like TMT Sir's rendition of gIta vAdya natana nAtakapriyE. The song itself has a certain appeal. But then again, that might be the aura of nAtakapriyA itself.