Sowmya in Mumbai?

gopalank · Post by **gopalank** » 23 Feb 2008, 10:55

Heard about a great concert at FAS Chembur last night... hopefully one of our Mumbai friends can indulge us with a songlist and/or review??

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 23 Feb 2008, 18:32

It was indeed a great concert, Sahana/Giripai being the high point. Both RK Srirramkumar and Neyveli Narayanan provided brilliant support. Other highlights items were RTP in Shanmukhapriya, Siva Siva in Pantuvarali and Yarukkuthan in Devamanohari. Almost a 4 hour concert!

It was good to catch up with Prashant, his family and Arunkumar Sridharan. Prashant took notes so request him to send in the list/review when time permits...

shankarabharanam · Post by **shankarabharanam** » 23 Feb 2008, 22:45

I missed it...I wasn't in town...

ramanathan · Post by **ramanathan** » 23 Feb 2008, 23:51

Eranapai (Todi Varnam), Siva Siva (Pantuvarali), Yarukkutan (Devamanohari), Kantimatim (Kalyani - Subbarama Dikshitar), Inta Prabhuva (Mohanam - Vijaya Dasa), Giripai (Sahana), Sadachaleswaram (Bhupalam), RTP (Shanmukhapriya), Himagiri Tanaye (Shuddhadhanyasi), Modijese (Khamas Javali), Tiruvaippanindu...

Gopalan, that's roughly the songlist (may not be in the right order) as I understood from a brief telecon with Sowmya earlier today. I believe she sang alapanas for Devamanohari, Sahana and Shanmukhapriya. The Kalyani & Sahana were requests from our fellow-forumite Arunkumar Sridharan. Maybe he or Prashant can fill us in with more details.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Feb 2008, 00:50

Sounds like a sumptuous concert.
tiruvaip paNindu (bArati's) in what RAgA?

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 24 Feb 2008, 07:25

arasi wrote:Sounds like a sumptuous concert.
tiruvaip paNindu (bArati's) in what RAgA?

Maand.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 24 Feb 2008, 09:38

The songlist is exactly as Sri Ramanathan posted. The highlights for me were the lovely AlApanA in dEvamanOhari [very scholarly with a great flow and an iron grip on the intricacies of this raga[, the pATantaram of giripai [great sangatis in the pallavi] and the tAnam in shaNmukhapriyA [punchy and weighty]. I thoroughly enjoyed this concert which was enhanced greatly by the ever-supportive Sri Shriramkumar and Sri Neyveli Narayanan whose nAdam and following for songs was just outstanding.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 24 Feb 2008, 10:51

Thanks, Vocalist.

sathya_vrathan · Post by **sathya_vrathan** » 25 Feb 2008, 19:56

can i get any rendition of sowmya's giripai and kantimati please...

mahesh3 · Post by **mahesh3** » 25 Feb 2008, 20:37

A truly enchanting and mesmerizing selection...kudos to Smt Sowmya. Sahana (ooH Giripai), Panthuvarali, Devamanohari and Bhupalam...followed by Shanmughapriya Pallavi. Beautiful....

Seems as if it is Sadachaleswaram season this year

.

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:31

prashant wrote:The songlist is exactly as Sri Ramanathan posted. The highlights for me were the lovely AlApanA in dEvamanOhari [very scholarly with a great flow and an iron grip on the intricacies of this raga[, the pATantaram of giripai [great sangatis in the pallavi] and the tAnam in shaNmukhapriyA [punchy and weighty]. I thoroughly enjoyed this concert which was enhanced greatly by the ever-supportive Sri Shriramkumar and Sri Neyveli Narayanan whose nAdam and following for songs was just outstanding.

Curious if you know which krithis had swarakalpana, and any comments on it?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:41

Smt. Sowmya sang swarams for the tODi varNam, pantuvarALi, dEvamanOhari, sahAnA and of course for the pallavi in shaNmukhapriyA. The sahAnA swarams were especially noteworthy.

vigneshbal · Post by **vigneshbal** » 25 Feb 2008, 22:26

Hi all, I dont know if I am eligible to comment.. but i would still carry on... The concert supposed to start at 7pm started half an hour late.. Thanks to Maharashtra Governor, chief guest of the function coming late.. As already told.. she started the concert with thodi varnam and sang in two speeds.. The sound effect, atleast in the balcony was horrible.tooo noisy. It was too uncomfortable in the beginning and slowly improved but still remained unsatisfactory. siva siva was a let down becoz alapana sketch was only given and swaram singing was not all that impressive or orderly.. all the other pieces were good but devamanohari stood out.. alapana was excellent swaram singing at 1/2 eduppu before samam was very well handled. sahana alapana went well but not swaram. She sang shanmughapriya ragam well, neither thanam nor pallavi was impressive.pallavi was in some sorts incomplete. Both RK shriram kumar and Neyveli narayanan supported well but when sriram kumar played in the upper octave the volume/sharpness of mike made it tooo uncomfortable, atleast where i was sitting. But she showed her vidwat in all her alapanas..

vigneshbal · Post by **vigneshbal** » 25 Feb 2008, 22:27

Forgot to add.. her song selection was great, as usual.. no doubt about it.. Both Ghatam and tambura had equal volume... Ghatam artist hardly played. I think... not sure.. sorry if i get it wrong here.. There were many places in the tani - especially the koraippu which neither fit with the eduppu of the pallavi... that is 6 aksharas from the second veechu in adhi talam nor fit in samam.. If i remember correctly both in some places played 2 aksharam from veechu.. I may be wrong here... did some body note this???

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 26 Feb 2008, 00:16

The sound system was just perfect where I was sitting - in the balcony. With Vignesh on the ghatam...wasn't the vidwan's best day and Neyveli Narayanan had a hard time coping - a pity given how brilliantly Narayanan was playing, as Prashant rightly notes....Shanmukhapriya was decent enough althgouh Devamanohari and Sahana were the really special ones...but the taanam I thought had a lot of weight and depth...

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 26 Feb 2008, 08:04

I'm not too fond of Sowmya's version of 'Siva siva', although, I'm not sure why. Probably just a preference for the DKJ version. But I'm not surprised by the hype over Sahana and Devamanohari especially - she has sung it so so well in the past. Anyway, thanks for the details guys.

vigneshbal · Post by **vigneshbal** » 26 Feb 2008, 08:15

vijay wrote:The sound system was just perfect where I was sitting - in the balcony.

In most of the places, the mikes are not as good as this.. Mike produces a high frequency noise by itself when it senses the incoming high frequency signal.. But this did not happen here.. But the mike was set too loud and the sharpness was too high, I felt. So technically, not poor acoustics but poor setting.. So when RKS played in 1st string, the higher sa, It was very very bad. Overall mike also I think it was over amplified considering this is a closed structure and a female artist is singing - at Fsharp/G pitch. How about the other concerts, priya sisters and TVS at the same venue??

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 26 Feb 2008, 09:40

I found the sound system settings absolutely perfect both from my seat in the fourth row, as well as at the back of the hall when I left briefly.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 26 Feb 2008, 11:29

Sorry - I was sitting in the fourth row along with Prashant!

arunsri · Post by **arunsri** » 26 Feb 2008, 12:49

1. ErA nApai - tODi varnam - ADi - paTnam (S)
2. shiva shiva - kAmavardhani - Adi - thyAgarAja (RS, N, S at bhAgavatulatO)
3. yArukkudAn teriyum - dEvamanOhari - Adi - gopAlakrishna bhArati (R, S at gOpAlakrishnan)
4. kAntimati - kalyANi - tishra Eka - subbarAma dIkshitar
5. inta prabhuva - mOhanam - Adi - vijayadAsa
6. giripai nelakonna rAmuni - sahAnA - Adi - thyAgarAja (R, N, S at gAchEda ni)
7. sadAchalEshwaram - bhUpALam - Adi - muthuswAmy dIkshitar
8. RTP shaNmukhapriyA - 'priyE gItapriyE sangIta priyE sadA shaNmukhapriyE' - Adi (2) - eDuppu 2 aksharams before samam in a 32 beat cycle.
9. tani Avartanam
10. himagiri tanayE - suddha dhanyAsi - Adi - muthaiAh bhAgavatar
11. mODijEsE - khamAs - Adi - paTTAbhirAmayya
12. tiruvaip paNindu - mAND - Adi - bhAratiyAr
13. chidambaram pOhAmal - chenchuruTi - Adi - gOpAlakrishna bhArati
14. kAvaDi chindu
15. rAmachandra prabhu - sindhubhairavi - chApu - swAti tiruNAl
16. Eemuddu krishNa - durgA - Adi - ?
17. thillAna - mandAri - Adi
18. mangaLam

Any idea on TVS' concert and Priya Sister's program on Saturday and Sunday.

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 26 Feb 2008, 16:31

arunsri wrote:1. ErA nApai - tODi varnam - ADi - paTnam (S)
2. shiva shiva - kAmavardhani - Adi - thyAgarAja (RS, N, S at bhAgavatulatO)
3. yArukkudAn teriyum - dEvamanOhari - Adi - gopAlakrishna bhArati (R, S at gOpAlakrishnan)
4. kAntimati - kalyANi - tishra Eka - subbarAma dIkshitar
5. inta prabhuva - mOhanam - Adi - vijayadAsa
6. giripai nelakonna rAmuni - sahAnA - Adi - thyAgarAja (R, N, S at gAchEda ni)
7. sadAchalEshwaram - bhUpALam - Adi - muthuswAmy dIkshitar
8. RTP shaNmukhapriyA - 'priyE gItapriyE sangIta priyE sadA shaNmukhapriyE' - Adi (2) - eDuppu 2 aksharams before samam in a 32 beat cycle.
9. tani Avartanam
10. himagiri tanayE - suddha dhanyAsi - Adi - muthaiAh bhAgavatar
11. mODijEsE - khamAs - Adi - paTTAbhirAmayya
12. tiruvaip paNindu - mAND - Adi - bhAratiyAr
13. chidambaram pOhAmal - chenchuruTi - Adi - gOpAlakrishna bhArati
14. kAvaDi chindu
15. rAmachandra prabhu - sindhubhairavi - chApu - swAti tiruNAl
16. Eemuddu krishNa - durgA - Adi - ?
17. thillAna - mandAri - Adi
18. mangaLam

Thank you!! I suspect the kavadi chindu is either Bharathiyar's or Annamalai Reddiar's. The composition in Durga is by Vaadiraja apparently.

meena · Post by **meena** » 27 Feb 2008, 01:12

ee muddukrishna -Vadirajasvami's

rupavati · Post by **rupavati** » 27 Feb 2008, 14:50

Heard Sowmya ma'am after a long time last night. She was singing at Besant Nagar Ratnagriswarar temple. Nice concert in a wonderful temple ambience and the highlight was a great Kharaharapriya alapana as the second item followed by the rarely heard 'Korisevimparare'. Rupa