Rudrapatnam Brothers at the Bhavan, London

[sunaada]

Rudrapatnam Brothers at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London

Accompanists:
Dr Jyothsna – Violin
Shri Balachandar – Mridangam
Shri Murali – Ghatam


1. Varnam – Shri Ragam- Sami ninne kori
2. Sathatha gaNanatha – Mohanam - Purandara Dasar
3. AparAma Bhakthi - Kamavardhini- Tyagaraja – (Ragam, Neraval, Swaram)
4. Annapoorne – Sama – Dikshitar – (Ragam)
5. Lavanya Rama- Poorna Shadjam – Thyagaraja
6. Madhura madhura – Atana- Oothkadu Venkata Kavi
7. Arabhimaanam- Raagamalika - Tanangambadi Pancanaada Aiyar
8. Idi Samayamura- Chaya Nata - Tyagaraja
9. RTP- Kalyani – Adi Talam (Atheetha eduppu)- Tani Avarthanam
10. Bhavaye Sakhi – Salaga Bangala – Narayana Theerthar
11. Kayabekku enna gopala – Brindavana Saranga- Purandara Dasar
12. Vishweshwara – Sindhu Bhairavi – Mahraja Swati Tirunal


It was a very pleasant and peaceful evening. Their music gave this immaculate and unadulterated feeling from the very beginning to the very end.

Dr John Marr in his usual, inimitable concluding speech highlighted that the brothers reminded him of Musiri and that they seemed to have an extraordinary grasp of the tala’s inherent rhythm within the composition (apologies, I didn’t quite get the technical name of this skill).

Shri Balachandar and Shri Murali were wonderful as accompanists and their tani was so power-packed, it could be compared to dodging bullets, in Dr Marr’s words.

[vedasaram]

Any idea if this concert was recorded?

[Ramnath Iyer]

Great artists....their Dhanyasi at Music Academy last Dec still rings in my ears.

[Purist]

Rudrapatnam Brothers have been following 'sampradaya' music' without compromise for over
two decades. Hats off to them for not yielding to showmanship. In every concert of their's you
can find one or two rarely heard kritis or ragas being dealt very convincingly and truly classical .
The Rudrapatnam stamp will always be there to see.

[ragam-talam]

As usual, it was a great concert. Only wish we didn't have the intermission - took away the ambience that was created.
(The concert was 'privately' recorded.)

[Nick H]

(Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London, are very fussy, in line with most London venues, about audience recording of programs: it is strictly not allowed.)

[ragam-talam]

(yep, so is music academy and several other places. and we all know how naughty people exist everywhere... (love talking in brackets, btw) )

[Vocalist]

What was the pallavi line? Were ragamalika swaras sung?