Suguna Purushottaman
BU Ganesh Prasad
Thanjavur Kumar
K Gayatri & another sishyai (vocal support)
Nada Inbam - 23 Dec 2009
Incomplete songlist - I walked in during the middle of the concert only and missed the first hour and 15 mins or so.
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Budhamasrayami - Nataikurinji (R)
Adenamma - Vasanta
Tulasi bilva - Kedaragaula (RNS)
Mahadevamanohari - Ragamalika (Devamanohari, Jayamanohari, Saraswatimanohari, Ramamanohari)
Kalinga nartana song - Ragamalika - Sankeerna nadai (?) - this was partially sung in her MA lecdem yesterday morning
Venuganam - Kanada (same tune as Vani pondu)
Rama bhakta hanuman
Mangalam
Fabulous concert. Too bad I missed the first half. Hopefully there were other forumites that can fill in and comment on the first half.
KN
Suguna Purushottaman at Nada Inbam on 23 Dec 2009
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sugunA purushOtaman@rAgasudhA on Dec 23rd,2009
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Concert Duration : 2 hours and 30 minutes
1A. slokham "gajanAnam bhUta" - hamsadhwani + tOdi
1B. era nApai -tOdi -patnam
2. inta parAkA (N,S)- mAyamAlavagowlai - ANai ayyA
neraval in "kanna taLLi taNri sujanula?? " for 5 mins
swaras for 2 minutes
3. nadamAdi thirindha uNadhu - kAmbOdhi - GKB
4. mOkshamu galadA (R,S)- sAramati -T
4 minutes neraval 3 mins violin and 3 mins swaras
5. gatti gAnu nannu chelli ???? - begada?? - ???
6. ardhanEEshwaram (R,S) -kumudakriyA - MD
7 mins alapanai and 5 mins violin
5 mins swaram
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Budhamasrayami - Nataikurinji (R) , R for 8 mins and 6 mins violin return
Adenamma - Vasanta (wrong) - it was parAs - pallavi duraisami iyer
9A.Tulasi bilva - Kedaragaula (RNST)
9 mins alapanai and 7 mins violin return,
neraval for 5 mins "garuda ...paramAnanda?" and 6 mins swaras
9B. tani for 5 mins
I am assuming all the below four are written and composed by sugunA P, the rAma bhaktha hanuman I am sure it is her.
* Mahadevamanohari - Ragamalika (Devamanohari, Jayamanohari, Saraswatimanohari, Ramamanohari)
* Kalinga nartana song - Ragamalika - Sankeerna nadai (?) - this was partially sung in her MA lecdem yesterday morning
* Venuganam - Kanada (same tune as Vani pondu)
* Rama bhakta hanuman - jOnpuri
Mangalam
Pluses of the concert:
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1. sugunA P has an absorbing musical intellect , her repertoire especially her own songs have lot of musical polishrich in classicism ,rooted in deep emotive lyrics (especially thamizh ones which is the only carnatic language I understand).
2. Has a strong bhakthi attached to her music , she possibly understands each and every line internalizes and then sings.
3. If there was some thing that I loved the most , I would say it was her kumudakriyA , that too her amazing swara prasthana in two speeds one ending with kumuda and then with kumuda kriyA , I have not heard this kind of exceptional musical interpretation.
4.Her rendition of mm gowlai with a strong mmgowlai contemplative way of singing the nerval and swaras were crisp and nice.saramati was also very good.
5.kumar played gently and never robbed the voice , BUG was a buG free violin play
6. Every composition that she has written is brilliant , I particularly liked kannA karuneela vannA soLL - ?? + behag + ranjani + sindhubhairavi which I think is the same as kalinga nartana ragamAlika that the above reviewer has mentioned
Pluses were far higher than few minuses
Few minuses:
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1. Voice could have opened out much more in few krithis especially the kedaragowlai alApanai. Few swara patterns like paras and ked gowlai could have been more expansive , it just fizzled out too soon.
2. The first time I heard her rama bhaktha hanumAn in jOnpuri was by suryaprakAsh few years back at Music academy where he ended this song . This song is a bhajana sampradAya urupuddi , I dont like imports of bhajana into carnatic , this number was more suited for radha kalyAnam than a carnatic kutcheri. I prefer few bhajans that lose bhajanai identity but regain carnatic polish like say semmangudi mama's bruhi mukundEdi , not this clapping rAMa bhakthi hanuman.
3.The manOhari rAgamAliga was just too fast , she could have slowed a bit
Overall a very good concert for 2 hours and 30 minutes, she is one heavy classical musician retaining the old charm, one has to hear her and some contemporary musician to note the difference which is very evident. Last year at the same venue was atleast half notch better. Nevertheless a very original and inspiring vidushi.
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Concert Duration : 2 hours and 30 minutes
1A. slokham "gajanAnam bhUta" - hamsadhwani + tOdi
1B. era nApai -tOdi -patnam
2. inta parAkA (N,S)- mAyamAlavagowlai - ANai ayyA
neraval in "kanna taLLi taNri sujanula?? " for 5 mins
swaras for 2 minutes
3. nadamAdi thirindha uNadhu - kAmbOdhi - GKB
4. mOkshamu galadA (R,S)- sAramati -T
4 minutes neraval 3 mins violin and 3 mins swaras
5. gatti gAnu nannu chelli ???? - begada?? - ???
6. ardhanEEshwaram (R,S) -kumudakriyA - MD
7 mins alapanai and 5 mins violin
5 mins swaram
...
Budhamasrayami - Nataikurinji (R) , R for 8 mins and 6 mins violin return
Adenamma - Vasanta (wrong) - it was parAs - pallavi duraisami iyer
9A.Tulasi bilva - Kedaragaula (RNST)
9 mins alapanai and 7 mins violin return,
neraval for 5 mins "garuda ...paramAnanda?" and 6 mins swaras
9B. tani for 5 mins
I am assuming all the below four are written and composed by sugunA P, the rAma bhaktha hanuman I am sure it is her.
* Mahadevamanohari - Ragamalika (Devamanohari, Jayamanohari, Saraswatimanohari, Ramamanohari)
* Kalinga nartana song - Ragamalika - Sankeerna nadai (?) - this was partially sung in her MA lecdem yesterday morning
* Venuganam - Kanada (same tune as Vani pondu)
* Rama bhakta hanuman - jOnpuri
Mangalam
Pluses of the concert:
-------------------------
1. sugunA P has an absorbing musical intellect , her repertoire especially her own songs have lot of musical polishrich in classicism ,rooted in deep emotive lyrics (especially thamizh ones which is the only carnatic language I understand).
2. Has a strong bhakthi attached to her music , she possibly understands each and every line internalizes and then sings.
3. If there was some thing that I loved the most , I would say it was her kumudakriyA , that too her amazing swara prasthana in two speeds one ending with kumuda and then with kumuda kriyA , I have not heard this kind of exceptional musical interpretation.
4.Her rendition of mm gowlai with a strong mmgowlai contemplative way of singing the nerval and swaras were crisp and nice.saramati was also very good.
5.kumar played gently and never robbed the voice , BUG was a buG free violin play
6. Every composition that she has written is brilliant , I particularly liked kannA karuneela vannA soLL - ?? + behag + ranjani + sindhubhairavi which I think is the same as kalinga nartana ragamAlika that the above reviewer has mentioned
Pluses were far higher than few minuses
Few minuses:
-----------
1. Voice could have opened out much more in few krithis especially the kedaragowlai alApanai. Few swara patterns like paras and ked gowlai could have been more expansive , it just fizzled out too soon.
2. The first time I heard her rama bhaktha hanumAn in jOnpuri was by suryaprakAsh few years back at Music academy where he ended this song . This song is a bhajana sampradAya urupuddi , I dont like imports of bhajana into carnatic , this number was more suited for radha kalyAnam than a carnatic kutcheri. I prefer few bhajans that lose bhajanai identity but regain carnatic polish like say semmangudi mama's bruhi mukundEdi , not this clapping rAMa bhakthi hanuman.
3.The manOhari rAgamAliga was just too fast , she could have slowed a bit
Overall a very good concert for 2 hours and 30 minutes, she is one heavy classical musician retaining the old charm, one has to hear her and some contemporary musician to note the difference which is very evident. Last year at the same venue was atleast half notch better. Nevertheless a very original and inspiring vidushi.
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#5 - gettigA nannu chei pattede den adigo of thyagaraja in begada, adi tAlam
#8 - Adenamma is in paras in adi 2 kalai
During swaras in kedaragowlai at karunatO, Suguna mami started during kuraippu. She took the same sahityam, karunatO in first dhrutam (2 aksharam?) and at regular place 2 aksharam after samam also. Is that because there will be pada chedam if she took different sahitya at first dhrutam? Or, she could have just ended with a swara combination. I am not comfortable when edam of sahitya is missed. Hopefully someone from suguna mami's student will clarify
I loved every bit of this concert, particularly mami's compositions post tani. Apart from songs mentioned in above post, she also sang kanna karuneela vannda in ragamalika (her own composition, excellent one - hopefully someone will provide lyric) in tOdi, hindOlam, punnaga varali, ranjani, behag, brindavani. After this jounpuri song came.
#8 - Adenamma is in paras in adi 2 kalai
During swaras in kedaragowlai at karunatO, Suguna mami started during kuraippu. She took the same sahityam, karunatO in first dhrutam (2 aksharam?) and at regular place 2 aksharam after samam also. Is that because there will be pada chedam if she took different sahitya at first dhrutam? Or, she could have just ended with a swara combination. I am not comfortable when edam of sahitya is missed. Hopefully someone from suguna mami's student will clarify
I loved every bit of this concert, particularly mami's compositions post tani. Apart from songs mentioned in above post, she also sang kanna karuneela vannda in ragamalika (her own composition, excellent one - hopefully someone will provide lyric) in tOdi, hindOlam, punnaga varali, ranjani, behag, brindavani. After this jounpuri song came.