Needamangalam Krishnamurthy Bhagavathar songs

[subhachari]

Hi~
i am looking for Shri Needamangalam Krishnamurthy Bhagavathar's Harikatha discourses. I could find the Kalinga Nardhanam song by itseld however, i am interested in getting all of the Guru's songs. Can anyone give me any advise?
Thanks
subha

[rshankar]

Have you tried Giri Trading? I purchased some cassettes/CDs from them several years ago.

[Ramasubramanian M.K]

Way back in the fifties-the Music Academy during the December season(if I remember right in 1954,55 or 56) held in one of the lec-dems a piece on Needamangalam krishnamurthy Bhagavathar--the Academy archives may be searched for any of the Harikatha discourses or songs. Also I vaguely remember some link between Utthukadu Venkatasubbier and Needamangalam Krishnamurthy Bhagavathar--again in the same context in the Academy during the same season.

Sorry not much of help!!

[rshankar]

Sri OVK was related to Needamangalam Sri KB; the latter popularized Sri OVK's songs through his harikathas and concerts. For some reason (I can't recall it now), the songs were adopted by a naTTuvanAr and became known as dance pieces, and not for the music concert platform, and it took many years to dispel that notion completely despite efforts of people like Sri MMI who used to sing compositions like tAyE yaSOdE in his concerts.

[venkatakailasam]

His discourse on Thyagaraja Mahimai is avilable at :
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Harikatha ... r_mahimai/

Nala charitharam is at:

http://www.sangeethapriya.org/Harikatha ... harithram/

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venkatakailasam