Concert by Dr Vageesh - 10 Sep 2010 - Venugopalaswamy temple

[pattamaa]

Dr K Vageesh - vocal
Sri. B Raghuram - violin
Sri Rajakesari - mridhangam
Smt Sukanya Ramagopal - Ghatam

10th Sep 2010, Venugopala Swamy temple, Malleswaram, Bangalore

1. Sloka - vande brindavana charam - todi
1a. sri venugopala (varnam) - todi - adi 2 kalai (raga outline)

2. slokam - jaya jayatu vignesa
2a. bandide ninage gananantha ?? - hamsadwani - adi (outline, Swara @ bandide)

3. ganamurthe - ganamurthi - adi - thyagaraja (outline)

4. namAmi narAyana pAda pankajam - slokam in suddha dhanyasi
4a. nArAyanA ninna - sudda dhanyasi - kanda chapu - purandara dasa
Neraval & Swaram at entO purandara viThala rAyane antya kAladalli cintisOhAgE

5. ninnu juchi nedu nenu - hemavathi - rupakam - veena seshanna
alapana, neraval & swaram @ pallavi line

6. sloka in atana - sarasija nayanE sarOja hastE
nI irangAvidil pugal Edu - atAna - adi - papanasam sivan

7. sarasa dala nayana - kamas - kanda triputa - muthuswami dikshitar

8. enu modita nenu enu kelidarenu - hamsanadam (sloka)
8a - ada nindenu bala?? - hamsanadam - ?

9. Ragam thanam pallavi - mohanam
sridhara dhamodhara dayasagara mohananga mam pahi - khanda jaati triputa talam - 2 akshara eduppu
tani avarthanam

10. tOnilum iruppam turumbilum irupAn engal nArAyanan - siva ranjani

11. dhIna dayAlO - bhajan - tisra nadai

12. thillana - sindhu bhairavi

13. pavamana - sourastram - thyagaraja
slokam - kAyEna vacha..... and yadakshara pada brashtam in madhyamavati

An excellent concert by rather not so popular musician...Packed with many slokam, uncommon keerthana, sung in very traditional way. He has a powerful voice, and was well supported by accompanists. Hemavathi and mohana alapana deserve special mention and suddha dhanyasi neraval was sung on entire line!! And there were those little outlines for most of the alapana, bringing out bhava and laga lakshana clearly. Dr Vageesh choose most of the songs since the series was on gokulashtami, but yet covered many vageyakara. RTP was really a surprise! What a pity - a meager crowd.... Sound system didn't help either, lot of echo.... a very satisfying concert......

Hope we get to hear such musicians more often...
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[arasi]

Pattamma,
Thanks for the review. I have heard of Dr. Vageesh but haven't heard him sing. Coming from you, I would make it a point to listen to him if he gives a concert while I'm there. It's a pity that when lesser known performers sing in a series, they are ignored. Even otherwise, unless the artiste is well-known, not many bother to go, even if takes place just a few minutes away from them.

Enu mADidarEnu, Enu kELidarEnu??
tUNilum iruppAn, turumbilum iruppAn engaL nArAyaNan??

[semmu86]

Guess Dr.Vageesh is based out of Delhi if am not wrong. Maybe one of the reasons why he is not very popular among Chennai and Bangalore music circles. He is also an AsthAna vidhwAn of srimad Andavan Ashramam..

[mankuthimma]

Till recently he was Station Director , AIR Trichy . I think he is the uncle of Vasudha Keshav , too . but I am not sure
A regular at IIT Club . His Shudha Dhanyasi was a classic when I heard him last - For a Purandara Dasa festival .
Replete with Dhani ( of HM ) flourishes
Watch out for his track in the thread related to Brilliant Musicians not recognised by....

[Sreeni Rajarao]

Dr. Vageesh is originally from Mysore. I have heard his brilliant music.

Sreeni Rajarao

[mahakavi]

nI irangAvidil pugal Edu - atAna - adi - papanasam sivan
-----> nI irangAyenil pugal Edu
The difference between "viDil" and "enil" is not significant. In the anupallavi line Sivan uses "tAyirangAviDil".

[vs_manjunath]

Dr. Vageesh is originally from Mysore. I have heard his brilliant music.

Sreeni Rajarao

Yes, initially worked for SK & F and later plunged into full carnatic music as he hails from a family of musicians from Mysore.

[mahakavi]

Do you mean Smith, Kline & French ( S K & F), which is now GSK?
Is he a scientist turned musician?

[vs_manjunath]

Do you mean Smith, Kline & French ( S K & F), which is now GSK?
Is he a scientist turned musician?

Yah,true. He was a vocalist. He completed his Ph.D in music. After switching his job to AIR, it appears all his dreams got fulfilled.
MK: I had sent u a mail for your author@chennaionline account
Recently, an english play based on GH Hardy & Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan has been enacted in mumbai. I am sure u will be interested to know more abt theme of this play etc., Will write more details later.u can pl send an e mail to my a/c: [email protected]

[pattamaa]

Dr. Vageesh music sample from sangeethapriya

http://sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLOADS- ... K.VAGEESH/

[mankuthimma]

Another sample is available on Rasikas.org too