Chokiah Chettiar Memorial Concert on 9/7/10 at PS High

[VRV]

Aishwarya Venkataraman (Violin)
Mannarkoil Balaji (Mridangam)
Vinod Venkataraman (Kanjira)

Venue: PS high School
Date: Sept 7th, 2010
Time: 6:15 PM

Varnam- Kanada- Ata Talam
Niravadhi Sukhata- Ravichandrika- Adi(K, S)
Bharati maddishana- Devamanohari- Rupakam (2 kallai) (R, K)
Daya Payo Nidhe- Jaganmohini- Adi (K)
Sri Sundararajam- Ramakriya- Adi (2 Kallai) (R, K, S)

Short speeches by Shri Vellore Ramabhadran and Prof. SR Janakiraman. Shri Ramabhadran spoke a few words about Chokiah Chettia and his contribution to Carnatic Music. Prof SRJ made his observations about the concert and spoke very highly of our very own Mannarkoil Balaji (mridangam) and his ability and finesse to follow the songs like a shadow. The speeches were short and about 3 minutes long.

The concert continued with
Nennarunchi Nanu- Mallavi- Adi
Todi RTP followed by Tani Avartanam
Gunijanaba- Gurjari- Adi
English Note- Shankarabharanam

The concert including speech was 2 hrs 20 mins.

[bilahari]

Nice to see srI sundararAjam becoming a popular krithi with Aishu - it is a very beautiful composition. I've never heard of the jaganmOhini and dEvamanOhari krithis.

[srikant1987]

Wow! An AlApanai of dEvamanOhari!

[prashant]

dayApayOnidhE is a composition of Misu Krisha Iyer, IIRC. I have heard Sanjay sing it several times.

bhArati maddishaNA is one of Dikshitar's most beautiful and [unfortunately] rare compositions - it is on Goddess Sharada. The rAga mudra is beautifull embedded in the anupallavi, 'kAruNya sudhA lahari kanCaja dEvamanOhari'. The Rudrapatnam Brothers, T. M. Krishna and G. Ravikiran [T. M. Krishna's student] sing it. Very nice to see it in a list from young Aishu.

[appu]

bhArati maddishaNA is one of Dikshitar's most beautiful and [unfortunately] rare compositions - it is on Goddess Sharada. The rAga mudra is beautifull embedded in the anupallavi, 'kAruNya sudhA lahari kanCaja dEvamanOhari'. The Rudrapatnam Brothers, T. M. Krishna and G. Ravikiran [T. M. Krishna's student] sing it. Very nice to see it in a list from young Aishu.

Aishu, any chance you can post a recording of this rare kirtanam alongwith the raga alapana. Thanks in advance.

[mridhangam]

I do have the recording ...but will take the concurrence of Shri.Vinod sir and post it here.
Thanks for your understanding

J.Balaji

[VRV]

Here is the link for the Devamanohari kirtanam. Enjoy

http://www.mediafire.com/?cvss3bs36gaglbh

Vinod Venkataraman