Saketharaman -4/6/11- Rasika Ranjani Sabha -Ghatkopar Mumbai

[priyashekar]

Sakethraman - Vocal
Mysore Srikanth - Violin
Shertalai Ananthakrishnan - Mridhangam
Shankar lakshman - Ghatam

Sarasuda - Saveri
Jalandara - Valaji -Harikesha Nallur Muthaiya bhagavathar- Aalaapanai ,neraval, Swaram
Guruvaurappane - Reetigowlai - Aalapanai
Raka Shasivadana - Takka - Thyagaraja
Amma Ravamma - Kalyani – Thyagaraja –a/n/s
Enna Thavam - Kaapi - Papnasam Sivan alaap
Neeirangaenil - Atana – Papanasam sivan
Thirupati Venkatramana - Hamsanandini - Purandaradasar
Thillana – Khamas - Lalgudi jayaraman
Pavamaana – saurashtram

A 3 hour concert by Sakethraman was worth the travelling I did in rain with my mother .
Braving the rains we went all the way to listen to him.I had heard so much about him.Tiny man with a powerful nasal voice.
His Neravals in Kalyani was so ravishingly powerful so were the swarams.
I heard Jalandara and Raka Shashivadana for first time and had to ask a mami for the Ragam at the end.
Loved Guruvayurappane and nee irangaenil both of which were sung with passion
When he started Kaapi alapanai I was preparing myself for RTP which I was wanting to hear badly but felt a bit let down when he started enna thavam ,which has become so boring for me nowadays.
The alaap of kalyani and Reethigowlai were wonderfully executed.
Srikanth on violin was brilliant in his returns for Kalyani ,valaji and Reetigowlai.Ananthakrishnan was powerful on the mridangam and for once no one got up in the thani.
An excellent concert I can say and a brilliant start to the rainy season in Bombay

[arasi]

guruvayur appanE appan is by Ambujam Krishna.

[rajeshnat]

Sreenivasa Venkatesha - Hamsanandini - Purandaradasar

was that sreenivAsa thriruvenkata - hamsAnandi - papanAsam sivan

[priyashekar]

No it was in Kannada not tamil.And" purandara vittala" words were there in the song and not "ramadass" as is usual in Sivan's song.

[rajeshnat]

He must have sung tirupati venkatarmana - hamsAnandi - PD

[priyashekar]

Rajesh Sir you are right.Thanks for pointing out my mistake .Now I remember .Sorry for confusing.I have edited.