Sankaran Namboothiri@Nadasurabhi on 19.6.2011

[kssr]

Their invitation reads as follows:

Nadasurabhi Cultural Association, (Regd.)
662, 6th Cross, 17th Main , 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore.560 034.
Phone: 25539368. Email:[email protected]
http://nadasurabhi.org


Cordially invites you for the Monthly Programme on
Sunday, 19th June 2011 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
6th Block, Near Police Station, Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.

A Grand Vocal Recital
By

Vidwan Sankaran Namboothiri - Vocal
Vidwan M.S.Govindaswamy -Violin
Vidwan H.S.Sudhindra - Mridangam
Vidushi Sukanya Ramgopal - Ghatam

All are Welcome.

• Sankaran Namboothiri is a Carnatic classical music vocalist from Kerala. Renowned as a child prodigy, he started learning music under the tutelage of Sri C. S. Narayanan Namboothiri with advanced training from stalwarts ike Sri T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Prof. Mavelikkara R. Prabhakara Varma, and Palakkad V. Narayana Swamy. Sri Sankaran Namboothiri began performing at a very early age and when he was eleven years old, he gave a concert for the then Indian president Mr. Zail Singh.

Sri Namboothiri has a Master’s degree in Music. He has not only performed in all the major centers in India but has also given concerts outside in USA, France, Germany, UK, Switzerland and Holland. Sri Namboothiri has received many honors and titles. He has to his credit several Cassettes and CDs released by HMV, Sangeetha and AVM. He is also a well-known playback singer in Malayalam cinema.

[srikant1987]

Alas, I will be in Kolkata during this concert.

[kssr]

Sri.Sankaran Namboothiri commenced his concert with Namaami Vigna Vinayaka in Hamsadwani. It was announced to be Sri Krishnaswamy Aiyah's composition. The swift swaras that followed gave an impressive start to the programme.

Thyagaraja krithi Manavyala Kinchara in Nalinakanthi was the next item with good swaraprastharam. The Malayamaarutham raga alapana that followed was truly expressive of that raga bhava and Purandara Dasa's Smarane Ondhe Saalade was neatly rendered. Once again swarams for this third item in succession received a hearty welcome from the audience.

The Tamil composition by Suddhananda Bharathi, Thookkiya Tiruvadi on Lord Nataraja in Shankarabharanam was the sub-main piece. There was raga alapanai and the swaram were rendered at Eththanaiyo piravi. Narayana Theerthar's Ehi Mudam Dehi in Ananda Bhairavi was a crisp filler. The enjoyable lilting melody of Saravanabhava in Pasupathipriya by Muthiah Bhagavathar was the next item before the main number of the evening.

Madhyamavathi ragam was taken up for elaboration and Charulatha gave a beautiful reply for the alapanai. Song was Venkatesa Ninnu, a Thyagaraja Kriti. Neraval and swarams were for the line Bhagavata priya Thyagarajanutha. It was follwed by tani avarthanam by the two stalwarts Sri.Sudhindra and Smt. Sukanya.

The number of thukkadas that followed included a Sai Bhajan in Bhimplas, Jaya Jagadeheesahare, a Vadiraja number, Baro Murare Balaka Shoure and Deva Bandaa a Purandara dasara Devarnaama in Behag. Before concluding the programme with Mangalam, an Ashtapathi of Jayadeva in Vaasanthi, Raadhikaa Krishnaa and a thillana in raga Pahadi, a composition of Lalgudi Jayaraman were presented.

Sri.Namboothiri's deep devotion and love of carnatic music was apparent right through the presentation. His voice was sweet, powerful and flawless which kept the audience captivated for two and a half hours. The senior accompanying artists, by their impeccable performance also lifted the level of the concert.

Namboothiri had finished the Main item within 2 hours and everyone was expecting that there would be an RTP which did not happen. There were very many thukkadas, however. Although many languages were covered , why not malayalam, in spite of having a sizeable M audience?!! Overall it was undoubtedly a very good concert.

[arasi]

Thanks, kssr! Haven't read a review about Shankaran Nambootiri's concert in a while. He sang for our srkris's wedding last December to the accompaniment of MA Sundaresan and Guruvayur Dorai.
Perhaps Lakshman can help. The vinAyakA kruti--is it by Trivandrum Aiyya? I did not know he had composed in any language other than tamizh.

[mohan]

Krishnaswami Ayya (composer of namAmi in hamsadwani and amba paradEvatE in rudrapriya) is a different person from Trivandram Ayya.

[arasi]

Thank you, Mohan! Shame on me--don't know every composition which comes from my own extended family

[kssr]

One good thing was that he announced details of each song. Makes life easy instead of guessing raga, composer, etc.,

I saw another review
http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/