Appa's Kutchery in Thyagaraja Vidwat Samajam tomorrow Sunday

manakkalsriram · Post by **manakkalsriram** » 06 Jan 2007, 10:51

Inaugaration of 160th Thyagaraja Aradhana takes place tomorrow Sunday 7th Jan in Thyagaraja Sangeetha vidwath Samajam at Thyagarajapuram, Mylapore. at 6.00 P.M by Cleveland Sundaram. Appa is presiding followed by a concert by appa with Sri M.S. Anantharaman on the Violon and myself on the Mridangam. Eagerly awaiting to meet our beloved Rasikas there.

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 06 Jan 2007, 15:58

Dear Sriram - all the best! I am sure it will be a memorable concert. Please convey my namaskarams to your father.

For the benefit of anyone for whom it may not be clear who is singing, it is the senior vidwan Manakkal Rangarajan - I would strongly encourage Chennaites to attend this concert. He is a living legend.

manakkalsriram · Post by **manakkalsriram** » 06 Jan 2007, 16:23

Thank you Jayaram,
It is always your true and sincere well wishes that our family depends upon.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 06 Jan 2007, 16:36

sriram,
I just heard your dad live only once in the last years new year bash , where he sang O rangasAyi and also heard him sung once in doordarshan towards the fag end of the program.

I recently had a chance to hear him in one of my many favourite rAgas brindavana sAranga . The krithi was a thyagarAja krithi "kamalApta kula", simply very very brilliant rendition by your dad .

I asked my periappa (aged 76) who is a die hard fan of GNB-MLV. He told shri manakkAl is a periya mahAn and added your dad was so good that every co-musician felt a sense of threat then. I found your dad style a lot like GNB,weighty voice, singing in a comfortably fast pace etc...

I will not be there as I am travelling to coimbatore tonight for a walkin interview . Good luck. Please dont hesitate to post again whereever he performs next time.I encourage all in chennai to attend the concert, preferably pass a chit of the kamalApta kula. Hope that chit is

, not :rolleyes:

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jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 06 Jan 2007, 17:22

I have always wondered why someone of the calibre of Shri Manakkal could not make it to the very top in Carnatic music (I am talking recognition, awards, etc. here). And Rajesh's statement:

He told shri manakkAl is a periya mahAn and added your dad was so good that every co-musician felt a sense of threat then.

clarified the matter for me. I feel it's a shame on the CM community not to have honoured this great vidwan appropriately. It's not late yet, hope the powers-that-be will set right this great injustice.

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 06 Jan 2007, 18:17

...and Sriram -
PLEASE can you make sure there's a good recording made of this concert?
Thank you so much.

manakkalsriram · Post by **manakkalsriram** » 06 Jan 2007, 21:43

Dear Rajeshnat,
Thank you. I would miss you badly tomorrow. Well wishes for a successful interview. Appreciation of true rasikas like you are the real award for appa. Awards can be purchased or acquired by any means but it can never match a coolkarni's or jayaram's or bharat's or rajeshnat's love for appa's music. These rasikas can be got only through god's grace. Flute mali refused to take the padmashri award stating that many of his seniors were not honoured properly. Chembai on his own honoured appa with sangeetha simham. Which award is greater than that. You are all Appa's precious treasure.

manakkalsriram · Post by **manakkalsriram** » 06 Jan 2007, 22:03

Tomorrow, kindly watch jaya Tv (Kunnakudi) Raga vaibhavam at *.30 A.m. I have taken part.

manakkalsriram · Post by **manakkalsriram** » 06 Jan 2007, 22:03

Sorry , The time is 8.30a.m. in jaya T.v. tomorrow Sunday.

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 10 Jan 2007, 23:33

Did anyone here attend the 7th January concert of Shri Manakkal?

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 12 Jan 2007, 14:15

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saranga · Post by **saranga** » 12 Jan 2007, 14:57

sorry posted under correct thread

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Jan 2007, 16:02

Oops..Saranga looks like you got the wrong thread!!