Dr. Pantula Rama, ANAND BAGH, Hyderabad

[sivakami]

Sadguru Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana Utsava Samithi, ANAND BAGH, Hyderabad – 23rd Annual Festival & Thyagaraja Aradhana

13.2.2012
Smt . Pantula Rama
Sri. MSN Murthy – violin
Nemani Somayajulu - mridangam
Tadepalli S. Hanumanth Rao – ghatam

Song list:-
1. Rama bhakthi samrajyam – sudha bangala (S@rama bhakthi)
2. Mee valla guna doshamemi (R: 11 min. Vio: 5 min; S@ mee valla)
3. Raghuvara nannu – pantuvarali ( R: 16 min, vio: 6 min.; N & S@ manasuna neekkai)
4. Giripai nelakonna – sahana ( R: 12 min.; S@ giripai)
5. Tani : 14 min
6. Navaneetha chora devaki vasudeva – Chenjurutti
7. Srirama jayarama – yadukula khambhoji)
8. Pavamana (she sang all the charanams!)-mangalam

I have heard Smt. Rama garu live earlier also, when some concerts took place in the best of the halls in the city, with good acoustic arrangement and all. Yet, this kucheri which was in a make-shift stage, an open-air venue just covered with a shamiana partially, was her best, perhaps it being the Aradhana concert. Also the fact that the prelude speech by the organizers was made in telugu, must have made her feel at home even more. All the kritis in the list were dripping with bhakthi & full of bhavam. She was singing with so much of dedication and self-enjoyment. Dressed in her usual simple yet charming style, it was wonderful to watch her bring out those special brigas and gamakams characteristic of her unique style. Needless to elaborate about MSN Murthy garu’s violin accompaniment, exactly matching her style. Even Nemani garu and Hanumanth Rao on mridangam and ghatam respectively accompanied her perfectly, I must say. She kept lauding their playing all thro’ the concert, in appreciation.
All good things must come to an end, and Yes, in this case the artistes had to rush for the last train leaving sec-bad.
It was an outstanding enthrallment during those 3 hrs or so…

[rajeshnat]

sivakami
I guess this train problem is there even between secundrabad and vizag . Nice to hear giripai in sahana being taken as main, very very rare.Tx for the review

[mahavishnu]

Pavamana (she sang all the charanams!)-mangalam

She does this quite often. Deserves special appreciation
MDR was the only other person that did (to my knowledge). Come to think of it, he was also the only person that sang an extensive Giripai as the main item.

[rajeshnat]

Come to think of it, he was also the only person that sang an extensive Giripai as the main item.

I recollect few years back bharath reviewed a concert in IIT Madras, where Shri TNS sang Giripai as a main