Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer's kanada tillana in Simhanandana tala

[jayaram]

http://www.carnatica.net/composer/mahav ... haiyer.htm
"His tillana in raga Kanada is the only one in the Simhanandana tala (the longest of the 108 talas)."
Has anyone heard a rendition of this? Is there a recording available?

[chalanata]

i happened to listen to this - witness this rather- in DD about 20 years back performed by a ripe old gentleman. i still remember his words: 'i've attained vridhabya and have become asaktha to teach'. while putting the tala his hand went up in a sort of wave motion. i'm unable to recollect his name-probably a descendent of vaidyanatha sivan. DD should definitely be having this in their archives.

[Lakshman]

It is available on a commercial CD titled Rhythmic Delights with various artists singing tillAnAs.

[knrh05]

I think this thillana was in a release of an old Music Academy concert (1970?) - Mudicondan Venkatrama Iyer with LGJ and UKS. Contained the 72 melaragamalika, Simhanandana RTP as well as the Kanada thillana.

Bombay Sisters - (edited out because it is a commercial clip)

You got to see the tala rendition. Smt. Suguna Purushottaman has sung a pallavi in this ragam. You can see the live action in this VCD:
http://www.carnatica.net/shoppingarcade ... .php?id=31

[jayaram]

Thanks for the info.
Btw, do any laya experts here have the details of the Simhanandana talam?

[ganeshpv]

simhanandanam is the 37th of the 108 talams. It has 128 beats. The angAs of this tALam are:

* 2 guru

* 1 lagu

* 1 plutam

* 1 lagu

* 1 guru

* 2 dhrutam

* 2 guru

* 1 lagu

* 1 plutam

* 1 lagu

* 1 plutam

* 1 guru

* 2 lagu

* 1 kAkapAdam


from http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2009/04/ ... -features/

[ksl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Kz8i0DkHk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VApwm0ij ... 81wInr6ZzQ