K.N.Shashikiran and Ganesh accompanied by S Varadarajan, Srimushnam Raja Rao and Trichy Murali at Musra fine arts on the 9th of December 2013
Varnam-Nava ragamalika-Adi-Patnam Subramanya iyer(Kedaram, Shankarabharanam, Begada, Kalyani, Kambodi, Yadukula kambodi, bilahari, Mohanam, Sree)
Ranjani mala-Adi-Thanjavur Sankara Iyer(Ragamas ranjani, Sriranjani, megha ranjani and Janaranjani)-Kalpana swarams
Nikila loka nayaki-Adi-Ravikiran( nayaki, nalinakanthi, hamsanandi, gauri manohari, Ranjani, mukhari, kathanakuthuhalam, kanakangi) - Raga alapana sung in reverse
Ragam tanam pallavi- saveri raga alapana
Thanam in suddha saveri, asaveri, Karnataka suddha saveri
Bhavayami raguramam bhavya sugunaaramam-Adi-Neraval, Swaram, Thani avartanam
Ragavendra- hamsadwani and madyamavathi-Adi
Pancharaga pancha talamalika thillana-N.Ravikiran
It was a very different, challenging theme-All ragamalika compositions. The brothers did full justice to it. Varadarajan on the violin excelled as well.
Ganesh sang a nice raga Alapana in the reverse order before the krithi "Nikila loka nayaki"
Presenting Bhavayami raguramam...as the Pallavi line was thoughtful. The Saveri ragam and the "Saveri" ragamalika in the Tanam were very well presented. Varadarajan in return played beautifully. Srimushnam Raja Rao and Trichy Murali enhanced the concert as always. Post the Thani avartanam, they sang a song on Ragavendra and concluded the concert with a pancha raga tala malika thillana of their brother Ravikiran.
A colourful concert indeed!