Vasudha Kesav @ Nada Inbam, 6/Apr/2014

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sankark
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Vasudha Kesav @ Nada Inbam, 6/Apr/2014

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Vasudha Kesav - vocal
VL Kumar - violin
Mannarkoil J Balaji - mridangam
Nanganallur Swaminathan - ghatam

partial list

inta calamu (varnam in 3 speeds) - bEgadA - Adi - veenai kuppaiyer
kAppaduvE unadhu bhAram - Anandabhairavi - rUpakam- tanjore quartet? (raga sketch)
nAda sudhA rasam - Arabhi - rUpakam - T (rs@nAda)
srI sundararAjam - pantuvarALi - Adi - MD (r)
ninnAdanEla - kannada - Adi - T
adigi sukhamu - madyamAvathi - m cApu - T (expansive raga)

had to leave when niraval started :(

+ good voice
+ good selection of ragas and songs, the only instances I can recall of ever listening to adigi is by DKP in a cassette from HMV and sri sundararajam is by Vijay Siva in a CD.
+ not the greatest raga identifier around that I am, even I could identify the raga with the first few phrases. no ambiguity whatsoever.
+ j balaji
+ vl kumar's returns. especially the penultimate return for the arabhi swarams
- mumbles words at times. musically not a big loss me thinks.

HarishankarK
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Re: Vasudha Kesav @ Nada Inbam, 6/Apr/2014

Post by HarishankarK »

Nice and Succinct review

srikant1987
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Re: Vasudha Kesav @ Nada Inbam, 6/Apr/2014

Post by srikant1987 »

I also like the cheek in listing shrI sundararAjam as pantuvarALi. :)

It's a truly awesome composition.

sankark
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Re: Vasudha Kesav @ Nada Inbam, 6/Apr/2014

Post by sankark »

kAsirAmakriyA?

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