The Evolution of a Tillana

[sweetsong]

Excerpts from Prince Rama Varma's class at Rajapalayam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fVviS2Coqg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhXKWgNixe8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSJf03coyI

The result

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOybLf79KTI

[sweetsong]

Two cute songs.

Sri Rama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmWYaLZVC20


Bala Tripura Sundari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUi4-PsufNc

[kssr]

Talking about thillanas, today I accidentally started listening to Smt. Madhuri's Hindustani vocal in DD. The raag was Bairagi. When I listened it was almost same as the carnatic Revathi. The presentation was just brilliant. A particualr portion reminded me of some thillana in Revathi sung with a deep sad bhaavam. Initially could not place what it was.

After meditating for a while, I remembered the peak words " Velane - ennai eno maranthai" . Googled for some time. It was, of course lalgudi's thillana. I heard the presentation in youtube of artists called Toronto brothers. Not satisfied. Then I remmebered that it was Saketharaman who gave the unforgettable feel which has stuck in my mind even after so many years. I will try to see if I can get a recording somewhere. If anyone has it you can give a link. If you happen to go to saketharaman's concert remember to ask for the song. Simply divine. That is a thillana. In the search I also heard Maharajapuram Santhanam's Sivaranjani thillana. Superb. What depth and feeling.

One of these days I will sit and listen to all the links given by sweetsong of Sri.Rama Varma and Dr.BMK.

[CRama]

That revati ragam thillana was popularised by MLV and then by Sudha Raghunathan. IIRC, this is available one of MLV's commercial releases.