Akkarai Sisters (Vocal), Charsur Arts Foundation

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Akkarai Sisters (Vocal),
Dr. M. Narmada (Violin),
Shertalai Ananthakrishnan (Mrdangam),
Dr. S. Karthick (Ghatam)
Charsur Arts Foundation
Narada Gana Sabha - Mini Hall (Chennai)
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Akkarai Subhalakshmi and Akkarai Swarnalatha(Akkarai Sisters) ‘s yet another wonderful concert at Narada Gana Sabha - Mini Hall .The full capacity crowd with virtually no seat to sit squatting in front of the stage and as well as sitting the stage given them rousing applause continuously . In fact the Mini Hall was occupied 30 minutes before the start of the event.
The due began their concert with varnam in Sahana and followed it quickly with Swamminatha Paripalaya in Nattai ( Dikshitar).
The niraval sOmasundarESvara sukha sphoorti roopiNi SyAmE Sankari in their Mamava Meenakshi. Varali. (Dikshitar) was too good.
The main kriti was tiruvaDi sharaNamin kaambhOji (GOpaalakrishna Bhaaratiyaar ) in kaambhOji The range of octaves and their breath control in an elaborate alapana was unbelievably good.
They concluded their concert with Kannanai Kanbatheppo-Ragamaligai – a number popularized by the legend GNB.
1) Karunimpa idi manchi Varnam Sahana
2) Swaminatha Paripalaya. Nattai Dikshitar.
3) Mamava Meenakshi. Varali. Dikshitar
4) mAravairi ramaNi naasikabhooshhaNi Thyagaraja
5) tiruvaDi sharaNam. thiruvaDi saraNam kaambhOji GOpaalakrishna Bhaaratiyaar
6) Kannanai Kanbatheppo-Ragamaligai
They were brilliantly supported by Dr. M. Narmada (Violin) Shertalai Ananthakrishnan (Mrdangam), Dr. S. Karthick (Ghatam).