Sanjay in SGBs, Bengaluru

[kvchellappa]

S. Varadarajan
Palladam Ravi
Alathur T Rajaganesh (Kanjari)

1. Jalajaksha varnam
2. jaya jaya Janaki Kantha - with a round of swaras
3. Vinathasuthavahana A,S
4. Srivenkatesam varam A
5. Kana Kan Ayiram vendum
6. Sukhi evvaro A, N, S, thani
7. Vande sada PAdmanabham
I left after this.
Some knowledgeable rasika may offer critical comments.

[badari]

Vocal: Vid. Sanjay Subrahmanyan
Violin: Vid. S Varadarajan
Mridanga: Vid. Palladam Ravi
Khanjira: Vid. Alathur Rajaganesh

Venue: Odukattur Mutt
Ocassion: Gokulashtami Celebrations

01 jalajAkshi chakravAka varNa Adi paTNam Subramaniya Iyer

02 jaya jaya jaya JAnaki nATa P.dAsa
Swara @ JAnaki kAnta

03 vinatasuta harikAmbOdhi Adi tyAgarAja (A S )
Swara @ vinata

04 tODi sri venkaTesham varam ( A N S )

05 KANa kan Ayiram vENDum kanda karuttu nIlambari Adi Anai Ayya (O )

06 sukhi evvaro. kAnaDa .Adi tyAgarAja (A N S T )
Nereval @ rAma nAma sukhi evvaro

06 vande sadA padmanAbham navarasa kannaDa s.tirunAL (o)

07 RTP pUrvikalyANi. .
Tamizhukku Amudhendru peyar inba tamizh yengal uyirukkuner (updated)
RAgamAlika in hindOLa. .kIravANi. .paTdIp ..

08 eEnnamo vaghaiyai varugude mane Khamas Adi Ghanam Krishna Iyer

09 lAliaidaLu maganA yashOde.. desh sindhu bhairavi (rAgamAlika)

10 virutum in kApi. .. jagadIsham nanbar

11 mangala


Another masterpiece delivery. Pure bliss concert that lasted 3.5 hrs !

A detailed review will follow

http://arohanaavarohana.blogspot.com/

[pattamaa]

Thanks.

Vinatasuta vahana - this is different song, than more popular one in jayanthasena, right ?

Pallavi should have been "Tamizhukku Amudhendru peyar inba tamizh yengal uyirukkuner" - a poem written by bharatidasan (and also a movie song)

[grsastrigal]

Song is different. May be for Talam, Sanjay must have condensed the words. Is the song, in the movie, in Chenchuti ?

[harahari]

This was in Bangalore for gokulashtami celebrations ! Only one on Krishna & a Tamil Pallavi . Great sense of the occasion

[badari]

@Harahari... however, the "Hari" forms have been praised throughout the program !!

[kvchellappa]

It is not expected that only songs on Krishna will be sung. Even in KGS, it is not so. In Rama Seva Mandali concerts, the songs are sung on different deities. Tamizh is close to the heart of Sanjay and he sang fewer Tamizh songs yesterday.
I feel we need not have these niceties in mind, and it may be well to appreciate brahmamokate at least during a concert.

[arasi]

Had I the chance to be at many concerts in a series like this, and if all the artistes had decided to sing mostly songs on krishnA, I would long for one on rAmA--a tyAgarAjA kruti. Had there been a lone concert for the occasion, I see the point in making a concert a KrishnA special.

Other points for the performer to think about: a good blend of rAgAs, different textures in sAhityA, their emotional quality*, the state of one's voice that day, and of course, one's mood!

Cookie cutter concerts abound--from juniors to veterans and they can be savored too. RasikAs have many options to choose from, of course...

*Badari doesn't seem to mind (tamizh numbers). He's a kannaDiga. We all do not seem to mind (nor the previous generations) listening to tyAgarAjA's creations in concerts, however little our understanding of telugu...