Madhuradhwani- Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna Vocal - 23rd Nov, 2016

[MaheshS]

Arkay Convention Center's Sixth Anniversary's foruth day program on 23rd Nov, 2016 at 6.30pm

Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna
Akkarai Subbalakshm Violin,
B Sivaraman Mridangam
Sree Sunderkumar Kanjira

[url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixYj0hFNxQ]YouTube Link[/url]

1. Sobhillu Saptaswara - Jaganmohini [S @ dhara rksAmAdulalO] - T
2. Evarikkai - Devamanohari [AS] - T
3. Sri Sathya Narayanam - Subhapanthuvarali [A*, NS @ matsyakUrma varAhAdi dashAvatAraprabhAvam ] - MD
4. Thani
5. Jagadodharana - Kapi - PD
6. Thillana - Brindavani - BMK
7. Shobane Shobane [started - Vadanadhyuthi Jitha] - Panthuvarali - T
8. Pavamana - Mangalam

Excellent concert, full of engery, enthusiasam and a *lot* of brigas. Akkarai vaasippu ellam Chakkarai!!

[narayara000]

I thought Sri Sathyanarayanam was the sub-main but it turned out to be the main. I believe he did a gati bhedam in his swaras too, that was executed perfectly!

[narayara000]

Concert can be found here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixYj0hFNxQ

[Jigyaasa]

a *lot* of brigas

That's an understatement. I listened to this on YouTube and couldn't take it beyond a point. The voice isn't particularly pleasant (I understand this is subjective) and to go briga-fying ad nauseum was just not appealing.

[shankar vaidyanathan]

Panthuvarali was my pick of this concert. KBMK is a talented vocalist endowed with a rich Manodharma in the SSI tradition. Not sure if the younger vocalists go through a voice culture training to find their natural strengths and comfort zones. KBMK may do well in the long run by cutting back on excessive brighas. It will take age and experience to see that view. I have a couple of CDs by him. "Madhava Maya" in one if his CDs would be in his natural zone. I have heard him live too a couple of years ago in Houston.

Akkarai, as is her standard, lived up to her own class.

[rshankar]

Akkarai, as is her standard, lived up to her own class.

Very nice compliment - sort of like Arunacala Kavirayar when says of sItA - "avaniyil illai IDu, avaLukkavaLE jODu".... or sant Tulsidas when he says of rAma - "raghuvar chabi kE samAn raghuvar chabi baniyA"...