Sangeetha kalanidhi Dr R.K.Srikantan - vocal
Vid R.S.Ramakanth - vocal support
Vid R.K.Sriramkumar - violin
Vid Renuka Prasad - mrudangam
Vid Dayanad Mohite - Ghatam
Sri B.V.Suryanarayana Rao birth centenary celebrations
Indian Institute of world culture, Basavangudi, Bangalore - 17 Jan 08, 6pm
1. Gajamukhane siddhi daayakane - Naatai - Kanda chapu - ? (outline)
2. venkatesa dayamado - ananda bhairavi - rupakam - Purandara dasa (short raga alapana and swara @ venkatesa dayamado)
3. manava janma doddadu - purvi kalyani - mishra chapu - purandaradasa (alapana, swara @ manava janma)
4. baro manege govinda - arabhi - sripadaraya? (alapana)
5. enu dhanyano raghuveera - todi - rupaka - purandaradasa (neraval & swara @ sarva sthaladi vyaptanada sarva dosha rahitanada and tani avarthanam)
6. manasu karagade swami - kanada - rupaka - ?
7. smarisura kala dinda bhavabaya - surati - purandaradasa
8. ange ina beku samsara dalli? - mohanam - purandaradasa?
A short concert, for 1 hour 20 minutes. Seems that Sri Srikantan is traveling after concert, so concert was short. It was all kannada keerthanas (devarnamas?). Nice to hear however, each of the alapanas standing out, but were short. His son shared all alapanas, neraval and swaras. Main item was without alapana, and a short 5 min thani. May be, the concert could have been better structured even for a short concert. It was full of sowkhyam and bhava. To me, the great alapana was purvi kalyani, with mandara stayi elaborated right in the initial stages and usage of vintage gandhara based prayogas. Sriramkumar was outstanding as usual, and percussion department supported ably.
Corrections welcome to songs, composer etc, i am hearing most of them first time.
-hari