Rama Ravi, Padams and Javalis programme at Ramana Kendram

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 16 Feb 2009, 14:41

Rama Ravi, Nandita Ravi - Usha Rajagopalan - Thanjavur Kumar

Sri Ananthaswamy Birthday Remembrance day. Programme on the 'Bani of Jayamma, Bala, Brinda, Mukta, Viswa'. Ramana Kendram
14 Feb 09. 6:15 pm

ekkAlatilum maravEnE - nATTaikuranji - tisra Ekam - Ramaswamy Sivan
srI venkaTEsa - phalamanjari - Adi - T
paripUrNa kAmA - pUrikalyANi - rUpakam - T (RS)
tani
rAma rAma prANa sakhi - bhairavi - Adi
paripOvalarA - bilahari - rUpakam
valapu dAsa - varALi - misra cApu
ErAtagu naDarA - kEdAragauLa - Adi - DS
bAla vinavE - kAmbhOji - tisra tripuTa
meragAdulEcci rA rA - aTANA - Adi
payyada - nAdanAmakriyA - tisra tripuTa
smara sundarAnguni - paraju - Adi - DS

It was a grand treat of padams and javalis that one got to hear at this programme. The evening began with Sri A Boothalingam giving some introduction about Ramana Kendram and his father. A couple of others spoke.

The concert started a little late. However, it was announced that the duration of the concert will not be reduced. It was a grand treat of padams and javalis in exquisite style rendered over an hour and quarter. Each piece being a gem of the school and rendered with all the traditional gait giving it all a special glory, it was a programme one was glad to have attended in person.

I would run out of words to describe each piece. I only wished for more after this programme. The artists were in great form and the accompanists matched perfectly.

bharath

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 16 Feb 2009, 16:42

Why are no padams or javalis of Tamil sung (was it an exclusively Telegu programme). Are there no padams or javalis in Tamil -I know one is Ivan aaro ariyene in Kambhoji and also adhuvum solvaal in saurashtram, chendru vaa nee radhey (OVK) is also like a javali only and i hope many many more are there (i am ignorant) - but some senior members need to popularise these Tamil padams also. This is not a criticism but only a request.

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 16 Feb 2009, 18:12

Fond as I am of chowka kala renditions, I felt during this concert that the overall picture of a song doesn't come out very clearly in extremely slow renditions. Lyrics also become harder to follow. (But I was not feeling very well during the concert, so I might've had much less patience than is normal and necessary.)

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 16 Feb 2009, 22:25

'padari varuguduruguden Avi' in kAmbhOji
'ittanai tulAmbaramAi' in danyAsi
'varaTTum svAmi' in sAvEri
'yArukkAgilum bayamA' in bEgaDa
'ennaDi peNNE' in bEgaDa
'mOhanavalli' in mAnji
'tiruvoTriyUr tyAgarAjan' in aTANA
'vElavarE' in bhairavi
'ippaDi en manam alaindhiDa' in suruTTi
'nittiraiyil soppanatil' in pantuvarALi
'kANAmal vINIlE' in nIlAmbari
'engE irundAlum' in kAmbhOji
'teruvinil vArAnO' in khamAs
are few other tamil padams/jAvaLis that i can readily recollect.

Smt. Rama Ravi does render many of them quite frequently at her concerts. I have also heard Smt. Vedavalli, Smt. Seetha Rajan, Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan, Sri T N Seshagopalan, Sri B Balasubramanian, Sri K G Vijayakrishnan, Sri T M Krishna amongst many others who render them once in a while.

rupavati · Post by **rupavati** » 16 Feb 2009, 23:23

rbharath wrote:I have also heard Smt. Vedavalli, Smt. Seetha Rajan, Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan, Sri T N Seshagopalan, Sri B Balasubramanian, Sri K G Vijayakrishnan, Sri T M Krishna amongst many others who render them once in a while.

You left out some prominent names such as:

1. Vegavahini (daughter of Brindamma), truly a chip off the old block

2. Sowmya, direct disciple of Mukthamma, and IMHO one of the very few outside of the family who adhere to, and are capable of bringing out the subtleties of the Dhanam school. Her Padams CD album "Ososi" (Rajalakshmi Audio) is a priceless treasure, as is her subtle vocal support in a Padam-javali Cd of Mukthamma.

3. Girish (Brindamma's grandson) - a hugely hugely underrated and unknown vocalist

4. Ravikiran and his siblings (Brinda disciples)

In the list above, only Vedavalli Amma, B. Balu and perhaps KGV have some of sort of link to the authentic pAThAntaram of the Dhanam school...

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 17 Feb 2009, 11:43

Bharat: Many thanks for the write up!
HarishankarK: Links to a few tamil padams

kaanaamal veenile - neelambari
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLO ... RAMA_RAVI/

velavare umai thedi - bhairavi
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLO ... .T.MUKTHA/

tiruvottiyur tyagarajan - atana
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/tvg/UPLO ... dhigai_TV/

ittanai tulambaramai - dhanyasi
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/ksj/Brinda-T/TBr--002/