Navaratri Mandapam Concerts 2008, Thiruvananthapuram

[Mdrnkvn]

The Bageshri is still haunting. And I will be failing in my duty if I do not mention about the support that he has received from the violinist and the mrudangist. The violinst's bow just traces the singer so reverently without messing the mood. Especially in the charanam, when the singer sings the upper octave, the bow gracefully glides and merges with the sruthi. Each time the madhyamam is sung, there is bliss.
The mrudangist brings out so much variety and lovely theermaanams and enhances the rendition.
The listener can easily see how the artists strive for purity and shuddham and that endear them to me.

"paapa vimOchana sheelaa, pankajaaksha padmanaabhaa"

aaahaa! The whole song grew on me! And the whole experience has been like swaying in a gentle breeze weightlessly like a leaf, losing the self in the bhava and the sowkyam.

And trust me I have not sung anything today other than bageshri and not listened to any other tune as I was not in a mood to upset the flow in me.

Greatful to Musique4ever!

[unni]

Thanks Varmaji for the beautiful songs.
You made me longing for the rest of Thamarakad Govindan Namboothiri's concert.
Hope you can post the rest of them soon. Also, when will we get to see the rest of
your concert ?

Thanks Mdrnkvn ! Your analysis made it even interesting to listen the songs more and more

[vainika]

The popular tune of Anandam-anandam aanandame, sung in weddings is in Mukhari too.

Is this a different song from Anandam-AnandamAyenu in bhairavi from prahlAda bhakti vijayam?

[PUNARVASU]

The popular tune of Anandam-anandam aanandame, sung in weddings is in Mukhari too.

Is this a different song from Anandam-AnandamAyenu in bhairavi from prahlAda bhakti vijayam?

That is a song in tamizh-sung in saindhavi raagam-normally played in the nAdhaswaram as soon as the mAngalyadhAraNam is over.