Carnatica Brothers at Sudharma

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K.N.Shashikiran and P.Ganesh were accompanied by Nagai sriram, Murugabhoopathy and K.V.Gopalakrishnan



1. jaya jaya - Nattai- kanta chapu- purandaradasa 
2.endaro mahanubhavulu- Sri-adi-Tyagaraja
3.Sri Shankara -nagaswaravali- Maha vaidyanatha iyer (swarams)
4.Janani - Ritigaula- mishra chapu-subbaraya shastri (raga sketch)
5.Ardhanareeswaram- Kumudakriya- adi-muthuswami dikshitar (ragam,niraval swarams in Aagamaadi Sannutham)
6.Akhilandeswari- Dwijavanti - adi-muthuswami dikshitar(ragam)
7.Sarasa Mukhi- Gowdamalhar-adi-harikesanallur Muthiah bagavathar
8.Astalakshmi- Ragamalika-chitravina Ravikiran
9.Veena Putaska Dharinim- Vegavahini
10.Bhajare Loka gurum-khamas- Sringeri Acharya's composition on Adhi Shankarar
11.Ganga dheswaram- Sindhubhairavi -adi
12.Nikhila Loka nayaki - Ragamalika
13.Bhagyadha Lakshmi Baaramma- Sri-adi-purandaradasa
14.Ranjani Mala- Ragamalika
15.Ragi thandeera-Nadanamakriya-adi- Purandara dasa
16.Tillana in Bindumalini on Shankara

Beautifully rendered concert. It was great to listen to the duo's music while the pooja was being performed by the Acharya. Shashikiran's Alapana of kumudakriya set the mood for the evening...It was evocative and was very well received. Dwijavanthi by Ganesh was melodious and wonderful to listen to. Nagai sriram s raga essays were sweet and crisp. I really liked their rendition of Sarasamukhi particularly and also the Sindubairavi kriti...they sang a lot of nice compositions on Ambal and wound up with the Bindumalini thillana.They were ably supported by their accompanists and put up a great show on the whole.

[Lakshman]

Item 12 is by Chitravina Ravikiran, item 14 is by Tanjavur Shankara Iyer.