S.Aishwarya - Sree Rama Seva Mandali - 22nd April 2014

[cienu]

Date : 22nd April 2014
Venue : Sree Rama Seva Mandali – Bengaluru.

S.Aishwarya – Vocal
Smt Anuthama Murali – Violin
Sri C.Cheluvaraju – Mridangam
Sri N.Gurumurthy – Ghatam.
Sri Sripada Rao – Tambura
Sri P Manjunatha - Tambura
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The thread below has been appended from the Event Announcement column

Unfortunately, I could not attend this though I was looking forward to it. No one seems to have reported about it.

S Aishwarya, Great Grand Daughter of Smt M.S.Subbulakshmi gave a neat two hours concert.
List of songs:

1. om namah pranavaarthaaya - Dhyana Slokam ( MS amma always used to start the concert with this slokam in Kalyani )
2. Namo namo raghukula naayaka(Annamacharya)- Nattai ( short swarams at "Ahalya Shaapa Vimochana" )
3. Brief Nalinakanthi Alapana followed by Manavyala.
4. Shanmukhapriya(r,n,s)- Marivere dikkevarayya , Nereval at" Sannuthanga Sri" followed by Kanakku Swarams were very enjoyable.
5. Thaaye thripura sundari- Shudda Saveri (with Chittaswarams)
6. The slow paced 'Devi brova samayamide " in Chintamani was quite enjoyable.
7. Saveri was the major item selected for the concert. After a detailed Raga elaboration , the majestc Dikshitar's krithi " Sri Raja Gopala " was rendered bringing out the emotions of this song.
Nereval at Dheeragra ganya was followed by nice round of imaginative swarams. A Crisp thani followed.
Mridangam by Sri Cheluvaraju was the other attraction.
8. Nithyanandakari- Annapoorna Stotram foll by Daasana maadiko enna in Naadanamakriya.

Req. Cienu to append the list with other rendered items.
A totally enjoyable evening concert by this young artiste( 18 years old) , the torch bearer of MS Amma's music.

nice to see a report.

Manjunath - thank you for the report - hope Cienu posts video links.

cienu
A quick question is sree rama seva mandali and bangalore gayana samajam two sabhas that hold concerts in the same Fort high school grounds.

Thank you Sri V.S.Manjunath for the review. The last song which Aishwarya sang was “Gaana Kuyil” in Valaji by Arasi .

Rajesh – Gayana Samaja and Sree Rama Seva Mandali are 2 different venues (though not far from each other). SRSM hold their programs in the Fort High School Grounds - Chamrajpet. Gayana Samaja is located at Krishna Rajendra Road - Bengaluru.

Ravi – will try and upload a few clips shortly.

[Rsachi]

Cienu, looks like a wonderful song list. I look forward to the clips. The colour and setting looks gorgeous.
Thanks!

[thanjavooran]

Excellent selection of songs.
' chintamani 'adorned with a mind blowing kriti in slow tempo. Really longing to listen to her concert .
My blessings to her. btw many thanx to shri Manjunath for the review.
Thanjavooran
26 04 2014

[arasi]

Just saw this (Cleveland is keeping me occupied most of my wakeful hours).

Thanks to Aishwarya. On the day her grandmother was honored, she also sang 'gAnakkuiyilonRu maNNil thOnRip paRandadE', a hymn about her beloved great grandmother

[arasi]

Cienu,
There has been an inundation of threads in Kutcheri Reviews that this thread got submerged!

Please post clips--also gAnak kuyilonRu. She's the only one who sings it, and I haven't heard her sing it in a few years. Thanks...

[cienu]

Cienu, looks like a wonderful song list. I look forward to the clips. The colour and setting looks gorgeous.
Thanks!

Rsachi – Regret delay in uploading as I was tied down with my official commitments. Please find below a link to Aishwarya singing Marivere in Shanmukhapriya by Patnam. As the professional videographer did not come, the recording was done by a friend of mine on a hand held camera. Kindly do bear with the occasional shake of hand and also the old photographer who blocks the view for a wee bit during swarams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvCHtGcb74E

Cienu,
There has been an inundation of threads in Kutcheri Reviews that this thread got submerged!
Please post clips--also gAnak kuyilonRu. She's the only one who sings it, and I haven't heard her sing it in a few years. Thanks...

Dear Arasi

Will upload Aishwarya’s gAnak kuyilonRu sung in a different concert as the sound quality of the recording at Sree Rama Seva Mandali is not the best.

[raghavt]

Thank you Cineu sir for posting this.

I was lucky to hear this first when I visited Cineu sir last month. Aishwarya was in top form. One can really see how matured is the artist in her... The swaras were tumbling down one after the other and flowing freely ... culminating into that lengthy korvai. The level of sophestication in her rendering has defenitly increased (and is increasing day by day).

~raghav.