Salem Sriram @ HTS, Augusta, Georgia

[Suneha]

Vocal : Sri. Salem Sriram
Violin : Sri. Lakshminarayan
Mridangam : Dr. Ram Sriram

1. Telisi ramachandrana - Bangala- Adi - Tyagaraja (S)
2. Smarane ondhe saaladhe - Malayamarutha - Adi - PD (S)
3. Slokam followed by 'Guru purandara dasare' - Hamir kalyani - Mishra chapu - Vijaya Vittala
4. Tevaaram in Raga Sahana
5. Nirvana shatakam (Adi Shankaracharya) followed by 'Mahadeva Shiva Shambho' - Revathi - Adi - Tanjavur Shankara Iyer (S)
6. Bandadh Ella barali - Kapi - Adi - PD (S)
7. Enne Ramum - Devagandari - Adi - Gopal Krishna Bharati
8. Odi baarayya - Bhairavi - Adi - PD (R, S, T)
9. Paasuram in Valaji by Thondaradippodi azhwar followed by Jayadeva's ashtapadi 'Kisalaya shayana thale' - Adi
10. Amba Shambhavi ( Sri Rajarajeshwari ashtakam) followed by Durga Durga Devi Durgati naashini - Ahir bhairav - Adi
11. Rama mantrava japiso- Jonpuri - Adi - PD
12. Shanti nilava vendum - Thilang - Adi - Sethumadhava Rao
13. Mangalam - Sowrashtram and Surutti - Adi

It was a wonderful concert which lasted for about two and a half hours. Sri Salem Sriram rendered excellent korvai swaras in Malayamarutha and Revathi. Raga alapana in Revathi by both the vocalist and the violinist was captivating. The concert included a good variety of songs, slokams and composers. Sri. Lakshminarayan and Dr. Ram Sriram provided a steady and ample support throughout the concert.

[rajeshnat]

Nice to see a review of salem shriram , a loss due to brain drain. For many years he used to have a wild card entry in music academy afternoon slot and at times he gets a chance in ramana kendra in mylapore.This past year in 2016 possibly he did not travel to India. Brilliant vidwan . He once sang a gowrimanohari RTP which i enjoyed immensely. Best wishes to have a longer concert - i always prefer 3 to 3 and 1/2 hours.- I am at a loss as to why Atlanta is only giving 2 and 1/2 hours concert. Thanks suneha for your review.

[Suneha]

I wish he had fit in an RTP in that time frame. His main piece in Bhairavi was a treat.