T M Krishna - Austin - April 12, 2008

[mssnlayam]

This is in response to http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=5455.

Performers: T M Krishna, R K Sriramkumar, K Arunprakash
1. KedaraGowlai Varnam
2. ??? - maybe Charukesi - Thyagaraja
3. Raave Himagiri - Thodi - Shyama Shastri Swara Jathi
4. Balakrishnam Bhavayami - Gopika Vasantham - Muthuswami Dikshitar
5. Pakkala Nilabhati - Kharaharapriya - Thyagaraja
6. Parvati Ninnu - Kalgada - Shyama Shastri
7. RTP - Pantuvarali - Misra Tripuda (2 Kalai, 14 counts) - (Sama, Hamsadhwani, Behag)
Ramanatham Bajeham Ramachandra Poojitham, starts 1/4 count before samam.
8. Kaana Vendamo - Sriranjani - Papanasam Sivan
9. Ranga Baaro - Maand - Purandaradasa
10. A few more songs.

The concert was very well organized, in terms of number of songs and how long they were. The sub-main, main, and RTP were elaborate and well presented. As you can see, he started the sub-main (Raave) early in the concert. The Thodi was a very "crisp and neat", and Raave was sung with lots of Bhava. The Kharaharapriya ragam was "astonishing". Krishna was in a great mood that day, and his voice co-operated flawlessly. He was able to sing anything that he could imagine, and needlessly to say, his creative juices were flowing in full steam that day (not just for the Kharaharapriya, but all the other songs as well). The Ragam was out of the world --- one of the best I have ever heard (this is not an exaggeration).

[mahavishnu]

Thanks, mssnlayam. Are you sure the varnam was in Kedaram and not the famous Navaragamalika that begins in Kedaram?

[mssnlayam]

The varnam was in KedaraGowlai, not Kedaram as I incorrectly wrote.

[rajumds]

TMK starting concert with varnam? Changing times

[108talas]

ChArukEsi (if it were) & tOdi / kharaharapriya & sriranjani ... TMK (to my knowledge) not good selections.

[vraja]

I came into the concert as he was concluding "Nenarunchara" in Gowlipantu. He followed this with the Todi Swarajati

--Raja

[vraja]

Oops. my mistake. The ragam is simhavahini