Rama Ravi, Ramana Kendram

Rama Ravi, Nandita Ravi - Usha Rajagopalan - Thanjavur Kumar

Sri Ananthaswamy Birthday Remembrance day. Programme on the 'Bani of Jayamma, Bala, Brinda, Mukta, Viswa'. Ramana Kendram
14 Feb 09. 6:15 pm

ekkAlatilum maravEnE - nATTaikuranji - tisra Ekam - Ramaswamy Sivan
srI venkaTEsa - phalamanjari - Adi - T
paripUrNa kAmA - pUrikalyANi - rUpakam - T (RS)
tani
rAma rAma prANa sakhi - bhairavi - Adi
paripOvalarA - bilahari - rUpakam
valapu dAsa - varALi - misra cApu
ErAtagu naDarA - kEdAragauLa - Adi - DS
bAla vinavE - kAmbhOji - tisra tripuTa
meragAdulEcci rA rA - aTANA - Adi
payyada - nAdanAmakriyA - tisra tripuTa
smara sundarAnguni - paraju - Adi - DS

It was a grand treat of padams and javalis that one got to hear at this programme. The evening began with Sri A Boothalingam giving some introduction about Ramana Kendram and his father. A couple of others spoke.

The concert started a little late. However, it was announced that the duration of the concert will not be reduced. It was a grand treat of padams and javalis in exquisite style rendered over an hour and quarter. Each piece being a gem of the school and rendered with all the traditional gait giving it all a special glory, it was a programme one was glad to have attended in person.

I would run out of words to describe each piece. I only wished for more after this programme. The artists were in great form and the accompanists matched perfectly.