Rama Ravi, AIR studios

Rama Ravi - R K Shriram Kumar - K Arun Prakash - K S Rangachari

National Programme of Music. Concert of Talappakka Annamacharya Compositions
Multi Track Recording Studio, All India Radio, Chennai.
22nd June 09. 5 pm

jaya jaya rAma - maNirangu - Adi
parusamu sokkaka - kEdAram - Adi (short sketch)
rAma rAma rAma krishNa - kalyANi - rUpakam (RS)
telisitE mOkshamu - kIravANi - kANDa cApu (RS)
sakala shAnti karamivva - bahudAri - Adi
vADE vEnkaTAdri - vasantA - Adi (S)
Edi nijambani - sAvEri - misra cApu (RNS)
tani
srI satIsha - khamAs - tisra Adi
nArayaNa namO namO - senjuruTTi - Adi

It was a very beautiful concert. The main artist did a great job in choosing all rare compositions and presenting them all very effectively and touching those who attended the concert. The AlApanais of kalyANi and kIravANi were crisp and the svarams were measured. The sAvEri was pretty elaborate with neraval and svarams and it was very good. The kritis were all nicely rendered. Multiple caraNams were rendered for many kritis and one of them even had a nice cittai tooo. The accompanists were all very good and gave perfect support to the concert over all.

Though just an hour and half, it was a very fulfilling concert.

Vijay Siva, Agastheeswara Temple, Rasikas concert

Vijay Siva - R K Shriram Kumar - Manoj Siva

Agastheeswarar Temple, Nungambakkam
20 June 09. 6:45 pm

dayAnidE mAmava - bEgaDa - Adi
pAhi srI girirAjasutE - Ananda bhairavi - tisra Ekam (NS at 'dInajana nijakarE')
karuNa jUDavammA - pantuvarALi - Adi (RS)
karuNAnidhi ilalO - tODi - tisra Adi (RN) N at 'kOmaLa mrudu bhAshiNi amba dEvi'
gandarvAmara citta cAraNa vatu - Slokam in yadukula kAmbhOji
kAmAkshI parayugamu - yadukula kAmbhOji - misra cApu
pAlintsu kAmAkshI - madhyamAvati - Adi (RNS)
NS at 'rAjamukhi SyAmakrishNanuta kAncIpurISwari vikasa'
tani
nAtE nArada tumburAdi - Slokam in Ahiri
mAyammA yaninE - Ahiri - Adi
parAkEla nannu - kEdAra gauLa - Adi
kanakashaila vihArinI - punnAgavarALi - Adi
kAmAkshi lOka sAkshi - madhyamAvati - misra cApu
svasti prajAbhyA - madhyamAvati

It was an amazing concert. I enjoyed every moment of it. All kritis were perfectly rendered. The manodarmam well matched. The accompanists were superb. The idea of a temple concert needs a big round of applause and it was a super hit. I thoroughly enjoyed it.