Neela Ramgopal, Nada Inbam

Neela Ramgopal - B U Ganesh Prasad - Mannarkoil J Balaji - Nerkunam Sankar

Nada Inbam
16 April 2012

namAmi vigna vinAyakam
kArubAru - mukhAri - Adi - T (sketch)
madurAmbikAyAm - hEmavati - rUpakam - MD (RNS)
gItArtamu - suruTTi - Adi - T (R)
mAmava raghurAmA - sArangA (S)
nannu brOvakanu - shankarAbaraNam - misra cApu - T (RNST)
gathienRum nIyE ammA - naTabhairavi - Adi - Tafe Mahadevan
tillAnA - darbAri kAnaDA
nI nAma rUpamulaku

It was a concert in memory of Sri SVK on the occasion of his birthday

The concert had a good beginning with the quick hamsadwani and a stunning rendition of the mukhAri kriti. kArubAru was rendered with a lot of bhavam. Having it first up raised the audience expectations on what was coming up. After a neat presentation of the hEmavati, the AlApanai of suruTTi was very classical and soul-filling. The kriti was rendered so well.

After a quick sAranga with a nice round of svarams, came the main course. shankarAbaraNam AlApanai was a classy affair from the beginning. It was mix of rare and innovative phrases and yet very moving and classical and so wonderful. It was a very rare kriti that was presented with a grand round of neraval and svarams. With two quick tukkaDAs, the concert ended. All the accompanists matched well with accompanying appropriately and in their responses.

It was a great concert and a fitting concert for the occasion. Raga sudha hall and Nada Inbam always means good classical music. Whenever there is a good concert there, it feels that Sri SVK is sitting somewhere and enjoying it himself, as his usual self. This was definitely an occasion of that kind.