Thamarakkadu Govindan Namboodri, Nada Inbam

Thamarakkadu Govindan Namboodri - V V Ravi - Trichur C Narendran

Nada Inbam
5 April 2012. 6 pm

pagavAri - hamsadvani - Adi - PSI
smara mAnasa - darbAr - rUpakam - ST
kamalAmbhikAyAi - kAmbhOji - aTa - MD (short sketch)
ninnuvinA - pUrikalyANi - cApu - SS (RNS)
rAma nIve gAni nannu - nArAyaNi - Adi - T
dAni sAmajEndra - tODi - Adi - ST (R)
gOpAlaka pAhimAm - rEvagupti - misra cApu - ST
shankarAchAryam - shankarAbaraNam - Adi - Subbarama Dikshitar (RNST)
gOpala baktim - bhAgE srI - Adi - ST
aligitE - husEni - misra cApu - Kshetragna
tillAnA - suruTTi - Adi - MV
nI nAma rUpamulaku
madhyamAvati

One was caught in traffic and reached for the darbAr kriti. The stunning rendition of the kAmbhOji navAvarNam made one sit up. This was probably the first and only time, this writer has heard this kriti in a non-thematic concert. And it was rendered so well. The AlApanai of pUrvikalyANi was wonderfully woven. The kriti was rendered with a lot of bhavam and with a fitting round of neraval svarams. After a quick nArAyaNi, Sri Namboodri launched into a leisurely tODi. The AlApanai was elaborate and soothing. The pada varNam was rendered with utmost bhavam and in a fitting kAlapramANam. The rEvagupti kriti was great too.

After all this buildup, it had to be shankarAbaraNam to fit well as the main. The AlApanai was superb. The kriti and neraval, svarams were all outstanding. After a quick bhAgE srI, the husEni padam that he sang, on-request from a rasika in the audience, was very well presented. The suruTTi tillAnA was nice as well.

It was a wonderfully stunning and outstanding concert from the vidwan. The accompanists were very good and gelled well in accompanying and in their responses. It was a concert to remember.