Seetha Rajan, Nada Inbam

Seetha Rajan - Embar S Kannan - Guru Raghavendra - BS Purushottaman

Nada Inbam, Ragasudha Hall
24 Dec 2022, 6:15 pm

sAmi ninnE - srI - Adi - KD
kA vA vA - varALi - Adi - PS
srI mAtrubhUtam - kannaDa - misra cApu - MD (S)
marugElarA - jayantasrI - Adi - T
rAmA ikanannu brOva - sahAnA - rUpakam - PSI (RNS)
jambhUpatE - yamunA kalyANi - rUpakam - MD
srNgArAdi navarasa - dhavaLAngam - kANDa Ekam - MD
ambA nIlAyadAkshi - nIlAmbari - Adi - MD (RS)
srikAnta nIyaDa - bhavapriyA - Adi - T
bAla gOpAla - bhairavi - Adi - MD (RNST)
alasara paritApam - suruTTi - misra cApu - ST
bansi vAlE - mOhana kalyANi - Adi - ST
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTRam - Adi - T

Beautiful concert. Every item presented was superb.

Seetha Rajan, Nada Inbam

Seetha Rajan - Charulatha Ramanujam - Guru Raghavendra - BS Purushottaman

Nada Inbam
Raga Sudha Hall
22 Dec 2019 6:15 pm

tuLasi daLa - mAyamALavagauLa (NS)
ElA nI daya - aTANA (sketch S)
kanakAmbari - kanakAmbari - rUpakam - MD
gAngEya vasana - hamIr kalyANi - ST (R)
aDigi sukhamu - madhyamAvati - misra cApu - T (RNS)
ardhanArIsvaram - kumudakriyA
lOkAvanacaturA - bEgaDa - Adi - T (RNST)

What a concert that was. The hamIrkalyANi was memorable. A madhyamAvati that was too good and the bEgaDa was atrociously superb. A concert that was so wonderful and mesmerizing and absorbing. Awesomeness all the way.

Seetha Rajan, Nada Inbam

Seetha Rajan - Embar S Kannan - J Vaidhyanathan - BS Purushottaman

21 Dec 2018. 6:15 pm
Nada Inbam, Ragasudha hall

neranammiti - kAnaDA - aTa
nI sari sATi - kalyANi - Ponniah pillai (S)
rAga ratna - rItigauLa - rUpakam - T (RNS)
krushNa krushNa harE -mALavi - NT (S)
nI vaNTi deivamu - varALi - Spencer Venugopal (sketch)
srI subramaNyAya namastE - kAmbhOji (RNST)

A wonderful concert. Swarams in kalyANi were beautifully woven. A really wonderful and elaborate rItigauLa with an awesome round of neraval and svarams. Smt. Seetha announced that she had tuned the tarangam to mALavi, since this tarangam is mentioned to be in that ragam in some older books. The varALi was slow and sedate. The kAmbhOji was fantastic and moved all across the raga contours. Gave an ultimate fulfilment. Accompanists were in total unison. A much enjoyable concert.

Seetha Rajan, Nada Inbam

Seetha Rajan - M R Gopinath - J Vaidhyanathan - B S Purushottaman

Nada Inbam
30 Dec 2011. 6:15 pm

AbhOgi varNam
danyuDevvaDO - malayamArutam (NS)
pAhimAm ratnAcala nAyaka - mukhAri (RS)
kaikUDa vENumE kandA - latAngi - Kavi Kunjara Bharathi (R)
marugelarA
bhajana parula - suruTTi (RS)
jambhUpatE
sItamma mAyammA
sadA nIpAda - tODi - Adi - Spencer Venugopal (RNST)
nI mATalE mAyanurA - pUrikalyANi
peRRa thAi - viruttam in sahana, sindhubhairavi
visvEsvara darisan

Seetha Rajan, Nadopasana

Seetha Rajan - Charulatha Ramanujam - Patri Satish Kumar - B S Purushottaman

Nadopasana, P S School
5 Feb 2010. 6:30 pm

varNam - hamsadvani
mAra janaIm AshrayE - nATakapriyA - Adi - N Ch Krishnamacharlu (short sketch, S)
sarasijabhava jAyE - kalyaNi - tisra Adi - UVS (RNS)
himAcalatanaya brOcuTa - Ananda bhairavi - Adi - SS (R)
manavini vinumA - naLinakAnti
danyuDevvaDO dAsaratE - malayamArutam - Adi - PSI (RNS)
giripai nelakonna - sahAnA - Adi - T (RNST)
mAtA parAshakti - rAgamAlikA - Adi - Bharatiyar
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

It was a very good concert. The choice of ragams and songs were both good. The kriti renditions were very good and made it a very enjoyable evening with matching manodarmam and the accompanists were perfect for the occasion. A concert to remember for a while.

Seetha Rajan, Nada Inbam

Seetha Rajan - Mullaivasal Chandramouli - Patri Satishkumar - B S Purushottaman

Nada Inbam
18 Dec 09

inta chalamu - bEgaDa - Adi (short sketch)
muddu mOmu - sUryakAntam - Adi - T (S)
kA vA vA kandA - varALi - Adi - PS (short sketch)
vadAnyEshvaram - dEvagAndhAri - Adi - MD (RS)
ninnuvinA - pUvikalyANi - cApu - SS (RNS)
evaru unnAru nannu - balahamsa - Adi - MSR
srungAra rasamanjari - rasa manjari - tisra Ekam - MD
cEDE buddhi - aTANA - Adi - T (RS)
ennaLu UragE - shubapantuvarALi - misra cApu - T (R)
tiruvaDi caraNam - kAmbhOji - Adi - GKB (RNS)
tani
slokam followed by Adana pADuvE - hamsanandi - Adi - PD
vANipondu - kAnaDA - rUpakam (short sketch)
teruvil vArAnO - khamAs - rUpakam - MT
Ehi annapUrNE - punnAgavarALi - Adi - MD
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

Amazing concert. 3 hours of scintillating music. It was an experience of a different kind. Each piece was carefully rendered with so much of emotion and bhavam. The accompanists were perfect for the occasion.

Seetha Rajan, Asthika Samajam Thiruvanmiyur

Seetha Rajan - Embar S Kannan - Patri Satish Kumar - B S Purushottaman

Thyagaraja Aradhanai Festival
Amarabharathi, Asthika Samajam Thiruvanmiyur
17 Feb 09. 6:30 pm

ADamODi galadE - chArukEsi - Adi (short sketch)
nannu brOva - AbhOgi - Adi (short sketch)
sudhA mAdhurya bhAshaNa - sindhu rAmakriyA - Adi
ElA teliyalErO - darbAr - misra cApu (R)
nE pogaDakuNTE - varALi - kaNDa cApu (RNS)
paluku kaNDa cakkeranu - navarasa kannaDa - Adi (short sketch)
aDigi sukhamu - madhyamAvati - misra cApu (RS)
enthukO nI manasu - kalyANi - Adi (RNS)
tani
tsallarE rAmachandruni - Ahiri - misra cApu
nApAli srI rAmA - navarOj - Adi
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi

It was a wonderful concert. With such an unconventional start, and with so many many not-so-often heard kritis, with 4 heavy rAgams elaborated with full justice, with classical music at its pristine pure form, with absolutely matching accompanists, it was a concert to not forget for a long time to come. Each kriti was rendered with absolute bhavam and with all those beautiful sangatis. Each rAga AlApanai was just to the right proportion and filled with the right phrases at the right places. The neraval and svarams were all the way they should have been. The accompanists played as they should have. Giving the perfect accompaniment and replies in their solo versions.

Great Concert.

Seetha Rajan, Neelakanta Sivan Cultural Academy

Seetha Rajan - V Sanjeev - P Satish Kumar - S Karthick

Neelakanta Sivan Cultural Academy, PSK Bhooshanam Hall, Velachery.
2nd June 2006. 6:45 pm

Era nApai - tODi varNam - Adi
mEru samAna - mAyAmALavagauLa - Adi - T (NS)
OrARu muganE - rItigauLa - Adi - nIlakaNTa sivan (R)
srI ramA sarasvati - nAsAmaNi - Adi - MD
teruvil vArAnO - khamAs - rUpakam - muttu tANDavar
padavini sadbakthiyu - sALagabhairavi - Adi - T
karuNai puri - varALi - misra cApu - nIlakaNTa sivan (RNS)
manavini vinumA - naLinakAnti - Adi - Spencer Venugopal
bAlagOpAla - bhairavi - Adi - MD (RNS)
tani Avarththanam
viruttam 'ADum pari' in bEhAg
thuppAra pADa - bEhAg - tisra Adi - tiruppugazh
enna tavam - kApi - Adi - PS
bansI vAlE - mOhanam - Adi - ST
nI nAma rUpamulaku

It was a nice concert. All the items were presented very well. The neraval and svarams at 'kaLamuna sObillu kanakabhUshaNamula' in 'mEru samAna' were good. The rItigauLa AlApanai was really good. The varALi AlApanai, neraval and svarams were good though the kriti was a bit of a let down. The main bhiaravi was rendered very well also. Real good concert by Smt Rajan ably supported by all the accompanists.

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Seetha Rajan, Music Club IIT Madras

Seetha Rajan - V Sanjeev - P Satish Kumar

Music Club IIT Madras. 9th March 2006

sarasuDa ninnE - sAvEri varNam - Adi
manasu karugatEmO - hamsadvani - rUpakam - Patnam Subramania Iyer (S)
gnana sabhaiyil - sArangA - misra cApu - PS
enta ninnE - mukhArI - rUpakam - T (RNS)
ninnuvinA gamari - pUrvikalyANi - viloma misra cApu - SS (RS)
cEDe buddhi - aTANA - Adi - T (RS)
nIrajAkshi - hindOLam - rUpakam - MD
O rangashAyI - kAmbhOji - Adi - T (RNS)
tani
mora tOpu - sahAnA padam - tisra tripuTa - kshEtragna
Ada pAduvE - hamsAnandi - Adi - PD
bansi vAlE - mOhana kalyANi - Adi - ST
tillAnA - vasanta - Adi
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTRam - Adi - T

The concert started with a brisk rendition of the sAvEri varNam to be followed by the hamsadvani kriti with well structured svarams. The sArangA kriti was rendred with a lot of bhavam.

The first AlApanai of the evening was mukhAri which was done very well. The kriti was rendered with a lot of sAhitya suddham with neraval and svarams at 'kannulAra sEvinchi... '

The next was a long leisurely elaboration of pUrvikalyANi. The choice of the kriti was very apt to the AlApanai that was sung and the song was rendered with a lot of bhavam and not the regular caraNam one gets to hear, but one of the others. The svarams in both kAlam were good. The aTANA short sketch which followed and the kriti were good. The sparkling mEl kAla svarams at the pallavi line for the aTANA kriti were very good.

The hindOLAm kriti was rendered in a good kAlapramANam with a lot of bhavam. The main kAmbhOji AlApanai was good. The kriti was rendered with elaborate neraval and svarams at 'bhUlOka vaikuNTam idiyani'. The highlight of the concert was easily the sahAnA padam. The padam was blissfully rendered showing the raga bhavam very well. After the padam, everything else refused to fall into my ears. The concert was an affair of classism in the fullest. Her manOdarmam and sAhitya suddham are to be appreciated a lot.

The violinst was good. He was sensitive in his replies, though he must keep a watch on his prolonged AlApanais.

The mrudangist was very good and was very good in expecting what comes next. His supportive accompaniment to the main artist and the amazing tani were very good.

Seetha Rajan, Nadopasana

Smt. Seetha Rajan - Vocal
Dr. Narmada - Violin
Sri Skanda subramanian - Mrudangam
Trichy Sri Murali - Ghatam

nAdOpAsanA, PS School, 13th Feb 2005, 18:30 hrs

Era nApai - tODi (varNam) (rAga sketch)
sankaram abhirAmI manOharam - manOhari - rUpakam - dIkshitar (svarmas at pallavi line)
nAmakusumamulacE - srI rAgam - dEsAdi - tyAgarAja (rAgA sketch)
nE pOgaDA kuNTE - varALi - kaNDa cApu - tyAgarAja (AlApanai, neraval and svarams at 'nIrajanayana srI tyAgarAjanuta rAmA')
vA murugA vA - bEgaDA - rUpakam - spencer venugopal (AlApanai)
padavini - sALagabhairavi - Adi - tyAgarAja
shR_ngArAdi - dhavalAnga - kaNDa Ekam - dIkshitar
giripai nElakonna - sahAnA - Adi - tyAgarAja (AlApanai, neraval and svarams at 'nilapaTi')
taniyAvardanam
Atana pADuvE - hamsAnandi - Adi - purandara dAsA
bAjat muraLi murAri - sindubhairavi - tisra gati - svAti tirunAL
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshtram - Adi - tyAgarAja

The concert started off with a small sketch of tODi followed by the Era nApai varNam in two speeds. The kamalA manOhari kriti that followed was well rendered with beautiful svarams at the pallavi line. Then came a short sketch of shrI rAgam and nAmakusumamulacE was nicely rendered.

The first elaborate piece of the evening was nE pogaDa kuNTE in varALi. The AlApanai was very good and inspiring. The kriti, which is listed as dEsya tODi in some sources, was rendered beautifully with a structured neraval and svarams. The elaborate bEgaDA AlApanai was lovely. There were a lot of sancArams in which every svaram could show the complete form of bEgaDa. The kriti, which was rather a low-profile one for the elaborate AlApanai, was well rendered as well with a brisk padavini to follow.

The rare dIkshitar kriti in dhavalAnga, 49th mELam of the asampUrNa mELam, was next in line. The main sahAnA AlApanai was so good that one is in search of adjectives. The kriti was given full justice and the neraval and korappu svarams in 'da' were nice. The way Smt. Seetha showed the different gamakams on dhaivadham and the special attention on the gandaram, which it warrants, were all true exhibition of vidwat. The purandara dAsa kriti had a few lines from one of his devarnAmAs to preceed it.

Dr. Narmada on the violin, was good, though she had interevened a few gimmicky phrases during her parts of the manOdharmam, which were no match to the main artist. Sri Skandasubramanian on the mrudangam was good all thro' the concert and in the tani, but for a few parts which were quite loud. Sri Murali provided good accompaniment to the conert.

A very fulfuling concert, with a traditional touch, exhibiting quite a few rare kritis.