Thursday, September 17, 2009

Getting ready for navarAthri...

Preparations at home for navarAthri kolu started today..The preliminary work of re-arranging the furniture at home, setting up the steps for the dolls, unpacking the dolls etc is indeed a time-consuming one. Tomorrow the festival starts. I have chosen a new theme for this year's kolu too. (last year's theme was arupadai veedu).

With concerts almost on every other day during navarAthri, it is indeed going to be very difficult managing everything, but then, the interest in trying out new themes and inviting people home during the festival makes me forget all the stress !

I shall post photos of the kolu and the theme in a few days..
Looking forward to the start of the festival.

Happy navarAthri to one and all !

Friday, September 11, 2009

chAmundi ashtOttara shatanAma kritis(Part 1)- Audio Release from CHARSUR

CHARSUR, has under its banner,CDs belonging to various categories like ksEtrA, paddhatti,vAggeyakAra,rAgA series,spiritual etc.Under the Vaggeyakara series,my album consisting of nine kritis from the compilation of Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar's Chamundi Ashtottara Kritis has just been released.















Accompanists are V.V.S.Murari on violin and B.Ganapathiraman on Mridangam.

Kritis featured in this album:

1. Jaya Mahishasuramardhini - Hamsadhwani - Rupakam

2. Sri Sive - Abhogi- Adi

3. Rathna Kanchuka - Kambhoji - Misra Chapu

4. Vijayambike - Vijayanagari - Adi

5. Jalandhara - Valaji - Rupakam

6. Ume Ninage - Sri - Adi

7. Bhuvaneshwariya - Mohanakalyani - Adi

8. Vanadurge - Vanaspati - Rupakam

9. Sa Chamara - Hamsanandi - Rupakam


You can go the following link to see more details about the product:http://www.charsur.com/charsur-india/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=19&products_id=3210

Thursday, September 3, 2009

gAna kalA parishad and gAyana samAj, Bangalore - 30/8/09

Accompanists:
Sri.M.S.Govindaswamy - Violin
Sri.B.C.Manjunath - Mridangam
Sri.Vyasa Vittala - Kanjira



















Song list:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1.Varnam–sahAna-Thiruvottiyur Thyagayyar
2.srI mahAgaNapati–gauLA–muttuswAmi dIkshitar(S)
3.palukavadEmira–dEvamanOhari–Mysore vAsudEvAchArya(R,S)
4.siva siva siva-pantuvarALi–tyAgarAjA
5.chEtasri bAlakrishNam–dwijAvanthi–muttuswAmi dIkshitar
6.bhajarE rE chitta–kalyANi–muttuswAmi dIkshitar(R,N,S,T)
7.tAmasambu sEyakanE nannu brOvarA–kAmbOji–Veena Seshanna
8.RTP–kIravANi–sankIrNa jAti tripuTa (2 kaLai)
9.vAnchatOnunA–karNaranjani–harikesanallur muthaiah BhAgavathar
10.tAmbUri mItti tava–sindhu bhairavi– Purandara dAsa
11.mangaLam