http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/va_ni/

Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam, Chennai. The song list was as follows:



Vocal: Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar

Violin: Shri Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam

Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar


Sabha: Naada Inbam, Chennai




List of songs:

1) gaNanAyakam – pUrNashaDjam – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar

2) tuLasi daLa – mAyAmALavagauLa – rUpakam – tyAgarAja (NS)

3) bhajarE rE mAnasa – AbhEri – Adi – mysore vAsudEvAchar (A)

4) gnAna sabhayil – sArangA – misra cApu – pApanAsam sivan

5) cintaya mA – bhairavi – rUpakam – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (AS)

6) hindillA svAmi – rasikapriyA – Adi – purandaradAsa

7) kulabirudunu – dEvamanOhari – rUpakam – tyAgarAja (S)

8 ) nannu pAlimpa – mOhanam – Adi – tyAgarAja (ANST)

9) peTra tAi tanai (viruttam) – kApi, behAg, sindhubhairavi – rAmalinga aDigaL

gangAdhIshvaram – sindhubhairavi – Adi – sUrajAnandA

10) dhIm dhIm ta na (tillAnA) – rEvati – misra cApu – lAlguDi g. jayarAman

11) madhiyAl vithagan Agi (tiruppugazh) – suruTTi – Adi – aruNagirinAthar

12) nI nAma rUpa mulaku (mangaLam) – saurAshTram – Adi – tyAgarAja


(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, t=tAnam, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

A musical presentation imbued with Gnanam. Raga Vinyasas of Bhairavi and Mohanam wee commendable.
Kudos to Ramkumar . He played as though he was fully conversant with the DKJ padantharam. Excellent.

Thanks Jagan sir for the kind words!