Tamizh Isai Vizha Concert - Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha

Charulatha Mani - Vocal

6:30pm, 2010.03.31
Vani Mahal, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai

Free concert; all are welcome

More details of the festival:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/03/19/stories/2010031951120400.htm

We wish the concert success. You may like to share one or two clips with the rasikas, who do not live in Chennai, after the event.

Best Wishes! Karthik is very good with posting clips...

Concert songlist:

01 Varnam - Charukesi - Lalgudi Jayaraman
02 Varanamukha - Hamsadhwani - Kotiswara Iyer
03 Thodudaiya - Gambhiranattai - Sambandhar thevaram
04 Sabhapatiku - Abhogi - Gopalakrishna Bharathi
05 Aadikondar - Mayamalavagaula - Muthuthandavar
06 Eppadimanam - Huseni - Arunachala Kavi
07 Enneramum - Purvikalyani - Shyama Shastri
08 Alaipayude - Kaanada - Oothukaadu Venkatasubbaiyer
09 Yaro ivar yaro - Bhairavi - Arunachala Kavi
10 Brindavanatil - Sindhubhairavi
11 Bhumiyil - Sindhubhairavi
12 Thunbamnergayil - Desh
13 Divyaprabandam - Sindhubhairavi
14 Chinanchirukiliye
15 Thillana - Behag


MP3 clips of the concert are available at:
http://charulathamani.blogspot.com/2010/04/tamizh-isai-festival-concert-vani-mahal.html

Many thanks. Delightful...(with the comments)

Thank you clmweb.Just listened to the clip of the well rendered pAsurams. Smt Charulatha Mani has done a excellent job in explaining the meaning. It would have been nice if she had mentioned that the pAsurams are from the taru tuyaram tarAyEl padigam of kulaSEkarAzhvAr.

In general , some people may believe the poet does not take importance over the poem. Of course, there are others who have the "Who cares about lyrics, I want only the sindhubhairavi" attitude.We cant do anything about them. When one just mentions Azhwar pAsuram or divyaprabhandam or tEvAram, it does not convey anything there. If you just mention Azhwar, it means only nammAzhvAr and not any other AzhvAr. There are 24 prabhandams inside the divyaprabhandam. It is just like saying tEvAram without mention if it was by appar, sundarar or sambhandar. Also there are 7 prabhadams under tEvAram. Hopefully people will make a little more effort in either getting the pAsuram words properly instead of just AzhvAr pAsuram or divya prabhandam. I'm not pointing finger at anyone in particular, but it is a general reuqes to the whole Artist and Rasika community. IMHO, the divya prabhandams, the tEvArams and their poets (may be called vAggEyakkAras) ought to be given as much importance as ancient, medieval or modern trinity or other vAggEyakkAras.

For a more in-depth series on Azhwar Pasurams with Charulatha Mani and K.B.Devarajan, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xIy4vtsgb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRvQjOjKd3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B79l51xX66w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC423843yCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFwxaMQwCDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR_icNtskQ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACeod-EQLmM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-qd42qeeAg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAIZP4IJG14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okeuohqZdEI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtnUr7usGcs

Thanks Karthikbala

Very nice. Thanks Karthik.