Ideas & Views

Where do I start and how do I start? I have never been so emotional in a concert. The alapana of Kalyani pulled a drop of tear at the tara sthyai Ni . I could describe only the Kalyani and nothing else. But, are there words? Few weeks ago, I realized (during one of those thinking sessions - don't ask me details) that Language is one of the marvels of man's creative spirits. Nay. Language is a barrier. Music conveys more emotions that no language could. To describe this Kalyani, language fails me. Krishna -vin Kalyani oru penn endral, atthnai amsangaludan sarithiram kandiratha perazhagi-yai eruppal . Kallum karaiyum Kalyani Krishna KalyaNee-yil sethukiya azhagae thaNee Kalyani-yil oru oviyam Adhuvae Krishnavin Kaviyam Krishna(ji) is truly a musician with immense training in researched voice modulation techniques. The way he sang the usually- impossible lower octaves and very tough higher octaves are excellent examples of vocal chord training. The restrained playing of the mridan

Carnatic Vocal concert of Sri. T.M.Krishna Violin: Sriramkumar Mridangam: Arun Prakash April 25, 2008 @ SSVT , Maryland Song list: 1. Intha chalamu jesithae - Begada varnam 2. Kiravani, Varamulosaki, Roopakam, Patnam Subramaniya Iyer 3. Nilambari, Amba Nilayadakshi 4. Kapinarayani, Sarasa samadana 5. Main piece - Kalyani - Kamalambam Bhajare Manasa 6. Ahiri - Amba Maatladhara Maayamma 7. RTP - Sahana - Pallavi in Kanda jaathi Triputa talam: Vadivelani Nidham Potruvom, Vaiyamellam Arul Purindhu Kaakkum Ragamalika of the RTP: Amruthavarshini and Lalitha - Lyrics as well as music composed by the Mridangist Arun Prakash 8. Varali - KaVaVa 9. Viruttam in Ragamalika - Karaharapriya, Sankarabranam, Kamboji, Bilahari, Chalanatai, Atana, Kapi Lyrics of the viruttam was a verse that describes Navarasa starting with Sringaram ...(a piece from Ramayanam) Viruttam followed by: Kapi - Janaki Ramana Dasaratha Nandana of Sri Vanamamalai Jeeyar 10. Yamankalyani - Krishna Nee Beganae 11. Kamas - Tillana