Ideas & Views

First, here is a link to Sanjay's blogs and podcasts: http://sanjaysub.blogspot.com http://sanjaysub.libsyn.com/index.php?post_category=podcasts With the 'Vande Mataram Enbom' for a second song, Sanjay (ji understood) took me by surprise. It was a good reminder of the recent August 15th. After all, the Indian embassy at DC was closed down for Indian Independence Day without even a flag hoisted proudly. It took me 3 songs to actually start enjoying the concert. Even the Ritigowla didn't make any difference to me. Just another rendition with no bhavam . But, when he elaborated Kamalamanohari, I understood the previous 3 songs were only jetlagged. I haven't heard an alapana for kamalamanohari before by anybody and the only song I knew in this raga is Kanchadalayadakshi. I have only heard it being sung as a thukada . The beautiful sancharas of Sanjay brought out the deep inner flavor of the raga - neraval at "raga sashivadanae"- unhindered by the obvious limi

Carnatic Vocal: Sanjay Subramaniam Violin: Nagai Muralidharan Mridangam: K.Arun Prakash Date: Sept 05, 2008 Venue: SSVT, Maryland Here's the list of songs sung: 1. Sami Ninne Kori, Sri raga Varnam 2. Vande Mataram Enbom , Sankarabaranam 3. Nannu vidachi, Ritigowla 4. Kanchadalayadakshi, Kamalamanohari 5. Enathu Manam kavalai enum erul soozhndal, Harikamboji, Papanasam Sivan 6. Gajavadana sammohita veera, Todi, Maharaja Kumara Ettendra (not heard of this name ?) 7. Oho Kalamae un pol evarkku undu indra jalamae, Sahana, Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai 8. Needhu mahima, Hamsanandi, Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavatar 9. RTP Bahudari: Pallavi: Kandhanadi Avar enakku sondhamadi Valli manaalanadi 10. Kundrin Meedhu Nindru Kanden, Kamas, Bharathidasan 11. slokam: sruthva guna ..... song: Bansiwale Hey Man Moh, Mohanam, Swati Tirunaal 12. kanDu dhanyanAdenO Udipi Krishnana, Behag, Purandaradasar 13. Nijagadasa yadhu nandhanae, Sindubairavi, SriJayadeva 14. Arumo Aaval, Mand, T.K.Kalyanam (Kar