I was watching some video of the youngest fan of ARR in youtube (Thanks to Siva for sharing it 🙂 ) when I saw this (click on the link to listen) high quality recording of the Spirit of Unity concert theme (All my old readers might remember that I had posted the not-so-good quality recordings of the Spirit of Unity concert theme last year). I have been listening to it for the past 30 min & I still can’t stop listening to it! I was down with headache since the morning today and guess what? It’s has now disappeared. That’s the magic of Rahman’s music! 😀

Accompanists:
R.K.Shriramkumar – Violin
T.V.Vasan – Mridangam
Anirudh Athreya – Khanjira

Where & When? – CLT, IIT Madras on 11th August

Songs list (partial):
1. Varnam – Kalyani – Adi – Swarams
2. Vinata suta – Jayantasena – Swarams at mata badha
3. ninnu sevinchina – Yadukula kambhoji – Alapana, neraval at Kanakangi
4. Brovaradha sri – Varunapriya – Raaga outline
5. Upacharamulanu – Bhairavi – Alapana, neraval & swarams at kapata nataka
6. Veenabheri – Abheri (the supposedly correct Abheri 😉 ) – Raaga outline
7. Raagam Taanam Pallavi – Nattai (had to leave just as the tanam started)
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Watched it yesterday. Didn’t expect it to be my kind of movie and that was exactly how it was. kaNgaL iraNDaal/Reetigowlai as BGM for some of the scenes was nice. 🙂

Sanjay Subrahmanyan – Vocal
S.Varadarajan – Violin
Tanjavur Ramdoss – Mridangam
K.V.Gopalakrishnan – Khanjira

Where & When? – Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium (Kalpa Druma Arts & Artists Festival) on 9th August

Concert Duration: 2.5 hrs

Songs List:
1. chalamu seya – Hindolam
2. Yochana – Darbar – Swarams at Yochana
3. Dehi tavapada – Sahana – Alapana
4. Akshayalinga vibho – Sankarabharanam – Alapana, neraval & swarams at Badari vanamula nayikAsahita (Elaborate piece)
5. Sivakama Sundari – Mukhari (Started with the anupallavi, bhavaroga)
6. ardhanAreeswaram – Kumudakriya – Alapana, Swarams
7. Saravanabhava – Madhyamavati – Alapana, Swarams at Saravanabhava – Tani Avartanam
8. oorile kaaNi (viruttam) followed by Karpooram naarumo – Khamas
9. Ghanta maNi – Kanada – Raaga outline
10. aaDum mayilaai (viruttam) followed by Kalpakambikai – Behag
11. Maavalla gadhama – Maand
12. orumai uDan – Kapi
13. Mangalam – Sowrashtram
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