M.S.Sheela sang to an almost packed auditorium at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja, K.R.Road, Bangalore on Sunday, 4th June 2006. The main highlights of her performance were the detailed kalyani and kiravani raga alapanas. Here is the song list:
Artists:
Vocal: M.S. Sheela
Violin: C.N.Chandrasekhar
Mridangam: H.S.Sudheendra
Ghatam: Sukanya Ramagopal
Morsing: S.V.Balakrishna
Songs:
1) varnam (ninnukOri) – vasantA – Adi – tAchur singArachAri
2) garuda gamana – nAgaswarAvali – rUpakam – pattanam subramaniya iyer
3) patti viduvarAdu – manjari – Adi – thyAgarAja
4) gOvardana girIsham – hindOlam – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
5) himAdri suthe – kalyAni – Adi (tisra As) – thyAgarAja
6) Ishwari rAjeswarI – Abheri – Adi – harikesanallUr muthiAh bhAgavathar
7) paramapurusham – lalitha panchamam – kanda chApu – swAti tirunAl
8) chEtasrI – dvijAvanti – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
9) kalikiyundE – kIravAni – Adi – thyAgarAja
10) hare vEnkata – sindubhairavI – Adi – purandaradAsa (?)
11) bavamAna (mangalam) – sourAshtram – Adi – thyAgarAja
(could have missed 1 or 2 songs in the above listing)
M.S.Sheela is also scheduled to perform today at H.N.Kalakshetra, Jayanagar, Bangalore at 6:30PM.
Ramkumar,
I am not sure if you remember me still. I have come to your concerts before in Delhi. I have always enjoyed listening to you playing mridangam for carnatic vocal. I have recently got transfered to Bangalore. Hope you are playing for concerts here also. Do let me know so that I can come and hear. I will also mail you.
Dear Mr. Keshav,
Yes. I remember you. You had sent me a mail a few months back too. Will keep you posted.
Ram
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ninnukori mohana raagam ille?
There is a ninnukori varnam in vasantha too. The mohanam varnam goes like “ninnu kOri yunnA nura, nikhila lOka nAyaka” and the vasantha varnam goes like “ninnu kOri yunnAra, nenArunchi nannElukOra”. The one she sang was the vasantha varnam.