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.

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