Sikkil Gurucharan (SGC) performed at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja auditorium today. The highlights of the beautiful concert were the kannadagowla raga alapana and alapana & kalapana swaram for the main kriti in todi raga. On a day when there were 4 good concerts, all clashing with each other, especially the ones by Gurucharan and T.M.Krishna, I am more than happy that I came to listen to this concert, though there is a bit of sadness on missing the lecture demonstration by T.M.Krishna. Anyways, I am really happy that there are two more T.M.Krishna concerts scheduled this month and the next in Bangalore and I will try to attend them at any cost.
Here are the details of the SGC concert:
Vocal: Sikkil Gurucharan
Violin: Charulata Ramanujam
Mridangam: H.S.Sudheendra
Ghatam: Srisyla
List of songs:
1) viribOni (varnam) – bhairavi – kanda ata – pachimiriyam adiyappA
2) sidhi vinAyakam – mOhana kalyAni – Adi – harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavathar
3) murugA murugA – sAvEri – misra chApu – periasAmi thUran
4) kamalAmbAm bhajarE – kalyAni – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
5) sogasujUda – kannadagowla – rUpakam – thyAgarAja
6) pAhi pAhi – malayamArutam – Adi (tisra gati) – prAnEsha vittala dAsa
7) chEtasrI – dwijAvanti – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
8 ) mAmayUra – bilahari – Adi – mazhavai chidambara bhArati
9) gajavadanA – tOdi – Adi – kumara rAja ettEndra
10) gOpAlam – viruttam in rAgas sumanEsa ranjani, sindhu bhairavi & behAg
nanyAku badavanO – behAg – kanda chApu – purandaradAsa
11) manamE kanamum – bImplAs – Adi – pApanAsam sivan
12) thillAna – hamsAnandi – Adi – srImushnam rAjA rAo
13) pavamAna – sowrAshtram – Adi – thyAgarAja
Ramkumar R 