Venue: Dr. Nalli Gana Vihar, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Date: 15th Sep 2006
Vocal: Sri P. Unnikrishnan
Violin: Sri M.R.Gopinath
Mridangam: Sri Guruvayoor Dorai
Khanjira: Sri B.S.Purushottam
List of songs:
1) sAminI tOdi (varnam) – pantuvarALi – Adi – vInA kuppaiyer (?)
2) ninnu jUchi – sOwrAshtram – Adi – pattanam subramania iyer (S)
3) AdamOdi – chArukEsi – Adi – thyAgarAja (AS)
4) mAnasa sanchararE – sAmA – Adi – sadAsiva brahmendra (AS)
5) rAgam tAnam pallavi – karaharapriyA – Adi (2 kalai)
pallavi wordings: tAmarasa daLanEtri thyAgarAjuni mitri
6) tarunI nyAn – dwijAvanti – misra chApu – swAti tirunAl
7) nAtha harE – sindhu bhairavi – Adi – sAi bhajan
8) pashyati – maduvanti – Adi – jayadEva
9) vijayagOpAlatE (mangalam) – surutti – Adi – nArAyana thIrtha
10) yOgIndrAnAm (slOkam – nArAyanIyam) – madhyamAvati
sAmA and kharaharapriya rAga AlapanAs were well executed. Graha bhedam was done in karaharapriya rAga AlApana taking madhyamam as shadjam to give harikAmbOji, gAndhAram as shadjam to give kalyANi and rishabam as shadjam to give tOdi.
The pallavi line “tAmarasa dalanEtri thyAgarAjuni mItri” was structured as follows (A=aksharam): (1A gap) tA (1A) ma (0.5A) ra (1A) sa (1A) da (1A) La (1A) nE (1.5A) tri (+ gap = 3.5A) thyA (1A) ga (0.5A) rA (1.5A) juni (1A) mI (1A) tri (0.5A). Total akshara count = 1A + 0.5A + 1A + 1A + 1A + 1A + 1.5A + 3.5A + 1A + 0.5A + 1.5A + 1A + 1A + 0.5A = 16A = 1 avartanam of Adi tAlam (2 kalai).

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