Concert with L. Ramakrishnan (Veena) for Naada Inbam

Played mrudangam for the veena concert of Shri  L. Ramakrishnan. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam in remembrance of the veena maestro Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan, who passed away recently.

The song list was as follows:

Veena: Shri L. Ramakrishnan

Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar

Venue:  Ragasudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai (Naada Inbam)

List of songs:

1) valaci vacci (varNam) – hindOLavasantam – catusra rUpakam – rAmasvAmi dIkSitar

2) hastivadanAya – navarOj – misra cApu – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (O) 

3) shrI nIlOtpala nAyikE – nArI rItigauLa – catusra rUpakam – muthusvAmi dIkSitar  (A)

4) vEnkaTa shaila – hamIr kalyANi – Adi – subbarAya shAstri (AtNST) 

(Tanam was played in ragas hamIr kalyANi, nATTai, gauLai, Arabhi, varALi and shrI)

5) mahAlakSmI – mAdhava manOhari – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar 

6) siddhIshvarAya – nIlAmbari – misra cApu – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (O)

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, t=tAnam, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram T=taniavartanam)