Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Shri R. Suryaprakash. The concert was organized during the chaturmasya vratam of the acharya of Shri Chakra Maha Meru Peedam at Ambattur, Chennai.
Shri Suryaprakash sang very well. Performing at venues different from the usual city based auditoriums somehow always has its charm and this one was no exception. Overall, a very satisfying experience.
The song list was as follows:
Vocal: Shri R. Suryaprakash
Violin: Villivakkam Shri Raghuraman
Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar
List of songs:
1) shruti smriti purANam (shlOkam) – cittaranjani
nAda tanumanisham – cittaranjani – Adi – tyAgarAja (S)
2) jAlandhara – valaji – rUpakam – harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar (ANS)
3) kamalAmbA – Anandabhairavi – misra cApu – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (O)
4) sEvikka vEnDum – AndOlikA – Adi – muthuthAnDavar (S)
5) abhayAmbA jagadambA – kalyANi – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (AST)
6) puNNiyam oru kODi – kIravANi – Adi – periasAmI thUran (O)
7) ten pazhani vElavanE (viruttam) – rAgamAlikA (behAg, dvijAvanti, sindhubhairavi)
nALai enru oruNAL varumA – sindhubhairavi – Adi – yAzhpANam vIramaNi
8 ) veLLai tAmarai – bhImpLAs – Adi – subramaNya bhArati
9) dEvan kE pati – darbAri kAnaDA – rUpakam – svAti tiruNAL (O)
10) nI nAma rUpa mulaku (mangaLam) – saurAshTram – Adi – tyAgarAja
11) vAzhiya senthamizh – madhyamAvati – Adi – subramaNya bhArati
(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, t=tAnam, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)
Ramkumar R 