Dr KJ Yesudas @ Fort High School, Ramanavami
This year's RamaNavami festival at Fort High School commenced with a recital by KJY. Dr KJ Yesudas - Vocal Mahadeva Sarma - Violin Tiruvarur Bakthavatsalam - Mridangam Radha Krishnan - Ghatam 1. Valachi vacchi - Navaraga malika Varnam 2. Vatapi ganapathim - Hamsadhwani - MD - Aadi (Neraval and Swarams @ pranava swarupa) - nowhere close to his old recording where he has sung Vathapi for an hour and one doesn't get bored for a single minute. 3. Guruvina gulama - Hamsanandi - Purandara Dasa - Adi - This was preceded by a big lecture on Guru Bhakti. 4. Entaveduko - Saraswathi Manohari - St. Thyagaraja - Adi 5.Enanittu mecchisuveno - Dharmati - PD - Aadi (A, S @ Enaniku mechisuveno) 6. Balakanaka - Atana - St. Thyagaraja - Adi 7. Ennalu urake - Subhapantuvarali - St. Thyagaraja - Adi. Very boring and lack lusture interpretation of this pensive ragam in contrast to a vintage MS recording from AIR where she has rendered this kriti beautifully. 8. Sriramam Ravikula - Narayana Gowla -...