Engaging vocal recital
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Kalabharati hosted soulful renditions by Mambalam sisters.
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SISTER ACT Mambalam sisters, R. Vijayalakshmi and R. Chitra
The monthly schedule of Visakha Music Academy featured a vocal recital by Mambalam sisters, R. Vijayalakshmi and R. Chitra, at Kalabharathi in Visakhapatnam last Saturday evening. Excellent support on violin by their other sister R. Hemalatha, Kalla Kuruchi Sivakumar on mridangam and their father K.S. Rangachary on ghatam, all from Chennai, marked the concert.
Having started singing in public from the age of 12 and credited with more than 1,500 performances all over the country besides Srilanka and Singapore and `A' grade artistes of AIR and Doordarsan, they started their recital in Kalabharathi as expected on a brisk note.
Rendering of a composition Neranammithi in Kanada, Vandeham (Annamayya's in Hamsadhwani) with swaram and then Dasaradha Tanaya of Thyagaraja (Asaveri) seemed to be a warming up session. Then they took up Ninne Nammithi (Simhendramadhyamam) for a brief but beautiful elaboration. A similar treatment of Kanugontini (Bilhari) next established an engaging tempo. Then followed an expansive espatiation of Daachukovalena of Tyagaraja (Todi). The aalapana, neravu and swarakalpana in the two speeds alternately by the sisters including Hemalatha on violin were scholarly exercises.
Hemalatha, with her soulful and aesthetic touch, contributed grandeur. Then after spiritedly rendering the composition of Bhadrachala Rama Das, Ramabhadra Rara in Ananda Bhairavi, they sang a dwiraga ragam tanam pallavi in Mohana and Varam (all swaras of Hindolam except chatusruthi Daivatham in place of the suddha Daivatham, also called as Hindolagamini or Madhuradhwani or Saardalaangi as per the Sangeetha Prasthaara Saagaram of M. Naadamuni Panditaar) set to Aditaalam. The pallavi was knit linking the names of the ragas thus: Mohanakrishna Varuvaade (sung in Mohana) and Varamunthaaruvaaye (sung in Varam). The aalapana and tanam besides the Pallavi in the two ragas well shared equally by the sisters including Hemalatha on violin delighted all alike and attracted instant applause. The tani rendered by Sivakumar on mridangam and Rangchary on ghatam though a brief exercise was scintillating.
Tarangams of Narayanatheertha, compositions of Ramadas and a Kabir bhajan constituted the lilting tailpiece.
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