Glides and turns
`Vanajaksha,' a varnam composed by T.R. Subramanyam, was the first item. A compactly woven piece in raga Behag, it charmed the audience with its unpredictable glides and turns.
`Srigananatham Bhajamyaham' in raga Kanakangi had jhanda passages dominating the kalpanaswaras. `Kamakshi amba,' a swarajathi by Shyamshastri in Bhairavi, was replete with raga bhava.
After `Marukelara o raghava' in Jayanthsree, Krishnakumar expanded Hamsanandi with an etch on the moorchanas and high vocal control.
Avaneeswaram Vinu gave a short sketch of the raga. Swati Tirunal's `Pahi Jagatjanani' was the Hamsanandi kriti presented.
In his Todi alaapana, Krishna Kumar took off from the dhaivatam to the upper shadjam rather abruptly.
`Dakshayani abhayambike' one of the `Abhayambika' set of kritis by Muthuswamy Dikshithar in rupaka tala was rendered impeccably.
Cherthala Dinesh gave good support on the mridangam and he, along with Gopinathaprabhu on the ghatom, gave a neat clear-cut thaniyavarthanam.
In a tribute to his guru Balamuralikrishna, Krishna Kumar sang a few of the latter's compositions like `Pavanathanaya palayamam.'
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