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Pleasing concerts
P. SURYA RAO
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The Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan saw a confluence of leading musicians.
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PHOTO: CH. VIJAYA BHASKAR
A different tune Laya Vinyasam recitation by Srimushnam V. Raja Rao
This year, Vijayawada Akashvani staged three concerts in connection with the annual Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan. To the disappointment of many, there was no mention of any musician from Andhra Pradesh, except Hyderabad brothers- Seshachary and Raghava
chary. The concerts took place at the Sidhardha auditorium and a fairly large crowd attended and enjoyed the concerts.
The first concert was a vocal duet by Mayavaram sisters Uma and Geeta. They are disciples of late K.S. Krishna Murthy. Meechu Krishnaiah’s composition Daya Payonidhe in Jaganmohini was the starting item. The voices of the sisters were good but the overall effect of their concert was some what on the mediocre side. Uma and Geeta sang Karuna Joodavamma of Syamasastri in Varali rendering it with impressive alapana and swaras. Fine support of the duo came from Lalitha Raghavan (violin), P. Ramesh (mridangam) and K. Gnananandam (Kanjira). The sisters rendered Laliyugave in Neelambari and a thillana in Jonpuri.
A. Ananta Padmanabhan, a vainik and a staffer of Trissur Akashvani, gave a melodious concert as the second programme of the evening. Ananta Padmanabhan was groomed by his late father Anantakrishnayye and elder sister Gomathi Chidambaram. A happy blend of Gayaki style and sensible sound modulation marked Ananta Padmanabhan’s playing. Starting with Anuragamuleni of Thyagaraja in Saraswathi, he played as the main item, a hauntingly sweet delineation of Kafi preceding the Thyagaraja keertana Inta Sowkhyamu. The kalpana swaras also were crisp and carried the raga bhava. As the final item, Padmanabhan played a fine Meera bhajan Kandha Tere in Sindubhairavi. The seasoned vainik had soothing percussion support from K. Jayakishan and V. Kartikeyan on mridangam and ghatam respectively.
Ace mridangam player Srimushnam Raja Rao’s solo mridanga laya vinyasam was the final treat of the evening. Raja Rao who hails from a well known musical family, is known for his brilliance in following as well as solo playing. His speciality is intricate mathematical calculations and excellent modulation. He kept the audience spellbound for half an hour with his prowess.
For the vinyasam, Aditala in slow tempo (chowka kalam) was used. The musical lead was given in Keeravani by violinst V.L. Kumar. R.K. Murthy supported well on the ghatam.
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