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Dedicated to Syama Sastri
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The highlights of Shengottai Harihara Subramaniam’s Carnatic concert were smooth swara sancharam, raga alapana and breath control.
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Subramaniam began his concert with ‘Sarasijanabha,’ the Ada tala varnam …
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Erudite: Shengottai Harihara Subramaniam.
‘Palimsu Kamakshi’ was the highlight of Shengottai Harihara Subramaniam’s Carnatic vocal concert at Kartika Tirunal Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram. The intricacies of Madhyamavati were delineated by the vocalist.
After rendering the tanam, Subramaniam sang the kriti in which composer Syama Sastri extols the virtues of his favourite deity Kamakshi.
The thaniavarthanam that followed was performed with finesse by Vypeen Sathish and Thrikkakare Y. N. Santaram on the mridangam and the ganjira respectively.
Tribute
The concert, organised by Sri Swati Tirunal Sangita Sabha. in connection with the Trimurthy Aradhana Festival, was dedicated to Syama Sastri.
Subramaniam learnt the early lessons in Carnatic music from the late Parameswara Bhagavathar. He is now learning under Srimushnam V. Rajarao and Padma Rajarao.
Subramaniam began his concert with an Ada tala varnam ‘Sarasijanabha,’ composed by Vadivelu in Kambhoji. He followed it with Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Gajananam nyutham’ in Chakravakam.
Subramaniam sang with aplomb Syama Sastri’s popular swarajati comprising pallavi and charanam. The kriti was ‘Kamakshi’ in Bhairavi set to Misra chappu tala.
‘Himadrisudhe’ in Kalyani, composed by Syama Sastri, came in for much applause from the rasikas. It was set to Roopaka tala.
A Sindubhairavi piece ‘Karunai karpagame’ was preceded by the chanting of a sloka.
He concluded his concert with a tillana composed by his guru Srimushnam V. Rajarao. In raga Behag, the piece displayed shades of Nilambari, Varali, Kadanakuthoohalam, Hamsanandi and Sindubhairavi in the form of a ragamalika. Avaneeswaram S.R. Vinu gracefully supported the vocalist on the violin.
The highlights of Subramaniam’s concert were smooth swara sancharam, raga alapana and breath control.
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