Sudha Ragunathan's distinctive flair for giving a fresh touch in her presentation skills was evident in her vocal recital under the aegis of Arsha Kalaa Arangam, held at the Sarojini Auditorium, Coimbatore. Her well-developed vocal faculty came in handy to her while picturing the ragas with twists and turns.
Her modest start of ‘Siddhivinayakam Anisam' in Mohanakalyani with a brilliant chittaswaram made the listeners sit up for more in the following numbers.
Glitzy stimulation underlined the succeeding ‘ Sobillu' (Jaganmohini) and ‘Mokshamu Galada' (Saramathi).
Spate of kalpanaswaras
A delightful raga vinyasam of Kalyani with richly worked out sancharas integrated with vocal articulation for the kriti, ‘Ulagellam Eendra Annai' unravelled the sensitivity of the raga. The niraval and the spate of kalpanaswaras were rooted in the emotion of rakti.
The concluding pieces of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi's compositions—‘Bo Shambho' and ‘ Mahalinga Vibho' were marked by lyricism, mellowness and devotional fervour.
Embar Kannan's violin accompaniment was classy in the solo segment of raga delineations and swara sallies.
Sai Giridhar (mridangam) played strokes adding meaning to the percussive support in company with Ramani's morsing. Both painted a picture of laya in a lilting thani.
