Thanjavur S Kalyanaraman - Live Concert, c. 1978 [92nd Birth Anniversary Special]

Nādabhṛṅga takes great pleasure in celebrating the 92nd birth anniversary of the genius vocalist Mahavidwan Sri S Kalyanaraman (2nd July 1930 - 9th January 1994), by bringing you from the archives a scintillating musical feast. Sri Kalyanaraman was a unique path breaker, creating musical trends that have since been adopted by several musicians of subsequent generations. Though he was greatly influenced by his equally brilliant guru, Mahavidwan Sri G N Balasubramaniam, he forged a deeply innovative and individualistic style, that continues to remain greatly adored by fans and musicians to this day. His handling of vivādi rāga-s, as well as several rare rāga-s, coupled with his unique brand of extra crisp bṛkkā phrases, made his elaborations exceptionally delectable. He could imbue even seemingly limited rāga-s with a body and depth that belied their structural simplicity. His music was a product of his extremely fertile imagination, replete with a rich sense of aesthetic virtue. This concert recording from the archives, stands testimony to the colossal music that was Sri S Kalyanaraman.

Thanjavur S Kalyanaraman
M S Gopalakrishnan - Violin
Ramnad C S Murugabhupathi - Mridangam
G Harishankar - Khanjira
T H Vinayakaram - Ghatam

1. vandeniśamaham - haṃsadhvani - ādi - mysūrū vāsudēvācār [00:00]
2. teliyalēru rāma - dhēnukā - ādi - tyāgarāja [06:21]
3. marivērē dikkevvaru - latāṅgi - khaṇḍa cāpu - paṭṇam subrahmaṇya aiyar [14:14]
4. idi samayamu brōva rādā - nāṭakapriyā - rūpakam - mysūrū vāsudēvācār [34:05]
5. mānamu lēdā - hamīrkalyāṇī - ādi - tyāgarāja [43:28]
6. upacāramu jēsēvāru - bhairavī - rūpakam - tyāgarāja [01:07:44]
7. ēdayyā gati - calanāṭṭa - ādi - kōṭīśvara aiyar [01:39:02]
8. tani āvartana [01:55:37]
9. kūvi aḻaittāl kural koḍuppān - valaji - ādi - tirucirāpaḷḷi śrīnivāsan raṅgarājan [02:23:39]
10. ramate yamunā pulina - rēvati - ādi - jayadēva [02:28:39]
11. tillānā - sindhubhairavī - ādi - composer? [02:35:40]
12. nī nāma rūpamulaku (maṅgalam) - saurāṣṭra - ādi - tyāgarāja [02:38:27]

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