Brilliant Start to Rasaanveshanam - Concert at Home

Abhishek Raghuram - Vocal
HM Smitha              - Violin
Anantha R. Krishnan - Mridangam

Abhishek delivered an unforgettable concert at Arunachala today. We had over 60 people including guests from Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bhagavatars of OS Sunder group who had done Bhajans for Aruns family this morning. Arun and Meenakshi had made excellent arrangements.

Abhishek was accompanied by an able and melodious HN Smitha and a SIMPLY SPECTACULAR ANANTHA R Krishnan.

The song list was:
1. Viriboni Bhairavi
2. vatapi Hamsadhwani
3. Vinata Suta Jayantasena T
4. Ada Modi Charukeshi
5. Meenakshi Memudam Purvi Kalyani
6. tani
7. Mayamma Ahiri
8. A song in Surutti Telugu which went like Rama Namam...
9. Mangalam

Purvi Kalyani scaled unprecedented melodic depths of the raga and some unique simply unique phrases that brought out hidden gems in this raga. He did much work in the lower half of the scale, upper half of the scale, top scale and lots of jump phrases. His swaras were electric in parts. 

The song was rendered magnificently. I think nothing was left untouched or unadorned. It was his total worship of the idol of Meenakshi in Madurai, with all flowers, sandal paste, incense and offerings. In the words of Venky, your chartered accountant, it was Paisa Vasool.

The Jayantasena was handled very well too.
Ahiri was like litchi with ice cream - a surprise dish.

Anand delivered exquisite touches and punches every minute of the concert. The mike arrangements were excellent, we got the full tonality of the left and right wonderfully. He delighted us all with a great tani after a superb Meenakshi.

Abhishek had met with a big accident ten days ago on his way to a concert in Hole Narasipura. The car turned turtle. His ribs are badly bruised and hurt inside. He had great pain while sitting down or standing up. He said his concert today had been possible because of great love and care of family, friends and well wishers. 

He initially said he would sing for less than a couple of hours, I think he did finally 3 hours.

Jayanthi and Kumaresh brought him and his wife in their car, they stayed throughout and enjoyed the concert.

The full house had nothing but happy memories after the concert. Even the prasadam Sundal and Kesari was good.

On to the next concert!!!!!


Sachi