New age IR's Raga Choices

[Gregorysab]

Lovely set of songs Suresh! The moment I came across "Suddha Saveri" in your paragraph, I knew you would list out Koda Manjin! Manasoram is a given anyway, because it is recent. The telugu song is the surprise for me, for I havent listened to it before although I had the album.

Btw, probably you can add even: http://www.thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer...4'&lang=en to the list. Lovely song! There is a telugu version too of this song, if I remember right, it is sung by 2 female singers.

[Sureshs65]

Kamal,

Thanks. I had listed 'Sithagaththi Pookale' in m writeup. It is a well known melody so I didn't list it. Yes, it does belong to the 90s.

[V_S]

csr sir, vel, Suresh ji, RR, KV, skr, thumburu, vinatha, aakarsh,
I am indebted to you all. What an enlightening thread and wonderful analysis. Even I don't get much whatever little I get, I am feeling so great. Thanks to you all.

[skr]

Katyayani - A Janyam of Natabhairavi
Structure - S R2 G2 P D1 S | S D1 P G2 R2 S
Prima facie it looks like Mohanam , ofcourse the difference being in the later it is Ga3 whereas in Katyayani its Ga2

There was a recent concert of SPB in Chennai .The theme was raga based film songs.
Needless to say majority of the songs were from Maestro's compositions
In the concert he mentioned about this raga and sang the song Amma Amma Endhan from Uzhaipalli.
An Amma song , can it not be good , SPB sings so awe inspiringly , such a touching song , you get a slightly sombre feeling when listening to this raga.
Lovely flute trills in the prelude and there is a hard hitting impactful counterpoint between violins and then a small veena conveying the melancholic surrounding to again give way to the resounding violins. The flute also beautifully wraps itself around the melody in the Charanam.
He uses Tremolos in the 2nd interlude to keep the reverbrating effect intact to be followed by the violins and the oh so louly flute with some arpegios in the background
The finale witnesses a super crescendo style ending with violins converging across 3 octaves (flute trills suddenly appear) to end in a thunderous fashion.

[skr]

From a sombre song , came across another IR song in the same raga.
One which came much earlier and which is a really nice melody sung so sweetly by SPB. I guess this should have appeared in App's Golden Era of IR-SPB thread, Pls give link if possible.
Its just amazing how IR treats the same raga in such diverse ways.
Jodi Nadigal - Anbe Odi Vaa
http://thiraipaadal.com/tpplayer.asp...200%27&lang=en

[skr]

Posting the list of songs that were sung in the SPB Ragam based film songs concert held in Kamarajar Arangam , Chennai last month.
Count the no. of IR Songs
1. Thumbi vaa (Instrumental music)
2. Isaiyil Thodangudhammaa (Ananthu)
3.Kaatril varum geethamae en kannanai ( Female chorus and ananthu) - Kalyani
4.Jaadhi malli poocharamae - SPB - Maand(MD - Maragathamani)
5.Amma amma endhan aaruyire - SPB (It was mind blowing!! ) - Katyayani
6. Naanoru Sindhu - Sindhu Bhairavi - Sindhu Bhairavi
7.Idhazhil Kadhai - Lalitha (SPB and a female singer) - Unnaal Mudiyum Thambi
8.Vaikarayil vaigai karaiyil - Subha pantuvarali (SPB) - Payanangal Mudivathillai
9.Malligaye Malligaye - Sarasangi
10.Unnal mudiyum thambi thambi - Hindolam - SPB
11.Meendum Meendum Vaa- Dharmavathi - SPB and a female singer (He said it is a difficult song for the chorus singers to sing)
12.Maanjolai kilidhaano - Kizhakkae poagum Rayil - Ananthu
13.The evergreen , beautiful Nandha nee en nila nila - Madhuvanthi - Dhakshinamoorthy Swamigal - SPB !!! Bliss
14.Radha Radha nee engae - Durga - Meendum Kokila - SPB kalakkals
15.ABC nee vaasi - Niranjani - Kaaki chattai - Ananthu
16. The mellifluous Vannam konda vennilavae - Peelu - SPB , the great!
17.Innum ennai enna seiyya poagiraai - Gambeera nattai- SPB and a female singer!
18.Madhura Marikkozhundhu - Mayamalavagowlai
19. A medley of Paartha vizhi - Paavani and Maogum enum Theeyil - Kanakaangi- Brilliantly rendered by Ananthu after explaining about both the raagams!
20.Raagam Thaanam Pallavi - Raagamaalika- SPB - Movie Shankarabaranam
21.Kootatthilae Koyil Puraa- SPB- Karnataka Khamas
22.Kaadhal Mayakkam - Suddha Saveri - Pudhumaipenn
23.Aval oru Maenagai - Sivaranjani - SPB -*Goosebumps*-
24.Poovil vandu -Mohanam - SPB - Kadhal Oviyam
25.Poove Sempoove - Solla Thudikkidhu Manasu
26.Unakkenna Melae nindraai - SPB
27.Kannukkul Nooru Nilavaa - Shanmukhapriya - SPB
28.Kamalam Paadha Kamalam - Ananthu
29.Oru naal Podhumaa - Ananthu (Brilliant singing)

[app_engine]

I guess this should have appeared in App's Golden Era of IR-SPB thread, Pls give link if possible.

Here it is :
jOdi nadhikaL post on SPB-IR thread

[app_engine]

skr,
your # 15 (ABC nee vAsi) is from oru kaidhiyin diary (and not kAkki chattai)

[RR]

skr, tks for the update on the concert. Minor correction: it's D1 (komal dha) for Katyayini. 'jodi nadhigal' (one of my alltime favorites) is a beautiful composition.

[skr]

App ,
Thanks for the link and also pointing out the correction.

RR,
Thanks for mentioning , ive now corrected it to Da1.