KV Narayanaswamy - Music Academy, 1970

KV Narayanaswamy - Music Academy, 1970 

KV Narayanaswamy - Thirupparkadal S Veeraraghavan - Palghat Raghu at the annual Madras Music Academy on the 24th of December 1970. Concert List: 1. Sarasijanabha ninnu - Kambhoji - Ata talam - 0:00 2. Sobhillu saptasvara - Jaganmohini - Rupaka talam - 5:51 3. Ramanatham bajeham - Pantuvarali - Rupaka talam - 10:46 4. Marivere gati - Anandabhairavi - Misra Chapu talam - 27:30 5. Thoomani maadattu (Tiruppavai) - Hamirkalyani - Adi talam - 42:20 6. Ini oru kanam - Sriranjani - Rupaka talam - 46:42 7. Nanu paalimpa - Mohanam - Adi talam - 51:34 8. Marulukonnadira - Khamas (Javali) - Adi talam - 1:16:28 9. Parama purusham - Lalitha panchamam/Vasantha - Khanda Chapu talam - 1:19:47 10. RTP - Keeravani - 1:23:31 11. Krishna nee begane - Yamuna Kalyani - Misra Chapu talam - 1:56:58 12. Ragamalika slokam - 2:01:58 13. Manasi dusahamayo - Ahiri - Misra Chapu talam It seems that this piece above is in the original recording, but is unfortunately missing here. I believe that Shri Narayanaswamy ends the slokam with Ahiri, to sing this Padam below, but in this recording he appears to sing the tillana after the slokam. 14. Tillana - Poorvi - 2:14:13 15. Mangalam - Saurashtram - Adi talam - 2:16:50

Thoughts

Above the pieces above, the ones that I most enjoyed listening to was the RTP in raga Keeravani

- "Devi brova samayamide ati vegame vachi," and Ramanatham bhajeham in raga Pantuvarali.

Shri Narayanaswamy sings with such effortlessness in this concert, while bringing weight and power to the concert perfectly contrasting the softness and smoothness of his voice.

Shri Raghu's accompanies brilliantly in this concert, as does Shri Veeraraghavan, showcasing his skill in maintaining the tempo with his special technique of 2nd speed 'Neraval' and 'tanam'-'ville'

(Here is the programme for this decade: https://musicacademymadras.in/annual-conference-and-concerts-1970-1980/)