Renuka Devi - Malahari Ragam - Kanda Chapu Talam - Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar Violin - Sri H N Bhaskar Mridangam - Sri Patri Satish Kumar Kanjira - Sri Guruprasanna Tambura - Sri R Vaidyanathan
What a singer this Abhishek. Look at the way he decorates an already superb beauty of a raga and an evocative song. His voice is put to full use as he sings perfectly aligned and pure notes in a dazzling array of swaras built around Sa RI Ma Ga Ri Sa RI Ga Ri Sa. Hats off. And Patri. what a mridangam maestro! the applause is richly deserved.
I had to replay this several times because Patri Satish Kumar's brilliant accompaniment and Abhishek Raghuram's amazing constructions keep competing for my attention. What a treat for the eyes, the ears and the heart! The closing pattern from Patri Satish Kumar is a clever improvisation on 'sarima--garisarigarisa', the principal phrase that Abhishek's manodharma is centred on.
Reading comments from Bobby ji is also equally refreshing. I come to listen Abhishek's concert for 3 reasons. 1. Offcourse AR singing 2. Patri 3. Bobby comments
@Arvind Venkataraman What you said is technically correct. But seeing the crystal ball with PSK is a poetic perspective. That adds a divine charm to this sublime kind of music.
V. K. Srinivasan, Toronto, Canada. This is another addicting song in Malahari ragam in which I like to forget this whole world and its accompanying worries ; I am totally immersed and am above the clouds when I hear this beautiful song in praise of Devi, my favourite deity.
Sir This Ragam is called Kannada Bangala . It is a very rare Ragam. Both Malahari and KB share the Same Aarohanam Avarohanam S R1 M1 P D1 S* S* D1 P M1 G3 R1 S Though there are very subtle differences which can be identified through close listening of both ragams
Namaskaram Jai Sri Krishna Thank you so much of your beautifully sharing the excellent song "Renuka Devi" beautifully rendered by the Carnatic Musical Vocal Exponent Vidhwan Sri Abhishek Raguram!
I think Kannada Bangala is Dikshitar's name for Malahari. Like he has renamed many ragas, Gamakakriya is Poorvikalyani and Suddha Saveri is Devakriya, etc... There are some minor differences between the normal version of these ragas and Dikshitar's version, but nearly they are close. He has mixed some hindustani ragas that are close to the carnatic version of the raga and this made it slightly different. So Devakriya can be called Suddha Saveri but the phrases are different though the svaras are the same. Devakriya takes some phrases from raga Durga as well and so it is different.
It comes within the Song as well. Definitely Kannada Bangla, according to Sri Dikshitar himself !!! Listen to the song, after 'Guru Guha', 'Kannada Bangala' are in the Sahityam.
Yes, his mother is the niece of Vidwan Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman while veena exponent Vid Smt Jayanti Kumaresh is his aunt (mother’s sister). Not to mention that he's the Grandson of Vidwan Sri Palghat Raghu
The singer seems to exhibit his extraordinary talent of EXTREME UNNECESSARY BRUHAAs always than clearly pronouncing the words in any kruthi and has changed the original structure and tune by substituting his own Sangathis rather than singing the Sangathis composed by the Sacrad Saints. He does not respect the composers at all. Very sorry.
