The purity and cleanliness of TNK's playing is astounding. Pity the recording cuts off at the dhanyasi alapana, it would have been so fulfilling to listen to the rest of the recital.
Contemporary Mrudangists, Who wants to take the concert to A highest level should listen to Raghu sirs methods of Sowkiyam way of accompanying without marring or jarring the main artist and at the same time uplifting the Krithis that are played. Having learnt from him and also listening to hundreds of his live concerts, I am with a strong conviction could declare that Raghu sirs vidwath, especially after Y2K, has exceeded All levels of Highest standards and finesse and at times I used to think he has been surpassing the Benchmark set by his own Revered Guru Sri PMI, off course with his Blessings from the eternal world. And my strong conviction is proven again and again, in each of the Concerts I happened to listen, either Live or Recorded. Would anyone Beg to differ with me, if you have been keenly listening to most of his Concerts with different Main artists, right from Nedhanuri Mama to Mandolin Srinivas, Sanjay, Ravikiran, Malladi Bros et al to his own grandson Abishek...???🤨
