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MALLADI BROTHERS EARN A STANDING OVATION AT NAADA INBAM |
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Malladi brothers Sriram Prasad and Ravikumar won a standing ovation at their concert for Naada Inbam on 21st December 2000. They are the sons of Malladi Suri Babu, who is a musician himself. They have also had the privilege of learning under the late Voleti Venkateswarulu and Nedunuri Krishnamurthy. | |
The brothers opened their concert with the bright Saranga Varnam, 'Intamodi' in Adi tala. 'Gajanana' in Todi was the next item, which the brothers suffixed with a few rounds of kalpanaswaras at the Charanam. Their smiling faces added to the listening pleasure. Tyagaraja's masterpiece in Durbar, 'Munduvenuga' with its lovely gait set a different pace for the concert. Vasanta is a raga that
brings an atmosphere of calm and serenity. The brothers' rendition of
Annamacharya's sankeertana 'Vadevenkatadri' took the audience to
great heights of tranquility. Srikanth, a disciple of H K Narasimhamurthy also played well on the violin and made a good impression on the audience. Mannargudi Easwaran and E M Subramaniam on the mridangam and Ghatam respectively, with all their experience lent their full support and added value to the concert. |
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The post-main items 'Agadivelala' (Revati) and 'Idadu padam tooki aadum' (Khamas) were heart-warming, except that they should improve their pronunciation in Tamil. 'Itu Sahasamu' a javali of Swati Tirunal in the rare raga Saidhavi, a bhajan in Behag, 'Ramarama bajo' and 'Patikiharatire' (Surati) brought the concert to a close. It must be mentioned that their rendition of the bhajan was particularly good and lingered in the ears long after the concert concluded. | |
The audience were
overwhelmed by the wonderful performance and gave their applause
wholeheartedly. One among the audience requested the rest to give a
special applause and the hall thundered with applause again. The Sabha secretary then showered words of
praise and encouragement on the young musicians. He said, "Mango's
sweetness can be enjoyed only if a person tastes it by himself. Once its
taste is known, he might be willing to taste it again by paying for it. In
such a way, I have brought these young musicians to light, free of cost
for once. Now it is the responsibility of the other Sabhas and rasikas to
enjoy and make others enjoy it." Pushkala Ramakrishnan |
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Posted on 27th December 2000 |
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