Radha Viswanathan - Bhavayami Gopalabalam - Yaman Kalyani

Arul Migu Naga Nageshwari Shakti Thunai

Date: 13th Dec 2008

Occasion :

1) 4th Remembrance day of Bharat Ratna M.S.Subbulakshmi

2) Launch of Gowri Ramnarayan's Book - "MS & RADHA - SAGA OF STEADFAST DEVOTION" by His Excellency The Hon Governor of Tamil Nadu Shri Surjit Singh Barnala.

3)Launch of Website on Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi www.msstribute.org by Dr M.S.Swaminathan

3) Miraculous Comeback to Concert stage by Smt Radha Viswanathan, daughter , disciple and vocal accompanist of MS for 50 years, after a long period of debilitating illness.

4) S.Aishwarya, (aged 13 years and studying in eighth Std ),Great Grand Daughter of Smt M.S.Subbulakshmi , accompanies her Grandmother.

Aishwarya has been learning Carnatic Music from her 4th year with her Grandmother. From her 5th to 7th year she was also trained by Sharanya Krishnan , disciple of Smt Suguna Purushottaman . She is currently under the tutelage & guidance of Karnataka Kalashree, Vidushi Jambu Kannan, since 2002.

Aishwarya has also been learning the Veena since 2005 from Vidwan A Shankar Raman , disciple of Late Rajeshwari Padmanabhan (of the illustrious Karaikudi Baani)

A Unique Grandmother - Granddaughter duo.

Venue: The Music Academy, Madras

Song : Bhavayami Gopalabalam

Raga: Yaman Kalyani

Tala: Khanda Chapu

Composer: Annamcharya

Tuned by : Kadayanallur Venkataraman

Accompanists:

Sri R.K.Shriram Kumar - Violin
Sangita Kalanidhi Dr T K Murthy - Mridangam
Sri Harinarayanan - Second Mridangam
Sri Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira
Sri V.Navaneet Krishnan - Tambura & Vocal Support (Disciple of Smt Radha)
Sri P.T.Seshadri - Tambura (Disciple of Smt Radha)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Radha Viswanathan
• M.S.Subbulakshmi
• T.K.Murthy
• Aishwarya
• Carnatic
• Classical
• Music
• Vocal
• Music Academy
• Madras
• Yaman
• Kalyani
• Kadayanallur
• Venkataraman
• Yamuna
• Bhaavayaami
• Gopalabalam
• Bhavayami
• MSS
• Subbulakshmi

[samaganam]

@dasikalyan that is the exact way,telugu songs end,though this is Annamacharya kriti,since his renditions are in telugu,the telugu feel has been carried out for this song too.MS amma also sang like that,It is the most commonest way to spell them,or rather the most correct way.Not correcting you,not my job to correct any one(that too I learnt from MS amma).But just a piece of info that MS amma was a perfectionist,she knew what she was doing,the little one is imbibing the same qualities.

[whitecoats]

very good... the young girl has sung it very well!

[Sangeetharasikan]

Most of the sanskrit kritis are sung this way. I dont know if you have listened to MSS version of the same. She too sings with the words ending in 'm' twisted. In my opinion that adds more beauty to the kriti.

[BhagyalakshmiR]

Most of Annamcharya's songs had been lost for posterity till they were centuries later discovered on copper plates very close to the sanctum sanctorum of the Tirupathi Temple, when some repair work was being undertaken in the late 1970's. Maybe it was the desire of Lord Govinda to hear MS & Radha sing these treasures

[BhagyalakshmiR]

Aishwarya has sung a TERRIFIC Bhavyami Gopalabalam and as her voice merges with Sruti the effect is magical.This Raga flows like molten gold and Radha Mami's very presence on stage is electricfying. The photo of MS in the background, it appears as if the legend is smiling at Aishwarya.

[dasikalyan]

the "um" sound at the end of most of the lines was sung with an open mouth which leaves a bad ending for every line.. e.g. it is parama purusham .. not parama purushaaw. .. unless you end the sound with an "um" the song doesnt sound good.. so I should say this girl needs to be corrected by someone so that she can fix this in her next performances. Otherwise, I'm no one to comment on her voice.. simply left me spellbound..

[hanooshvideos]

What a song! And what a brilliant presentation ! The best ever Bhaavayami I have heard for a long long time. This song's other name is perfection.!

[PriyaLadR]

There are certain songs which are the exclusive possesions of certain musicians ! Bhavayami in Yaman is one such . Only MS Amma and Radha Mami can bring out the bhavam in such an exquisite manner. MS would have been proud to see her great grand daughter sing those lighting speed brigas in Chatula Nata and Paramapurusham. Gem of a video.

[vyssin]

Here is sumwere i can write pages & pages :) Its so synonymous with mami !! Amazingly rendered by mami & Aishwarya .. And mami's exceptional sangathis & ammas brigas rendered very well by Aishwarya !