At Kalarasana for the 4th consecutive year

Sathya was performing at Kalarasana for the 4th consecutive year, thanks to the organizers and Sri Srinivasan in particular for patronizing Sathya. This year Sathya had Sri Anathapadmanabha on violin, Akshay Ananthapadmanabhan on Mrudhangam (from USA) and Aniruth Athreya on Kanjeera. The two hour concert was performed with good choice of songs and Sathya performed Dikshidhar’s Navagraha krithi Ankaragam – Suruti set to Rupakathalam for the first time, perfectly producing the required gamakas for this pleasing raga.

Akashay on Mrudhangam, being first time accompanying Sathya, performed well and may be after few more sittings will fit in better as he will be in a position to anticipate the style of Sathya’s precentation during Kalpanaswaras. Along with Anirudh they gave a good solo for the krithi Birana Brovayithey on Kalayani. Sathya and Anathapadmanabha’s raga alapana were very good and the swararagamalika on ragam Mohanam, Akapi and Brindavana Saranga during the main kalyani was excellent. The lsit of songs rendered are as follows:

01. Varnam – Navaragamalika – Adi
02. Vinayaka – Hamsadhwani – Adi (Ragam & Swaram)
03. Ankaragam – Suruti – Rupakam
04. Raja Raja – Nirosta – Adi
05. Samana Rahithey – Sarangatharangini – Rupakam (Ragam & Krithi
asper audience request)
06. Ithinyayama – Malavi – Adi
07. Birana Brovayithey – Kalyani – Adi (Ragam, Niraval & Swaram)
08. Bhajan
09. Thillana – Jonpuri – Adi