Sathya for a birthday party July 30, 2006

Sathya performed a one man show with his Yamaha 640 as the rhythm source and with the new KORG TR workstation as the melody source for the birthday celebration of Mstr Thrinav from USA, held at TAG CENTRE, Alwarpet, Chennai.

Sathya gave the audience a 90 -100 mts of mixed music with carnatic, film, light classical and also some western numbers. The timely Happy Birthday tune, the video clipping http://tinyurl.com/zgf2q was a classy one apart from all the other numsers which were real gems as said by the audience. Here is a clipping of the Hindi number "Thuje Deku Deku Sona", vido clipping http://tinyurl.com/ndayu from the film Kalyug which he started liking from the first time he heard this songs, thanks to Mr Diwakar his father's friend who had given the cd.

Sathya had special guests, his two latest friends on mailand today they got the oppurtunity to see each other namely Gayathri and Prathyusha. It was indeed a nice evening not only for the audeince but also for Sathya as he played little bit of shooting game and also could meet some friends.

28th Jul 2006 Sathya at the Anusham Chamber Concert Series

Sathya performed on the 2nd day of the 2nd Anniversary of "Anusham Chamber Concert Series" conducted by Veenai Vidwan Sri Rajesh Vaidhya at Sri Ramakrishna Kalyanamandapam, # 18 Rajunaicken Street, West Mambalam, Chennai - 33 from 27 - 30th July 2006.

It is to be mentioned that Sri Rajesh Vaidhya and team has put up a grand show for this event with many programmes for the four day function. The most interesting of all is the Photo Exhibition of rare photos of Periyava - a collection of Sri Photo Kannan which is excellent. This video links shows the rare photos and the mohana varnam performed. http://tinyurl.com/ncpgy

Sathya today started off with Mohana Varnam doing 3 kalams in one avarthanam i.e. Madhyama kalam, thisra kizhkalam followed by Thisra melkalam in two speeds for pallavi and anupallavi follwed by madhaymakalam for charanam. It is to be mentioned here that this style of playing mohana varanm was taught by Annathakrishnan to Sathya and this was the first time they performed this piece together. He then went on to perform Sri Gananatham a Kanakangi keerthana with crisp kalpana swara prayogams well matched by Anathakrishnan on violin, Suriyaranarayanan on mrudhangam and Chandrasekara Sharma on ghatam.

Third song was Thaye thripura sundari on ragam Suddha Saveri set to Kanda Chaapu. Oothukadu Venkatakavi's Balasaramurali on keeravani followed with brief alapana with the essence of the raga by the both Sathya and Anathakrishna. GNB's composition Sri Chakra raja nilaye on Sivasakthi presented by the team carried great applause from the audience and so was Mythrim Bajatha - a composition of Periyava. Sathya went on to elobarate ragam Madhyamavathi which was presented well by Anathakrishnan also for the krithi Palinchu Kamatchi. It had a brisk paced kalpana swaram and due to the shortage of time the percusion utilised every oppurtunity prevailed in the krithis to showcase their talents while making sure they did not disturb the main artist.

Sathya rounded off the concert with Thamburi meetidharo, Srichakraraja Simhasaneswari (thanks to raikapriya.net members) and Lalgudi sir's thillana on ragam Jonpuri. Sathya felt very much the ashirvadhams of Periyava in the form great appriciation form the knowledgeble audience present.

July, 23 2006 at Bapatla

Sri Ram Mohan Sastry, Founder Sarada Fine Arts, Bapatla who had known about Sathya decided top hold concert at Bapatla on the 23rd July'06 and also organised a concert at Guntur thru Gayathri Mahila Sangeetha Samandali.

It has to mentioned here that Sathya and his team were hosted to the best in this small team and Sathya enjoyed visitng the 2nd Century AD built temple, Sri Bhavana Venkateswara Temple and drinking Cold Badam Milk at a small corner shop located at the Tower Clock corner.

The same team of Smt Durga Bhavani on violin, Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and Harihara Subramaniam on ghatam performed today the following numbers most of which were audience request. Sathya had the satisfaction of playing full length concert without disturbance as it was a closed hall. Mr and Mrs Sastry travelled with the team to Guntur the earlier day and they were discussing about of Amridhavarshini and its impacts in the form of rain. Mr Sastry jokingly said to Sathya to play Amruthavarshini as he wanted Bapatla to get rain as they were going thru' hot climate.

Sathya performed Vasudevayini, a krithi on Kalyani as the main item and suddenly remembered the mention of Amrudhavarshini and decided to do a swara raga mlika with Amrudhavarshini, Charukesi, Sivasakthi and Vanaspathi. Mr & Mrs Sastry were there at the tation to see off the team and to every one's surprise it started rainning around 1130 pm in Babpatla and the team had to take a covered shelter while waiting for thetrain to Chennai. Mr Sastry metnioned that it was indeed god's reaction to the discussion they had the earlier day on the raga. A video link of Kalyani raga alapana http://tinyurl.com/quyk8

The list of song is as follows:

01. Varnam - Abogi - Adi

02. VAthapi Ganapathim - Hamsadhwani - Adi
03. Ramanannu brovera - HAri Kambodhi - Rupakam
04. Entharomahanubhavulu - Sri - Adi
05. Samajavaragamana - Hindolam - Adi
06. Karedhare barebharathe - Swrasammohini - Adi
07. Krishna nee Begane - Yamen Kalyan
08. Ksheera Sagara Sayana - Devaganthari - adi
09. Brocheva - Kamas - Adi
10. Raghuvamsa - Kadhanakudhukalam - Adi
11. Sankarabaranam notes
12. Vasudevayini - Kalyani - Adi
13. Chenikulanagar - Kavadi sindhu
14. Bramamokate
15. Sri Lalgudi's thillana - Jonpuri - adi
16. Raghupathy raghava - Namavali where all the audience joined and made the concert a
memorable one.

It is also to mentioned that Sathya liked the rasam long with potato and banana fry which was prepared and served with great love by Mrs Sastry during thiermenu and stay alongwith that of the lunch hosted by Mrs Malleswari which was better than a buffet menu in a five star hotel with taste at its best, on the 22nd July in Bapatla.

Guntur Concet on 22nd Jul, 2006

Sathya for his 275th concert was in Guntur for the second time and now under Gayathri Mahila Sangeetha Samandali Samaj and had the oppurtunity to perform at the Sri Venkateswara Temple premisses with a crowd of almost 1000 people. He had Smt Durga Bhavani, a senior Violin artist of All India Radio, Vijayawarda along with Sri Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and Harihara Subramaniam on ghatam as his enhancement team. The concert was co-ordinated thanks to Mr Sastry, Founder, Sarada Fine Arts Academy, Bapatla.

While he was performing his main item for the day, Nagumomu on Aberi as per the request of the audience and just before the start of charanam rain started pouring and the concert had to

end abruptly being on the open grounds. A video link of the song Varavallaba http://tinyurl.com/hd54e

The song list performed is as follows:

01. Varnam - Mohanam _ Adi

02. Varavallaba - Hamsadwani - Adi

03. Sobillu - Jaganmohni - Rupakam

04. Entharomahanubhavulu - Sri - Adi

05. Guruleka - Gowrimanohari - Kanda Chappu

06. Niravathisukatha - Ravichandrika - Adi

07. Bramamokete

08. Deva Deva - Mayamalawagowla - Rupakam

09. Raguvamsasudha - Kadhanakudhukalam - Adi

10. Western notation based on natabhairavi

11. Nagumomu - Aberi - Adi

The President of the Mahila sabha wanted Sathya to perform Jagadho dharaka and Mohana Kalyani Thillana which request request could not be fulfilled due to rain., The entire crowd present was for once feeling bad the rains as it interupted SAthya's concert. Well this has probably given way for Sathya to perform here in the premises of Lord Venkateswara Temple again in the near future.

Sathya with a new team at Chennai July 06, 2006

Sathya today performed for a wedding reception in Chennai teaming with Smt Srilakshmi Venkatraman on violin, Sri B Sivaraman on mrudhangam and Sri E M Subramaniam on ghatam. It was agreat team work exhibited by this group and the audience enjoyed every minute of this 2 hour 15 mts concert.

A video clipping http://tinyurl.com/khma4

Sathya with Ganesh Prasad and J Vaidhyanathan - a new combination

Sathya today performed with a new team of Sri Ganesh Prasad on violin and Sri j Vaidhyanathan on mrudhangam (one of his favorite) and it was indeed a great concert fullfilling particularly for Sathya and his audio team of SK Audios who got the oppurtunity to place the audio system for Sathya's new keyboard. It was for a private concert in Chennai and well the audience enjoyed the concert so and so that one of them had video taken of the entire concert.

Sathya's concert schedule Jul'06.

05 Jul'06 Private concert in Chennai B U Ganesh Prasad -Violin
J Vaidhyanatahan - Mrudhangam

06 Jul'06 Private concert in Chennai Sri Lakshmi - Violin
B Sivaraman – Mrudhangam
E M Subramaniam - Ghatam

09 Jul'06 Private Concert - Chennai Ramakrishnan - Violin
Trivandrum Balaji - Mrudhangam

22 Jul'06 Public Concert – Guntur Gayathri Mahila Sangeetha Saba Madali - Guntur
To be advised - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

23 Jul’06 Public Concert – Papatla Sarada Fine Arts Academy

To be advised - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

Sathya in Zee News Channel on July 02, 2006

Sathya had a live interview with questions over the phone from Delhi and visual from Chennai in Zee News Channel today. The video link is here for you. http://tinyurl.com/k8ghc

Sathya at Neyveli Book Fair June 30, 2006

Sathya performed at the Neyveli Book Fair as part of Neyveli Lignite Corporation's Golden Jubilee Celebration on the inagural day on the June 30, 2006. He had Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam on violin, Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and Harihara Subramaniam on Ghatam.

Sathya played with such an ease with his new board for the 2nd time and he handled it as if he had performed for more than 100 times. May god shower the best for this child.

Video links for your viewing:

http://tinyurl.com/ftea5 and http://tinyurl.com/ee3hp