Maharajapuram Santhanam - Rama Seva Mandali - Bangalore, 1976

I am delighted to be posting this magnifcent concert of Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam at Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore, in 1976. Sri Santhanam was accompanied by Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman on violin. Unfourtunately the Mridangam and Ghatam accompaniment is unknown. This concert is special as it is an earlier recording of Sri Santhanam. It was just a few years after this concert that Santhanam would take the Carnatic Music world by storm straddling it like a colossus for more than a decade.

There are so many things that Sri Santhanam brought to the stage. A cadence to the music which simultaneously calmed as it delighted. A breadth of song and raga selection which left no member of the audience ever wanting. And a gentle touch to modulation whether in slow akara phrases or in fast brigas.

Included in this concert are many smaller pieces that were on the lips of listeners for years after they had heard him sing them.

And its interesting too that his renditions of the devarnamas Yake Nirdayanade and Ragi Thandiro were set to different ragas than MLV's. All part of the diversity and richness of our tradition.

Huge thanks to my dear Balu Mama for this concert!


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Song List:

1. Sri Vathapi Ganapathiye - Sahana - Adi Talam - Papanasam Shivan [0:00]

2. Valli Nayakani - Shanmukhapriya - Adi Talam - H.N. Muthiah Bhagavathar [10:54]

3A. Atana Alaapana [18:35]
3B. Rara Raghuveera - Atana - Adi Talam - Thyagaraja [26:06]

4. Sada Enna Hrudayadalli - Pantuvarali - Rupaka Talam - Vijaya Dasa [32:53]

5. Vinana Asakoni - Pratapavarali - Adi Talam - Thyagaraj [44:47]

6A. Kalyani Alaapana [50:06]
6B. Unnaiyallal - Kalyani - Adi Talam - Papanasam Sivan [1:15:17]
6C. Thani Avartanam [1:37:52]

7A. Reetigowla Alaapana [1:49:47]
7B. Nannu Vidachi - Reetigowla - Misra Chapu Talam - Thyagraja [1:50:12]

8. Sarangan Marugane - Ragamalika - Adi Talam - Yaazhpanam N.Veeramani iyer [1:55:58]

9. Yake Nirdayanade - Misra Sivaranjani - Adi Talam - Purandaradasa [2:04:42]

10. Ragi Thandhira - Kalyanavasantham - Adi Talam - Purandaradasa [2:09:45]

11. Neerajadala Nayana - Maand - Adi Talam - M. Sambasiva Iyer [2:15:02]

12. Nanda Gopala Mukunda - Yamunakalyani - Adi Talam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar [2:22:48]

13A. Virutham - Ragamalika [2:27:29]
13B. Srinivasa Thiruvenkata - Hamsanandi - Adi Talam - Papanasam Sivan [2:39:22]

14. Thillana [2:44:07]

15. Kanda Guha Shanumka - Shanmukhapriya - Adi Talam Tisra Nadai [2:49:22]

16. Mangalam - Sourashtram - Adi Talam - Thyagaraja [2:50:37]


I apologize for the poor quality of the last few songs. I have tried my best to make them sound better.

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Lyrics for each song:

Sri Vathapi Ganapathiye: https://www.karnatik.com/c1319.shtml
Valli Nayakani: http://www.sangeetasudha.org/othercom...
Rara Raghuveera: https://www.karnatik.com/c2790.shtml
Unnaiyallal Vere: https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewto...
Nannu Vidachi: https://www.raagabox.com/lyrics/?lid=...
Yake Nirayanade: https://www.karnatik.com/c5589.shtml
http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnt...
Nadha Gopala Mukunda: http://www.karnatik.com/c5810.shtml
Srinivasa Thiruvenkata: https://www.karnatik.com/c1041.shtml
Mangalam: https://www.karnatik.com/c1721.shtml


Couldnt find lyrics for:

Sada Enna Hrudayadalli
Vinana Asakoni
Sarangan Marugane
Ragi Thandhiro
Neerajadala Nayana


Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928-24 June 1992) was an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1989. He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu. He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist.

Biography Sourse: WIkipedia

Maharajapuram Santham - Rama Seva Mandali - Bangalore, 1976