NJ Nandini

Friday Review, The Hindu 16 Dec 2016 Nandini’s vocal http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Kalasagaram%E2%80%99s-annual-fest-Confluence-of-music-forms/article16833854.ece Noted vocalist N.J. Nandini figured in the company of K.V. Krishna on violin, V.V. Ramanamurthy on mridangam and P.V. Ramanamurthy on ghatam. Nandini opened her concert with Kambhoji varnam   Sarasijanabha   of Swathi Tirunal done in two speeds. This was in Ata talam. This was followed by  Paripatheesa Ghana Roopa  in Adi talam with brief swarakalpana. Then she chose to present raga Devamanohari for a brief alapana for the composition  Evarikai avatharamethithivo  of Thyagaraja. It was explicitly rendered. The swarakalpana part was a bit long. Then she took up raga Sudha Ormika janya of Simhendramadhyamam for a brief alapana and the composition she presented in this was  Neikarapathi  of Pallavi Sesha Iyer. This was followed by the main number of Nandni’s concert...

N.J. Nandini, accompanied by Trivandrum Sampath, Nanjil Arul and Kottayam Unnikrishnan, portrayed a neat ‘Meusamana’ (Mayamalavagoula) decked with niraval and swaras. She presented an energetic Hamsanandi and succeeded in attempting sruthibhedam at rishabha to result in Hindolam, followed by the kriti ‘Sankara sreegiri’. Harikamboji was the main raga of the evening and the composition was ‘Enthuku needaya’.

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