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| Purandara Dasa remembered By Dr. A. Ramayya Mulukutla / Hyderabad |   | |||
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| Nadopasana in collaboration with Bhairavi Music Academy presented an evening of Purandara Dasa Kirtanas at the mini auditorium of Thyagaraya Gana Sabha in Chickadapally on 11 September 2004. T. Abhinay, a young disciple of Guru Y. Balasubramanyam presented a short kutcheri of 4 numbers, namely, Saranu Janana (Bilahari), Daya Mado Ranga (Kalyani), Narayana Ninna Naama (Suddha Dhanyasi), and Barayya Venkataramana (Maund). He was accompanied by Rajasekhar on violin and Janardhan on mridangam.
Then, Duddu Radhika, an Akashvani artiste and disciple of Hyderabad Brothers Seshachari and Raghavachari gave a kutcheri for about two-hours, rendering Saranu Siddi Vinayaka (Sowrashtra), Baaro Murari (Mohana Kalyani) Ramanama Payasake (Ananda Bhairavi), Innu Daya Barade (Kalyana Vasantha), Entha Chedunorige (Abheri), Paraku Madeda (Saveri), Naaneke Badavaanu (Behag), Prana Nadha (Natakuranji/Saveri), Yaadava Raaya (Raga Malikai), Jagadodharana (Kapi), and Venkatachala Nilayam (Sindhu Bhairavi). Komanduri Venkata Krishna (Violin), and Arvind (Mridangam) provided the support. In between the two concerts, Aparna enlightened the audience with a brief bio of Purandaradasa. The organizers, promised to bring forth kutcheris in honour of other composers in the near future. | ||||