Raga Mohanam is the Carnatic equivalent of the Hindustani raga Bhoop or Bhopali. Its radiant disposition evokes joy and devotion that Aruna Sairam brings to life in her elegant presentation in this video. She is accompanied by Patri Satish Kumar on the mridangam and RN Prakash on the ghatam. Comm...

Set to Raag Gambheera Nattai in Adi talam, Kalinga Narthana is an attention-grabber of a composition by Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyar’s (1700-1765). The esteemed Carnatic vocalist, Aruna Sairam adds powerful dimensions to it, making it the show-stopper of the evening. Giving apposite accompaniment ...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007 on 14th April at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Mysore A Chandan (flute)
- Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)

Raag Vijaysri, instrumental composition by Saint Thyagaraja (1767-1847)

‘Varanarad...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre.

Musicians:
- S. Hari Kumar Sivan (7 string violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)

Raag Malayamarutam, kriti composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845-1902) in Adi talam

S. Hari Kumar Sivan makes an i...

The kriti ‘Mahaganapathim Manasa Smarami,’ is a composition of Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775-1835). Inspired by the depictions of the elephant-headed Hindu deity on the walls of the Tiruvarur temple in Tamil Nadu, Dikshitar has written and given tune to at least 27 kritis defining and praising the v...

Jayanthi Kumaresh’s enthralling rendition of Raag Basanta is a carrier of joy, hope and positivity. This is the third presentation, a piece filled with youthful spirit from her concert at the Darbar Festival 2013. She performs a Saint Thyagaraja composition set to Rupak talam. In the Carnatic dis...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester.

Musicians:
- Mysore A Chandan (flute)
- Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)

Raag Saveri, Varnam composed by Kothavasal Venkatarama Iyer

‘Sarasuda Ninne’ is a c...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 15th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam and khanjira)

Raag Amritavarshini, Composition by Mutthiah Bhagavatar (1877-1945) in Rupak talam

This beautiful piece ...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
- RN Prakash (ghatam) 
- Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

Raag Hamsanandi, Thillana in Adi talam 
Composed by Ca...

Raag Salaga Bhairavi, Composition by Ganapathi Sachchidananda (born 1942). Filmed at Darbar Festival 2018, 26 October, Milton Court, Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians :
- Malladi Sreeramprasad (vocal)   
- Malladi Ravikumar (vocal)   
- Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin)   
- Trichy Sankaran (m...

This composition, ‘Hiranmayim’ set to Raga Lalita was composed by Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775-1835). It is one of the shorter kritis composed by the youngest trinity of Carnatic music. Pioneering Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam brings her distinctive style to this hymn in a majestic rendition highl...

Raag Behag is the concluding piece of Jayanthi's performance from Darbar 2013. It is a contemporarily conceived folk song, also known as Kavadi Chindu in Tamil, composed by Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan. A lilting, instrumental piece, the rhythmic structure of which is set to Teeshra Gati (3-3)...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

Musicians:
- Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

Raag: Kalyanavasantham, Composer - Saint Thyagaraja (1767-1...

For a widely multicultural audience as Darbar’s, the delectable ragas selected by the Malladi brothers proved enthralling and hugely successful. The duo chose Raag Anandabhairavi as their central piece and gave a compelling performance with a stellar ensemble.

This piece, ends with a magical ta...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 24th April, at King's Place, London.

Musicians:
- Dr. Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Kaviraj Singh (tanpura)

Raag Abheri. Composer: Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847)

This pi...

Raag Dhanyasi can portray emotions like karuṇa (compassion) very effectively, just as it can convey the feeling of devotion or bhakti bhava. In this concert, the Malladi brothers bring an extraordinary choice of ragas. They perform a Saint Thyagaraja kriti - ‘Sangeetha Gyanamu,’ a gem of a compo...

Shashank Subramanyam started learning early in life - some say he could recognise all 72 Melakarta scales by the age of two-and-a-half. His first musical immersions came with singing and violin, but he fell in love with the venu bamboo flute as soon as he picked it up, focusing on it from that po...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011 on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
- RN Prakash (ghatam) 
- Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

Raag Todi, ragam tanam pallavi in Adi talam

The piece ...

This is the opening piece of Dr. Kadri Gopalnath’s concert from the Darbar Festival 2011. Following old traditions, he begins his performance with a salutation to the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha. This Hindu deity is regarded as the harbinger of good fortune and a remover of obstacles. He gi...

Raga Ananda Bhairavi performed by Jayanthi Kumaresh at the 2013 Darbar Festival.

Musicians:
- Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena)
- Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam)
- RN Prakash (Ghatam)
- Mithila Sarma (Tanpura)

Young Carnatic vocalist Bharat Sundar sings Behag, a raga imported from Hindustani Music. It is popular for tukda (‘little pieces’) and other lighter songs.

Bharat Sundar is a young Carnatic vocalist. He first studied under Gayathri Mahesh, and became the first winner of Jaya TV’s Carnatic Music...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2011, on 22nd April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians :
- P. Unnikrishnan (vocal) 
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin) 
- Bangalore Praveen (mridangam) 
- RN Prakash (ghatam) 
- Priya Prakash (tanpura) 

Ragamalika, Composition by Agastyar (1500 B.C. - 500 B....

Aparadhamula,’ was composed in Raag Latangi by Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845-1902). A devotional kriti, this song blends beautifully with the compassionate and courageous emotions of Latangi. Iyer was a prolific and versatile composer who took ahead the musical tradition of Thyagaraja (1767-1847)....

‘Sarasijanabha’ was composed by Palghat Sri Parameshwara Bhagavatar (1815-1892), a court musician of Swathi Tirunal (1813-1846), the king of Travancore. From his teenage years, Bhagavathar had shown great promise with his sound knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of Carnatic music....