Jayanagar Concert - 27th Mar 2010

Just back from a concert at Jayarama Seva Mandali, Jayanagar as part of their Rama Navami celebrations.

The audience turn out was great and the concert went off smoothly despite very poor on-stage acoustics.

Very few people tend to appreciate the value of having good and qualified sound engineers to manage the on-stage amplification.

Most assume that if the volume levels and balance sound ok to the audience, they must be good for the artists - which is unfortunately not true.

Musicians rely extensively on feedback - one must be able to hear oneself without which it becomes very tough for the artists on stage to share their thoughts and ideas.

Anyway, the list that I sang today consisted of:

• Sarasuda - Saveri Varnam - Adi
• Dinamani Vamsha - Harikambhoji (S)
• Aparadhamula - Lathangi (R,N,S)
• Sree Ramam - Narayana Gowla
• Enduku Dayaradura - Todi (R,N,S)
• RTP Reetigowla - Khanda Triputa (Eduppu being 11 / 72)
• Misc. Items

My good friend Amrita Murali played the Violin while the veteran Mannarkoil J Balaji accompanied me on the mridangam and B Rajashekhar was on the mohrsing.

Off to Arcot, Tamilnadu tomorrow.