Dr. ML Vasanthakumari-Sudha Raghunathan-A Kanyakumari-Mannargudi A Easwaran @ Toronto (1980)

Live at Toronto (May 1980)

Dr. ML Vasanthakumari- vocal
Sudha Raghunathan, née Venkataraman- vocal support
A Kanyakumari- violin
Mannargudi A Easwaran- mridangam

0:00- 1) viribOni (varNam)- Bhairavi, Kanda jAti Ata, Pacchimiriyam Adiappayya
6:39 - 2) vAtApi gaNapatiM- haMsadhvani, Adi, Muthuswami Dikshitar
14:08 - 3) jagadAnanda kAraka- nATa, Adi, Thyagaraja
21:46 - 4) Ananda naTam ADuvAr tillai- pUrvi kalyANi, rUpakaM, Neelakaanta Sivan
30:47 - 5) SrI pArtha sArathinA- Suddha dhanyASi, rUpakaM, Muthuswami Dikshitar
56:10 - 6) tiruvaDi sharaNam- kAmbhOji, Adi, Gopalakrishna Bharathi
1:06:25 - 7) mariyAda kAdayya- bhairavaM, dESAdi, Thyagaraja
1:11:21 - 8) anupama guNAmbudhi- aThANA, khaNDa CApu, Thyagaraja
1:13:51 - 9a) kalyANi RTP (un darisanam kidaikumo natarAjA dayAnidhE) w/ rAgamAlikA swarams (anybody want to guess the ragams?), viloma CApu (need confirmation)
2:01:33 - 9b) thani Avarthanam
2:07:59 - 10a) en thAyum ennakaruL (virutham)- valaji
2:09:13- 10b) kUvi azhaittAl- valaji, Adi, Vaali
2:13:03 - 11a) tambUri mITTidava (UgabOga)- Suddha dhanyASi, Purandaradasara
2:14:09 - 11b) nArAyaNA ninna- Suddha dhanyASi, kaNDa CApu, Purandaradasara
2:18:46 - 12a) koNdal vaNNanai (last pAsuram from amalanAdhipirAn)- mAnD, ThiruppAnAzhwAr
2:19:39 - 12b) muralIdharA gOpAlA- mAnD, Adi, Periyasamy Thooran
2:24:04 - 13) rAsE harimiha (ashtapaDi)- rAgamAlikA (anybody want to guess the ragams), Adi, Jayadeva
2:30:03 - 14) tIrAda viLaiyATTu piLLai- rAgamAlikA, Adi (khanda gathi), Subramanya Bharathi
2:34:24 - 15) ellAm inbamayam (Tamil film song from Manamagal (1951 dir: NS Krishnan, music: CR Subburaman, lyrics: Udumalai Narayana Kavi) - simhEndra madhyamam, Adi
2:36:52 - 16) mOhanakalyANi thillAnA (taka tajhaNu dhImta tajhaNu dhImta tadhiranA)- Adi, Lalgudi Jayaraman
2:40:04 - 17) nI nAma rUpamulaku- saurAshTraM, Adi, Thyagaraja

note: the thumbnail is not related to this concert. It is from Dr. MLV's final ever concert before she departed the world.

Let's enjoy a Dr. MLV concert with the support of Sudha, Kanyakumari and Easwaran! Thanks to Lakshman Ragde sir for sharing the full recording and giving permission to upload it. Pay attention to the grahabhedams in the Suddha Dhanyasi and Kalyani alapanas! Let's see if you can recognize these ragams!

Those who attended this concert, please share your reminiscences. Those who are listening for the first time, please share your thoughts.