On 18th April, Srividya Janakiraman presented a vocal concert with Sumanth on violin, Radhesh on mridanga and Vikram Bharadwaj on ghata. A graded artiste of All India Radio, Srividya is one of the leading vocalists of today. Her concert was a blend of known and rare compositions.
‘Re Re Manasa Gajananam Bhajare’ is a not-very familiar composition of Cheyur Chengalvaraya Shastri in nata. Srividya rendered it neatly. Swaras were intellectually woven for two places in pallavi — Re Re... and Bhajare... Tyagaraja’s rare ‘Ennadu Juchuno Inakula’ in Kalavati was a welcome surprise as it is hardly heard in the concerts of today. Vocalists should sing more of these unheard compositions of Tyagaraja and popularise them.
