My first US concert!

SRGMPDN, a non-profit organization in the Washington D.C. area that is striving to promote to Carnatic music in the community invited me to perform on Jan 28th. It was a nice experience singing with Smt Pavani Shrikanth and Vivek Chellappa on the violin and Mridangam respectively. Here is the song list:


1. sAmi ninnE - sri rAga varnam (S) 

2. palukavEmi nA - pUrNachandrikA- Adi- T (R,S)

3. pAhi shrI girirAjasutE - Ananda bhairavi- rUpakam - SS (R)

4. kAntimati- kalyani - tisra Ekam- Subbarama Dikshitar (R,N,S at shAntamuna)

5. nI bhajana - nAyaki - Adi - T (R- sketch)

6. cani tODi - harikambodi - Adi - T (RNST)

7. OsOsi - mukhAri - misra chapu - padam

8. yAla padarE - begada - tisra triputa - kshetragna

9. shAntakAram - viruttam in sAvEri, dEvagandhari, pUrvi kalyANi, darbari kaanada, yaman kalyani

10. krishnA nI bEganE - yaman kalyani - misra chApu - dAsar nAma

11. ElarADayanE - javali - bhairavi - Adi - Dharmapuri Subbarayar

12. madiyAl vittaganAgi - surutti - tiruppugazh

Shri Madhavan and Smt. Kani Madhavan hosted this concert - it was a very nice experience indeed!

--Gokul