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Balapam Petti Bamaballu -- Mano, Chitra & SPB
'idi Sangeetha thirunallu' (this is a music festival) said the legend, musical maestro, Padmabhushan Ilaiyaraaja in one occasion, though he never speaks much about himself or his music to the nearly 10000 cheering audience in HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, on Friday, 1st March 2013 when he gave a non-stop musical performance from 7.30pm to 12 midnight.
The program started with Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu slokam and then Maestro dressed in traditional Dhovatti & Kanduva entered the stage amid thunderous applause by all the audience and started with wonderful song from "Thai Mookambikai"- the evergreen "Janani Janani". Maestro delivered the song in a commendable way.
For music lovers drawn from both Tamil & Telugu community in and around Bay Area, it is a feast to the eyes and ears as they could see all their favorite music celebrities at one go..namely S.P.Bala Subrarahmanyam, K.S.Chitra, Hariharan, Mano, Karthik, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini, Geetha Madhuri, Priya, Anita, Ramya, Priya Darshini, and above all the Music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.
Ilaiyaraaja sir said that music is more than temple and people with their love for music shall not kindle it, someone in the auditorium rightly said that only Ilaiyaraaja is named as Maestro because he considers music as more than temple.
Highlights:
1. SP Balu & Ilaiyaraaja sir were engaged in some entertaining conversations to engage the audience. The two had great memories and experience to offer to the audience that was priceless. Their team work and common thoughts on stage was a feast to watch and enjoy.
2. SP Balu sang Lalitha Priya Kalalam (Rudra Veena). He said he tried to improvise it a bit. But said the original sung by Sri Yesudas was a classic. SP Balu enthralled the audience with his perfection in complex songs such as "Thakita Thathimi", "Oh Priya Priya", "Idhazhil Kadhai", "Keeravani", etc.
3. Mano sang many Telugu songs jointly along with SP Balu.
4. Among the songs sung by Chitra, "Ninnukori Varnam", "Thamthana thamthana", "Sundari Kannal", "Oo Priya Priya" were brilliant.
5. In addition to the legend singers, the large orchestra and backing vocals was a feast to hear and watch. Over 70 musicians on the stage with different instruments really took the songs to the utmost high-level leaving the audience speechless and glued to the chairs for entire concert till the end.
Some of the songs performed:
In Telugu:
Jagadananda Kaaraka- (Sreerama Rajyam), Ninnu Kori Varnam - (Gharshana), Mounamela Noyi (Saagara Sangamam), Enno Rathrulostayi (Dharma Kshtram), Balapam Patti Bhama (Bobbili Raaja), Lalitha Priya Kamalam (Rudra Veena), Prathi kshnam nee -(Anumanaspadam), Chukkalu temanna --(April 1st Vidudala), Priya Priyatama raagalu --(Killer), O Priya Priya --(Geetanjali), Botony Patamundi--(Siva), Ade Neevu -- (Abhinandana), Keeravani --( Anveshana) , Priyatama Nanu --(JVAS), Thakita Thadimi --(Saagara sangamam) |