Flautist jayaprada Ramamurthy services a traditional fare at the venuganam festive

Among instruments, flute is one, based on the most fundamental sign of life, which is breath. Jayaprada Ramamurthy, who performed recently at mudhra’s venuganam series, is the Daughter of Vocalist Prema Ramamurthy. She was menored by flute virtuoso n. Ramani.

Her Profound Bhairavi Alapana was followed Dikshitar’s ‘Balagopala’ on Lord Rajagopala of Mannargudi. This kriti is in the eighth (sambodhana prathama) vibhakti. She made full use of the infinite scope to improve, which the kriti offers and captured the bhakti rasa embedded in the lyrics. She Embelled it gamakas and swaraprastharas. On the violin, chidambaram badrinath responded impeccable in alapanas and kalpanaswaras.

Jayaprada was consompanied by chidambaram badrinath on the violin, Melakaveri K. Balaji (MRIDANGAM) and Adambakkam K. Sankar (Ghatam) | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Mudhra

In the percussion department, Melakaveri K. Balaji (Mridangam) and Adambakkam K. Sankar (Ghatam) Enriched the SwaraprasTharas with Antixation and Competance. Their tani with defend transitions was enjoyable.

Jayaprada’s Handling of Bot Long (with a Deeper Base) and Short Flutes Enhanced The Melody in the Songs. Another Extensive raga enunciation that stood out for its manodharma was pantuvarli. She chose a lovely oothukkaadu kriti, ‘Ati nirupama sundarakara’, which has bot tisra gati and chatusra gati patterns. The transition from Tisra (Pallavi and Anupallavi) to Chatusra (Charanam) was seamless. The percussionists lived up to the task.

Earlier, jayaprada commenced the concert with ‘Vandeham Jagat Vallabham’ in Hamsadhwani (khanda chapu) by Annamacharya. Again, Swaras at Pallavi was replete with rhythmic patterns. Chidambaram Badrinath Embelled The Kriti with his Soft Bowing Technique. Tyagaraja’s ‘Chinna Naade Na’ in Kalanidhi Bore the Stamp of Ramani’s style.

After a short sketch of Kapi, She Played ‘Enna Thavam Seythanai’, a Popular Kriti by Papanasam Sivan. Jayaprada concluded her recital with ‘Bhaja Bhaja Manasa’ (Sindhubhairavi) by Swati Tirunal and the Revathi Tillalana (Misra Chapu) by Lalgudi Jayaraman.