Last month, Bangalore Gayana Samaja at Chamarajapet gave ample opportunities for the classical music lovers to swim in the sea of music of the highest caliber and I managed to attend a couple of concerts, both of which I had waited for a long time. One by Bombay Jayashri and the other, a Jugalbandi by the famous Carnatic duo Malladi Brothers and the Dhrupad maestros Gundecha Brothers . Jayashri was at her sublime best, incidentally singing some of my favorite ragas, choosing Raga Kambhoji for the elaborate Ragalapana and a beautiful number in Desh for Tanam. Otherwise, the concert included renditions of Begade and Shivaranjani, and a heavenly singing of "Ragi Tandira" composition of Saint Purandara Dasa in Raga Revati. The violin accompaniment of Embar Kannan made the concert all the more special. Admiring the finesse of Kannan's violin Felicitated by Captain Gopinath A couple of weeks later, it was the turn of t...
