Continuing with the popular IndianOil Now Hear Us monthly digital concert series, this video is Episode 9 featuring the amazing Veena player and vocalist Ramana Balachandhran.
He begins his recital with a Muthuswami Dikshitar composition "Shri Mathrubhootham" in Raga Kannada. This is followed by an exquisite rendition of "Muddu Momu" in Raga Suryakantam by Saint Thyagaraja.
Ramana concludes the concert with "Sarvam Brahmamayam", a composition by Sadashiva Brahmendra in Raga Madhuvanti. This composition is tuned by Shri Voleti Venkateshwarulu.
Ramana is accompanied by the fabulous Sumesh Narayanan on mridangam and the brilliant Chandrasekhara Sharma on ghatam.
This almost twohour performance is peppered with little fun nuggets of the musicians' experiences around Auroville and in Adishakti Theatre where the concert was performed and recorded.
To know more about the location, click here:

http://adishaktitheatrearts.com


Chapters:
0:00 Intro Exploring Adishakti
1:38 The Concert Raga Kannada Shri Mathrubhootham
26:56 Having Fun Making Music on Unusual Instruments at Svaram, Auroville
29:20 Raga Suryakantam Muddu Momu
1:48:54 What Ramana Does in his Down Time
1:50:00 Raga Madhuvanti Sarvam Brahmamayam