Divine Sounds of the Bamboo Flute, "Mali"
T. R. Mahalingam
w/ Dwaram Mangathayaru (violin), Karaikkudi R. Mani (mridangam), Gurumurthy (ghatam)
Oriental 183/184 (2 CDs)

Contents:

  1. Thulasi Vilva - Khedarakoula/Adi - Thyagaraja (13'49)
  2. Ennaadu Juthunu - Kalavathi/Adi - Thyagaraja (5'59)
  3. Manavyalakinchara - Nalinakanthi/Adi - Thyagaraja (5'33)
  4. Meevalla Gunadhoshamevi - Kapi/Kanda Chapu - Thyagaraja (22'51)
  5. Jo Achuthananda Jo Jo Mukunda - Navroz/Kanda Chapu - Annamacharya (4'08)
  1. Marivere Dikevarayya Rama - Shanmugapriya/Adi - Patnam Subramaniam Iyer (6'59)
  2. RTP: Begada w/Ahiri, Dharbhari Kanada, Neelambari (33'30)
  3. Appanna Thannavana (folk song) (2'11)
  4. Kavadichinthu: Magudi - Punnagavarali (7'05)
  5. Mangalam - Sourashtam (1'32)

Sound quality: good (w/ some audience sounds)

Recording date: unknown (house concert, apparently)

The composer of CD2 track #1 has been corrected due to Sankar Khrish.

This remains the premier CD recital of Mali, even if it is rough around the edges at times... good imagination and movement.

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T. M. McComb