Ranganathaya Namaha

Tribute to Lord Ranganatha
Chitravina N. Ravikiran's Ensemble Vintage Virtuosos
Sri Ranganatha Temple

Contents:

1. Ranganatha Panchakam - Ragamalika (Punnagavarali, Kuranji, Nadanamakriya, Mohanakalyani, Sri)/Adi, Khanda Gati - Venkata Kavi / Ravikiran (4'20)
2. Ranganathude - Saurashtra/Rupakam - Tanjore Quartet (3'30)
3. Ranganatham Anisham - Gambheera Nattai/Adi - Venkata Kavi (9'40)
4. Raju Vedele - Todi/Rupakam - Thyagaraja (5'20)
5. Ranganayakam Bhavaye - Nayaki/Adi - Mutthuswami Dikshitar (9'00)
6. Parimala Rangapate - Kadanakuttohalam/Sankeerna Jhampa - Chitravina Ravikiran (4'40)
7. O Rangashayi - Kambodi/Adi - Thyagaraja (13'35)
8. Tillana: Mangalakara - Hamsanandam/Mishra Chapu - Chitravina Ravikiran (4'45)
9. Vinarada Na Manavi - Devagandhari/Adi - Thyagaraja (4'55)
10. Pashuram: Onrum Marandariyen - Madhyamavati/Rupakam - Poigai Azhwar / Ravikiran (2'30)
11. Paduka Sahasra Shlokas - Vedanta Deshika (1'20)

Performers: Chitravina N. Ravikiran (chitravina), Adambakkam Shankar (ghatam), Chitravina Ganesh (chitravina), Lata Ganapathy (voice), Salem Gayathri (voice), Savita Narasimhan (voice), Seeta Doraiswami (jalatarangam), Subhalakshmi (violin), Tiruchy L. Saravana (flute), Vishaal Sapuram, Vizianagaram Satishkumar (mridangam)

Sound quality: superlative

Recording date: July 1999 (Madras); released: 2000

This is perhaps the most difficult to obtain release to date by Ravikiran's ensemble. However, it contains many intriguing items.

Track #5 is a solo performance on chitravina. There are also some brief alapanas included, in tracks #3 & #7.

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