Nādabhṛṅga is glad to share a good quality, complete recording of the concert of Vidushi Smt. M S Subbulakshmi performed at Sri Ramakrishna Mission, Jaffna, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1958. This concert has been shared elsewhere in bits and pieces, in poor quality. This recording and the photos were sourced from the archives of the family of Smt. M S Subbulakshmi. We are extremely thankful for their munificence. The programme details are:
M S Subbulakshmi
R K Venkatarama Shastri - Violin
V Nagarajan - Mridangam
Umayalpuram N Kodhandarama Iyer - Ghatam
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https://youtu.be/i4qSY7qb9ac
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1. Invocatory Śloka [00:00]
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2. Ērā Nāpai (Varṇam) - Tōḍi - Ādi - Paṭṇam Subrahmaṇya Aiyar [02:10]
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3. Rāma Nannu Brōva - Harikāmbhōji - Rūpakam - Tyāgarāja [06:55]
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4. Eppaḍi Manam Tuṇindadō - Husēni - Miśra Cāpu - Aruṇācala Kavi [17:52]
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5. Kañjadalāyatākṣi - Manōhari - Ādi - Muddusvāmi Dīkṣita [23:10]
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6. Tāyē Ēḻaipāl - Bhairavī - Ādi - Pāpanāśam Śivan [30:46]
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7. Kadirkāma Kandan - Kāmbhōji - Tiśra Tripuṭa - Pāpanāśam Śivan [52:42]
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8. Śaṃbhō Mahādēva - Baulī - Rūpakam - Nīlakaṇṭha Śivan [01:11:36]
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9. Nīdu Caraṇa - Kalyāṇī - Ādi - Pallavi Gopāla Aiyar [01:17:24]
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10. Tani Āvartana [01:40:36]
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11. Mādhava Māmava Deva - Nīlāmbari - Ādi - Nārāyaṇa Tīrtha [01:52:11]
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12. Āḍum Cidambaramō - Bihāg - Ādi - Gōpālakṛṣṇa Bhārati [01:55:46]
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13. Rāgam-Tānam-Pallavi (Śaravaṇabhava Guhanē Ṣaṇmukhanē) - Ṣaṇmukhapriyā - Ādi (2 kaḷai) [01:58:59]
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14. Raṅgapūra Vihāra - Bṛndāvana Sāraṅgā - Rūpakam - Muddusvāmi Dīkṣita [02:23:37]
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15. Mālai Poḻudinilē (Jāvaḷi) - Rāgamālikā - Ādi (Tiśra Gati) - Kalki R Kṛṣṇamūrti [02:29:07]
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16. Speeches in Tamiḻ [02:34:47]
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17. Arār Ācai Paḍār - Nādanāmakriyā - Miśra Cāpu - Muttutāṇḍavar [02:48:06]
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18. Bhajore Bhaiyā Rām Govind Hari (Bhajan) - Sant Kabīr [02:53:03]
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19. Moreto Giridhar Gopāl (Bhajan) - Mīrābāi [02:59:07]
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20. Kāṟṟinilē Varum Gītam - Ratipatipriyā - Ādi - Kalki R Kṛṣṇamūrti [03:02:28]
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21. Cēlpaṭṭu Aḻindadu (Viruttam - selection from "Kandar Alaṅkāram") - Simhēndramadhyama - Aruṇagirināthar [03:06:01]
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22. Pāl Ninaindūṭṭum (Viruttam - selection from "Tiruvācakam") - Rāgamālikā - Māṇikkavācakar [03:07:13]
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23. Nādabindu Kalādi (Tiruppugaḻ) - Jheñjuṭṭi - Ādi - Aruṇagirināthar [03:10:15]
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24. Nī Nāma Rūpamulaku (Maṅgalam) - Saurāṣṭra - Ādi - Tyāgarāja [03:13:36]