Maharajapuram V Santhanam | Live #VIDEO concert, Pittsburgh, USA, 1990 | by Sri Venkateshwara Temple

A rare video treasure from the Vaak Archives — this recording features the legendary Maharajapuram V Santhanam in a live concert held at the Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, USA, in 1990. One of the most beloved voices of Carnatic music, Maharajapuram Santhanam’s concerts are remembered for their serenity, clarity, and deeply devotional appeal. This performance, captured during his US tour, offers a glimpse into his timeless artistry and the power of his music to transcend borders. Digitally restored and shared as part of Vaak’s ongoing effort to preserve and celebrate the heritage of South Indian classical music. We thank V. Ravi from Madurai for sharing this recording with us. Vocal: Maharajapuram V Santhanam Vocal Support: Maharajapuram S Ramachandran Violin: V Thyagarajan Mridangam: Vellore G Ramabhadran 00:00:00 - Tuning 00:00:38 - Saveri - Sarasuda Ninne (Varnam) - Adi - Kottavasal Venkatrama Iyer 00:05:32 - Chamaram / Shanmukhapriya - Siddhi Vinayakam Anisham - Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar 00:17:21 - Nattakurinji - Alapana 00:25:32 - Nattakurinji - Parvathi Kumaram Bhavaye - Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar 00:29:51 - Shuddha Dhanyasi - Alapana 00:36:16 - Shuddha Dhanyasi - Narayana - Khanda Chapu - Purandara Dasa 00:48:43 - Vachaspati - Alapana 00:57:23 - Vachaspati - Kanta Judumi - Adi - Tyagaraja 01:09:18 - Janaranjani - Pahimam Sri Rajarajeshwari - Adi - Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer 01:15:38 - Thodi - Alapana 01:27:55 - Thodi - Dasharathi Ni - Adi (2 Kalai) - Tyagaraja 01:40:22 - Tani Avarthanam - Adi (2 Kalai) 01:47:26 - Kalyanavasantham - Ragi Thandirya - Adi - Purandara Dasa 01:52:19 - Mohanam - Alapana 02:05:23 - Mohanam - Evarura Ninnuvina - Misra Chapu - Tyagaraja 02:20:29 - Maharajapuram Santhanam Talks 02:22:07 - Speech by Organiser 02:24:15 - Maharajapuram Santhanam's wife Gnanambal Santhanam donates 02:24:54 - Karnataka Devagandhari - Alapana 02:27:25 - Karnataka Devagandhari - Kayarohanesam - Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar 02:34:24 - Janasammohini - Govinda ninna namave - Adi - Purandara Dasa 02:40:28 - Ragamalika - Kelo Sacharitra - Adi - Purandara Dasa 02:50:00 - Viruttam (Incomplete) Subscribe to Vaak for more archival releases, conversations, and curated journeys through the golden era of Carnatic music. Vaak Video Archives:    • Video Archives   #CarnaticMusic #MaharajapuramSanthanam #VaakArchives #IndianClassicalMusic #LiveConcert #MusicHeritage Through this initiative we aim to archive concerts by various artists and bring to our viewers the experience of listening to complete concerts. These concerts are carefully chosen from Vaak's archives and cleaned up for the best listening experience. The purpose of this upload is to assist the students and the lifelong learners of India in their pursuit of an education so that they may better their status and their opportunities and to secure for themselves and for others justice, social, economic and political. This has been posted for non-commercial purposes and facilitates fair dealing usage of academic and research materials for private use including research, for criticism and review of the work or of other works and reproduction by teachers and students in the course of instruction. Many of these materials are either unavailable or inaccessible in libraries in India, especially in some of the poorer states and this collection seeks to fill a major gap that exists in access to knowledge. YouTube:    / @vaak_foundation   Instagram:   / vaak_foundation   Facebook:   / vaakfoundation   Twitter:   / vaak_me   Vaak magazine: https://vaakfoundation.com/bookshelf/...