Pahi Rama- Hyderabad Brothers-VV Ravi-KV Prasad-Dr. S Karthick (1990s)

Pahi Rama album (1990s) Hyderabad Brothers (D Seshachari & D Raghavachari) - vocal VV Ravi- violin KV Prasad- mridangam Dr. S Karthick- ghatam Disclaimer: This has been posted for non-commercial purposes and facilitates fair dealing usage. 0:00 - 1) sAmi ninnE kOri (varNam)- shankarAbharaNaM, Adi, Veenai Kuppaiyer 7:52 - 2) nija marmamulanu- umAbharaNaM, Adi, Thyagaraja 12:46 - 3) kAla haraNamElarA- SuddhasAvEri, rUpakaM, Thyagaraja 21:48 - 4) paluvicAramulEla- shaNmukhapriyA, khanda cApu, Annamacharya 39:49 - 5) jaya jaya padmanAbhAnujEsha- maNirangu, Adi, Swathi Thirunal 44:24 - 6) enduku daya rAdurA- tODi, miSra cApu, Thyagaraja 1:05:54 - 7) vinatA suta vAhana- jayantasEna, Adi, Thyagaraja 1:13:09 - 8) rAmacandra nI daya- suraTi, dESAdi, Thyagaraja 1:18:43 - 9) tava dAsOhaM- punnAgavarALi, Adi, Thyagaraja 1:24:20 - 10) pAhi rAma dUta- shaDvidhamArgiNi (madhyama shruthi), rUpakaM, Thyagaraja Hyderabad Brothers gAnam has been an inseparable part of my life. In my growing up years, I frequently listened to their commercial albums and concerts. Some of the main characteristics which have attracted me to them are the rare Thyagaraja krithis, bhAvam, sowkhyam, respect for the past vaggeyyakkaras and masters who rendered those krithis, a willingness to improve and keep up with the times and radiate joy to everyone. And this album is a perfect example with a wonderful choice of krithis from their repertoire with superb co-artists complimenting them. Plus Raghavachari garu gets to sing AlApana twice (24:43 & 47:06)! While tracks 5 and 10 are dedicated to Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman, we should never forget they are Lord Sri Rama's devout bhakthas! A family friend downloaded the tracks from online and shared with me over a decade ago. Please pardon the audio quality of the recording as there are a bunch of mouse clicks in the first half and the second half's sound is a bit muffled. Long live Hyderabad Brothers gAnam! Long live the VVS sir bAni maintained by his brother VV Ravi sir! Long live KV Prasad sir's mellifluous mridangam nADam and Dr. Karthick's brilliant and captivating contributions to the ghatam and percussive art form!