December 2017 - M.S. Subbulakshmi

The galaxy of genres span South Indian Classical (Carnatic) and North Indian Classical (Hindustani) Music.

A glimpse from the vast repertoire of MS.

1.Namavali

MS and Radha participated in a Bhajan Mandali held at Vasant Vihar Chennai. MS is leading this Namavali – Gowri Nandana Gajanana

2. Adi Tala Varnam

Entho Prema in Ragam Surutti composed by Tiruvottiyur Thyagaraja

3. Ata Tala Varnam

Viribhoni – in Ragam Bhairavi sung in 1960s

4. Abhang

Sundarathey Dhyana in Raga Yaman Kalyan

5. Bhajan

Gave Guni Gani in Raga Desh sung in 1950s

6. Kavadi Chindu

Manju Nihar

7. Svarajathi

Amba Kamakshi in Ragam Bhairavi, Mishra Chapu Talam composed by Shyama Sastri

Nee Saati in Ragam Shriranjani composed by Dikshithar

8. Pancharatnams composed by Thyagaraja

Link : https://blog.msstribute.org/pancharatna-kritis/

9. Devar Nama composed by Purandaradasa

The Karnataka Government had organised the 400th Purandara Jayanti at the Purandara Mantap on the banks of the Tungabhadra in Hampi. M.S. was to inaugurate the concert in the evening.On the morning of the concert, a few women near the riverbank were talking among themselves in Tamil, wondering whether they would get a darshan of M.S.At the same time, a group of Tamil women was walking towards the river to have a holy dip. The women walked up to those seated and inquired about their welfare.On learning about their desire, a middle-aged woman instantaneously squatted on the sands and sang Dasana madiko enna swami, Elliruvano Ranga emba samshaya beda and Enduro mahanubhavulu!u. TRS who was present there was so overwhelmed by the bhakti that he fell prostrate before the great M.S. “Every rasika is a Purandara-Kanaka-Tyagaraja and other saint composers to me. So a rasika’s wish is a command to be obeyed at once,” she told him.G.T. Narayana Rao, Tiruchi, T.N.” (from Letters to the Editor, Hindu)

Listen to the songs from this concert at Hampi, 1964 at the link below

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqEa-zdNa5xdMWua5bih_PY1_U16I2j2K

10. Dadra

Muraliya in Raag Mishra Khamaj