Confluence Classical x Film Live Concert on ALL STREAMING + YouTube

 Dear friends,

I am delighted to share full audio streaming on all platforms of my concert held on August 22, 2025, in Chennai, at Vani Mahal, Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha. 

Audio Streaming Links: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/070RJkaGPOmG8c82Fb3O7s?si=6RN3wpNTRhidSGKgs1sobQ

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0FPXSMG26?marketplaceId=A3K6Y4MI8GDYMT&musicTerritory=IN&ref=dm_sh_YKixeutdSmp9eMyOcmQvdHFZT

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n7LAPjSvH0uv6Livr3MXQy64PbeJPO5eE&si=9Jvlb0T2gHSi3Lq8


YouTube VIDEO of the concert on my channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjHYWMPz3ak&list=PL0IoH26Ut8bLFaS2PLBBIXNBavWtSDkf0

The concert celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami. True to the spirit of confluence between classical and film musics of India, this "Isai Payanam" style offering brought to the listeners a variety of ragams. From Gowla to Arabhi to Dwijavanti, Subhapantuvarali, Hamirkalyani and Dhanyasi, I was able to bring together a constellation of well-loved ragams underscoring a classical masterpiece in each of them. For instance, in Dhanyasi, I sang Balakrishnan Pada Malar, a fine piece by Sri. Papanasam Sivan. I was also able to bring in some bhajans, Nand Nandana in raag Todi is one example which I enjoyed singing incorporating a spate of improvisations in Hindustani tarana style. Weaving in film songs has always been a passion of mine, and truly forms of the core of Isai Payanam and its democratic and inclusive character. In this concert I was able to explore Rafi saab's Madhuban mein radhika, harking back to the prowess of Madan Mohan in Hamir, and was glad to delve into Thedinen Deva Deva from Sri Raghavendra film, a masterstroke in Subhapantuvarali by maestro Ilayaraja. 

Accompanied by Dr Usha Rajagopalan on the violin, Sri. N Ramakrishnan on the mridangam, Sri. Venkatraman on Keys and Sri Pradeep on Tabla, I was blessed with a fine team of artists.

My thanks to Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha for inviting me to present Confluence concert.




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