"Gururaja Nadarchana" is a devotional songs album on Guru Sarvabhouma Raghavendra Swami. All the compositions presented here are composed by Haridasas and set to tune by Carnatic musician and stalwart Late Vid. Sri Koviladi K. Rangarajan. This album is presented under the able guidance and direction of Vid. Smt. Koviladi R. Kala, veteran musician and music Guru. We really hope you enjoy listening to this series as much as we enjoyed and felt blessed putting it together.. All these songs will be shortly available on all streaming platforms as well..
Artists:
Vocal: Vid. Smt. Archana L Rao
Violin: Vid. Sri Achyutha Rao
Flute: Vid. Sri Nithish Ammannaya
Percussions: Vid. Sri G. S. Nagaraj
Recorded at Ananya Studio, Bangalore with the able support of Sri Umesh and Sri Yathish
List of Songs:
0:00 Kandu Dhanyanade Gurugala- Raga Vasantha- Mohana Dasaru
5:32 Sri Guruvara Ehi- Raga Ganamurthi- S. Gururajacharyaru (Kamalesha Dasaru)
10:50 Tunga Teera Virajam- Raga Salaga Bhairavi- S. Gururajacharyaru (Kamalesha Dasaru)
16:12 Mantralaya Mandira- Raga Kalyana Vasantha- Janardana Dasaru
20:32 Rogaharane Krupa Sagara- Raga Desh- Jagannatha Dasaru
26:27 Sri Raghavendra Nimma- Raga Kurinji- Jagannatha Dasaru
32:22 Tugire Rayara- Raga Neelambari- Jagannatha Dasaru
38:03 Eddu Barutaare Node- Raga Pilu- Jagannatha Dasaru
Profiles
*Vid. Sri Koviladi K. Rangarajan*
"Hari Dasa Sangeetha Gana Ratna" Late Sri Koviladi K. Rangarajan was a renowned Carnatic musician of yesteryears in Tamil Nadu. Sri Rangarajan has set tune to numerous Haridasa keerthanas and also Sri Jagannatha Dasaru's magnum opus, Harikathamruthasara.
*Vid. Smt. Koviladi R. Kala*
Guru Smt Koviladi R. Kala is a veteran Carnatic vocalist based out of Mysore, Karnataka. Hailing from a family of accomplished musicians, Smt. Kala learnt vocal music from her father and Guru Late Sri. Koviladi K. Rangarajan, Srirangam, Tamil Nadu. Smt. Kala is a senior performer with over 50 years of performance experience in concerts across the country and is a regular performed on AIR and Doordarshan. Smt. Kala is also an accomplished Guru and trains young musicians in her music institution - 'Nadashree Sangeeta Vidyalaya' at Mysore.
*Vid. Smt. Archana L Rao*
Archana L Rao is an Indian Classical Carnatic vocalist based out of Bangalore, India. Archana hails from a family of accomplished musicians. She is the daughter and disciple of Vidushi Smt. Koviladi R Kala, a senior musician and granddaughter of Late Sri Koviladi K Rangarajan. With a strong musical background, rigorous learning under her gurus and their blessings, she has been a regular performer in Carnatic music arena for the past 20 years.
*Vid. Sri Achyutha Rao*
Achyutha Rao is disciple and nephew of renowned Harmonium and Violin artist, Vid. B. Raghuram. He has accompanied many top ranking senior and contemporary artists in Karnatik music concerts. Has also rendered Violin support to multiple album recordings and Bharatanatyam dance recordings.
*Vid. Sri Nithish Ammannaya*
Nithish Ammannaya an extremely talented flautist was initiated into this divine art form of Carnatic music at the tender age of 10 years. He acquired basic lessons and flute technique from Vishwanath and Vidwan K U Raghavendra Rao. He continued his advanced training under acclaimed flautist Vidwan Ravichandra Kulur. Nithish is not only a solo performer, he is an established flautist for dance music. He has been performing in almost all the major festivals, organizations and Sabhas all over India and he has bagged enormous prizes in recognition of excellence of performance.
*Vid. Sri G. S. Nagaraj*
G S Nagaraj, is a well known Mridangam artist from Bangalore. He is been into the art of classical music percussion from past 30 years. He started his Mridangam training from Vidwan H L Gopalkrishna and later continued under Vidwan B N Chandramouli and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vidwan Dr. Thiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam who are devoted and dedicated to this spiritual art. Under their guidance, G S Nagaraj gained tremendous knowledge about the ways of staging concerts. Nagaraj has to his credit of staging concerts in prestigious Sabhas and venues all over India and abroad. His Mridangam accompaniment is highly regarded and given due recognition and appreciation by great musicians, critics and music lovers.
Awards and Recognitions
Best Mridangist Award - Madras Music Academy (2023) & (2017)
Kala Koustubha - Chintalapalli Krishnamurthy Sangeeta Academy (2023)
Kala Poshaka - Mohana Tarangini Sangeetha Sabha (2023)
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Asthana Vidwan (2017)
Vamshi Puraskar (2017)
Best Concert Award - Madras Music Academy (2016)
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