Side A: Charanam Bhava - Hamsavinodhini - Tisra Ekam - Narayana thirtha
Guruvayur Appane - Ritigowla - Adi - Ambujam Krishna
Santhana Gopala - Kamas - Tisra Ekam - Dikshithar
Enna Thavam - Kapi - Adi - Papanasanam Sivan

Side B: Muralidhara - Mand - Adi - Periyaswamy Thooran
Narayana - Suddha Dhanyasi - Kanda Chapu - Purandhara Dasar
Alaipayudhe - Kanada - Adi - Oothukadu Venkatasubbayyar
Bhavayami - Yaman Kalyani - Kanda Chapu - Annamacharya

Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar is undoubtedly one of the two flautists of the future, the other one being, of course, Shashank. If during the 'Season' Mala is yet to get the prime slot at the Music Academy, it is not a good reflection on the Academy, for the artiste is simply superb. And she proves this point in this album, which is entitled 'Songs on Lord Krishna'.

Every single piece in the album is unexceptionably good, but what steals the heart more than the rest is the Suddha Dhanyasi. Narayana has been played in such a fashion as would have made its composer Purandhara Dasa happy, had he been present to hear this today. How to bring bhava into instrumental music is something that only genes or genius can teach. In Mala's case, it might well be genes, for she's leart the art from her famous mother and aunt pair Sikkil Neela and Kunjumani. Narayana is bhava-laden.

The album opens with a rare raga - Hamsavinodhini. On side A, Santhanagopala Krishnam of Dikshithar has been rendered grandly. And then there are the all-time beauties -- Alaipayudhe, Enna tavam and Bhavayami.

There is not a great deal of talent-display in the album, in terms of lengthy alapanas or complexly structured swaras, but every song on the tape is so serenely beautiful that one might just switch the player on, close one's eyes and relax.