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Moonlit Melodies 
Moonlight MelodiesArtiste : S.Shashank ( flute), Embar Kannan, Vankayala Ramanamoorthy, S.Karthick ( ghatam )

Side A: Gopalaka Pahimam - Revagupti - Misra chapu - Swathi Thirunal
Nee Bhakti - Jayamanohari - Rupakam - Thyagaraja
Raghunatha Nannu - Swara Ranjani - Adi - Patnam Subramanya Iyer

Side B: Ragam tanam pallavi in Kalyani - Kanda Triputa - S.Shashankirunal

Shashank's elaborate Jayamanohari is the highlight of this album and also the compelling reason to buy it. Both the alapana and the swaras sort of set a standard for future Jayamanoharis.

The album starts with a brief 'hum' of Revagupti, followed by the popular Gopalaka Pahimam. Revagupti is one of the early morning ragas and such a mood is amply brought forth by the rendition. The Revagupti and Jayamanohari pieces would make you feel you got your money's worth. Raghunatha Nannu in a raga called Swara Ranjani is a brisk piece and would qualify to be called a thukkada.

On the B side, one must again say that 30 minutes for a Kalyani RTP is something ill conceived. Although the Kalyani is beautifully rendered, it kind of leaves a 'not enough' taste with the listener. It would have been better if Shashank had chosen (or told to take up) a Kalyani kirtana instead. The 'move on, move on' kind of RTP is a disappointing feature of the album.

 

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