SICA’s 68th music festival features vocal recital by S. Mahathi

Carnatic vocalist S. Mahathi performed at the South Indian Cultural Association's 68th Annual Festival of Music and Dance in Hyderabad. Accompanied by violin, mridangam and ghatam artistes, she presented compositions by leading Carnatic composers across several ragas

Hyderabad: As part of its 68th Annual Festival of Music and Dance, the South Indian Cultural Association (SICA) organised an enthralling vocal concert by S. Mahathi, a well-known Carnatic vocalist from Chennai.

She was accompanied by C. S. Chinmayee on violin, Parupalli Phalgun on mridangam and Rahul Sunder on ghatam.

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Mahathi commenced the concert with Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna’s composition ‘Amma Anandadayini’ in Gambhiranata, set to Adi tala, followed by Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Siddhivinayakam’ in Shanmukhapriya, also set to Adi tala, with brief swara passages.

She then presented Tyagaraja’s Pancharatna kriti ‘Sadhinchene’ in Arabhi, rendered an elaborate alapana in Hamsanandi and followed it with Muthiah Bhagavatar’s composition ‘Needu Mahima Pogada Natharama’.

The concert continued with Syama Sastry’s ‘Marivere Gati Evvaramma’ in Anandabhairavi, followed by Tyagaraja’s ‘Sobillu Saptaswara’ in Jaganmohini.

Thodi was taken up as the main raga of the concert. Mahathi presented a pleasant and elaborate alapana before rendering Tyagaraja’s ‘Kaddanu Variki Kaddu’ in Adi tala, press release said.

Mahathi concluded the concert with a lively Tillana composed by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna.

Dr. K. C. T. Padmanabhayya, IAS (Retd.), former Home Secretary, Government of India, felicitated the artistes while Nanduri Srilatha, representing the SICA Managing Committee, conducted the proceedings.