Kottur Rajarathinam Pillai - Karnatic Classical

Kottur Rajarathinam Pillai & Haridwaramangalam, A.K. Palanivel

- Karnatic Classical - Nadaswaram & Thavil

Sangheta - 33PIX 1051 - P.1980

Side A

A1 Terateeyagarada - Gowlipanthu - Adi - Thyagaraja

A2 Sarasakshaparipalaya - Panthuvarali - Adi - Swathi Thirunal

A3 Nee Bhakthi Bagyasudha - Jayamanohari - Rupakam - Thyagaraja

Side B

B1 Nadachi nadachi - Kharaharapriya - Adi - Thyagaraja

B2 Janakiramana - Sudhaseemanthini - Adi - Thyagaraja

B3 Nagumomu - Madhyamavathi - Adi

Kottur Rajarathinam Pillai, Nadaswaram

Veeraswamy Pilai, Nadaswaram

Haridwaramangalam, A.K. Palanivel, Thavil

Thanjavur Govindaraj, Thavil

Short notes on the artists from the back of the sleeve:

Sri Kottur N. Rajarathinam learnt the art of the Nadaswaram under his grandfather, Kottur S. Sowndera Raju. Later he developed the art under Tiruvidaimarudur P.S. Veerasamy Pillai. A very popular artist in Nadaswaram, Sri Rajarathinam has many titles to his credit.

Sri Haridwaramangalam A.K. Palanivel learnt thavil, a percussion instrument under his father Kumaravel Pillai. Later, he was a disciple of Tirucherai T.G. Muthukumaraswamy Pillai. He has many titles to his credit. He made a performance tour in USA and Canada for two months and has visited Srilanka on several occasions.

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The Madurai Brothers - Nadhaswaram 1978

M.P.N. Sethuraman & M.P.N. Ponnuswamy - Nadhaswaram

EMI Columbia - S-33 ESX 6160 - P.1978

Side A

A1 Adamodi — Charukesi 5'19

A2 Sri Kanthimathi — Hemavathi 18'12

Side B

B1 Rarama Intika - Asaveri 3'45

B2 Kalyanamelam 7'26

B3 Pasuram 6'37

B4 Chinnanchiru Penpola 4'26

Valyapatti A.R. Subrahmanyam, Thavil

To somewhat alleviate the flagrant lack of Nagaswaram music posted on this blog I feel obliged to post another great record by The Madurai Brothers. There is also some miraculous Thavil to be heard here by the master drummer Valyapatti A.R. Subrahmanyam.

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