Aruna Sairam Concert in NJ

After a long time I was able to attend a concert. She and her accompaniments (Vaidhyanathan on mridangam and Baskar on Violin) gave pretty good performance, her matching necklace with silk sari and the single diamond bracelet on the hand she uses for Alabanai didn't go unnoticed either.

The concert had good variety, reaching its peak during the Raagam thaanam Pallavi performance. If the one in memory of Mummoorthygal was the highlight, this was one of her concerts without Thillana! Baskar did a wonderful job with Violin, it literally spoke when she sang "Vishamk Krishnan...". While Vaidhyanathan like Ilayaraja had a separate music for each and every person name(appar, sundarar, thaayumanavar...) in the song "Eppadi paadinaro..."

Though I'm not used to hearing Abangs & Bajans, the selection was a good mix of Keerthans, Abangs, Bajans & Tamil songs. Overall this was a memorable one for its Raagam thaanam Pallavi.