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Name of the company not mentioned - Lecture-demonstration on Sai Kritis (a live recording) - Sai Kriti Dhara - Volumes 5 & 6 - Dr. Hiramalini Seshadri - Price Rs. 20 each.
TWO AUDIO albums comprising lecture-demonstrations on Sai kritis composed and tuned by Dr. Hiramalini Seshadri, a medical practitioner and an ardent devotee of Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, have been released.
The singers along with Dr. Hiramalini are Srividhya Ganesan and Divya Seshadri. The violinist is Bagyalakshmi and the mridangam and ghatam are handled by Shriram and Karthik respectively.
In the introduction to the Sai kritis it is explained that the composer, due to the Lord's Grace, was able to sing so many compositions in praise of Baba without having any traditional training in Classical Music.
She has also said that it was Bhagwan's command to sing about all forms of Godhead and not just Sai.
The Todi varnam describes the advent of the Lord in the auspicious year of Akshaya as the son of Iswaramba. An invocatory song on Lord Ganesha in Pantuvarali and a regal Sankarabharanam kriti "Sarva Sukhadhayini" have a pleasing devotional impact.
"Shivaratri priya" in Kharaharapriya describing the Vibhuti Abhisheka to Shirdi Sai and the Lingodhbhava is particularly impressive.
The songs in Hamsadwani, Nattai, Yamunakalyani, Hindolam, a lilting thillana in Nattakurinji and "Omkara Nadham" in Madhyamavati provide sustained listening interest.
S. P
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