Krishnamachrya Kala Peetham of Vijayawada presented a fine vocal concert by vidwan Popuri Gowrinath, a reputed singer and a composer. The venue was Sivaramakrishna Kshetram.
Popuri Gowrinath, in his impressive concert, first sang Swamini Vedaga his own composition in Reetigowla and followed with a popular composition Gowri sukumari of his guru late N.Ch. Krishnamacharyulu in Vasanta. Gowrinath did ample justice to the kirtana with his impressive delineation of the raga and clear diction. Gowrinath’s presentation of the raga malika pallavi, his own compostion emerged as the highlight of his concert. He named it in praise of the divine mother whose manifestation was the combination of the five prime elements of nature for which the vocalist used the ragas Malayamarutam (for wind), Hamsadhvani (for sky), Amritavarshini (for water), Madhyamavathi (for fire) and Saraswathi (for the earth). The intricate pallavi set to Khandajati Ata talam was dedicated by Gowrinath to his guru Krishnamacharya. Gowrinath rendered the intricate the raga, pallavi, neraval and swaras in the respective ragas with great alertness and efficiency emerging in flying colours. Gowrinath’s talented daughter Charumati Pallavi gave a good account of herself by showing sharp anticipation and alertness while changing the ragas. P.S. Phalgun, a senior mridanga vidwan and lecturer in the music college and M. Haribabu who played the ghatam conbined admirably to present a thrilling laya vinyasam in the tani.
