A/N: If you have read the Harry Potter books, you will understand when I say that my posts will mostly be a mix of Lee Jordan and Luna Lovegood when they were commentators of the Hogwarts Qudditch matches.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get on with the blog. 

Of course my first entry is of Ashwath Anna’s concert(If you ever meet my mother, ask her to do an impression of how excited I get when I attend his concert;it’s spot on). 

He started with Sarasiruhasana priye in Naatai, the  glorious speed of Akaram in the raga alapana reminding me of Bugs Bunny’s speeding legs(I’m a mature adult, I swear).  The song had a brisk pace to it which was beautifully handled by the mridangist and the violinist, Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam and M S Venkatasubramaniam. 

He then proceeded to sing Mamavasadhajanani in Kanada, the ragam still lingering on my mind an hour after the kutcheri was finished. 

The raga of the hour was Lathangi. It was spun into a beautiful of weave of Bhava, Sruthi and Laya. The swarakalpana was brilliant, the artists turning it into a fast volley and finishing the piece with a short, but sweet Thani. 

Needless to say, Ashwath Narayanan rendered me starstruck yet again, as he has been doing since he auditioned for Tanishq’s Swarna Sangeetham.