Hemmige S. Prashanth’s concert was rooted in K.V. Narayanaswamy’s bani

In a recital that felt similar an intimate dialog with the past, Hemmige S. Prashanth presented a performance profoundly rooted successful the aesthetic of his guru, the legendary K.V. Narayanaswamy. Accompanied by V.S.P. Gayatri Sivani connected the violin, V.R. Srinivasan connected the mridangam and Trichy Murali connected the ghatam, the evening featured a singular line-up of songs.

Beginning with the Nattai varnam ‘Sarasijanaabha’ of Palakkad Parameshwara Bhagavatar, Prashanth went successful for the little commonly heard Kedaram creation ‘Tyagaraja gurum ashraye’, composed by M.D. Ramanathan connected Tyagaraja successful Tisra Adi tala. Created utilizing the Dikshitar mould replete with a madhyama kala sahityam, this kriti features some the raga mudra and the composer’s mudra.