Madurai Mani Iyer - Music Academy, Madras, 1960

[@aishwaryaiyer8911]

What a concert... Mesmerized by the singing.. pranams to the legend

[@raghunathan8625]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful concert of great stalwart madurai mani iyer

[@gayathrijayaraman9011]

Deiveegamana sangitam.

[@krishnamanian]

“Madurai Sri Mani Iyer avarGaL migavum sulabamaaga paaduGiRaar enRu naam ninaikkinROm. Athu thavaraagum. Avar ellaa shraththaiyOdum koodath thaan paaduginRaar. Inthap paadalaik kEtka anaivarukkumE mikka santhOshame. - “M.K.Subramanian.”

[@krishnamanian]

“Ganakaladharar Madurai Sri Mani Iyer avarGaLin oru chiRantha rasikan aavEn starting from 1953 onwards; that goes non-stop; avar paattil varum gamanGaLum, neravalGaLum, swarap prasthaaranGaLum ennai migavum iirththana enRu chonnaal avaiGaL migai aagaathathu thaan. Antha …ai, uy, um, innum pala swarap prasththaranGaLaiyum naam udan kEtkumbOthnaamum melliya kuralil paada unthuthal palarukkum ERpadiGinRana. Even Carnatic Sangeethaththil iidupaadu illaathavarGaLukkum migavum kavarnthathana, innum kavarnthu konDE irukkinRana. His voice is magical; antha Thambu Chetty Roadil uLLa unbeatable ‘’Arya Gowda Road Rasagullaa’ evvaaRu inikkinRathO athu pOlavE. EnO nam Thamizhagaththil thaan miguntha inippaich chRththu viduGinRaarGaL…seekkiram mElulagam pogattimE enGinRa eNNamaa, ennavOth theriyavillai; pOgattum. NeruppunENRu chonnaal vaay suttu vidumaa? ChollunGaL !!! - “M.K.Subramanian.”

[@krishnamanian]

((1) Read the above word as ‘GamakanGaLum’ instead of what is given over there. (2) Pl. read it as ‘kEtkumbOthaavathu instead of what is given above. Pl. add it as ‘Arya Bhavan’ (Everyone must at least visit once this famous ‘Hotel’ to taste their ‘Hot aavi paRakkum Coffee. Antha aaviyil unGaL munnOrGaLaip paarkkalaam !!! Annual thithiyai cheyyavE vENdaam unGaL kaNNeerilEyE neenGaL paarththu vidalaam !!! In all other ‘Hotels’ they provide some hot drink which none will vouch it is ‘Coffee’. My maternal grand-father used to walk nearly two miles from ‘KrishNappa Naicken Tank Street’ to this Arya Bhagwan wearing a worn-our spectacle and wearing his lengthy jibba, avar thaLLaadik konDE nadappaar plus entha vinaadiyum keezhE vizhunthu viduvaar pOlirukkum; pala thadavaiGaL keezhE vizhunthum uLLaar, you know. VeLiyE, thaNiyaaga pOgavEnDaam enRu chonnaalum kEtkamaattaar. EnGa paattikkuth thaan anaiththu kavalaiGaLum. AvarGaL ENNa Chelyabinsk mudiyum? - “M.K.Subramanian.”

[@krishnamanian]

“Pl. correct it as GamaganGaLum” - “MKS”.

[@ramanivenkata3161]

What a classic concert by the GOD of music

[@subramanianvydianathan6333]

நன்றி அருமை இவருடைய இசை கேட்க கேட்க தெவிட்டாத தேன் இன்பம்.

[@vishnuramprasadvasudevan2668]

This one is an excellent recording. Thanks. At the Academy, MMI has sung the following Thodi kritis : Ninnu Vina sukhamugana (1940), Endhuku Dhayaraadhura (1953), Emijesithe, (1954) Kaddanuvaariki (1956), Koluvamaragatha (1950, 1960), Kamalambike (1959,1961, 1963), Meenalochani (1966)(by HMB). But never sang Thaye yasodha at the Academy.

[@ravishanker6925]

wow! his thodis are delightful and intensive... never knew he sang all these songs.

[@raghunathans1338]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful concert of great stalwart MMI

[@BaluKarthikeyan]

Beautiful Recording! Thank you for sharing this rare gem!

[@subadrasankaran4148]

What a jem

[@krishnamanian]

“Anaiththu Carnatic Sangeetha rasikarGaLukkum migavum maghizhchchiyEththaan. Especially avarudaiya thuritha swarap prasthaaranGaL eppadi uLLathu enRaal, nam ‘KaavEri’ nathi ovvoru aaNDilum, Ippasi maathaththil, nuppum, nuraiyOdum odivarum kaakshi ellOrukkum, mukkiyamaaga ‘KudiyaanavarGaLukku’ peru maghizhvchchiyE aagum allavaa? Al Is it not a good ‘Similli? Gramar Vaaththiyaar cholliyiruppaakodukkinRana. AthE pOl thaan uLLathu namakkellam Madurai MaNi Iyer avarGaLin kachchEiyaik kEtkumbOthu, pakka vaaththiyanGaLaich chErththuthaan cholluGinREn. Madurai Mani Iyer avarGaLinthak kaalaththu oru magaththaanac oruCarnatic Sangeetha VidwaanE aawaar. kaalaththu 1:03: what 08 periy ‘Sangeetha VithwaanE’ aawaar. Avar pORRuthalukkukku uriyavarE. . I am ever one of his rasigans. Enjoy this song. - “M.K.Subramanian.”

[@arunsri15]

The concert was held on Monday, as the earlier pieces are: vAtApi, telisi rAma, chandram bhaja, apparAmabhakti and koluvamaregada as main followed by tani

[@ShriramVasudevanMusic]

On the Academy Website, the 1960 season concerts list is not available for some reason. It sounds more like Ramabhadran on Mridangam to me. The Radio announcement also mentions him as the Mridangam Vidwan along with the venue being the PS Highschool.

[@arunsri15]

@@ShriramVasudevanMusic yes, sorry.. I missed that. You are right. Will edit that part.