Ravikiran's Hamsanadam Tillana on Shri Ranganatha | With Akkarai | Sundarkumar | Guruprasad
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2020-11-15

This tillana in Sanskrit in the Indian Raga Hamsanadam in Mishra Chapu was composed by Ravikiran around 1999 in praise of Shri Ranganatha, the presiding deity of several temples in India including Srirangam and Srirangapatna. However, the piece was specially created for an album to raise funds for the Ranganatha Temple in Pomona, New York.  It has been performed by several artists in the past but this is a rendition by the composer in a tribute concert for Prof T R Subramaniam @ Madhuradhwani, Chennai in Nov 2019. 

Akkrai Subhalakshmi - Violin 
'Kanjiraman' Sundarkumar - Mrdangam 
N Guruprasad - Ghatam

Lyrics available at: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pjCvkkOVcxDLJgJ-BRhVrbytReyDO3IuqZFxs0MWA8M/edit?usp=sharing 

Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two, first vocal concert was at age 5 and first chitravina (21-string slide) concert was at age 12.  He has composed over 800 compositions including dance and orchestral works and has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other composers.  His compositions include a number of unique pieces in both Indian classical and world music as well as pieces eulogizing great personalities like Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, Ramana Maharshi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar and his guru, Chitravina Narasimhan.  Ravikiran has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions.