Ravikiran's Kuntalavarali PADA VARNAM | Anahita & Apoorva
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2021-11-21

This pada varnam in Telugu set in the sprightly Kuntalavarali ragam is appropriate for both music and dance performances.  It has a very attractive Muktayi swaram and sahityam, entirely centred around the D, as a note and also as a syllable. This was performed by Anahita & Apoorva along with Sayee Rakshith (violin) and Akshay Anand (Mrdangam). 

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.