Madurai Somu with Lalgudi Jayaraman

Based on the recordings available (on youtube and what I have), it is clear that Lalgudi Jayaraman was a frequent (rather very) accompaniment to Somu. Listening to these concerts, it is clear that they had a great chemistry that helped elevate the quality of the concert.

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Umayalpuram Sivaraman – mridangam

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • seetApatE – kamAs
  • bhajana chEsitirA – dhanyAsi
  • vandE sandam sri hanumantam – nATakurunji
  • krupa juchutaku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • koluvamaragadA – tODi
  • O rAma neenAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – kAmbOji (incomplete)

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Vellore Ramabhadran – mridangam

Calcutta 1969

  • varNam – tODi – Adi
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • dEvAdi dEva – sindhunAmakriyA
  • sivE pAhimAm – kalyANi
  • gurulEka eTuvanTi – gowrimanOhari
  • jAnaki ramaNa – suddhaseemantini
  • sri rAjarAjeswari – hEmavati
  • krupa juchutaku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • banTuriti kOlu – hamsanAdam
  • chandrasEkara – tODi
  • O rAma neenAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • ??? – neelAmbari
  • RTP – kAmbOji
  • murganai ninaindurugi – jOnpuri

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam
T H Vinayakaram – ghatam
Pudukottai Mahadevan – morsing

at Pudukottai

  • varNam – tODi
  • kaigAna mahA gaNapatE – oormika
  • hara hara sankara
  • paramEswaram
  • gurulEka eTuvanTi – gowrimanOhari
  • shivE pAhimAm – kalyANi
  • pAlincu – kAmbOji (tani)
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • rA rA rAmA – AbhOgi
  • mOkshamu galada – sAramati
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Karaikudi Mani – mridangam
C K Shyamsundar – kanjira

at Nagpur – 1969

  • varNam – dEvamanOhari
  • vallabha mahA gaNapatE – brindAvani
  • neelakanTa mahAdEva – kuvalayAbharaNam
  • AdarimpavE – ranjani
  • manavyAla – naliNakAnti
  • pAhi rAmA – karaharapriyA
  • nEnendu vedakudurA – karnATaka behAg
  • mariyAda kAdayya – bhairavam
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • nATTakurunjiyilE murugA – rAgamAlika
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
C S Muruguabhoopati – mridangam
C K Shyamsundar – kanjira

Ramanavami

  • praNava swaroopa – hEmavati
  • eTulAbrOtuvOvayya – chakravAgam
  • nEnendu vedakudurA – karnATaka behAg
  • ??? (tyagaraja) – bhairavi
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – bEgaDA
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
C S Murugabhoopati – mridangam
C K Shyamsundar – kanjira

  • varNam – ???
  • praNamAmyaham sri gaNanAtam – nATTai
  • siva siva siva ena rAdA – pantuvarALi
  • ninnu joocina – Arabhi
  • paradEvatE – kalyANi (incomplete)

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam
C K Shyamsundar – kanjira

Bombay, 1969

  • varNam – darbAr
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • sankara pAhi – reetigowLa
  • sivE pAhimAm – kalyANi
  • paritApamu – manOhari
  • smaraNE suka – janaranjani
  • ninnE nera namminAnuy – pantuvarALi
  • koluva maragada – tOdi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – hEmavati
  • ninaikAda nEramillai
  • sentoorAn tiruvaDi
  • nALai enDroru nAL
  • viruttam
  • mAyE – tarangiNi
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Palghat Raghu – mridangam

Ramanavami, 1970

  • varNam – dEvamanOhari
  • mahA gaNEsam – ??
  • neelakanTa mahAdEva – kuvalayAbharaNam
  • rAma neepai tanaku – kEdAram
  • gurulEka eTuvanTi – gowri manOhari
  • ninnunEra namminAnu – pantuvarALi
  • chakkani rAjamargamu – karaharapriyA
  • sankara paramEswari – rAgamAlika
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – kAmbOji
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam

  • giri rAja suta – bangaLA
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • hara hara sankara – ??
  • meenAkshi mEmudam – poorvikalyANi
  • nenaruncinAnu – mALavi
  • smaranE suka – reetigowLa
  • munnurAvaNa – tODi
  • evarani – dEvAmrutavarshini
  • sadAsivam – sivapriyA
  • E rAmuni – vakulAbharanam
  • manasu ranjilla – rAgamAlika
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • brOva – neelAmbari

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
C S Murugabhoopati – mridangam

continuous sounds in the background; temple concert most likely

  • praNavaswaroopa – hEmavati
  • eTulAbrOtuvO – chakravAgam
  • sundarEswara – madhulikA
  • gurulEka – gowrimanOhari
  • paradEvatE – kalyANi
  • ??
  • sogasugA mrudanga tALamu – sriranjani
  • kanda kOTTa kanadanE – tODi
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamanu – aTANA
  • rAgasudhArasa – AndOlikA
  • paramEwsaram
  • RTP – kAmbOji (incomplete)

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Palghat Raghu – mridangam

  • praNava swaroopa – hEmavati
  • suguNamulE – chakravAgam
  • paradEvatE – kalyANi
  • enduNDi veDalitivO- darbAr
  • anAduDanu – jingalA
  • gOdAdi – kAmbOji
  • sadAsivam – sivapriyA
  • RTP – mOhanam
  • santatam – kamAs
  • Various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • siva siva siva – pantuvarALi
  • manasulOni – vAramu
  • palincu kAmAkshi – kAmbOji
  • banTureeti – hamsAnandam
  • sanakara paramEswari – rAgamAlika
  • rAgasudArasa – AndOlikA
  • koluvamaragada – tODi
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – hEmavati
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam

  • varNam – rAmapriyA
  • giri rajasuta – bangaLA
  • sri raghukula – hamsadwani
  • gurulEka eTuvanTi – gowrimanOhari
  • sangeeta gyAnamu – dhanyAsi
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyAnavasantam
  • nAradamuni – pantuvarALi
  • varadarAja – swarabhooshaNi
  • rArA paNisayana – haikAmbOji
  • rAgasudArasa – AndOlika
  • amma rAvamma – kalyANi
  • RTP – karaharapriyA
  • innamum chiru pillai – hindOlam
  • sentoorAn tiruvaDi
  • ninaikAda nEramillai
  • viruttam
  • tirupugazh

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam

  • varNam – dEvamanOhari
  • lambOdara – oormikA
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyAnavasantam
  • nagumOmu – karnATaka dEvagandhAri
  • kripajoocuTaku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • abhayamu – Ahiri
  • sundarEswara – madhulikA
  • RTP – sankarAbaraNam
  • ranjani mAla
  • satguru – aTANA
  • hara hara
  • enna kavi pADinAlum – neelamaNi
  • manadagarAju(?) – manirangu
  • nALai enDrorunAL – sindhu bhairavi
  • nAda jyOti – vasanta
  • viruttam – rAgamAlika
  • Erumayil – madyamAvati
  • vandE mAtaram & mangaLam

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Vellore Ramabhadran – mridangam
C K Shyamsundar – kanjira

  • chinna nADEna nA – kalAnidhi
  • nEnendu vedakudurA – karnAtaka behAg
  • trilOka janani – bhairavi
  • paramEswaram – kumArapriyA
  • gAngEyam – shanmukapriyA
  • enna kavi pADinAlum – neelamaNi
  • nALai enDrorunAL – sindhu bhairavi

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
C S Murugabhoopati – mridangam

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • sri gaNapati – saurAshtram
  • siva siva siva ena rAdA – pantuvarALi
  • pAlincu – kAmbOji
  • rAnidi rAdhu – manirangu
  • sri ranganAdam – tODi
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • rAga sudhArasa – AndOlikA
  • RTP – shanmukapriya
  • ADalai pADuvOm – rAgamAlika
  • madurai arasALum meenAkshi – rAgamAlika
  • enna kavi pADinAlum – neelamaNi
  • slOkam
  • bhajarO bhayya (bhajan)
  • hara hara
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
U K Sivaraman – mridangam
T H Vinayakaram – ghatam

From Vinyl record

  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikatilakam
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • palincu kAmAkshi – kAmbOji
  • azhagiya mayinil – basant bahAr
  • ninaikkAda nEramillai – rAgesri
  • Eru mayil

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Vellore Ramabhadran – mridangam

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • mahA gaNapatim bhAvayE – gOpikAtilakam
  • seetApatE – kamAs
  • bhajana jEsitirA – dhanyAsi
  • vandE santam hanumantam – nATTaikurunji
  • krupajoo chuTaku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • gAngEyam – shanmukapriyA
  • nEnendu vedakudurA – karnAtaka behAg
  • chinna nADEna nA – kalAnidhi
  • paramEswaram – kumArapriyA
  • nALai endrorunAL – sindhu bhairavi
  • enna kavi pADinAlum – neelamaNi

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
Vellore Ramabhadran – mridangam

Partial Concert

BARC, Mumbai

  • kAmAkshi – bhairavi & rAgamAlika
  • enna kavi pADinAlum – neelamaNi
  • madurai arasALum meenAkshi – rAgamAlika
  • viruttam – incomplete

Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin

Jamshedpur

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • mahA gaNapatim – gOpikAtilakam
  • neelakanTa siva – kuvalayAbaraNam
  • ninnE nera namminAnu – pantuvrALi
  • prakkala nilapaDi – karaharapriyA
  • sankara paramEswara – rAgamalikA
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • RTP – kAmbOji
  • murganai ninaindurugi – jOnpuri
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – violin
C S Murugaboopathuy – Mridangam
Viswanata Sarma – ghatam
Mayuram Swaminathan

Tyagaraja Aradhana – Tiruvayaru, Jan 19, 1968
Mr. Ruben’s recording

  • neevanTi daivamu – bhairavi
  • ninnE nera namminAnu – pantuvrALi

Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin

Nagpur

Very low Violin volume
Mridangam is overpowering

  • varNam – tODi
  • vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadwani
  • shambO siva sankara – sankarAbaraNam
  • sundarEswara – madhulikA
  • kripajoo cuTaku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • pAlincu – kAmbhOji
  • O rAma nee nAmam – poorvikalyANi
  • rAma nAmamu – aTANA
  • sankara paramEswari – rAgamAlika
  • chandrasEkara yateendram – tODi
  • RTP – keeravANi
  • various

Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin

  • varNam – dEvamanOhari
  • lambOdara – oormikA
  • trilOka janani – bhairavi
  • krupajoocutAku – chAyAtarangiNi
  • nagumOmu – AbhEri
  • sundarEswara – madhulikA
  • abhayam – Ahiri
  • kalaivaNNan – rAgamAlikA
  • Erumayil