Prince Rama Varma - Informal Concert 2019 - Ambarame - Andal Thiruppavai

In what has become an annual feature, Prince Rama Varma brings a magnificent gift to the residents of Trivandrum (and nowadays, to all his admirers all over the world through youtube) each January, in the form of an "Informal Concert" where he brings to light several rare and beautiful compositions by a whole range of composers, from people like Annamacharya and Purandara Dasa who lived 600 years ago, to contemporary compositions, even from the 21st century! Apart from the songs, Varma ji provides so many wonderful insights into the background of the compositions, the lives of the composers, the meanings of the lyrics and so on, which makes this the top favourite event in the calendar of many of Varma ji's fans. This year, Varma ji was accompanied by Sri S.R.Vinu, Sri B.Harikumar, Adichanalloor Sri Anilkumar, Payyannur Sri Govindaprasad and Sri Ananthapadmanabhan. Here, Varma ji comes up with an exquisite rendition of the Andal Thirupavai in Kalyani, where Andal gently wakes up the entire family of Lord Krishna in the most charming way possible. Varma ji's stunning clarity while enunciating the lyrics; be it in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Sankrit, Bengali or Hindi, just keeps getting better and better over the years. Along with the polish and sophistication of his extraordinary artistry, comes the ability to get closer and closer to the mind, soul and spirit of the composer, thereby bringing the listeners closer to the composer's Kavi Hrudayam too.