Madurai Brothers - Nadhaswaram 1970

The Madurai Brothers - Nadhaswaram

M.P.N. Sethuraman & M.P.N. Ponnuswamy

EMI India - S-33 ESX 6037 - P.1970

Side A 

A1 Anadhudanuganu - Jingla 4'04

A2 Swararagasudharasa - Sankarabharanam 17'54

B1 Manasa etulo - Malayamarutham 4'25

Side B

B2 Naane unai nambinen - Hamsanandhi 13'25

B3 Aadum chidambaramo - Bhehag 5'21 

More Nagaswaram for the needy!  This is an excellent record we did not have here before presented to me by a musician friend whose wonderful collection of rare West African and Moroccan music we shall hear more from when some of the more rare ones appear here on Anthems as time allows. 

He has generously let me go on excursions in his record shelves and this one was an odd out, I used to have a copy of this record myself but that one had vanished sometime over the years. 

There were several other Carnatic LP's but alas, sometimes overlapping tastes means that there are many copies of the same, so unfortunately this one was the only "unique". The rest were mostly african and some of those I am sure will find a good audience here. 

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The Madurai Brothers - Nadhaswaram

M.P.N. Sethuraman & M.P.N. Ponnuswamy (Madurai Bros.,)
- Nadhaswaram

AVM Music Service - AVM 1000351 - N.D.

Side A

A1 Mangayarkarasi - Bhoopalam - Adhi

A2 Manasuloni - Hindolam - Adhi

A3 Oh Rama Nee Nama - Poorvikalyani - Adhi

Side B

B1 Thani Avarthanam - Thavul - Adhi

B2 Ennakavi Padanalum - Neelamani - Adhi

B3 Ye vaky Seetha Jawali - Kapi - Eka thalami

Special Thavul:

Haridhwaramangalam Pazhanivel

Thiruvalaputhoor Kaliyamoorthy

Apart from "What fantastic music, and what a breathtaking Thani Avarthanam on the B-side", I can only add, "What a cover!"

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The Madurai Brothers - Nadhaswaram 1978

M.P.N. Sethuraman & M.P.N. Ponnuswamy - Nadhaswaram

EMI Columbia - S-33 ESX 6160 - P.1978

Side A

A1 Adamodi — Charukesi 5'19

A2 Sri Kanthimathi — Hemavathi 18'12

Side B

B1 Rarama Intika - Asaveri 3'45

B2 Kalyanamelam 7'26

B3 Pasuram 6'37

B4 Chinnanchiru Penpola 4'26

Valyapatti A.R. Subrahmanyam, Thavil

To somewhat alleviate the flagrant lack of Nagaswaram music posted on this blog I feel obliged to post another great record by The Madurai Brothers. There is also some miraculous Thavil to be heard here by the master drummer Valyapatti A.R. Subrahmanyam.

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The Madurai Brothers - The Enchanting Nadaswaram

M.P.N. Sethuraman & M.P.N. Ponnuswamy

"The Madurai Brothers" - The Enchanting Nadaswaram

EMI India - ECSD 40507 - P.1983

Side A

A1 Entha Vedukondu - Saraswathi Manohari

- Adi - Thyagaraja 8'39

A2 Pirava Varam - Lathangi

- Adi - Papanasam Sivan 13'15

Side B

B1 Krishna Nee Begane - Yamuna Kalyani

- Misrachapu - Vyasaraja 6'05

B2 Oothai Kuzhiyile & Magudi - Ragamalika

- Pambatti Siddhar Paadal 14'52

B3 Kadi Modi (Tiruppugazh) - Kanada

- Arunagirinathar 3'10

Another great find by my good friends Arvind & Costis from their latest excursions in South India. All ripping and editing again done with the help of the benevolent and patient Zwan. Thank you all for that!

We had some good Nadaswaram before and I can promise that there will be more by the brothers coming later. Here and there a little crackly, nothing terrible, the sound is very good and the music is great, especially the Papanasam Sivan composition Pirava Varam in Lathangi!

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