Spontaneity of improvisations at ‘Ariganavidhalana paramapaducharitha’, the charanam, ruled the roost. It was rich with neatly embroidered casements of niraval and swaraprastaras in two degrees of speed. The elongated prastaras of swaras at the end were handled by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth (R.K. Srikantan’s son who provided him vocal support). Indeed, there were contrasting styles between father and son in the alapana patterns and swaraprasthara techniques. thehindu/features/friday-review/music/fine-tapestry-of-classicism/article4856513.ece
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