The “Unconquered South” - perhaps the smallest cultural subcontinent on earth. 4 states hosting about 9 languages, home to the Carnatic classical music, dance forms like Kattakalli, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohinyattam, and the deadliest martial art on earth - the Kalarippayattu, breeds an ecstatic passion for lifetime.

Surely the South is only a subset of the vast cultural heritage of India. But yet, despite of the difference in its roots of origin, South Indian music is complete and as rich as any other music in the world.

With a Saraswat perspective, we have our brethren right from Karwar in Karnataka to Kochi and the rest of Kerala. Our culture blends very well with that of the regions and hence we have beauty in diversity!

Rightly so, Radio Idli recognizes this uniqueness of South India and reflects this in a special South Indian edition henceforth.

So presenting to you, the Southern Samba-r as a topping on your delicious Idli..

Neetha Shenoy

Lets begin with the blessings of God. So presenting first we have from God’s own country Kerala, Neetha Shenoy from Kochi. Neetha happens to be the elder sister of Amitha who has won quite a bit of recognition from her contributions earlier this year

DJ Shashank

It’s the time of the DJ dazzlers now. But for a change it is not our established DJ Deepak, but a debutant DJ Shashank Pai from Mangalore. He presents a Bhangda version of “Teri to yaad sataave”

Deepak

Lets take a break from DJgiri. Deepak is not only a DJ but also a melodious singer. I had first listened to his singing in an orkut meet of Konkanis in Bangalore. He had sung “Yaaron Dosti” much to the amazement and delight of about an audience of 40. Deepak shares with us his voice through a song he had sung in college

Sunnyboy

Lastly, yours humbly, Bangalore Hi-Flier Sooraj Kamath (Sunnyboy). Aamir Khan’s love for his brother expressed in an affectionate melody from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander

I am sure you enjoyed a small musical trip of South India. I promise to come up with more stuff in the coming weeks. Thanks for your love and Support..

The journey at Radio Idli gets more and more exciting as we unravel newer talent, while our regular artists continue their rhythmic submissions week after week. We have speciality of our artists and their proud parents performing together!!

This week we celebrate another step to progress with a dedicated South-India Edition coming up!! Yes Indeed.. Radio Idli will now have multiple editions to serve tastes of various regions and to help talent and our voices show from every corner of the world, not just mumbai and pune primarily! Keep watching for the southern edition

The great quantity and quality of submissions is now forcing me to keep my RJ babble short and sweet as i take the pleasure of presenting this weeks speciality from the rest of the world… but the south :-)!
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Shradha and Bharati-”akka” Nayak

Its a great pleasure to hear the beauty in a Girl’s voice and the riddle behind it.. that is the beauty in her Mother’s voice.. that which is inherited, cherished and passed on through generations!

Shradha and her Mom present to us the pleasure of experiencing the Beauty Divine through their devotional songs

Shradha makes our day bright with a Bhupali raag (udaya raag) song:

After the daughter now its the turn of a proud mother - Bharati-akka:

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Archana Kamath and Proud Papa - Dinesh-”Maam” kamath

The melodious father-daughter duo sings to our hearts fill this time yet again!!

Archana presents a song from the south - Sambar-aache Phanna ghalnu !

Dinesh-Maam presents yet another superb hindi song!

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Nagesh’s Bhajan.

One of my favorite bhajans that i recorded sometime back for my dear bro Nikhil. Apologies to Marathi listeners, if i have messed up with the wordings. This one is in Sarang Raag

Here is the same song in Todi Raag:

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Stay tuned for the Southern Special Edition!!! and Lokaabhiraam Maam returns too.

March 24, 2007
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai

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http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3033180958390542496&hl=en

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We also had the pleasure of hearing the legend of Shri Jitendra Abhisheki brought alive in full brilliance by his son, Shri Shaunak Abhisheki which was a grand finale to the whole show.