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The mandolin concert of U P Raju and Nagamani Raju at Powai Fine Arts, MumbaiThe mandolin couple U.
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Raju and Nagamani Raju presented two concerts at two different sabhas of Mumbai. The audience was appreciative and we also performed some songs on request,” said Nagamani Raju. One was for Bhakta Rasika Ranjani Sabha (BRRS) at Anushaktinagar and the other for Powai Fine Arts at Nahar International School Auditorium, Chandivili. Mallari (without lyrics) is played on the nagaswaram accompanying processions of deities, but it is also suitable for the mandolin. The Abhogi varnam ‘Evvari bodhana’ set the tempo followed by ‘Mooladhara Moorthe’ in Hamsadhwani, embroidered with brisk and crisp kalpanaswaras..