Vellore Ramabhadran was an extremely famous mrudangam vidwan, best known for his sarvalaghu style of accompaniment. His playing would be very unintrusive, following the pattern of the thalam rather than trying to match the main artist. It was characterised by “sukham” and “saukhyam” (pleasantness and comfort).
1. Pranamamyaham
Composer: Mysore Vasudevachar | Ragam: Gowla | Vocal: M. Chandrasekharan, Mrudangam: V. Ramachandran
2. Naa Jeevaadhaara
Composer: Tyagaraja | Ragam: Bilahari | Vocal: Maharajapuram Santhanam | Violin: Lalgudi Jayaraman | Mrudangam: Vellore Ramabhadran.
3. Janani Ninnuvina
Composer: Subbaraya Sastri | Ragam: Reetigowla | Vocal: M.D. Ramanathan, M. Chandrasekharan
4. Kamakshi Swarajathi
Composer: Syama Sastri | Ragam: Bhairavi | Vocal: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer , Violin: Lalgudi Jayaraman
5. Krishna Nee Begane
Composer: Vysaraya | Ragam: Yamuna Kalyani | Dr. N. Ramani , M. Chandrasekharan
6. Govindam iha
Composer: Narayana Tirtha | Ragam: Begeshri | Veena: Chittibabu
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