Dasarathi Ni

Dasarathi Ni is a Carnatic music performance recorded live by vocalist T. M. Krishna during the Madrasil Margazhi concert series in December 2006. The recording appeared as the opening track on the 2007 album Madrasil Margazhi 2006, released by Rajalakshmi Audio in CD format. The composition spans 59 minutes and 5 seconds, making it the sole track on the album.

The piece belongs to the ragam tradition of Carnatic music, though the specific raga and tala details are not documented in the available context. Krishna’s interpretation follows the katcheri (concert) style, characterized by improvisational alapana, neraval, and kalpana swaram sections. The recording captures a live audience setting, typical of the annual Margazhi music season in Chennai.

The album carries no additional credits for accompanying artists, instrumentalists, or production personnel in the provided context. Rajalakshmi Audio served as the distributor, with the physical release dated 2007. The track title Dasarathi Ni references a composition traditionally attributed to Tyagaraja, though the album does not specify the composer or lyrical content.

Critically, the performance exemplifies Krishna’s approach to classical rendition, emphasizing structural depth and emotional phrasing. The 2006 Margazhi series marked a period of expanded documentation for Chennai’s December music festival, with this recording among the commercially released outputs from that year. Further details on the concert venue, accompanying musicians, or audience reception remain undocumented in the available sources.