Saravana Bhava - Madyamavati

Saravana Bhava – Madyamavati is a Carnatic vocal composition performed by Bombay Jayashri. The track appears as the seventh entry on her 2009 album Tribute to M S Subbulakshmi, released on January 1, 2009, under the label Living Media India. The album adopts a CD format and pays homage to the legendary vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi through reinterpretations of classical pieces.

The track runs for five minutes and twenty-three seconds. Bombay Jayashri renders the kriti in the Madyamavati raga, a janya raga derived from the 22nd melakarta scale, Kharaharapriya. The composition follows traditional Carnatic structural elements, though specific lyrical or composer attributions remain undocumented in the provided context. The album emphasizes Jayashri’s vocal technique, characterized by intricate gamaka phrasing and adherence to the sruti framework associated with Subbulakshmi’s style.

Living Media India distributed the album as part of its classical music catalog. The release coincided with broader commemorations of Subbulakshmi’s artistic legacy, though the album’s production details, accompanying instrumentalists, or recording locations are not specified in available sources. The tracklist includes other classical compositions, but Saravana Bhava stands as a notable representation of Jayashri’s interpretive approach to devotional and classical repertoire.