raagamaalika - valachi varnam (രാഗ മാലിക - വലചി വര്‍ണ്ണം)

Introducing a varnam, which is a form of carnatic composition that focuses on fast-paced swaras and usually bring out the essential features of the raga. It starts slow and then gets faster towards the end, and is used at the start of a concert. Composer: Patnam Subramania Iyer (പട്ടണം സുബ്രമ്മണ്യ അയ്യര്‍) taaLam: Adi (ആദി) 9 Ragas (navaragamaalika - നവരാഗ മാലിക) are used in this piece. They are Kedaram (കേദാരം), Sankarabharanam (ശങ്കരാഭരണം), Kalyani (കല്യാണി), Begada (ബേഗഡ), Kambhoji (കാംബോജി), Yadukulakambhoji (യദുകുല കാംബോജി), Bilahari (ബിലഹരി), Mohanam (മോഹനം) and Sri (ശ്രീ രാഗം).