Semmangudi is a town situated in the Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu in south India, that is the home of many carnatic singers. The popular carnatic singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, is from this town. Thanjavur district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dr. Srinivasa Iyer (1908 - 2003) was one of the great Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century. ...
We cannot classify this performance as a concert or as concerts, as the artistes appear to have all been together at the venue and the singing is highly impromptu with wise cracks and jokes by Semmangudi.
Anyways, Semmangudi just begins the first word of cakkani, when the Alathoor Brothers hiss into his ears that it may be better to sing something else, before cakkani as Shri raga has just been rendered.