By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the concluding day of Ramotsava at Alamma’s Choutry, Vidyabhushana sang devotional songs. Pradeshachar accompanied him on violin, H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on mridanga, his disciple Nagaraj on tabla and M.R. Manjunath on ghata. Devaranamas and bhajans were sung only in temples and at homes before. Their concert appearance is comparatively a recent…
On the 9th day of Ramotsava at Alamma’s choultry, Indian Mozart N. Ravikiran gave a chitraveena concert accompanied by his disciple Akkarai Subbulakshmi on violin, Tumakur Ravishankar on mridanga, Purushottam on khanjira and Vid. Vazhappally Krishnakumar on ghata. Ravikiran’s mastery over this instrument is legendary. Shruti Shuddham, sahitya as we hear in vocal music, presentation…
On the seventh day of Ramotsava at Alamma’s Choultry, well-known violinist H.K. Venkatram gave a violin concert with his son Vishnu. They were accompanied on the mridanga by Anoor Ananta Krishna Sharma and on the khanjira by Purushottam. Venkatram is known for his subtle and smooth bowing and his understanding of the nuances of Karnatak…
On 19th April, popular brothers of Chennai Ram Mohan and Srikrishna Mohan performed a grand vocal recital at Alamma’s Choultry with B.K. Raghu on violin, Trichur Mohan on mridanga and Kovai Suresh on ghata. Trichur Brothers have been prominent in the past few years as vocalists with strong expressive voices, unique delivery style and pleasing…
On 18th April, Srividya Janakiraman presented a vocal concert with Sumanth on violin, Radhesh on mridanga and Vikram Bharadwaj on ghata. A graded artiste of All India Radio, Srividya is one of the leading vocalists of today. Her concert was a blend of known and rare compositions. ‘Re Re Manasa Gajananam Bhajare’ is a not-very…
On the fourth day of Ramotsava, Vinay Sharva from Bengaluru gave a vocal concert at Alamma’s Choultry with Gokul on violin, B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and M.R. Manjunath on ghata. Vinay has a powerful voice that traverses easily in all ranges. He opened the concert with ‘Shree Maha Ganapate’ by Mayuram Vishwanatha Shastri and moved…
Sophisticated singing Sisters Apoorva and Anahita gave a vocal concert at the Alamma’s choultry under the aegis of Ramabhyudaya Sabha on 16th April, 2019. They were accompanied by young Gokul on the violin, B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and M.R.Manjunath on ghata. Tutelage under a stalwart like Chitraveena Ravikiran has given the sisters a sophisticated singing….
On the second day of Ramotsava music concert at Alamma’s Choultry in Srirampet, Vid. Sikkil Gurucharan performed for Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha. He was accompanied by Vittal Rangan on violin, mridanga legend Umayalapuram Sivaraman and Giridhar Udupa on ghata. Grandson of Sikkil Kunjumani, Gurucharan has music in his gene. While almost every second member in his…
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