By Shrimathi Devi Passion, love, devotion, hardwork and penchant for pursuing art form, surely yield opulent fruits you desire for. It is heartening to note that the present young generation in spite of the over loaded distractions of social media they are able to carry out their passions in the way traditional sadhakas need to…
Abhivyakthi’, a Centre for Art and Culture, presented a Rangapravesha of Sannutha Jayaram at RamaGovinda Rangamandira on the 27th of May for a crowded audience. Young Sannutha is a disciple of Guru Suhasini Koulagi. This young Civil Engineer whose heart is in Dance and Yoga has dedicated herself for the cause of art and culture….
Dr. R.S. Jayalaksmi, veteran artiste and Professor in Veena (retd.), University of Madras, inaugurated the birth centenary celebrations of the legendary Veena Maestro M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar (well-known in the music circles as Vid. MJS), on May 20, by lighting a lamp, followed by a concert, at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city….
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the tenth and last day of the Ramothsava music series on Apr. 8, Vid. Ramakrishnan Murthy from Chennai performed with Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin and Vid. Guruprasanna on kanjira. Deeply rooted in classical vocabulary, Ramakrishnan’s concert, right from the opening ‘Chalamela jese’ varna in Shankarabharana set to atta tala…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Vidu. Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath performed for Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alamma’s Choultry on the seventh day of the music series on Apr. 5. She was accompanied on the violin by Vidu. Nalina Mohan, on mridanga by Vid. B.S. Prashanth, on ghata by Vid. Sharath Kaushik and on tambura shruti by Medha Bhat….
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the 5th day of Ramothsava Sangeethotsava at Alamma’s Choultry on Apr. 3, Malladi Brothers — Vid. Malladi Sreeramprasad and Vid. Malladi Ravikumar — gave a vocal concert with Vid. Embar Kannan on violin, Vid. B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and Vid. Giridhar Udupa on ghata. The brothers are known to possess…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Chennai vocalist Vid. Ashwath Narayanan sang for Ramabhyudaya Sabha on the 4th day of Ramothsava at Alamma’s Choultry on Apr. 2. He was accompanied on violin by Vid. Vishwesh Chandrashekar, on mridanga by Vid. Ravishankar Sharma and on the ghata by Vid. G.S. Ramanujam. Ashwath’s intensive training under a stalwart like…
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Twin brothers Vid. Hemanth and Vid. Herambha, the only two flute brothers in Karnatak music, performed for Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alamma’s Choultry in Srirampet on Saturday (Apr. 1). They were supported on violin by young Vid. Vishwesh Chandrashekar, on mridanga by Vid. H.S. Sudhindra and on ghata by Vid. Shamit Gowda….
By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan If you are looking for a peaceful traditional concert with no gimmicks but also without a single dull moment, then Vid. Palghat Ramprasad is the answer. This youth who is the grandson of the mridanga maestro Palghat Mani Iyer mesmerised the audience with his enviably masculine voice and traditional rendering on…
By Padmavathi Narasimhan On the inaugural day of the Ramothsava series at Alamma’s Choultry, Vidu. Jayanthi Kumaresh performed with Vid. Anantha R. Krishnan on mridanga and Vid. Guruprasanna on kanjira. An artiste of repute, a collaborator, a creator, a composer, a researcher, a pioneer and an educator, Jayanthi Kumaresh has dedicated her life to the…
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