Year: 2006

  • The season is on

    Chennai December Music Season 2006 is on !! Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has already started its concert series and its just a matter of a few days before other Sabhas follow suit. Its sad though that I would be missing out on a significant number of concerts as I have to…

  • Neyveli Santhanagopalan @ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

    Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Main Auditorium, East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 26 Nov 2006 Organizers: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan & Kala Pradarshini Vocal: Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam Khanjira: Sri Mayavaram Somasundaram List of songs: 1) chalamEla (varnam) – darbAr – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr…

  • Sikkil Sisters @ Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 25 Nov 2006 Flute Duet: Sikkil Sisters – Smt. Kunjumani & Smt. Neela Violin: Sri M.R. Gopinath Mridangam: Sri Pathri Satish Kumar Khanjira: Sri K.V.R.S. Mani List of songs: 1) sikkil singAravEla (varnam) – rItigOwLa – Adi – sikkil sisters…

  • Dhoom 2 – Review

    If you go to the movie looking for some non-stop action, you might mostly end up disappointed. After all, Dhoom 2 is a bollywood movie and how can a bollywood movie that is looking to be a hit do without songs? And it is the songs that come in all…

  • Shashank @ Star Vijay Sangeeta Sangamam, Chennai

    Venue: Sivagami Petachi Auditorium, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 23rd Nov 2006 Occasion: Star Vijay’s Aashirwad Sangeeta Sangamam 2006 Flute: Sri S. Shashank Violin: Sri Mysore Srikanth Mridangam: Sri Parupalli S. Phalgun Tambura: Smt. Shirisha Shashank List of songs (partial): 1) jalajAksha (varnam) – hamsadwani – Adi – manmbuchAvaDi…

  • Carnatica Brothers @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 22 Nov 2006 Occasion: Music and Dance Festival on Smt. Rukmini Ramani’s compositions Vocal: Carnatica Brothers – Sri Sashikiran & Sri Ganesh Violin: Sri Mysore Srikanth Mridangam: Sri Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan Ghatam: Sri S.V. Ramani List of songs: 1) un pAdam…

  • Papanasam Ashok Ramani @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 21 Nov 2006 Occasion: Music and Dance Festival on Smt. Rukmini Ramani’s compositions Vocal: Sri Papanasam Ashok Ramani Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar Here is a partial list of songs…

  • Trichur Ramachandran @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 20 Nov 2006 Vocal: Sri Trichur V. Ramachandran (TVR) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar I landed up more than 45 minutes after the concert’s scheduled start time. Here is the…

  • Trichur Ramachandran @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 20 Nov 2006 Vocal: Sri Trichur V. Ramachandran (TVR) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar I landed up more than 45 minutes after the concert’s scheduled start time. Here is the…

  • P. Unnikrishnan @ Asthika Samajam, Chennai

    Venue: Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony, Chennai Date: 18 Nov 2006 Occasion: Guru Smaranam – In memory of the legendary Sri Palghat Mani Iyer; organized by Sri Palghat Raghu Vocal: Sri P. Unnikrishnan Violin: Sri Vittal Ramamurthy Mridangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Khanjira: Sri Anirudh Athreya   List of songs: 1) inta…

  • Casino Royale – Review

    Daniel Craig rocks as James Bond in Casino Royale, an old-school adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel with the same name, that is low on 007 gadgetry and appears more realistic compared to the ones that had Brosnan as Bond. Yup …. I would rate him higher than Brosnan and I…

  • TN Seshagopalan @ R.K.Swamy Auditorium, Chennai

    Venue: R.K.Swamy Auditorium, Near Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 16 Nov 2006 Organizer: Oothukkadu Venkatakavi Academy Trust (Oothukkadu Venkatakavi Jayanthi Concerts – 2006) Vocal: Sri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri V.L. Kumar Mridangam: Sri Trichur Narendran List of songs: 1) azhum torum azhaikkum…

  • TN Seshagopalan @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 15 Nov 2006 Organizer: Gurukrupa Trust Occasion: 129th Jayanthi Celebration of Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Theme: Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Compostions Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran Mridangam: Sri Guruvayur Dorai Ghatam:…

  • N.Vijay Siva @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 14th Nov 2006 Organizer: Gurukrupa Trust Vocal: Sri N. Vijay Siva Violin: Smt. T. Rukmini Mridangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran List of songs: 1) slOkam – hamsadwani pArvatI patim – hamsadwani – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar 2) pAhi srI girirAja…

  • A.Sadasivam @ IIT Madras, Chennai

    Venue: IIT Madras Date: 13th Nov 2006 Organizer: Music Club, IIT Madras Vocal: Sri A. Sadasivam Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Trichur Narendran List of songs: 1) uchishTa gaNapatau – kAshirAmakriyA (pantuvarALi) – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S) 2) sandyA dEvIm sAvitrIm – dEvakriyA (sudha sAvEri) – Adi –…