Year: 2006

  • Concert Updates

    A page dedicated to list of concerts happening in Chennai (“Concerts in Chennai“) has been added (see link on the right side or on top of this page). Details of concerts to be organized in November in Bangalore by Nadasurabhi Cultural Association have also been added to the “Concerts in…

  • Face to face with Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman

    This was the name given to the close to one-and-a-half hour session with mridangam maestro Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman organized for rasikas by the Bangalore Gayana Samaja on 15th Aug 2006. Rasikas had an opportunity to interact with the maestro and ask him questions about carnatic music in general and…

  • For your viewing pleasure

    Here is one of the greatest (?) heroes of Indian cinema, putting to shame all the Supermans, Spidermans, James Bonds and Tom Cruises of the world, just for your viewing pleasure ….. believe me … you don’t need to understand the language (I don’t understand it anyway) to appreciate this…

  • Zidane – This year’s devil incarnate?

    NDTV 24×7 has been airing this clip today that shows how a few idol makers in Kolkata are making idols for this year’s puja with Zinedine Zidane as the demon. I am surprised that it isn’t Jagmohan Dalmiya this year for having played with Dada’s career. Wonder where this idea…

  • Vision 2020

    A few weeks back, Pratik, a batchmate of mine from ISB had written about where he thought a few guys from the batch would be 20 years from now. Here is my take on what a few guys would probably end up doing in 2020: Alok: Owner of a video…

  • Way2top reaches 100000

    Way 2 go for Way2top !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Visitor count on our very own Big B Baarney‘s fundu blog has reached 100000 !!! Ramki and I had the fortune of being shown on the blog as visitor no. 100000 (though Ramki was a few seconds ahead of me in seeing the count…

  • TNS – This year’s Sangeetha Kalanidhi

    There was a happy news and a sad one that eclipsed the happy one for Indian Classical Music fans yesterday. The happy news was that the Music Academy, Chennai will be conferring the “Sangeetha Kalanidhi” title, considered one of the greatest awards that a carnatic musician can receive, on maestro…

  • Shruti – The 24hr Carnatic Music Channel from Worldspace

    I bought a Worldspace satellite radio receiver last month here in Bangalore, mainly to hear Worldspace’s 24×7 Carnatic Music Channel called Shruti. I must say I am satisfied with the investment I made (Rs. 1499 for the receiver without speakers and Rs. 500 for a three month subscription), after listening…

  • Concerts in Bangalore today

    Today’s concerts: 1) 5:30PM – Carnatic Vocal by Ganesh (of Ganesh-Kumaresh fame … yes .. violin artist), accompanied by Kumaresh on the violin, V.Praveen on the mridangam and N.Amrith on the khanjira at Sri Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, 3rd Cross, 3rd Phase, JP Nagar 2) 6PM – Bangalore…

  • T.M.Krishna @ Bangalore Gayana Samaja

    What a beautiful concert it was !!!!! Sri T.M.Krishna, as usual, gave yet another wonderful performance yesterday at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Vocal: Sri T.M.Krishna (TMK) Violin: Sri R.K.Sriramkumar Mridangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Ghatam: Sri Giridhar Udupa List of songs: 1) karuNimpa (varnam) – sahAnA – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayyar…

  • TNS on Muthiah Bhagavathar (Part 2)

    (Continued from part 1 of this post) Notes from the session on Muthiah Bhagavathar (as spoken by TNS): “In kritis, he did new things in old songs and incorporated old usages in new songs. Example: kaligiyuntE in kIravAni is by thyAgarAja swAmi. His student pattanam subramaniya iyer created “varamulOsagi brochutanI”…

  • TNS on Muthiah Bhagavathar (Part 1)

    Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar (15 Nov 1877 – 30 Jun 1945) Sri T.N.Seshagopalan (TNS) gave a lecture demonstration on Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar and his compositions on the 15th of Aug 2006 at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja auditorium as a part of the Gayana Samaja’s 38th Music Conference. Sri Ramanathapuram C.S.…

  • TN Seshagopalan @ Bangalore Gayana Samaja

    Vocal: Sri T.N.Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri H.K.Venkatram Mridangam: Sri Umayalapuram K. Sivaraman Khanjira: Sri N. Amrit List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyAni – kanda ata – pallavi gOpAla iyer 2) angAraka – surutti – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar 3) mANikka vInA (viruttam) –…

  • Bombay Jayashri @ Bangalore Gayana Samaja

    (Photo courtesy Gayathri, http://www.flickr.com/photos/40655946@N00/215706193/) Smt Bombay Jayashri sang yesterday at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja as a part of its ongoing 38th music conference. She was accompanied by Sri Mysore V Srikanth on the violin, Sri Poongulam Subramaniam on the mridangam and Sri Rajagopalan on the khanjira. List of songs: 1)…

  • Bangalore Gayana Samaja Music Conference

    Bangalore Gayana Samaja’s 38th music conference starts today at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja Auditorium, K.R. Road, Bangalore (Ph: 26506049, email: gayanasamaja@vsnl.net) . The theme of the conference is “Karnatakada Vaggeya Vaibhava (Splendor of Compositions of Karnataka Composers)”. The following are the expert sessions and concerts scheduled: 13th Aug 2006 (Sunday)…