Author: Ramkumar R
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Laya chatura – Kanjira Quartet in Chennai
Kanjira quartet magic today at the Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. First B.S. Purushotham and Anirudh Athreya played a 88 count talam (kanDa triputa with the each beat of lagu substituted by tisra, catusra, kanDa, misra and sankIrNa and dhrutam in 2 kalais). They played all 5 nadais. Then Shree Sundarkumar and…
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Lec dem by Gayatri – A few perspectives on grahabhedam
Gayatri (of Ranjani Gayatri duo) gave a wonderful lecture demonstration titled “a few perspectives on grahabhedam” today morning at the Music Academy, Chennai. What absolute command over the elements of her art! Totally bowled over by the presentation. Here are some notes from the same: * Grahabhedam is the process…
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Lec Dem by D. Balakrishna on Pallavis performed by stalwarts of yesteryears
This year’s morning academic sessions at the Music Academy, Chennai started with well known veena vidwan D. Balakrishna’s lecture demonstration on pallavis performed by stalwarts of yesteryears. He demonstrated the following 9 pallavis in 40 minutes and also sang trikAlam, pratilOmam and kalpana swarams for some of them: 1) Pallavi…
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Nottusvaram concert
Venue: TAG Dakshinamurthy Auditorium Vocal: Students of Vidya Vanam, Sargam Choir, Vidhya Raghavan and T.M. Krishna Violin: Dr. R. Hemalatha Mrudangam: Melakaveri K. Balaji Ghatam: N. Guruprasad Khanjira: B.S. Purushotham Conductor: Dr. Sudha Raja List of noTTusvarams sung: 1) shakti sahita gaNapatim – tisra naDai 2) guruguha pada pankajam –…
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Abhishek Raghuram at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai
Organizers: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan main hall Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram Violin: B.U. Ganesh Prasad Mrudangam: Sumesh Narayanan List of songs: 1) vANanai – kIravANi (O) 2) vinarAdanA – dEvagAndhAri (O) 3) sAramEgAni – pantuvarALi (ANS) 4) rAgam tAnam pallavi – dEvamanOhari – kaNDa Ekam (tisra gati) (T)…
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Umayalpuram 80
We are celebrating the 80th birthday of my guru Umayalpuram Dr. K. Sivaraman sir on 5th December 2015 at the Music Academy, Chennai. A plethora of contemporary stars from the performing arts field gather to perform and celebrate this momentous occasion and pay tribute to the living legend. Please “like”…
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TM Krishna for SS International at Chennai
Organizer: SS International Venue: TTK Auditorium, Music Academy, Chennai List of songs: 1) shrI varalakSmI – shrI (ONS) 2) jAnarO – khamAs (A) 3) tAnam – khamAs 4) mAtE malayadvaja (daru varNam) – khamAs (ST) 5) tiruvaDi caraNam – kAmbOji (ONT) 6) tiruvaTriyUr tyAgarAjan – aTANA (A) 7) vadaninE –…
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Abhishek Raghuram and Kunnakudy Balamuralikrishna for BSU 2015
Organizers: Carnatica and Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Festival: Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2015 Venue: Sadguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram and Kunnakudy M. Balamuralikrishna Violin: Akkarai Subbulakshmi Mrudangam: Anantha R. Krishnan Khanjira: B. Shree Sundarkumar List of songs: 1) moyyAr taDam – pUrvikalyANi (AS) 2) kannatanri – dEvamanOhari…
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Trichur Brothers for Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2015
Organizers: Carnatica and Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Festival: Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2015 Venue: Sadguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha Vocal: Trichur Brothers – Srikrishna Mohan and Raam Kumar Mohan Violin: M. Rajeev Mrudangam: Trichur Mohan Ghatam: D.V. Venkatasubramanian List of songs: Missed the first few songs * Anandamritakarshini – amritavarshini…
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T.M. Krishna for Naada Inbam
Vidwan Sethalapathi Balasubramanian remembrance day concert Organizer: Naada Inbam Venue: Ragasudha Hall, Mylapore, Chennai Vocal: T.M. Krishna Violin: R. Hemalatha Mrudangam: T.K. Murthy and K. Parameswaran List of songs: 1) sarasijanAbha (varNam) – kAmbOji 2) samugAnanilva – kOkilavarALi (OS) 3) dorakuNA – bilahari (ANS) 4) amba paradEvatE – rudrapriyA (AS)…
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Sanjay Subrahmanyan for Papanasam Sivan’s 125th birthday festival
Passionate singing to thunderous applause! Venue: Sadguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai Organizer: Papanasam Sivan Rasikar Sangam Vocal: Sanjay Subrahmanyan Vocal support: Swarna Rethas Violin: S. Varadarajan Mrudangam: Neyveli Venkatesh Khanjira: C.S. Venkataramanan List of songs: 1) nI inda mAyam (varNam) – dhanyAsi 2) gAnarasamuDan – bEgaDA (S) 3)…
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Abhishek Raghuram at R.A. Puram, Chennai
Venue: Siddhi Buddhi Sametha Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple, R.A. Puram, Chennai Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram Violin: L. Ramakrishnan Mrudangam: Patri Satish Kumar List of songs: 1) gajAnanayutam – chakravaham (O) 2) gaNarAjEna – Arabhi (AS) 3) kari kaLAbha mukham – sAvEri (ANST) 4) shrI vAtApi – sahAnA (O) 5) angArakam –…
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Sounds, Spaces and Singing
Here is part 6 of the series I am writing on the science behind music in “Saamagaana – The First Melody“, a monthly magazine on Indian Classical Music. The intent is to help readers understand a bit more about the science behind music and musical instruments and to enhance their…
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Abhishek Raghuram at Bala Vinayakar Temple, Warren Road, Chennai
Venue: Bala Vinayakar Temple, Warren Road, Mylapore, Chennai Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram Violin: Mysore Srikanth Mrudangam: Anantha R. Krishnan List of songs: 1) giri rAja sutA – bangALA (O) 2) gaNarAjEna – Arabhi (AS) 3) vallabha nAyakasya – bEgaDA (ANS) 4) pAlintuvO – kAntAmaNi (S) 5) budhamAshrayAmi – nATTakurinji (N) 6)…
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Abhishek Raghuram – Ambujam Krishna compositions concert
Venue: TTK Auditorium, The Music Academy, Chennai Concert of Ambujam Krishna compositions Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram Violin: Mysore Srikanth Mrudangam: Sumesh Narayanan Tabla: Anantha R. Krishnan List of songs: 1) kaNamum maravAdE – sAmA (A) 2) enna solli – kAnAdA (A) 3) ini Agilum – pUrvikalyANi (ANS) 4) tyAgarAja svAmI –…
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