Author: Ramkumar R

  • Svanubhava Chennai 2012

    Svanubhava Chennai 2012 begins in Kalakshetra, Chennai today. Catch the live web cast at http://svanubhava.blogspot.in/p/live-webcast.html   The schedule is as follows: https://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai/   1st August 2012 (Wednesday) 9:00 AM onwards – Svanubhava 2012 Chennai @ Kalakshetra Campus, Tiruvanmiur, Chennai (Svanubhava) **Free** Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (Vocal), Malladi Ravikumar (Vocal Support), H.N. Bhaskar (Violin), M.L.N.…

  • T.M.Krishna’s concert for Nadha Sudha, Chennai

    Beautiful concert by T.M. Krishna (Vocal) , M. Rajeev (Violin) and Manoj Siva (Mrudangam) today for Nadha Sudha at Shri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swami Ashram, Velachery, Chennai. Song list was as follows: 1)  vA murugA vA – bEgaDA – rUpakam – spencer vENugOpAl (OS) 2) mArubalka – shrIranjani – Adi – tyAgarAja (ONS) 3) cEtashrI bAlakrishnam – jujAvanti – rUpakam…

  • Abhishek Raghuram’s concert for Shri Tanjore Upendran Remembrance Day

    Abhishek Raghuram presented a superb concert today on Shri Tanjore Upendran’s remembrance day at Sastri Hall, Mylapore, Chennai. He was very ably accompanied by Mysore Srikanth on the violin and Anantha R. Krishnan on the mrudangam. The three gelled together very well on stage, as they usually do. Song list…

  • Remembering Shri D.K. Jayaraman

    Music is the shorthand of emotion said Leo Tolstoy. Shri D.K.Jayaraman epitomized this. Some of his song renditions simply move me to tears whenever I hear them. His concerts, especially with Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan and Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, were extraordinary. Remembering the legend on his birthday.

  • Sangita Kalanidhi 2012

    Just in. Heard that Music Academy will honor veteran musician Shri Trichur V. Ramachandran with the Sangita Kalanidhi award in their Annual Conference this December.

  • Concert with Varalakshmi Anandkumar for Naada Inbam

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar Violin: Shri Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Sabha:  Naada Inbam, Chennai List of songs: 1)  gaNanAyakam – pUrNashaDjam – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar 2) tuLasi daLa –…

  • Concert with Vidya Subramanian at The Music Academy, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Vidya Subramanian. The concert was organized by The Music Academy, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Vidya Subramanian Violin: Shri R. Raghul Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Sabha:  The Music Academy, Chennai (HCL Concert Series) List of songs: 1)  vakratunDa mahAkAya (shLOkam) – hamsadhvani,…

  • Concert with Nivedita Narayanan for Asthika Samajam, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Nivedita Narayanan. The concert was organized by Asthika Samajam, Alwarpet, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Nivedita Narayanan Violin: Shri K.J. Dileep Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Sabha:  Asthika Samajam, Alwarpet, Chennai List of songs: 1)  shrI ganEshvara – shanmukhapriyA – Adi – UthukkADu…

  • Concert with Dr. Ushalakshmi Krishnamurthy at TTD, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Dr. Ushalakshmi Krishnamurthy. The concert was organized by TTD, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Dr. Ushalakshmi Krishnamurthy Violin: Shri R. Rahul Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Morsing:  Shri A.S. Krishnan Sabha:  Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam – TTD, Chennai   List of songs: 1)  shakti…

  • Concert with Nivedita Narayanan for Irai Pani Mandram

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Nivedita Narayanan. The concert was organized by Irai Pani Mandram, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Nivedita Narayanan Violin: Shri M. Vijay Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Sabha:  Irai Pani Mandram List of songs: 1)  calamu sEya (varNam) – valaci – Adi – lAlguDi…

  • Concert with Vidya Subramanian

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Vidya Subramanian. The concert was organized by Bharatiya Sangeetha Vaibhavam Trust at the Music Academy as a part of their Dikshitar Akhandam. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Vidya Subramanian Violin: Shri S.V. Sudarshan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music…

  • Concert with Jayashri Jayaramakrishnan

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Jayashri Jayaramakrishnan. The concert was organized by Bharatiya Sangeetha Vaibhavam Trust at the Music Academy as a part of their Dikshitar Akhandam. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Jayashri Jayaramakrishnan Violin: Shri Kovai Chandran Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music…

  • Book: Voice of the Veena – S Balachander by Vikram Sampath

    “Voice of the Veena – S. Balachander, A biography”, by Vikram Sampath, Rain Tree (Rupa Publications), 2012 ——————————————————————– S. Balachander, best known to many of us as a veena maestro, was very different from the musicians one usually comes across. He was much more than just a great vainika. A…

  • Padma Awards for Musicians

    Padma Awards for 2012 have been announced and the following are the Indian Classical musicians who have been honored with the same: Padma Bhushan: Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan (Carnatic – Violin) Shri T.V. Gopalakrishnan (Carnatic – Vocal & Mrudangam) Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta (Hindustani – Sarod) Padma Shri: Ustad Zia Fariduddin…

  • Concert with Sangeetha Ayyar for Ambalam & Rasayana

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Sangeetha Ayyar. The concert was organized by Ambalam & Rasayana. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Sangeetha Ayyar Violin: V.L. Kumar Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Ambalam, Yamuna Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai Sabha:  Ambalam & Rasayana   List of songs: 1) mAtru dEvO bhava (varNam) – nAgasvarAvaLi…