Author: Ramkumar R

  • Concert with Deekshita V for Music Education Trust

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Deekshita Venkataraman. The concert was themed around compositions on Lord Ganesha.   The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Deekshita Venkataraman Violin:  Tirumarugal Dinesh Kumar Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Sri Parvati, Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai (Music Education Trust)   List of songs:…

  • Concert with Anahita Ravindran at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Anahita Ravindran. The concert was organized as a part of the Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.   The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Anahita Ravindran Violin:  S. Raghavasimhan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Ghatam:  S. Krishna Venue:  Sri Krishna…

  • Concert with S.R.Mytreyi at Shivanugraha Utsav

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  S.R. Myetreyi. The concert was organized as a part of Shivanugraha Utsav at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai.   The song list was as follows: Vocal:  S.R. Mytreyi Violin:  Lavanya Raman Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet, Chennai (Shivanugraha Utsav)   List…

  • Concert with L. Ramakrishnan (Veena) for Naada Inbam

    Played mrudangam for the veena concert of Shri  L. Ramakrishnan. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam in remembrance of the veena maestro Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan, who passed away recently.   The song list was as follows: Veena: Shri L. Ramakrishnan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Ragasudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai…

  • Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha

    Received today the Kumbakonam Sri Rajappa Iyer award (for best mrudangam playing) from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.

  • Concert with S.R. Mytreyi for Nadopasana

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  S. R. Mytreyi. The concert was organized by Nadopasana.   The Hindu has reviewed the concert at this link     The song list was as follows: Vocal:  S.R. Mytreyi Violin: R. Priyamvada Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P.S. High School, R.K. Mutt…

  • Some interesting lec dems

      Shabda has uploaded video recordings of some lec dems they had organized a few months back. These can be accessed from their web site http://shabda.co.in/ . The lec dems uploaded are:   1) Abhinaya in a Padam – Smt. Bragha Bessell – http://shabda.co.in/videos/bragha-bessell.php 2) Architecture & Choreography – Shri S. Jayachandran – http://shabda.co.in/videos/jayachandran.php…

  • Book: A.R. RAHMAN – The Spirit of Music

    Read “A.R.RAHMAN – The Spirit of Music” today. It is a compendium of conversations that the author Nasreen Munni Kabir had with Rahman over a period of four years, all of it presented in one go (not divided into chapters/ sections per se). Positives: Though a lot of the information…

  • Concert with R. Suryaprakash for Naada Inbam

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Shri R. Suryaprakash. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Shri R. Suryaprakash Violin: Shri S.P. Ananthapadamanabha Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Khanjira:  Shri Nerkunam Sankar Venue:  Ragasudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai (Naada Inbam) List of songs: 1) aruLjyOti…

  • Concert for Music Education Trust

      Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Deekshita Venkataraman. The concert was organized by Music Education Trust and comprised of Madurai Sri G.S. Mani’s compositions. The song list was as follows: Vocal:   Deekshita Venkataraman Violin: Roopa Rajagopal Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Sri Parvati, Eldams Road, Chennai   List of…

  • Concert for Gandharva Gana Sabha, Ambattur

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Smt. Niranjana Srinivasan. The concert was organized by Gandharva Gana Sabha, Ambattur The song list was as follows: Vocal:   Smt. Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Sri B. Ananthakrishnan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Sathsangam Hall, Ambattur, Chennai (Gandharva Gana Sabha) List of songs: 1) calamEla (varNam)…

  • Concert with Tadepalli Dr. Lokanatha Sarma

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of  Tadepalli Dr. Lokanatha Sarma. The concert was organized by Rasayana & Shri V.V.Suresh The song list was as follows: Vocal:   Tadepalli Dr. Lokanatha Sarma Violin: Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Gokhale Shastri Hall, Karpagambal Nagar, Mylapore, Chennai   List of songs:…

  • Concert for Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of V. Deekshita. The concert was organized by the Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha as a part of their music season concert series. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  V. Deekshita Violin: T.S. Dinesh Kumar Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  Vidya Bharati, Bheemasena Garden St., Opp.…

  • Concert for MFAC – 31 Dec 2010

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of S.R. Mytreyi. The concert was organized by the Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) as a part of their music season concert series. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  S.R. Mytreyi Violin: R. Priyamvada Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  MFAC Hall, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore, Chennai…

  • Concert for MFAC – 30 Dec 2010

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Niranjana Srinivasan. The concert was organized by the Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) as a part of their music season concert series. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: K. Gokul Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Venue:  MFAC Hall, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore, Chennai…