Author: Ramkumar R

  • Concert with Aditya Venkatesh @ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

    Played mrudangam yesterday (11th Dec 2008) for the vocal concert of Aditya Venkatesh at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai.  The concert was organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.    Artists: Vocal:  Aditya Venkatesh Violin:  M. Vijay Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar   List of songs:   1) mAl marugan (varnam) – hindOLam – Adi…

  • Aditya Venkatesh @ Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Played mrudangam today for the vocal concert of Aditya Venkatesh at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Luz Church Road, Alwarpet.  The concert was organized by Brahma Gana Sabha.    Artists: Vocal:  Aditya Venkatesh Violin:  K.P. Haricharan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar   List of songs:   1) Era nApai (varnam) – tODi – Adi – paTTaNam…

  • Chennai (December) Music Season 2008-09 Schedule

    Schedules for the following sabhas/festivals have been updated in the “Concerts in Chennai” page of this blog (https://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai/). I will be doing a sanity check, correcting any errors and adding any missed concert listings in the next few days: Aanmajothi Bharat Kalachar Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Brahma Gana Sabha Carnatica Hamsadhwani Indian…

  • A Trip to Vadivudaiamman Temple, Tiruvotriyur

    Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, the great composer, had traveled to many temples and composed songs on the deities there. Vadivudaiamman Temple (also known as Sri Thyagaraja Swami Temple) in Tiruvotriyur, at the outskirts of Chennai, in one of them. Dikshitar composed the song “AdipurIshvaram sadA bhajEham” in the rAgam Arabhi at…

  • Lec Dem – The Beauty of Sangeetham & Sahityam in Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Compositions

    Vid R.K. Shriramkumar presented a lec dem on “The Beauty of Sangeetham and Sahityam in Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Compositions” on 9th Nov 2008. He was accompanied on the violin by Vid Amritha Murali and on the mrudangam by Vid Manoj Siva. The lec dem was organized by IIT Madras Music Club.…

  • Lec Dem on 22 Shrutis – Part 2

    Part 1 of this post can be found here [link]   This is Part 2 of the summary of the lec dem by Smt. Vidya Shankar on 22 shrutis:   GANDHARAM sadharana gAndharam is an oscillated catushruti rishabham in varALi. gAndhAram shouldn’t go above this level for this rAgam A slightly…

  • Pandit Bhimsen Joshi gets the Bharat Ratna

    86 year old Hindustani Classical music exponent Pandit Bhimsen Joshi will receive Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. Congratulations to the maestro!

  • Lec Dem on 22 Shrutis – Part 1

    Smt. Vidya Shankar – veteran vainika and a storehouse of knowledge – gave a lecture demonstration on 22 shrutis titled “Shrutiranantam” at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore in July 2008. This was a part of the series of lec dems which the “Music Forum” has been organizing in the last few months.…

  • Concert for Shri Krishna Gana Sabha – Gokulashtami Series 2008

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Chaithra Sairam at Shri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar on 18th Oct 2008. The concert was organized by Shri Krishna Gana Sabha. Artists: Vocal: Chaithra Sairam Violin: C.R. Srinivasamurthy Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Morsing: Nerkunam Manikandan   List of songs: 1) inta cAlamu (varnam) – bEgaDa…

  • Concert for Naada Inbam – Iyer Sisters (Vocal)

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Iyer Sisters at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore on 17th Oct 2008. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam. Artists: Vocal: Iyer Sisters – Srividhya R.S. Iyer & Sudha R.S. Iyer Violin: K.P. Nandini Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar   List of songs: 1) viribOni (varnam)…

  • Concert in Yuva Utsav 2008 @ Bharat Kalachar

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Aditya Venkatesh at YGP Auditorium, PSBB School, T. Nagar on 5th Oct 2008. The concert was organized by Bharat Kalachar as a part of their Yuva Utsav 2008. Artists: Vocal: Aditya Venkatesh Violin: Srividhya R.S. Iyer Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Khanjira: Madras Ramdas  …

  • Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman’s blog!

    Click here [link] to visit the blog of  Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman – mrudangam maestro and one of the greatest percussionists of all times!

  • A must see!

    Chanced upon this web site “The Big Picture – News Stories in Photographs” a couple of days back and just can’t stop raving about the photographs there. Some of them are just so inspiring! Take a look yourself.

  • Concert in Veena Navaratri

    Played mrudangam for the veena concert of Veena Venkataramani at Narada Gana Sabha Main Hall today (21st Sep 2008). The concert was a part of the Veena Navaratri festival organized by The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Veena Foundation, Narada Gana Sabha, Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Sri Krishna Gana…

  • Concert for Nadopasana

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Vid. Niranjana Srinivasan at Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, R.K. Mutt Road, Mylapore on 13th Sep 2008. The concert was organized by Nadopasana.   Artists: Vocal: Vid Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Vid Sudha R.S. Iyer Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar (That’s me)   List of songs: 1) calamEla (varnam) – darbAr – Adi…