Author: Ramkumar R

  • Veteran music critic Subbudu passes away

    Veteran music critic Sri P.V. Subramaniam, popularly known as Subbudu, passed away in New Delhi yesterday. He was in his 90s. He was known for his frank criticism of performances. Average or poor performances could not escape the wrath of his pen. I have been told that his very presence…

  • Dwayne Leverock lifted !!!!

    My strong belief that finally there was something in this world so heavy that it could not be lifted was shattered a few days back when I saw this snap:     Unbelievable !!!!     Just when I was wondering how Dwayne was able to maintain himself, I got…

  • Sangeetha Sivakumar @ Asthika Samajam, Chennai

    Venue: Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony, Chennai Date: 29 Mar 2007 Organizer: Asthika Samajam Vocal: Vid. Sangeetha Sivakumar Violin: Vid. M.A. Krishnaswamy Mrudangam: Vid. Manoj Siva Khanjira: Vid. Anirudh Athreya List of songs: 1) mErusamAna – mAyAmALavagowLa – Adi – thyAgarAja (ONS) 2) evarikai – dEvamanOhari – misra chApu – thyAgarAja…

  • K.Gayathri @ Ganamukundapriya, Chennai

    Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall, East Mada St., Mylapore, Chennai Date: 28 Mar 2007 Organizer: Ganamukundapriya Vocal: Vid. K. Gayathri Violin: Vid. S. Karthik Mrudangam: Vid. S.J. Arjun Ganesh List of songs: 1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) – kAmbOji – kanDa aTa – swAti tiruNAL (O) 2) chinta dIrcharA – sowrAshTram…

  • TNS Harikatha on Valmiki Ramayanam – Day 1

      Multi-faceted genius Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) began his 5 day harikatha on Valmiki Ramayanam today at the Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar, Adayar, Chennai. The harikatha is being organized by Hamsadhwani. TNS was accompanied on the violin by Sri G. Chandramouli and on the mrudangam by Sri M.S. Varadan. Sri…

  • Gayathri Venkataraghavan @ Nadopasana, Chennai

    Venue: Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P.S. High School, R.K. Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 25 Mar 2007 Organizer: Nadopasana Vocal: Vid. Gayathri Venkataraghavan Violin: Vid. Padma Shankar Mridangam: Vid. Melakkaveri K. Balaji List of songs: 1) tuLasi daLa – mAyAmALavagowLa – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (ONS) 2) evarani – dEvAmrutavarshini – Adi –…

  • Tribute to T.Mukta @ Musiri Chamber Concerts, Chennai

    Tribute to Smt. T. Mukta Venue: Musiri Chamber Concerts, 28/2, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore Date: 25 Mar 2007 Vocal: Vid. Nirmala Sundararajan & Vid. Subhashini Parthasarathy Violin: Vid. Poorna Siva Mrudangam: Vid. Melakkaveri K. Balaji List of songs: 1) gnAnAnanda mayam (slOkam) – hamsadwani – vEdAnta dEsikan 2) rAmA IvELa…

  • Sanjay Subrahmanyan @ Karpagam Gardens, Chennai

    Venue: Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Karpagam Gardens, Chennai Date: 24 Mar 2007 Organizer: Karpaga Gardens Sat Sangh Vocal: Sri Sanjay Subrahmanyan Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mrudangam: Sri Neyveli B. Venkatesh Ghatam: Sri N. Guruprasad List of songs: 1) ninnE kOri (varnam) – kAnadA – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayyA (O) 2) vAraNa…

  • Prema Rangarajan @ Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Alwarpet Date: 23 Mar 2007 Organizer: Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust Theme: Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Kritis Vocal: Vid. Prema Rangarajan Violin: Vid. Padma Shankar Mrudangam: Vid. Melakkaveri Balaji Ghatam: Vid. N. Guruprasad List of songs: 1) vinAyaka vighnanAshaka – vEgavAhini – rUpakam – muthuswAmi…

  • T.M.Krishna @ Russian Cultural Center, Chennai

    Venue: Russian Cultural Center, Kasturi Ranga Road, Chennai Date: 21 Mar 2007 Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna (TMK) Violin: Sri Vittal Ramamurthy Mrudangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Ghatam: Sri S. Karthick Tambura: Sri Rithvik Raja List of songs: 1) tera tIyaga rAdA – gowLipantu – Adi – thyAgarAja (S) 2) sujana jIvana…

  • The Joys of Customer Care

    A subscriber talking to his mobile phone service provider’s customer care dept. The conversation is in Punjabi …..  hilarious especially towards the end Here is one about Youtube’s customer care itself The one that takes the cake is the conversation below

  • T.N.S.Krishna @ Sringeri Bharati Vidyashram, Chennai

    Venue: Sringeri Bharati Vidyashram Date: 19 Mar 2007 Vocal: Sri T.N.S. Krishna (TNSK) Violin: Sri Pudukkottai Ambika Prasad Mrudangam: Sri B. Sivaraman Ghatam: Sri N. Guruprasad List of songs: 1) gnAnAnanda mayam (slOkam) – hamsadwani – vEdAnta dEsikan 2) jalajAkshA (varnam) – hamsadwani – Adi – mAnmbuchAvaDi venkaTa subbaiyer (S)…

  • Parur Violin Quartet @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 16 Mar 2007 Organizer: Narada Gana Sabha (Golden Jubilee Year) Violin: Parur Sri M.S. Anantaraman,  Sri M.A. Krishnaswami, Sri M.A. Sundaresan & Sri M.S. Anantakrishnan Mrudangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Ghatam: Sri Madippakkam Murali List of songs: 1) inta chAlamu…

  • Suguna Varadachari @ Shanmukhapriya, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 15 Mar 2007 Organizer: Shamukhapriya Vocal: Smt. Suguna Varadachari  Violin: Sri Sanjeev Mrudangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushothaman List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyANi – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengAr 2) mErusamAna – mAyAmALavagowLa – Adi…

  • Smt. T. Mukta is no more

    (Photo courtesy: The Hindu) Tears flowed from my eyes as I read about the passing away of Smt. T. Mukta today. I have never met the great musician but the music of the Brinda-Mukta duo has always impressed me in such a great manner that I cannot express in words.…