Category: Carnatic Music

  • Umayalpuram Sri K. Sivaraman gets the Padma Vibhushan

    News Flash: Mrudangam legend Umayalpuram Sri K. Sivaraman (my guru) has been named today as one of the recipients of this year’s Padma Vibhushan award, the country’s second highest civilian honour!

  • Award from Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

    It was very encouraging today to get the best mrudangam artist award for this year’s music season (afternoon slot) from Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, one of Chennai’s oldest and most reputed sabhas. The award was given by Carnatic music legend Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chettiar.

  • 50 Maestros, 50 Recordings

    “50 Maestros, 50 Recordings” (HarperCollins Publishers, Dec 2009) is a tribute to select masters of Indian Classical Music who influenced its authors Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (sons of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan) the most. It starts with a very brief introduction to Indian Music – Carnatic…

  • 2009-10 Music Season Musings

    December is the month many Carnatic music lovers, look forward to, for it is in December that the annual music season begins. This year’s season has been very fulfilling for me as I, despite a hectic schedule at work, managed to attend many concerts of two of my favorite vocalists…

  • Concert for Sri Kapali Fine Arts

    Vocal: Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Sudha R.S. Iyer Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz Church Road, Luz, Mylapore Sabha: Sri Kapali Fine Arts List of songs: 1) dayAnidhE mAmava (varnam) – bEgada – Adi – syAma sAstri (O) 2) marukElarA – jayantashrI – Adi – thyAgarAja (OS) 3) shrI satyanArAyaNam upAsmahE – shivapantuvarALi…

  • Concert for Carnatica

    Vocal: Shreya Adiraju Violin: A. Anand Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: The Auditorium, MGR Janaki College, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai Sabha:  Carnatica List of songs: 1) valaci (varnam) – rAgamAlikA – Adi – kothavAsal venkaTrAma iyer (O) 2) shambO mahAdEva – pantuvarALi – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (S) 3) vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadhwani…

  • Concert for Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

    Vocal: Rithvik Raja Violin: Aditi Krishnaprakash Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Vidya Bharati, Bhimasena Garden Street (Opp. Sanskrit College), Mylapore Sabha: Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha List of songs: 1) calamEla (varnam) – nATTakurinji – Adi – mUlaivITTu rangaswAmi naTTuvanAr (O) 2) dEva dEva – mAyAmALavagauLa – rUpakam – swAti tiruNAL (ONS)…

  • Concert for Naada Inbam

    Vocal: Sharanya Krishnan Violin: Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore Sabha: Naada Inbam List of songs: 1)  viribONi (varnam) – bhairavi – kanDa aTa – pachimiriyam adiyappA (O) 2) vallabha nAyakasya – bEgaDa – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkSitar (OS) 3) narasimha mAmava – Arabhi –…

  • Concert for Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha

    Vocal: Shruti Balaji Violin: Rohini Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: P. Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, T. Nagar Sabha: Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha List of songs: 1)  celiyA pai daya (varnam) – kAmavardhini – kanDa aTa – tiruvatriyUr tyAgayyar (O) 2) kAyArOhanEsham – dEvagAndhAram – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkSitar (A) 3) EtAvunarA – kalyANi…

  • Concert for Vipanchee

    Vocal: Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Kovai Chandran Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: R.K. Swamy Auditorium, Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore Sabha: Vipanchee List of songs: 1) sAmi daya jUDa (varnam) – kEdAragauLa – Adi – tiruvatriyUr tyAgayyA (O) 2) gOpAlaka pAhimAm – bhUpALam – misra cApu – swAti tiruNAL (OS) 3) piravA varam tArum – latAngi –…

  • Concert for Brahma Gana Sabha

    Vocal: Nandini Anand Violin: Kovai Chandran Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, MCTM School, Luz Church Road, Alwarpet, Chennai Sabha: Brahma Gana Sabha List of songs: 1)  dayAnidhE mAmava (varnam) – bEgada – Adi – syAma sAstri  2) sarasIruhAsana – nATTai – Adi – puLiyUr doraiswAmy iyer (OS) 3) vaLLi…

  • Concert for Mylapore Fine Arts

    Vocal: S.R. Mytreyi Violin: Srividhya R.S. Iyer Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: MFAC Hall, Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore Sabha: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) List of songs: 1) ninnu kOri  (varnam) – mOhanam – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengAr (O) 2) aruL puri aingaranE – saraswati –…

  • Concert for Kartik Fine Arts

    Played my first concert of this year’s December music season for Kartik Fine Arts today at Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall.  Listing the artist details and songs rendered below: Vocal: R. Shridhar Violin: M.S.G. Suresh Kumar Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall Sabha: Kartik Fine Arts List…

  • Chennai (December) Music Season 2009-2010 Update

    Programs of the following sabhas have been included in the “Concerts in Chennai” page on this blog (https://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai): Adambakkam Sapthaswaralaya Trust Ananthaswami Centre for Carnatic Music Bharat Kalachar Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Brahma Gana Sabha Carnatica Charsur Arts Foundation Chennai Fine Arts Chennayil Thiruvaiyaru GK Foundation Hamsadhwani Jaya TV & Maximum…

  • Concert for Naada Inbam (Nov 2009)

    Vocal: Varalakshmi Anandakumar Violin: Padma Shankar Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Sabha: Naada Inbam List of songs: 1) evari bOdhana (varnam) – AbhOgi – Adi – paTTaNam subramaNya iyer 2) gam gaNapatE – hamsadhwani – Adi (tisra gati) – harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar (S) 3) shrI rAma pAdamA…