Category: Carnatic Music

  • R.Vedavalli @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 14 Apr 2007 Organizer: Narada Gana Sabha (Golden Jubilee Celebrations) Vocal: Vid. R. Vedavalli Vocal Support: Vid. Sumitra Vasudev Vocal Support & Tambura: Vid. Sumathi Krishnan Violin: Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam Mrudangam: Vid. Manoj Siva Ghatam: Vid. Sukanya Ramagopal List of…

  • T.N. Seshagopalan @ Musiri Chamber Concerts, Chennai

    Venue: 28/2, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore Date: 09 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Musiri Subramanya Iyer’s family (Musiri Chamber Concerts) Vocal: Vid. T.N. Seshagopalan Violin: Vid. M.A. Sundaresan Mrudangam: Vid. T.K. Murthy Khanjira: Vid. Anirudh Athreya List of songs: 1) mErusamAna – mAyAmALavagowLa – Adi – thyAgarAja (ONS) 2) chandram bhaja…

  • Dikshitar Akhandam @ Music Academy, Chennai

    Venue: Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 08 Apr 2007 Organizer: Bharatiya Sangeeta Vaibhavam Trust Bharatiya Sangeeta Vaibhavam Trust organized a Dikshitar Akhandam (comprising concerts of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar kritis by different artists) at the Meccademy today from 9AM to 9PM. I could only be present…

  • Priya Sisters @ Ayodhya Mandapam, Chennai

    Venue: Ayodhya Aswamedha Maha Mandapam, West Mambalam, Chennai Date: 06 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Ram Samaj (Rama Navami Celebrations) Vocal: Priya Sisters – Vid. Haripriya & Vid. Shanmukhapriya Violin: Vid. M.A. Krishnaswamy Mrudangam: Vid. Pathri Satish Kumar Ghatam: Vid. Madippakkam Murali List of songs: 1) vanajAksha (varnam) – mandAri –…

  • T.N. Seshagopalan @ Ayodhya Mandapam, Chennai

    Venue: Ayodhya Aswamedha Maha Mandapam, West Mambalam, Chennai Date: 04 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Ram Samaj (Rama Navami Celebrations) Vocal: Vid. Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: ?? Violin: Vid. S.D. Sridhar Mrudangam: Vid. K.V. Prasad Ghatam: Vid. T.V. Vasan Tambura: Vid. Vaidyanathan List of songs: 1) vandanamu raghunandanA –…

  • Sanjay Subrahmanyan @ Varasidhi Vinayakar Temple, Chennai

    Venue: Varasidhi Vinayakar Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai Date: 01 Apr 2007 Organizer: Varasidhi Vinayakar Sath Sangam, Besant Nagar Vocal: Vid. Sanjay Subrahmanyan Violin: Vid. Nagai Muralidharan Mrudangam: Vid. Neyveli B. Venkatesh Khanjira: Vid. K.V. Gopalakrishnan List of songs: 1) nI bhakti bhAgya sudhA – jayamanOhari – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (S)…

  • Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath @ Asthika Samajam, Chennai

    Venue: Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony, Alwarpet, Chennai Date: 31 Mar 2007 Vocal: Vid. Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath Violin: Vid. Akkarai Swarnalatha Mrudangam: Vid. Erode Nagarajan List of songs: 1) tuLasi daLa – mAyAmALavagowLa – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (S) 2) aparAdamula – latAngi – Adi – paTTaNam subramaNya iyer (ANS) 3) kAru…

  • Neyveli Santhanagopalan @ Ayodhya Mandapam, Chennai

    Venue: Ayodhya Aswamedha Maha Mandapam, West Mambalam, Chennai Date: 30 Mar 2007 Vocal: Vid. Neyveli Santhanagopalan Violin: Vid. M.A. Sundaresan Mrudangam: Vid. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Khanjira: Vid. B. Sree Sundar Kumar List of songs: 1) srI rAma rAma rAmEti (slOkam) – mOhanam 2) inta chAlamu (varnam) – bEgaDa – Adi…

  • 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…

  • 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…