Category: Carnatic Music

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Madurai G.S. Mani @ Sringeri Mutt, Chennai

    Venue: Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram, Sringeri Mutt Road, R.A.Puram , Chennai Date: 10 Mar 2007 Organizer: Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha Vocal: Sri Madurai G.S. Mani Violin: Sri Sikkil Bhaskaran Mrudangam: Sri Madrimangalam Swaminathan List of songs: 1) inta chAlamu (varnam) – bEgaDa – Adi – vINai kuppaiyer (O) 2)…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Sringeri Mutt, Chennai

    Venue: Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram, Sringeri Mutt Road, R.A.Puram , Chennai Date: 09 Mar 2007 Organizer: Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha Vocal: Sri T.N.Seshagopalan Violin: Sri Shertalai Sivakumar Mrudangam: Sri Guruvayur Dorai Khanjira: Sri Neyveli B. Venkatesh Tambura: Sri Vaidyanathan List of songs: 1) satguru swAmiki – rItigowLa – Adi…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Nayaki, Chennai

    Venue: Abhirami Chidambaram Community Hall, River View Road, Kottur, Chennai Date: 27 Feb 2007 Organizer: Nayaki Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundaresan Mrudangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran Tambura: Sri Vaidyanathan List of songs: 1) mAyAtIta – mAyAmALavagowLai – rUpakam – tAnjOre ponnaiyA (OS) 2) mAtE malayadvaja (daru varnam)…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple, Adyar, Chennai Date: 26 Feb 2007 Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna (TNSK) Violin: Sri V.V. Ravi Mrudangam: Sri Trichur C. Narendran List of songs: 1) aparAdamula nOrvA – rasALi – Adi – thyAgarAja 2) sAdinchanE – Arabhi – Adi – thyAgarAja…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ YACD, Chennai

    Venue: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) Hall, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 25 Feb 2007 Organizer: YACD & Sri Krishna Sweets – “Chennaiyil Tamizh Isai” Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri S.D. Sridhar Mrudangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushothaman List…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Hamsadhwani, Chennai

    Venue: Youth Hostel, 2nd Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai Date: 24 Feb 2007 Organizer: Hamsadhwani Dikshitar Day Concert Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran Mrudangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran List of songs: 1) srI mahAgaNapatiravatu – gowLai – misra chApu – muthuswAmi dIkshitar…

  • Tribute to SVK

    I was shocked to hear about the passing away of music promoter Sri S.V. Krishnan (SVK) today. He appeared hale and hearty just day before yesterday at a concert by Vid. Amritha Murali. Though I neither knew him personally nor have ever spoken to him, I will always remember him…

  • Amritha Murali @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 13th Feb 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam Vocal: Vid. Amritha Murali Violin: Vid. R. Hemalatha Mrudangam: Vid. B. Ganapatiraman List of songs (partial): ………… * nAradamuni vEDalina – pantuvarALi – Adi (tisra gati) – thyAgarAja (A) * nIvErA kula – bEgaDa…

  • Awesome TNS Harikatha on Sadguru Saint Thyagaraja, Chennai

    There are very few people who can don multiple hats and yet manage to enviably excel in each of the roles they play. One such great person is Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) – vocalist, vainika, keyboard/harmonium artist, teacher, harikatha exponent, composer …. you could just go on and on. The…