Category: Carnatic Music

  • Papanasam Ashok Ramani @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 21 Nov 2006 Occasion: Music and Dance Festival on Smt. Rukmini Ramani’s compositions Vocal: Sri Papanasam Ashok Ramani Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar Here is a partial list of songs…

  • Trichur Ramachandran @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 20 Nov 2006 Vocal: Sri Trichur V. Ramachandran (TVR) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar I landed up more than 45 minutes after the concert’s scheduled start time. Here is the…

  • Trichur Ramachandran @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 20 Nov 2006 Vocal: Sri Trichur V. Ramachandran (TVR) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar I landed up more than 45 minutes after the concert’s scheduled start time. Here is the…

  • P. Unnikrishnan @ Asthika Samajam, Chennai

    Venue: Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony, Chennai Date: 18 Nov 2006 Occasion: Guru Smaranam – In memory of the legendary Sri Palghat Mani Iyer; organized by Sri Palghat Raghu Vocal: Sri P. Unnikrishnan Violin: Sri Vittal Ramamurthy Mridangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Khanjira: Sri Anirudh Athreya   List of songs: 1) inta…

  • TN Seshagopalan @ R.K.Swamy Auditorium, Chennai

    Venue: R.K.Swamy Auditorium, Near Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 16 Nov 2006 Organizer: Oothukkadu Venkatakavi Academy Trust (Oothukkadu Venkatakavi Jayanthi Concerts – 2006) Vocal: Sri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri V.L. Kumar Mridangam: Sri Trichur Narendran List of songs: 1) azhum torum azhaikkum…

  • TN Seshagopalan @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 15 Nov 2006 Organizer: Gurukrupa Trust Occasion: 129th Jayanthi Celebration of Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Theme: Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Compostions Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran Mridangam: Sri Guruvayur Dorai Ghatam:…

  • N.Vijay Siva @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 14th Nov 2006 Organizer: Gurukrupa Trust Vocal: Sri N. Vijay Siva Violin: Smt. T. Rukmini Mridangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran List of songs: 1) slOkam – hamsadwani pArvatI patim – hamsadwani – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar 2) pAhi srI girirAja…

  • A.Sadasivam @ IIT Madras, Chennai

    Venue: IIT Madras Date: 13th Nov 2006 Organizer: Music Club, IIT Madras Vocal: Sri A. Sadasivam Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Trichur Narendran List of songs: 1) uchishTa gaNapatau – kAshirAmakriyA (pantuvarALi) – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S) 2) sandyA dEvIm sAvitrIm – dEvakriyA (sudha sAvEri) – Adi –…

  • Carnatic music as a career

    The intention of this post is to just summarize the views expressed by a few practising carnatic musicians on taking up carnatic music as a career. Like a Solomon Pappayya pattimanram (debate), there isn’t any conclusion 😉 The following are extracts from interviews. Please read the sources (which can be…

  • TV Gopalakrishnan @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore Date: 11th Nov 2006 Occasion: 42nd Guru Puja day of the late Violin Maestro Dwaram Venkatasamy Naidu Vocal: Prof. T.V. Gopalakrishnan (TVG) Violin: Sri S. Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Tiruvarur P. Bhaktavatsalam Ghatam: Sri T.V. Vasan List of songs: 1) viribONi (varnam) – bhairavi –…

  • S. Sowmya @ MFAC Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) Hall, Musiri Subramanya Iyer Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 10th Nov2006 Organizer: Mylapore Arts Academy Vocal: Smt. S. Sowmya Violin: Sri Pakkala Ramdas Mridangam: Sri Neyveli Narayanan I entered the hall when shambhO mahAdEvA was being sung. Here is the partial song list: * shambhO…

  • Sikkil Gurucharan @ MFAC Hall, Mylapore

    Venue: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) Hall, Musiri Subramanya Iyer Road, Mylapore Date: 09 Nov 2006 Organizer: Mylapore Arts Academy Vocal: Sri Sikkil C Gurucharan Violin: Sri Mysore V Srikanth Mridangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Ghatam: Sri S.V. Ramani List of songs: 1) ninnukOri (varnam) – mOhanam – Adi –…

  • Gayathri Venkatraghavan @ MFAC Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) Hall, Musiri Subramanya Iyer Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 07 Nov 2006 Organizer: Mylapore Arts Academy Vocal: Smt. Gayathri Venkatraghavan Violin: Kum. Akkarai Subhalakshmi Mridangam: Sri Neyveli Narayanan Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushottam List of songs: 1) karuNimpa (varnam) – sahAnA – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayyer…

  • Waah ustad waah !!! Aditya Phatak playing the tabla

    Visited the youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQ-bbJlyBE&mode=related&search= which I received in mail today and what a pleasant surprise it was to see the 2.5 year old child prodigy Aditya Phatak play the tabla. Amazing !!!   Hope he gets regular training and comes out shining. Links to other video clips of Aditya…

  • R. Vedavalli @ Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore Date: 06 Nov 2006 Organizer: Naada Inbam – AL.AR. Chokkia Chettiar Memorial Concert Vocal: Smt. R. Vedavalli Violin: Sri M.R. Gopinath Mridangam: Sri Manoj Siva Ghatam: Sri S. Karthick List of songs: 1) evari bOdhana (varnam) – AbhOgi – Adi – paTTaNam…