Category: Concert/Album Experience

  • TN Seshagopalan @ Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2006, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 01 Nov 2006 Organizer: Carnatica (Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2006) Theme: Uthukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer Compositions Vocal: Sri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran Mridangam: Sri Guruvayur Dorai Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushottam List of songs:…

  • OS Thyagarajan @ Ramana Kendra, Chennai

    Venue: Ramana Kendra, 41, Alarmelmangapuram, Chennai Date: 31st Oct 2006 Vocal: Sri O.S. Thyagarajan (OST) Violin: Sri Nagai Sriram Mridangam: Sri Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam Ghatam: Sri Vaikkom Gopalakrishnan List of songs: 1) sAmi ninnE (varnam) – srI – Adi – karUr dEvuDu iyer 2) shambO mahAdEva – pantuvarALi – rUpakam –…

  • R. Vedavalli @ Lakshmipuram, Chennai

    Venue: Lakshmi Hall, Srinivasa Perumal Koil, Lakshmipuram, Chennai Date: 30th Oct 2006 Organizer: Srinivasa Music & Fine Arts Vocal: Smt. R. Vedavalli Violin: Smt. Charulatha Ramanujam Mridangam: Sri N. Manoj Siva Ghatam: Sri N. Guruprasad List of songs: 1) gnAnAnanda mayam (slOkam) – nAttai – vEdAnta dEsikan 2) pavanAtmajA –…

  • Sugandha Kalamegam @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 24th Oct 2006 Theme: Dikshitar Day – Muthuswami Dikshitar Compositions Vocal: Smt. Sugandha Kalamegam Violin: Sri V. Srikanth Mridangam: Sri K. Arun Prakash Khanjira: Sri B. Purushottam List of songs: 1) rakta gaNapatim – mOhanam – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar…

  • Gayathri Venkatesan @ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

    Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall, East Mada St., Mylapore, Chennai Date: 23rd Oct 2006 Organizer: Ganamukundapriya Vocal: Smt Gayathri Venkatesan Violin: Sri H.V. Raghuram Mridangam: Sri Tiruvidaimarudur A.  Shankaran  Ghatam: Sri J. Ramdas List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyANi – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengAr (S) 2)…

  • Shankari Krishnan @ Sri Parvati, Chennai

    Venue: ‘Sri Parvati’, 28, Eldams Road, Chennai Date: 22nd Oct 2006 Organizer: Music Education Trust, Chennai Chapter Vocal: Shankari Krishnan Violin: Amritha Murali Mridangam: J. Balaji List of songs: 1) dEvar munivar (varnam) – shanmukhapriyA – Adi – lAlgudi jayarAman 2) aingaran illAmal – kEdAram – Adi – periasAmi thUran…

  • Akkarai Sisters @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Shastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 19th Oct 2006 Organizer: Youth Association for Carnatic Music (YACM) Violin Duet: Akkarai Sisters – Subhalakshmi & Swarnalatha Mridangam: R. Sankaranarayanan Khanjira: B. Sree Sundar Kumar List of songs: 1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) – kAmbOji – kanda ata – swAti tiruNAL 2) atukArAdani –…

  • TM Krishna @ The Music Academy, Chennai

    Venue: The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 18th Oct 2006 Organizer: Kala Mandir Trust Theme: “Sri Sharada Vandanam” – a collection of songs on Goddess Sharada Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna Violin: Sri Sriram Parasuram Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Ghatam: Sri T.V. Vasan List of songs: 1) bhArati maddishaNA…

  • Madhirakshi – An album of a different kind

    I bought “Madhirakshi“, an album by Sikkil C. Gurucharan and Anil Srinivasan which happens to be Charsur’s latest release, last week. The album is of a different kind in that Gurucharan is accompanied only by Anil on the piano. No violin, no percussion instruments. The songs chosen are also ones…

  • N Vijay Siva @ Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 15th Oct 2006 Vocal: Sri N. Vijay Siva Violin: Sri Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli Mridangam: Sri Palghat Raghu Khanjira: Sri Abhishek Raghuram List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyANi – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srinivAsa iyengAr 2) rAma nannu brOvarA –…

  • On Jon. B. Higgins

    I first heard about Jon B. Higgins when I was a kid. I was listening to one of the All India Radio channels and after the broadcast ended, the announcement named the singer as Jon B. Higgins. I was quite surprised as back then I had thought only Indians, that…

  • Bangalore Ramamani @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 13th Oct 2006 Organizers: Balaganamrutam & Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Smt. Bangalore R.A. Ramamani Violin: Kum. Akkarai Subhalakshmi Mridangam: Sri Tanjore Kumar Ghatam: Sri H. Sivaramakrishnan List of songs: 1) sAmi idi vELa (varnam) – kannada – Adi- pattaNam subramaNya iyer 2)…

  • TM Krishna @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 12th Oct 2006 Organizers: Balaganamrutam and Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Sri T. M. Krishna Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Khanjira: Sri B. S. Purushottam List of songs: 1) sAmI daya (varnam) – kEdAragOwLa – Adi – tiruvOtriyur tyAgayyar (S)…

  • TV Sankaranarayanan @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 11th Oct 2006 Organizer: Balaganamrutam and Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Sri T. V. Sankaranarayanan Vocal Support: Sri Sankara Mahadevan (Son) & Amritha (Daughter) Violin: Sri Nagai Sriram Mridangam: Sri T.A.S. Mani Khanjira: Sri K.V. Gopalakrishnan List of songs: 1) mahAgaNapatE – hamsadwani…

  • Bombay Sisters @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 10th Oct 2006 Organizer: Balaganamrutham and Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Bombay Sisters – Smt. C. Saroja and Smt. C. Lalita Violin: Smt. Usha Rajagopalan Mridangam: Sri K.R. Ganesh Ghatam: Sri Madippakkam Murali List of songs: brOchEvA – kamAs – Adi – mysore…