Category: Concert/Album Experience
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Concert with J.A. Jayanth (Flute) @ Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Played mrudangam today for the flute recital of J.A. Jayanth at Vidya Bharati, Mylapore, Chennai. The concert was organized by Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. Artists: Flute: J.A. Jayanth Violin: Parur M.S. Ananthakrishnan Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar List of songs: 1) calamEla (varnam) – nATTakurinji – Adi – mUlaivITTu rangaswAmi…
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Concert with Girija Shankar @ Vani Mahal, Chennai
Played mrudangam on 18th Dec 2008 for the vocal concert of Girija Shankar at Vani Mahal, T. Nagar, Chennai. The concert was organized by Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha. Artists: Vocal: Girija Shankar Violin: B. Sudha Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar List of songs: 1) gaNanAdanE – sArangA – Adi…
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Mridanga Cintamanih
The fingers dance gracefully on the mrudangam producing crystal clear beats soaked in divine nadham making one wonder whether the instrument being played is the mrudangam or a perfectly tuned string instrument. As the maestro unleashes a breathless roll puncuated by appropriate strokes at the appropriate places, the only other…
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Concert with Aditya Venkatesh @ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Played mrudangam yesterday (11th Dec 2008) for the vocal concert of Aditya Venkatesh at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai. The concert was organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Artists: Vocal: Aditya Venkatesh Violin: M. Vijay Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar List of songs: 1) mAl marugan (varnam) – hindOLam – Adi…
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Aditya Venkatesh @ Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai
Played mrudangam today for the vocal concert of Aditya Venkatesh at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Luz Church Road, Alwarpet. The concert was organized by Brahma Gana Sabha. Artists: Vocal: Aditya Venkatesh Violin: K.P. Haricharan Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar List of songs: 1) Era nApai (varnam) – tODi – Adi – paTTaNam…
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A Bird’s Eye View of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Compositions
Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Luz, Mylapore Organizer: Music Forum Date: 15th June 2008 Topic of Lec Dem: A bird’s eye view of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Compositions Presenters: Vid R. Vedavalli (RV) & Vid S. Sundar (SS) Vocal support: Vid Sumathi Krishnan & a student of Vid S. Sundar…
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Sensuality in Music – Lec Dem by T.M. Krishna
Vidwan T.M. Krishna (TMK) presented a lec dem on “Sensuality in (Indian) Music” for Karthik Fine Arts’ Natyakala conference on 22nd Dec 2007 at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai. He was accompanied by Vid Amritha Murali on the violin and Vid K. Arun Prakash on the mrudangam. Here is…
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Thyagaraja & His Vinta Ragas
This was the title given to Dr. Prameela Gurumurthy’s music and discourse session held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai on 3rd May 2008. Dr. Prameela was accompanied by Vid Anuthama Subramaniam on the violin and Vid Neyveli Narayanan on the mrudangam. The following songs were sung: 1) nAda tanumanisham…
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TNS Harikatha on Valmiki Ramayanam
Vidwan T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) presented a five day harikatha on Valmiki Ramayanam at Hamsadhwani last month. I must say that it was a wonderful experience watching the genius at work! The speciality of the harikatha was that it was scholarly and not bookish like some discourses tend to be. Instead…
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Concert of rarely sung Thyagaraja Kritis
Sri R. Krishnamurthy presented a concert of rarely sung Thyagaraja compositions under the aegis of Naada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore on 28th March 2008. He was accompanied by Vid S.P. Ananthapadmanabha on the violin and Vid Erode Nagaraj on the mrudangam. The following songs were sung: 1) nAdabrahmA…
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Interview with Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman – Kalaignar TV
Last month, Kalaignar TV broadcast an interview with renowned mrudangam maestro and one of the all time greats in the field, Umayalpuram Sri K. Sivaraman (UKS). Here are some excerpts from the interview. The interview was in Tamil. Any errors that might have happened during the translation are entirely mine.…
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TNS – The phenomenon
There are quite a few Carnatic singers whose music I love to listen to. But if there is one Carnatic singer who has inspired me the most and has never ceased to amaze me with his vidwath, it is Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) I had not been able to attend…
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Lec Dem on Tamil Padams
The mother-daughter duo of Dr. Nirmala Sundararajan and Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy gave a very informative lec dem on Tamil padams on the morning of 31st Dec 2007 as a part of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha’s music festival. Dr Subhashini began the session by reading out the write up they had…
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Lec dem on the Carnatic Music Trinity by Smt Vidya Shankar – Part 2
Part 1 of this post can be found here … cont. from Part 1 Sri Thyagaraja: Sri Thyagaraja wrote his first composition on the wall of his house. He is said to have been only about 13 years of age then He composed a lot of songs in bhajana sampradAyam…
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Lec dem on the Carnatic Music Trinity by Smt Vidya Shankar – Part 1
Veteran vainika Vid Vidya Shankar gave a very informative lec dem on the Carnatic Music Trinity under the auspices of Naada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore, Chennai on 14th Jan 2008. She was ably assisted by her disciples who played the veena and sang the songs and by Vid…
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