Category: Music

  • Sanjay Subrahmanyan @ STSVS, Chennai

    Organizer & Venue: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, Chennai   Vocal:  Shri Sanjay Subrahmanyan Violin: Shri S. Varadarajan Mrudangam:  Shri S.J. Arjun Ganesh     List of songs: 1) sAmaja vara gamanA – hindOLam – Adi – tyAgarAja (S) 2) paralOka bhayamu – mandAri – Adi – tyAgarAja 3) sAmiki sari – bEgaDA – rUpakam – tyAgarAja…

  • Concert with Sandeep Narayan for Kalpakkam Sangeetha Sabha

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Sandeep Narayan. The concert was organized by Kalpakkam Sangeetha Sabha at Sri Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple, Kalpakkam. The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Sandeep Narayan Violin: M. Vijay Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar     List of songs: 1) viribONi (varNam) – bhairavi – kanDa aTa – pachimiriyam adiyappA…

  • Concert with Rithvik Raja at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Rithvik Raja. The concert was organized by Gana Mukundhapriya at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai. The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Rithvik Raja Violin: M. Vijay Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar     List of songs: 1) sukhi evvarO – kAnaDA – Adi – tyAgarAja (S) 2) teliyalEru rAma – dhEnukA…

  • Concert with Dr. Niranjana Srinivasan at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Dr. Niranjana Srinivasan. The concert was organized by Gana Mukundhapriya at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai. The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Dr. Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Chidambaram G. Badrinath Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar     List of songs: 1) inta mODi (varNam) – sArangA – Adi – tiruvaTriyUr…

  • Concert with Vishnudev Namboothiri for Naada Inbam

    Organizer: Naada Inbam Venue: Ragasudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Vocal:  Sri Vishnudev Namboothiri Violin: Sri B. Ananthakrishnan Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar    List of songs: 1) nEra nammiti (varNam) – kAnaDA – kanDa aTa – rAmanAthapuram shrInivAsa iyengAr 2) rAmAbhirAmA manasu – dhanyAsi – Adi – tyAgarAja (NS) 3) AruNAcalanAtham – sArangA – rUpakam –…

  • Abhishek Raghuram for NSTSS

    Organizer: Nanganallur Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Samajam Venue: Ranjani Hall, 15th Street, Nanganallur   Vocal:  Sri Abhishek Raghuram Violin: Sri Mysore Srikant Mrudangam: Sri Anantha R. Krishnan   List of songs: 1) nI daya rAdA (varNam) – AndOlikA – Adi – g.n. bAlasubramaNiam (O) 2) suguNamulE – cakravAkam – rUpakam –…

  • Concert with Sandeep Narayan at TTD, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Sandeep Narayan. The concert was organized by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), Chennai on the occasion of Garuda Sevai at the TTD Temple.   Sandeep sang beautifully. The atmosphere was electric with huge crowds thronging the temple.   The song list was as follows:  …

  • Concert with Nivedita Narayanan for TTD, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Nivedita Narayanan. The concert was organized by TTD, Chennai. The song list was as follows:   Vocal:  Nivedita Narayanan Violin: M. Vijay Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar     List of songs: 1)  sarasUDa (varNam) – sAvEri – Adi – kothavAsal venkaTrAma iyer 2) brindAvana nilayE – rItigauLa –…

  • Concert with Shri R. Suryaprakash at Ambattur, Chennai

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Shri R. Suryaprakash. The concert was organized during the chaturmasya vratam of the acharya of Shri Chakra Maha Meru Peedam at Ambattur, Chennai. Shri Suryaprakash sang very well. Performing at venues different from the usual city based auditoriums somehow always has its charm and this…

  • Svanubhava Jaffna 2012!

    Svanubhava is happening in Jaffna from 16th to 18th August 2012 and is also being web cast live at http://svanubhava.blogspot.in/   The schedule is as follows: Thursday 16th August 2012 2:30 PM – Bharatanatyam Workshop by Smt. Alarmel Valli at Veerasinham Hall Friday, 17th August 2012 2:30 PM – Carnatic…

  • T.M.Krishna’s concert for Nadha Sudha, Chennai

    Beautiful concert by T.M. Krishna (Vocal) , M. Rajeev (Violin) and Manoj Siva (Mrudangam) today for Nadha Sudha at Shri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swami Ashram, Velachery, Chennai. Song list was as follows: 1)  vA murugA vA – bEgaDA – rUpakam – spencer vENugOpAl (OS) 2) mArubalka – shrIranjani – Adi – tyAgarAja (ONS) 3) cEtashrI bAlakrishnam – jujAvanti – rUpakam…

  • Abhishek Raghuram’s concert for Shri Tanjore Upendran Remembrance Day

    Abhishek Raghuram presented a superb concert today on Shri Tanjore Upendran’s remembrance day at Sastri Hall, Mylapore, Chennai. He was very ably accompanied by Mysore Srikanth on the violin and Anantha R. Krishnan on the mrudangam. The three gelled together very well on stage, as they usually do. Song list…

  • Remembering Shri D.K. Jayaraman

    Music is the shorthand of emotion said Leo Tolstoy. Shri D.K.Jayaraman epitomized this. Some of his song renditions simply move me to tears whenever I hear them. His concerts, especially with Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan and Shri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, were extraordinary. Remembering the legend on his birthday.

  • Sangita Kalanidhi 2012

    Just in. Heard that Music Academy will honor veteran musician Shri Trichur V. Ramachandran with the Sangita Kalanidhi award in their Annual Conference this December.

  • Concert with Varalakshmi Anandkumar for Naada Inbam

    Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar. The concert was organized by Naada Inbam, Chennai. The song list was as follows: Vocal:  Smt. Varalakshmi Anandkumar Violin: Shri Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam:  R. Ramkumar Sabha:  Naada Inbam, Chennai List of songs: 1)  gaNanAyakam – pUrNashaDjam – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar 2) tuLasi daLa –…