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VK,
M.S.Sheela is a pro. Yes, her voice is vibrant. Her concerts are always satisfying. She handles a two hour concert of Purandara DAsA's compositions the same way as she would a four hour performance. She follows in her guru's foot steps. Her voice and pleasant deportment are added assets...
Earlier this year in a concert, the violinist paid scant attention to her singing and seemed distracted. Though it must have bothered her, Sheela went on to give an impressive performance. That is why I call her a pro...
M.S.Sheela is a pro. Yes, her voice is vibrant. Her concerts are always satisfying. She handles a two hour concert of Purandara DAsA's compositions the same way as she would a four hour performance. She follows in her guru's foot steps. Her voice and pleasant deportment are added assets...
Earlier this year in a concert, the violinist paid scant attention to her singing and seemed distracted. Though it must have bothered her, Sheela went on to give an impressive performance. That is why I call her a pro...
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the kadanakuthuhalam krithi rendered by her is available here:
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/c ... artist.52/
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/c ... artist.52/
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http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stor ... 130300.htm
an interesting bit from this article:
<< In 1964, Vidwan T.R.Subramaniam not only had him sing at his own sabha at Vijayawada, but also pretended to have a sore throat in order to have Ranganathan substitute for himself at a Rajahmundry recital. "Never before - or since - did I get such a crowd. Heads ranged as far as eye could see, all for TRS! By with my gurus' grace, I managed to satisfy them." >>
an interesting bit from this article:
<< In 1964, Vidwan T.R.Subramaniam not only had him sing at his own sabha at Vijayawada, but also pretended to have a sore throat in order to have Ranganathan substitute for himself at a Rajahmundry recital. "Never before - or since - did I get such a crowd. Heads ranged as far as eye could see, all for TRS! By with my gurus' grace, I managed to satisfy them." >>
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A very nice review: Shows Aruna Sayeeram and all the other musicians' versatility and imagination
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/20/stor ... 580700.htm
Ravi
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/20/stor ... 580700.htm
Ravi
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I am amazed at the versatility of these artists:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 190300.htm
Hope this was recorded, especially PSN's group:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 890700.htm
And Kerala Kalamandalam to become a 'deemed' (whatever that means) university:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 490300.htm
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 190300.htm
Hope this was recorded, especially PSN's group:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 890700.htm
And Kerala Kalamandalam to become a 'deemed' (whatever that means) university:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/03/stor ... 490300.htm
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Chingleput Ranganathan - truly a great vidwan. Recordings of his are hard to come by, so I would appreciate it very much if fellow rasikas can u/l his music.venkatpv wrote:http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stor ... 130300.htm
an interesting bit from this article:
<< In 1964, Vidwan T.R.Subramaniam not only had him sing at his own sabha at Vijayawada, but also pretended to have a sore throat in order to have Ranganathan substitute for himself at a Rajahmundry recital. "Never before - or since - did I get such a crowd. Heads ranged as far as eye could see, all for TRS! By with my gurus' grace, I managed to satisfy them." >>
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Something for everyone: Must have been a wonderful experience!
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/17/stor ... 490300.htm
Ravi
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/11/17/stor ... 490300.htm
Ravi
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This is from a review in the Hindu -The nritta-dominated varnam, `Swami Ninne Kori Naanura' in ragamalika, (Rupakam), a composition of Ponnaiah Pillai, and the tillana in Simhendramadhyamam, (Adi), a composition of Bhagavathulu Seetharama Sharma fared well, while `Krishna Nee Begane Baro' in Yamunakalyani, (misra chapu), a composition of Kanakadasa, was disappointing and without enough depth.
ninne kori naanura - ninne korinaanu ra or ninne kori unnaanu ra....
krishNA nI bEgane bArO - composer: vyAsarAya - not Kanakadasa AFAIK...
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So much for Kalakshetra not performing Hindu themes:
http://www.hindu.com/ms/2007/01/05/stor ... 110700.htm
http://www.hindu.com/ms/2007/01/05/stor ... 110700.htm
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Here are some unusually encouraging reviews from The Hindu. After reading the uniformly doom and gloom reviews (with notable exceptions with easily identifiable reasons) in this newspaper, one starts to question reviews that actually appreciate! I wonder if any of 'our' trusted reviewers were there to back these nice comments.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stor ... 060700.htm
I have heard Amritha Venkatesh, and I really like her style, but I did not realize she was so young.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stor ... 260500.htm
Another nice review. BTW, are these children from Ramji's troupe?
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stor ... 060700.htm
I have heard Amritha Venkatesh, and I really like her style, but I did not realize she was so young.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stor ... 260500.htm
Another nice review. BTW, are these children from Ramji's troupe?
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About the event "Frontiers of speech and music" in Mysore.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanheral ... 200719.asp
Hopefully, the Star Of Mysore will cover this event.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanheral ... 200719.asp
Hopefully, the Star Of Mysore will cover this event.
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I found this very interesting: I have seen Mallika Sarabhai 'draw' with her feet when she dances, but this sounds like another form of 'driSya kAvyam'! Arasi/others in B'lore - anyone lucky enough to attend?
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 910300.htm
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 910300.htm
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I do not thinkk these concerts were reveiwed by our unflagging heroes of the season:
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 070300.htm
As an aside, this review gives an example of how transliterating from the tamizh script can make for renaming rAgAs!
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 070300.htm
As an aside, this review gives an example of how transliterating from the tamizh script can make for renaming rAgAs!
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Review of our resident Guru, AM Sharmaji's lec-dem in Hyderabad.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 960300.htm
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/19/stor ... 960300.htm
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Carnatic music in Bangladesh!
http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/03/17/ ... 404111.htm
http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/03/17/ ... 404111.htm
Carnatic music comes to town
Sarva Sree Foundation, the first Carnatic music centre in Bangladesh, endeavours to promote the unique style of South Indian music in this country, says a press release.
An instrumental concert was held recently, organised by the Sarva Sree Foundation. The artistes were N Jayaprakash (violin) and K Babu (mridangam) who had come from South India for the yearly workshop arranged by Sarva Sree to train its students and teachers.
The concert got off to a good start with a surprise performance by Nirjher Chowdhury, a student of Sarva Sree who had been training for the last five months. He enchanted the audience with his presentation of varnam in Raga Hamswadhani followed by two kritis in raga Nata Bhairavi and Gowri Manohari.
Next came the instrumentalists Jayaprakash and Babu with a resonant performance of a very famous Tyagraja Kriti in Bangla raga. This was followed by various types of kritis in Raga Ananda Bhairavi, Amrita Varshini, Shree, Sindu Bhairavi and a Tillana in Raga Madhymavati.
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A good thing! Whose student is Jayaprakash? I guess the accompanist is Babu, Guruvayur Dorai's chela. He played very well at the Academy this season, accompanying Sriram Parthasarathy.
A good way to introduce CM to newbies (in a land where the populace is of a different religion). The same thing as with introducing classical music to children at school, without words at first, so that there isn't an uproar about the religious aspects of the music...
A good way to introduce CM to newbies (in a land where the populace is of a different religion). The same thing as with introducing classical music to children at school, without words at first, so that there isn't an uproar about the religious aspects of the music...
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Kji,
Did you get to attend this?
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/26/stor ... 890500.htm
Also, by any chance, any tracks from this artist?
Did you get to attend this?
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/26/stor ... 890500.htm
Also, by any chance, any tracks from this artist?
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http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/02/stor ... 840300.htm
Shashak and Zakir Hussain...sounds an interesting combination. Has anyone heard these two together?
Shashak and Zakir Hussain...sounds an interesting combination. Has anyone heard these two together?
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Nice writeup on Gokhale hall. Particularly anecdotes of Chembai bhAgavathar,musiri, KBS etal.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/23/stor ... 270300.htm
Has anyone in our forum heard concerts in gOkhale hall?(cmlover may be it is just you!). Please do share .
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/23/stor ... 270300.htm
Has anyone in our forum heard concerts in gOkhale hall?(cmlover may be it is just you!). Please do share .
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Rajesh,
Have been to many concerts there as a child. The facade as I see in the picture isn't the way I remember it. I recall an all white interior--marble statued foyer(of gokhale?) and an impressive hall. If I am not mistaken, didn't tamizhisai hold its concerts there once?
The other venue--the already demolished R.R.Sabha--was where I have heard many concerts and seen several TKS Bros plays.
Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha held its programs in the Hindu High School in Triplicane. The most inspiring venue was the Museum Theatre where Jagannatha Bhaktha Sabha held its concerts. An all red building and very different and spacious...
Have been to many concerts there as a child. The facade as I see in the picture isn't the way I remember it. I recall an all white interior--marble statued foyer(of gokhale?) and an impressive hall. If I am not mistaken, didn't tamizhisai hold its concerts there once?
The other venue--the already demolished R.R.Sabha--was where I have heard many concerts and seen several TKS Bros plays.
Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha held its programs in the Hindu High School in Triplicane. The most inspiring venue was the Museum Theatre where Jagannatha Bhaktha Sabha held its concerts. An all red building and very different and spacious...
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Kji,
This must have been a jugabandhi after your heart!
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/23/stor ... 600300.htm
The relevant part:
This must have been a jugabandhi after your heart!
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/23/stor ... 600300.htm
The relevant part:
Would be lovely to have one such as part of your efforts!M SURYA PRASAD wrote:Veteran vocalists Vidwan S. Shankar and Pandit Vinayak Torvi regaled the audience at Mangala Mantapa, Jayangar, with their well-planned jugalbandhi. The programme was arranged under the aegis of Bhakti Bharathi Pratishthana during its 10th Purandarotsava.
Both of them being seasoned singers, the jugalbandi not only captured the essence but also the kept intact the greatness of Carnatic and Hindustani music. The selected similar ragas to render a couple of Haridasa krithis, which was a good choice.
Thus they were admired for the presentation of "Vandipenu ninage Gananatha" (Kalyani, Yaman, Sripadaraja), "Mangala mooruthi Rangavithalana paada", "Kande naa Govindana" (Saveri, Jog, Purandara Dasa), and "Tamboori meetidava" (Sindhubhairavi, Bhairavi). The swaraprastaras were complemented by sargams. B. Raghu Ram (violin) and N. Vasudev (mridanga) and Ravindra Katoti (harmonim) and Rajendra Nakod (tabla) were the successful accompanists.