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Sunday, 14 October 2007
D. Seshachari and D. Raghavachari popularly known as Hyderabad Brothers created a magical vocal recital, informed Mr. Suhir Ponncchamy via PR.com. Well known Carnatic vocalists & classical maestros of Hyderabad attended at the Sri Vidya Concert Series being held at Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple of Rush, New York. The great vocal duos in Carnatic music today, with a great understanding between each other and with knowledge and voices to match, the Hyderabad Brothers have mastered the art of delivering captivating Carnatic music concerts. They have generated a Carnatic music storm by virtue of their immense scholarship and strict adherence to tradition.
The Hyderabad Brothers, D. Seshachari and D. Raghavachari, hail from a family of musicians. Their initial training was under the guidance of their father, the Late Sangeetha Sahitya Vidwan, Daroor Ratnamacharyulu, and their mother, D. Sulochana Devi. The brothers imbibed their music skills at the feet of their parents. Later, Shri Raghavachary alone had training under Shri Susarla Sivaram, at the Government College of Music and Dance in Hyderabad, whose idiom and style, the brothers have evolved. Their music, which has great strength and appeal, is bright, imaginative and full of verve and vigour. They have voices to complement their knowledge.
They started the concert with the Hamsadwani ‘Vathapi Ganapathim’ and moved to Sindukanada and Bhairavi before going into their main Lalitha that covered all corners of the ragam. Then they went on to Ramaamanohari to Ahiri, Dwijaiwanti, Sindubhairavi and Mangalm. Concert was crisp and full of their generosity.
It should be noted that their main piece in Lalitha was composed in 20 minutes prior to the concert and was rendered without any mistake in diction.
They were superbly supported by the S. Varatharajan on violin and the great K V Prasad on Mrudangam.
Sri Vidya Concert Series is an annual festival of music organized by South Asian Performing Arts Society of North America [ SAPASONA] at the divine venue. Following are the concert that are remaining:
October 11 - 3:30 PM -Pon Sundaralingham - S. Varadharajan - KV Prasad
October 12 - 3:30 PM - Dr. Bhavani Prakash - HN Bhaskar - Vijay Ganesh
October 13 - 3:30 PM - Ragavan Manian - HN Bhaskar- Vijay Ganesh
October 14 - 3:30 PM - Malladi Brothers - Embar Kannan, Neyveli Narayanan
October 15 - 3:30 PM - Devotees of the Temple [ Talent Show]
October 16 - 3:30 PM - Gayathri Venkatraghavan- Akkarai Subbulakshmi - Manoj Siva
October 17 - 3:30 PM - Rajeshwari Satish - Akkarai Subbulakshmi - Manoj Siva
October 18- 3:30 PM - Krishni Anandarajan - Mullaivasa Mouli-Thanjore Murugapoobathy
October 19 - 3:30 PM - Sangeetha Kalanidhi TN Sheshagopalan - Mullaivasa Mouli-Thanjore Murugapoobathy :Kathakalakshepam.
October 20 -3:30 PM- Aparna Thiyagarajan - HN Bhaskar - Vijay Ganesh
October 21-
3:30 Vinitha Navaratnam- Dance
5:00 SruthiLayam by Mrudanga Ksetram Featuring HN Baskhar
More information on the venue is available at www.srividya.org