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Amrutha Venkatesh kept the momentum alive through out her concert

Amrutha Venkatesh kept the interest of the audience alive from her opening Saveri varnam ‘Sarasooda’ to the concluding Madhuvanti thillana by Lalgudi Jayaraman. Following the varnam, Amruta prefaced the Swati Tirunal composition ‘Narasimha mamava’ in Arabhi with Andal’s Tiruppavai hymn ‘Ongi ulagalantha’ in a virutham format. After this sedate rendition, Amrutha opted for a lively kriti ‘Niravadhi sukhada’ in Ravichandrika …

Swara Amrutha Venkatesh Kept

6 days, 7 hours ago

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival

The Hindu

Ashwath Narayanan is a musician with impeccable tutelage, good voice range and dynamics and respect for tradition. The kriti is a masterpiece in Khanda Chapu and Ashwath’s patantara allegiance took the concert to a good high. ‘Jambupathe’ was a good idea to stoke in some serenity, but the execution skipped the emotive weight and the vilamba kala mastery Dikshitar presents …

Ashwath Kamboji Bhaktavatsalam Good Concerts

1 week, 6 days ago

Aathreyee Krishnaa’s concert shone with rare kritis

The Hindu

Athreyee Krishnaa is endowed with a melodic voice that easily traverses across octaves. Neraval and swaras were at ‘Baddu tappaka bhajiyince’ in the charanam.The swara korvais that she sang showed her control over laya. Athreyee commenced the evening concert with a Viruttham in Sankarabharanam, followed by ‘Meru samana’ by Saint Tyagaraja with engaging kalpanaswaras at the pallavi. Sublime rendition The …

Kalyani

2 months ago

A Symphony of Emotions: Praveen Kumar's 'Tyagaraja hrt sadana' Takes Center Stage

The Hindu

A dance performance exploring the emotions in Tygaraja's compositions showcased the aestheticism, imagination, abhinaya, and nritta of Bharatanatyam. The performance, presented by the Chitkala School of Dance, featured a shloka in praise of Tyagaraja and was performed by dancers from Mangaluru. The program included a variety of pieces, including 'Sri Raama Jaya Raama, Shringaara Raama', 'Sogasu jooda tharamaa', and 'Jagadanandakaraka'.

Entertainment Law Music Dance Mangaluru

4 months, 1 week ago

World Elephant Day: Exploring the relationship between Indian classical dance and the metaphorical elephant in the room

Hindustan Times

When Sanjay Leela Bhansali released his web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, one particular scene captured the imagination of audiences everywhere: Aditi Rao Hydari’s mesmerising ‘gajagamini’ walk. The walk symbolised the elegance of an elephant, reflecting a deeper connection within Indian classical dance forms where the mighty gaja has long been revered. Exploring the relationship between Indian classical dance and …

Dance Indian Classical Dance Classical Elephant Bharatanatyam Walk

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Every ragam carries a certain emotion says Ranjani Sivakumar

New Indian Express

Smara Sada Manasa in Bilahari ragam, a composition by Swathi Thirunal, captivated the audience with its enchanting sangathis and tunes. Smarasada Manasa means ‘always remember, oh my heart,’” shared Ranjani, praising the lyrics. “Having the audience as passive listeners is one way, but building small bridges of interaction goes a long way,” Ranjani exclaimed. When asked about the trajectory of …

Carnatic Music Ranjani

8 months ago

Harinie Jeevitha’s ‘Varadarajam Upasmahe’ had all the artistic elements in the right proportion

The Hindu

Gaana Nritya Academy, Mangaluru, presented the Chennai-based Bharatanatyam dancer Harinie Jeevitha’s performance ‘Varadarajam Upasmahe’ to a full house. This presentation included compositions such as ‘Varadaraja ninnu kori vachithi’, Dikshithar’s ‘Varadarajam upasmahe’ in Saranga and many Sanskrit shlokas, Telugu songs and Tamil pasurams. Harinie concluded her presentation with the charama shloka from the Bhagavad Gita, ‘Sarva dharmaan parityaja’ that ends with …

Varadaraja Gajendra Harinie

8 months, 1 week ago

A peek into maestro S. Ramanathan’s life and music

The Hindu

By catching talents young and nurturing their skills in groups, S. Ramanathan adhered to the Suzuki method of education that earned Carnatic music eminent practitioners of varying styles, according to the late musician’s granddaughter and vocalist S. Sucharithra. Letting his students choose their tuition time on a first-come-first-serve basis at his Chennai home, the pedagogy was a classic instance of …

Music Carnatic Ramanathan Sucharithra

9 months, 2 weeks ago

T.M. Krishna’s Tyagaraja Aradhana concert sparkled with classicism

The Hindu

With hopes that they could listen to the glorious music of yore. Accompanied by his friends of decades, Krishna opened the concert with the sombre strains of Mukhari followed by the rare kriti ‘Muripemu kalige gada rama’ While the raga was expansive at a leisurely pace, the niraval and the madhyama kala swara were capped by an upward spiralling movement. …

Rama Krishna Alapana

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Top Performers Pay Homage to Tyagaraja

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A musical tribute in keeping with the tradition of paying homage to the saint-composer Thyagaraja was conducted by two premier classical music organisations of the city. They render the five Pancharatna Kritis —‘Jagadanandakaraka’ in the raga Nattai, ‘Dudukugala Nanne’ in the raga Goula, ‘Sadinchane’ in the raga Arabhi, ‘Kanakana Ruchira’ in the raga Varali and ‘Endaro Mahanubhavulu’ in the …

Raga Thyagaraja Kalasagaram

1 year ago

Music Concert Takes Audience to Blissful World

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: When Shanmugapriya is in the performer’s list, you are assured of melody. Dr Pantula Rama in her concert for Kalasagaram on Tuesday, raised the standards to a new peak. Pantula Rama gave the audience four kritis including the Tyagaraja Kriti VinanÄsakoniyunnÄnurÄ in Pratapavarali – this too was the choice of the audience. Pantula Rama and party concluded the evening’s …

Audience Concert Rama Pantula Pantula Rama

1 year ago

‘Thrimshath Sambhrama’ festival in Mangaluru featured both time-tested and rare kritis

The Hindu

Sangeetha Parishath Mangalore recently organised its 30th anniversary celebration — ‘Thrimshath Sambhrama’, under the patronage of Karnataka Government’s Department of Kannada and Culture, in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangaluru. After ‘Mayae tvam yaahi’ in Tarangini by Dikshitar, and ‘Jnanamosaga radha’ in Purvikalyani by Tyagaraja, Geetha presented an RTP in Thodi, with a leisurely alapana, tanam in ragamalika and a …

Rama Geetha Mangaluru Featured Tyagaraja

1 year, 7 months ago

Madurai G.S.Mani conferred with award

The Hindu

Veteran vocalist and composer Madurai G.S.Mani was conferred with the Nadabrahmam Sadguru Sri Tyagaraja Swami Puraskar at a function on Friday. The award, comprising citation, cash and a shawl was presented to Mr. Mani for his outstanding contribution to Carnatic music spanning seven decades as a performer, teacher and composer. Recalling his friendship with Mr. Mani for over six decades …

Music Cfa Mani Sundaram

1 year, 10 months ago

Jaikishore Mosalikanti presented Kuchipudi in diverse formats

The Hindu

Well-rehearsed and synchronised, Jaikishore Mosalikanti, Padmavani and along with dancers from Shivamohanam, fairly scorched the stage at The Music Academy with the Tyagaraja pancharatna kriti, ‘Jagadananda karaka’. The visualisation by guru Vempati Chinna Satyam was adapted by Jaikishore for a group — one should appreciate the perfect timing of the frequent entries and exits, but the action became tiring after …

Dance Kuchipudi Group Jaikishore Mosalikanti Jaikishore

1 year, 11 months ago

Jayant impressed with his sprightly Amritavarshini

The Hindu

Jayant brings a meditative feel to his music by using the longer bass and double bass flutes besides playing the main regular-sized bamboo flute prominently during his concerts. Since the sahitya couched in the compositions has a special appeal, his playing style appealed to the rasikas of Carnatic music at the TAG Centrefor Brahma Gana Sabha. And, when Jayant rendered …

Raga Jayant

1 year, 11 months ago

Vijay Siva offered a mixed musical bag

The Hindu

A purposeful career, shaped by good musical values and a sharply defined style, steered Vijay Siva’s concert to a satisfactory finale at the Indian Fine Arts Society. The opening pieces lacked conviction as Vijay Siva attempted kritis such as ‘Thera theeyaga rada’ and ‘Ikanaina’. ‘Jayathu gokula vasa’ in Adi 2 kalai, though not commonly heard, has an engaging structure and …

Vijay Siva Vijay Siva Chapu

1 year, 11 months ago

Prasanna Venkatraman’s alapanas stood out for their traditional interpretations

The Hindu

Prasanna Venkatraman’s concert at Madhuradhwani was distinguished by neat presentation and perfect diction. Warming up with a less heard Kanada varnam ‘Ninne kori’ in Adi talam by Tiruvottiyur Thyagayyar, Prasanna launched into ‘Anudinamunu kavumayya’, the Begada kriti by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar. Prasanna’s raga alapanas stood out for their traditional interpretations and his elaborate delineation of three ragas competed for main …

Adi Raga Rishabhapriya Interpretations Prasanna Kriti Rendition

1 year, 11 months ago

Nisha Rajagopalan makes an impact with her Varali raga alapana

The Hindu

With a voice that negotiates curves with ease, Nisha Rajagopalan lit her concert up with ragas that shone further with her involuntary loops. Syama Sastri’s ‘Parvati ninnune’ in the lesser-heard Kalgada came second, with sangatis proceeding nicely on predictable lines. The singer’s nasal notes steered a vocal-violin rally in Semmangudi spirit.. Varali, as sub-main, opened with a bold alapana journeying …

Hemalatha Nisha Varali Raga

1 year, 11 months ago

Aditya Prakash: A voice with enough promise

The Hindu

In his concert, Aditya Prakash brought his grounding in Carnatic music to the fore despite being a part of international musical projects. Sowkhya bhava that reigned supreme during his rendition of ‘Swara raga sudha’, continued during the swarakalpana too. ‘Sogasu juda tarama’ set the mood for Aditya’s Varali raga exploration, followed by the violinist’s equally impressive interpretation. The niraval/swaras at …

Bhairavi Varali

1 year, 11 months ago

Neyveli Santhanagopalan’s poignant rendition

The Hindu

Neyveli Santhanagopalan, who was greeted with thunderous applause as the curtains went up at his morning concert, treated listeners to a performance packed with aesthetic, emotional and musical elements. The niraval/swaras were at, ‘Tyagaraja nutudu sri ramuni tatvamu.’ This section bristled with colourful phrases. After a beautiful Begada alapana, Santhanagopalan rendered ‘Lokavana chatura’. In the RTP in Surutti, the vocalist …

Santhanagopalan

2 years ago

Adithyanarayanan’s bhava-laden rendition

The Hindu

No art form stirs the human emotions as deeply as music does. He commenced with the very first composition of Dikshitar, ‘Sri nathadi guruguho’, in Mayamalavagowla, which is usually the first raga a music student is taught. Adithya did not disappoint his rasikas, in offering one of Diskhitar’s magnum opus ‘Soundararaajam aashraye’, traversing from the lower to the higher octave …

Raga Dikshitar Adithya Rasa Kamalakiran

2 years ago

How the Left uses art and cinema to topple governments

Firstpost

The Left uses art, literature, drama and cinema not merely to make an ideological statement but ultimately to topple governments In 1974, Tom Wolfe was rudely jolted awake in his bathtub when he read the following words in The New York Times, written by Hilton Kramer, dean of the arts at Yale University: “Realism does not lack its partisans, but …

Beauty India Left Theory Tom Wolfe Uses Art Literature Uses Art

2 years ago

Charulatha Chandrasekar began her Naadhabrahmam concert on a promising note

The Hindu

Charulatha Chandrasekar’s veena recital in Naadhabrahmam’s 21st year concert series established that musical expertise is independent of age. Gopalakrishna Bharati’s fast moving ‘Sababathikku veru deivam’ in Abhogi, with brisk swarakalpana, was followed by a precise and sober raga essay of Sahana for Tyagaraja’s ‘E vasudha nivanti daivamu’. Here too, Charulatha embellished the kriti with swaras at ‘Dasa varada tyagaraja hrudaya.’ …

Charulatha Naadhabrahmam Concert

2 years ago

Bhavya Hari’s renditions added richness to the listening experience

The Hindu

For Arkay Convention Centre’s 12th anniversary series, Bhavya Hari showcased the full range of her scintillating talents in her evening concert. Impressive alapana The main kriti that Bhavya took up for her recital was the magnum opus by Muthuswami Dikshitar, ‘Akshaya linga vibho’, in a majestic Sankarabharanam, decorated with an impressive raga alapana and niraval at the charanam, ‘Badari vana …

Kriti Bhavya Thiruppugazh This Kriti Bhavya Hari

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Amrutha Venkatesh kept the momentum alive through out her concert

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival

Aathreyee Krishnaa’s concert shone with rare kritis

A Symphony of Emotions: Praveen Kumar's 'Tyagaraja hrt sadana' Takes Center Stage

World Elephant Day: Exploring the relationship between Indian classical dance and the metaphorical elephant in the room

Every ragam carries a certain emotion says Ranjani Sivakumar

Harinie Jeevitha’s ‘Varadarajam Upasmahe’ had all the artistic elements in the right proportion

A peek into maestro S. Ramanathan’s life and music

T.M. Krishna’s Tyagaraja Aradhana concert sparkled with classicism

Top Performers Pay Homage to Tyagaraja

Music Concert Takes Audience to Blissful World

‘Thrimshath Sambhrama’ festival in Mangaluru featured both time-tested and rare kritis

Madurai G.S.Mani conferred with award

Jaikishore Mosalikanti presented Kuchipudi in diverse formats

Jayant impressed with his sprightly Amritavarshini

Vijay Siva offered a mixed musical bag

Prasanna Venkatraman’s alapanas stood out for their traditional interpretations

Nisha Rajagopalan makes an impact with her Varali raga alapana

Aditya Prakash: A voice with enough promise

Neyveli Santhanagopalan’s poignant rendition

Adithyanarayanan’s bhava-laden rendition

How the Left uses art and cinema to topple governments

Charulatha Chandrasekar began her Naadhabrahmam concert on a promising note

Bhavya Hari’s renditions added richness to the listening experience