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How Sid Sriram loves to hit the high note
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How Sid Sriram loves to hit the high note

The Hindu  

Every few years, a musician with distinctive style and signature arrives in the Carnatic scene. ‘Viribhoni’ would have been a jolt to new listeners of Sid – it was high voltage stuff at the start of what seemed like a bullet-train from there. ‘Entha muddho’ and ‘Mokshamu galada’ were kritis rendered as interludes, much like Semmangudi or Alathur brothers, as …

Sid Sid Sriram Alapana
Kartik Fine Arts Expands Cultural Reach to Chennai Suburbs
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kartik Fine Arts Expands Cultural Reach to Chennai Suburbs

The Hindu  

Kartik Fine Arts expands its cultural activities to Chennai's suburbs. The sabha has launched an outreach effort to reach out to rasikas in the suburbs, featuring a Carnatic vocal recital by K. Gayatri. The inaugural event was held in collaboration with Babaji Vidhyashram, Sholinganallur, and featured a diverse lineup of performances. The concert showcased the talents of renowned artists from …

Entertainment Music Performance Cultural Chennai
Vijay Siva offered a mixed musical bag
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
H.V. Srivatsan: Keeping alive the KVN bani
1 year, 11 months ago

H.V. Srivatsan: Keeping alive the KVN bani

The Hindu  

The guru-sishya relationship is the pivot around which music is carried forward to the next generation. The vocalist chose to render Swati Tirunal’s Navarathri kriti, ‘Devi jagad janani.’ The extensive niraval and swaraprastara were at the anupallavi, ‘Devamakuta mani.’ Mridangam exponent Trichur Narendran offered a powerful, yet aesthetic thani. Srivatsan commenced the concert with the Chaya Tarangini composition by Tyagaraja, …

Kvn Chapu Srivatsan Viloma Chapu