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Sangeetotsava at Basaveshwara Nagar

April 1, 2012, 8:34 am
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Chief minister Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the Sri Ramanavami Sangeetotsava at Vani Vidya School in Basaveshwara Nagar.
The first concert of the season was by T.M. Krishna, with H.K. Venkatram on the violin, Arjun Kumar on the mridangam and Sukanya Ramgopal on the ghatam.
The open air auditorium at the school is the venue for the concerts and it was a full house on day one. We arrived at the venue when Krishna was singing the main song - Venkatesa ninnu in Madhyamavathi and a tani avartanam followed.

Here are a few pictures.

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Trichur Brothers in concert

April 1, 2012, 9:50 pm
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Deccan Herald has Music Reviews in today's editiopn ( April 2). By its veteran critic Mysore V Subramanya.

He says the whole of Banglore is vibrating with music.

We cannot but agree going by our own though limited experience on Sunday - crisscrossing the city, from Chamarajpet to Rajaji Nagar - to be at two Ramanavami concerts gave us a nice feel of the atmosphere.

Subramanya reviews a concert by the Chennai-based Trichure Brothers at the Fest hosted at the local temple by the Vyalikaval Extension community. ' With more stage experience, Trichur Brothers' music can rise into an emotional and artistic experience,' he writes.

(We would like artistes and rasikas who are performing / listening here to share their comments and notes at this blog).

The Fest here closes on Thursday.

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Srimatha writes on her concert experience

April 1, 2012, 10:18 pm
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By Srimatha Ramanand

Ramanavami, the Bangalore’s own music season is the time of the year I have looked forward to since childhood.

As a child, Ramanavami music festivals consisted mainly of visits to the Seshadripuram Rama Seva Mandali and the Fort High School pendal. But the festival has grown in scale with the years, and today we have umpteen number of sabhas, temples and other organisations that conduct music festivals in the Ramanavami season.

One such temple is Vidyaganapathi temple, Vidyaranyapura.

Vidyaranyapura is a nice and green residential locality in the north Bangalore.

It also has an active music scene, with concerts happening at the famed Durgaparameshwari temple, and Sringara Sangeeta Sabha.

An addition to the list is the Vidyaganapathi temple where I got an opportunity to perform on 27th March 2012, as part of their week-long Ramanavami celebrations.

The temple is nestled in green surroundings in quite a big campus. This was the first time I sang in Vidyaranyapura and it was a lovely experience.

I had chosen most of the compositions that were on Rama, such as Brochevarevare (sriranjani), Seethapathe (Khamach), Raghuvara (Pantuvarali) etc.

Koushik (violin) and Suneel (mridangam) accompanied me with great enthusiasm, and we had a great time performing to an audience who sat through the performance (which is a rarity in temple concerts), enjoying both the manodharma and the devotional aspects of music.

Temple concerts have a beauty of their own, especially when you get to sing with the view of the diety. A senior who was helping with the audio system is himself a member of the local bhajan group, and helped me with a special 'feedback mike'!:) The people were so warm and hospitable, making me wanting to go back and sing there again.

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Krishna sings for Rama

April 2, 2012, 1:46 am
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Reported by A R Venkatesh
(ar.venky@gmail.com)

It was a perfect start for Sri Ramanavami season for me. Couldn't have asked more - Krishna singing for Rama.

It was T M Krishna at Vani Vidya Mandir Sangeeta Mahotsav today.

T M K was in his elements right from the beginning, the start delayed due to inaguration by Chief Minister.

He started with Lekana ninnu in Asaveri, set the tone for what to come. He touched the higher octaves with ease in both alapana and asura swaraprayogam in this.

He followed with Tulsidas Sri Ramachandra Kripalu Bhajman in Neelambari. The neraval in this Krithi was beautiful. Lovely Lathangi alapana after this he sang Apradhamulanniyu took us decades back to remember legend Madurai Mani Iyer. Neraval and Swaraprayogam was good.

Vidwan H K Venkatram in violin challenged him equally during Swarakalpanas.
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Concerts schedule of Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Chamarajapet

April 2, 2012, 2:35 am
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Day 2 at the Fort School ground

April 2, 2012, 6:11 am
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This is a working day evening in Bangalore.
So you wouldn't get more than a dozen rasikas for a 5.15 pm concert.

We are reminded of the post-lunch concerts at the sabhas in Chennai during the famed December Season - when juniors get a slot and all they have in front of them are their families and relatives.

This evening, it is concert time for two brothers who play the keyboard.
R. Arjun Sambasivan and R. Narayanan from Chennai.

They have been learning under the famous Mandolin Shrinivas for two years now - and the distinctive plucking sound echoes through the mantap.

Their Dad Raman tells us that they have been trying to get a slot to play for the Sri Ramanavami fest for some years and are happy to be here this evening.

"One son is a natural and the other is hardworking, " he says trying to reason the difference in the boys' styles.

Young Sathyanarayana in Chennai has made the keyboard another trademark in classical music. Now, teens are taking after him.

You can contact the keyboard duo at 94440 39737.
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Disappointed fans of M S Sheela

April 2, 2012, 6:20 am
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The 6.30 pm concert today is of M. S. Sheela who is of course a huge artiste in these parts.
The stream of rasikas gets thicker as the time draws close.
And as the artistes get on to the stage, there is no sign of Sheela.

Violinist Dr Jyotsna Srikanth, percussionist Sukanya Ramgopal and mirdangist Ashok are here.
And in the middle are the Mambalam Sisters of Chennai - Chitra and Vijayalakshmi

The buzz goes around the mantap - where is Sheela?
Obviously, these are fans of the senior artiste.
Nobody has told us about the change, says a rasika.

None of the hosts make an effort to even make a feeble announcement.
Least, introduce the artistes of the evening.

We do not know if Sheela will be featured this month here?

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Fest in Koramangala

April 2, 2012, 6:41 am
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Sri Rama Seva Mandali in Koramangala and Indian Heritage Academy, Koramangala are jointly hosting a festival of music for the season.

It began on April 1, Sunday at the IHA hall in Koramangala and will run for 7 days, with evening concerts.

The fest opened with a vocal concert by Dr. K. Varadharajan, with B. Raghuraman on the violin, V R Chandrasekar on the mirdangam and Srihari R. on the kanjira.

On April 2 is a violin duet by the Chinkunda Brothers, April 3 has Dasavani by Puttur Narasimha Hayak, April 4 features a vocal recital by Shubha Sampath, April 5, dance by M. Ananya and group, April 6 - vocal concert by  R Raghuram and a grand finale on April 7, with Hanumathaotsava and a vocal concert by V Sankaranarayanan of Chennai.

Indian Heritage Academy is at 20th Main, 6th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore 95.
Dinakar Rao - Secretary - 94487 26726.  K R Chandrasekar - Treasurer - 99022 81585.
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Mambalam Sisters at Fort High School ground

April 2, 2012, 6:57 am
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Mambalam Sisters - Chitra and Vijayalaksmi (vocal), Jyotsna Srikanth (violin), S. Ashok (mridangam) and Sukanya Ramgopal (ghatam)
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Peace, colour and music at Sri Rama Temple, Vyalikaval

April 3, 2012, 8:46 am
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Braving the evening peak hour traffic on Monday, we wove our way across to Vyalikaval and landed at one of Bangalore's most peaceful islands of residential abodes.
As we entered the main road leading to the Extension area, we chose to park afar and not let the roar of the engine spoil the colour and sounds of a festival in progress.

The avenue trees were illuminated with tiny bulbs and they led to the small but simple Sri Rama Temple here. A hall which enshrines the gods, well kept, quiet and decorated for the occasion.

At a hall alongside, a  concert by sisters N Harini and N Sharadha was in session.  They are Bangaloreans.  B Raghuram on the violin, V Krishna on the mridangam and M Gururaj on morsing.

Outside, we chatted with the secretary of the Association which manages the temple and its properties and events, B R Purushothaman.

This is the 46th edition of the utsav, started when the temple was just a small shrine. Purushothaman says that the community here likes to have only pure classical music, not even devotional or light music during the Sri Ramanavami celebrations.

For the past Friday's concert by the Malladi Brothers, the hall was overflowing, he tells us. "Rasikas from afar also come here if they hear that great artistes are performing," he adds. "Bangaloreans love their music."

The concert series ends on April 5 with Puttur Narashima Nayak and troupe presenting Sugam Sangeeth.

We are impressed - with the atmosphere, the management and the gentleness of the festival here.

Contact - temple office - 23568796. Purushothaman - 99800 60005.
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Hyderabad Brothers at Seshadripuram festival

April 3, 2012, 9:09 am
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This teacher organises concerts for Sri Ramanavami at his school

April 4, 2012, 7:13 am
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On April 7, two young artistes of Bangalore will get their chance on stage for the ongoing Sri Ramanavami Fest concerts at the Sangeetotsava at the Sri Vani Education Centre school in Basaweswara Nagar campus, Bangalore.
Sameer Atreya and R. Sindhu are slotted for that day. Both learnt their music at this campus like many others who have been nurtured here.

One man who will be happy to see them on stage is Mattur Lakshmi Keshava, educationist at SVCE for many years and much decorated artiste and music director. ( photo featured here)

Keshava is an integral part of the cultural activity at Vani's institutes which have also opened up their concert series to the public. ( His school's choral troupe has won a National award).
Besides, he guides the arts program here and curates the Ramanavami fest every year.

On the sidelines of a concert this past week in Bangalore he told us how he carefully picks and chooses the best artistes as well as young stars. Backed by the school management and supported by the community of the kids who study here, the Fest has grown.

Quite evident from the packed auditorium here this past week. On April 14, the concerts are by teenage artistes - M R Aditya, Amritha Rao and Tanushree N will be part of the concerts of that evening.

The fest closes on April 21 with a concert by the famed  R Paramashivan, a state and central Akademi awardee who will present songs from old Kannada plays based on the Ramayana.

You can comtact Keshava at 97400 74875.


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Busy season for Bangalore's musicians

April 6, 2012, 1:12 am
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Sri Ramanavami season is doing good for all classical artistes in Bangalore and outside.
Many have a tight schedule to keep.

Mridangist V. Krishna who heads the Percussive Arts Centre ( PAC) in Bangalore ( Call - 0-9448463079) says that over the past 2 years the festivals have grown because of the growing 'Extension' areas of the city and the rising arts organisations called sabhas locally.

Krishna who is taking a 2 day break from his busy schedule says will be counting at least 12 concerts when this season ends. "There are lots of good mridangists here and all of them get booked, " he says from his home in Bangalore.

While his wife and her sister team up as the Bangalore Sisters - Harini  and Sharada -  his sister Kalvathi Avadhoot, also a vocalist performs on her own.

Days earlier, Krishna played for Mansi Prasad at a temple in Raja Rajeswari Nagar, off the Mysore Road, and on April 11th will play alongside his sister Kalavathy at Jaya Nagar 9th Block for the Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali and two days later be at Seshadripuram College for another concert.

Artistes like Krishna do not mind negotiating the peak hour traffic to criss cross the city for their evening concerts now that the invites are from far and wide.

" I think the funding and plans for Sri Rama Navami in Bangalore have grown and so have the festivals, " says Krishna, whose Percussive Arts Centre will sponsor a concert by G Ravi Kiran at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali on April 7 evening.

Also, the profiles of the fests have gone up with top notch artistes invited to perform and they being paid and hosted well.

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IPL and music, this Saturday in Bangalore

April 7, 2012, 6:12 am
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Bangalore is muggy today, Saturday, April 7.
There were a few showers this past week; it could rain later tonight.

The cricket fans would not want the skies open to soon. Bangalore's Royal Challengers are facing Delhi Dare Devils here in their opening match in the IPL T20 tourney. And its their opening match. When we close the TV to leave for the Sri Ramanavami Music Fests, Bangalore does not have a great score.

At the Fort High School grounds, in a rather darkish shamiana Arvind Bhargav S. is into the fag end of his mandolin concert. 

Arvind is from Chennai, has been learning music for over 15 years and on stage for about 2 years now. His guru is obviously, Mandolin U Shrinivas.

The young artiste has a bit to his credit - a B grade AIR artiste, an album under the SaReGaMa label and concerts across the country and outside.

Arvind will stay on this Sunday - after all his guru will be performing on the same stage but at the elevated one on the right.

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Concerts of Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Arvind Bhargav

April 7, 2012, 6:29 am
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Young artiste G. Ravi Kiran Performs at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali, Jayanagar

April 7, 2012, 9:51 am
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Today's event at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali is sponsored by Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore.
And young singer G. Ravikiran performs with senior accompanists C.N. Chandrasekharan on the violin, C. Cheluvaraju on the mridangam and B. Rajasekar on the morsing.


A software engineer by profession, Ravi Kiran travels a lot to perform music concerts.
Today, when he alternates a brisk-tempo song in Jonpuri with a slow pace in Yadukulakambhoji, the audience appreciates and acknowledges with generous applause.

After the Seetha Kalyana and a Ganapathi pooja on April 8 and 9, the festival here continues with stalwarts like R.K. Padmanabha, Kalavathy Avadhooth, Prince Rama Varma, Ranjani-Gayathri and is on till April 15.
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Sanjay Subrahmanyam performs at Fort High School

April 8, 2012, 5:00 am
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Another full house evening at the Fort High School grounds.
People hurriedly finish their hot cup of tea at the canteen put up by Arusuvai and enter the pandal.
"We should occupy our seats early. We could not get a nice place in Aruna Sairam's concert yesterday; it was also houseful," says a senior rasika at the canteen.
After a varnam and short piece, Dikshitar's Mamava pattabhirama in Manirangu gently fills the air.

Here is a short video that will give you a feel of the evening:

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Srivalson Menon performs at Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi

April 8, 2012, 7:46 am
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M.S.Sheela's concert at Bashaveshwara Nagar

April 8, 2012, 10:30 am
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At the Vani Education Centre, M.S. Sheela performs for a large gathering.


M.S. Sheela in concert



Writer, critic Mysore V. Subramanya speaks at the concert


Prasadam ready for distribution after the concert
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How the Seshadripuram fest runs . . .

April 9, 2012, 9:49 am
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Putting a festival together takes time.

Revathi Tarakaram is aware of this.

For, as treasurer of the Sree Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi (Regd). she and her team has been doing this for many years.

"We give ourselves at least 4 months," she tells me on the sidelines of a concert by Srevalson Menon at the Seshadripuram College in this quiet colony.

This is the second oldest Sri Ramanavami music fest in Bangalore and Revathi has a history to protect and take along.

Her husband V. Tarakaram, a senior advocate is the secretary and he keeps a close watch on the goings-on every evening.

"Ours is a small team and we don't sell tickets not have membership," he adds.

It is his father who was part of the founders of the Mandali. They recall the services of one Gopal Iyengar who literally went door to door seeking donations.

This is the 64th edition of the fest and it attracts a sizable audience.

People can either sit on jamakalams or in chairs and enjoy two concerts, the first being for young talent.

"The first slot is for Bangaloreans but we get requests from seniors too to perform because they say it is their form of sea,"says Revathi. "For the main concerts all the accompanists are local artistes and we have lots of good ones."

Revathi says the Mandali has a nice bunch of sponsors which has made things easy for the organizers.

"The challenge is in putting together the concerts' artistes," she says."E-mails and calls go back and forth before a concert is frozen."

The fest here closes on April 22 with a Laksharchana till 10 am, a discourse and a musical feature by the popular Rasadhuni Friends Group on 'Jagatrayapavani' a 6.30 pm.

The address - 4, Railway Parallel Road, Kumara Park East, Bangalore 560001. Ph; 2226 3530.
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