Snapshots of Ramanavami Music festivals
Rasikas lokking at the schedule of concerts outside Sri Jayaramaseva Mandali, JayanagarEntrance to the Fort High School grounds, Rama Seva Mandali, ChamrajpetPrasadams just made and waiting for...
View ArticleEvening of young musicians at Chamarajpet
Rama Seva Mandali holds its concerts in the sprawling Fort High School grounds.The enclosures on all the sides make the ground appear like an indoor auditorium. They also prevent the traffic noise from...
View ArticleRakesh Chaurasia at Basaveshwara Nagar
Vani Education Centre has many Hindustani recitals in its list this season.Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia's Bansuri concert is scheduled for the Monday evening.We are told that the maestro is advised rest...
View ArticleNational awards ceremony postponed at Sree Rama Seva Mandali
The evening is scheduled to have a string of events at the Fort High School grounds.The annual S.V. Narayanaswamy Rao memorial National awards are to be presented to the senior vocalist T.N....
View ArticleWarm reception for Abhishek Raghuram at Seshadripuram
This is the first time Abhishek Raghuram is performing at the Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi, says Revathi Tarakaram, the treasurer of the Samithi.The Seshadripuram college auditorium is already full...
View ArticleThe man who drives ideas at Jayarama Seva Mandali
There are many key people who do lots of work for their mandalis at Sri Ramanavami time.I met Gopalakrishna, the quiet but ambitious secretary of Jayarama Seva Mandali in Jayanagar a fortnight ago....
View ArticleThanks for your feedback on Guide
We want to say 'thank you' to dozens of rasikas who shared their feedback on our first publication for the Sri Ramanavami Music Fest - the KutcheriBuzz Guide - brought out this year.Some key...
View ArticleArtistes are keen about promos . . .
We snapped this promo on a flex banner hung inside the Sri Rama Temple and hall at Jaya Nagar's East End recently.Promos are certainly becoming better and bigger over time.Artistes too are more keen...
View ArticleAward for vocalist Manda Sudharani
It is a Sunday and we decide to check out the Sri Rama Mandali in Sri Raja Rajeswari Nagar, at one end of the city. It is a long ride to get there and our auto driver warns us of delays.The annual...
View ArticleRain. Again.
What a relief these pre-monsoon showers bring to us!The temperature in Bangalore had hovered around 35/36degrees and created a climate that is peculiar to this place - stifling heat and occasional...
View ArticleWho is still the big star?
So who is still a big star at the Sri Ramanavami concerts in Bangalore?If you go by the attendance then this far it is the veteran K J Yesudoss.At the Sree Ramanavami Mandali concert at Chamarajpet,...
View ArticleHyderabad Bros. in concert
The Hyderabad Brothers - Seshachary and Raghavachary - in concert on April 14, Monday at the Sree Ramaseva Mandali music festival at Chamarajpet.The second photo shows a section of the audience in the...
View ArticleA break in Seshadripuram; for polling
One mandali will have to take a break this week.Since the venue used by the Seshadripuram-based mandali is the famous College here and it is a key polling station, the venue will be used for the poll...
View ArticleThe OST concert in Seshadripuram
The classical rasika has a list of senior artistes on his mind when it comes to concert choices. One of them is O S Thyagarajan.OST as he is known all over presented a concert at the Seshadripuram...
View ArticleMusic, dance at Koramangala
Here are a few photos that Raghvendra Kulkarni shared with KutcheriBuzz.These are of events hosted by the Sri Rama Seva Mandali of Koramangala.The first is of Sandeep Narayan's concert held on...
View ArticleChallenges in Koramangala
The face of Koramangala shows itself after dusk. A time when the billboards come alive, the signboards of stores, restaurants and malls scream and when the pathways are packed with young people.This is...
View ArticleApril 15 in Seshadripuram: pancha veena concert
Interesting concert at Seshadripuram this evening ( April 15).A pancha veena concert.Veena artistes D. Balakrishna, Geetha Ramanand, Revathi Murthy, Manjula Surendra and Vani Yedunandan are featured.
View ArticlePavandeep in Rajaji Nagar
It was a cool evening, the day after heavy rains in Bangalore. We were at Rajaji Nagar Rama Mandir. At the concert of C K Pavandeep's concert.He provided us showers of swaras for Bhairavi, Latangi and...
View ArticleGeetha Ramanand, Revathi Murthy on veena
A concert on the veena by Geetha Ramanand and Revathi Murthy at the Sri Raja Rajeswari Nagar Cultural Association's music festival. This concert took place on April 14 evening in Bangalore.Photo by...
View ArticleFive veena artistes, one concert
Five veena artistes on stage.That was the picture on April 15 at the Seshadripuram College open air concert space.D. Balakrishna, Geetha Ramanand, Revathi Murthy, Manjula Surendra and Vani Yedunandan...
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