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Vyalikaval's festival curator, Bhashyam
Behind the music festivals for the Sri Ramanavami season here in Bangalore, are a few men and women who had lots to contribute.One such person is C R Bhashyam, the man at Vyalikaval.He is the man who...
View ArticleThis swamiji attracts listeners from all over
Discourses are also part of the Sri Ramanavami music season. And at the Sree Ramaseva Mandali venue in Chamarajpet, there are a few stalwarts who take the stage.One hugely popular person is Sri...
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Sunday Laksharchana, and then a concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan
Sunday was just the right time to hold a Laksharchana for the community at the Sree Seshadripuram Ramasree Samithi as the fag end of the annual music concerts it hosts for Sri Ramanavami unfolds.This...
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At T. M. Krishna's concert . .
T. M. Krishna performed at the Sreerama Seva Mandali at the Fort High School campus in Chamarajpet on Sunday, April 27.The attendance must have over 3000 rasikas; almost all chairs under the Big Top...
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Music on a hill . . .
Sri Ramanavami season has spawned a number of music festivals across Bangalore.And this provides yet another avenue for local artistes.The mandali at the famed Guddade Anjaneya Temple in Hanumantha...
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A stage for young artistes
There are some positive notes from this season of music. It provides, in some places a stage for Bangalore's up and coming musicians.One evening this week, young vocalist Mysore N. Srinath with...
View ArticleTMK's concert generates much debate on the sidelines
The refreshment tent at the Fort High School in Chamarajpet isn't a great place to have a cup of coffee or a just-cooked snack.But the past few days, conversation between rasikas who hang out here...
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Evening of the techies . . with a maestro
Bangalore's techies on stage. That was the scene on Monday, April 28 when the special vent-veena-violin concert got underway at Chamarajpet.The trio - H K Venkataraman ( violinist), G. Ravikiran (...
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Dr. Abdul Kalam to decorate vidwan M. Chandrasekaran
Former president of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam is expected to grace the special event hosted by Sree Rmaseva Mandali at its Chamarajpet venue where a music festival has been on since early April.The...
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The veena and the violin . . .
At a recent concert for Vani Kala Kendra at the Vani school campus in Basaweshwara Nagar, Suma Sudhindra, the city-based veena artiste had Nalina Mohan, the violinist alongside her besides Anoor...
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Yakshagana too . . .
Music dominates the Sri Ramanavami season at the mandalis. But dance and dance-drama also finds a space at some venues.Keshava, the curator of the festival for Vani Kala Kendra in Basaweshwara Nagar...
View ArticleIt is getting tough to organize music festivals
Budgets for the mandalis has been going up and up. So organizing the music festivals for Sri Ramanavami is hard work for the hosts.This year seems to have been a trying one for the men at the mandalis....
View Article16 member ensemble on stage; April 1
The Bangalore stage is giving space to lots of youngsters.This evening, 16 musicians come together on one stage to present ensemble music. To be held at Sri Pattabhi Rama Temple in Jaya Nagar's 4th T...
View ArticleSanjay Subrahmanyam, Lalgudi violin duo - today's big concerts
Two concerts featuring big time artistes today -Sree Ramaseva Mandali: Old Fort High Court School Grounds, Chamarajapet, 6.30 p.m., Vocal recital by Sanjay Subramanyan and party. Ticketed.Sri...
View ArticleBig artistes are in USA
So why are some top rung musicians missing from the concert schedules this season in Bangalore?Is it because the hosts cannot afford some of them?Not really.The Bangalore Season clashes with the bigger...
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First set of concerts of Raja Rajeswari Nagar mandali
Rajarajeshwari Nagar Cultural Association - Ramanavami Sangeethotsava 2015 is on at a new venue. Here is a report on the first few days here by the hosts -Day 1 - Ramanavami 2015 starts with a...
View ArticleThe weekend's big concerts
The weekend brings some key events and concerts.At Chamarajpet's Big Tent of Sree Rama Seva Mandali, Sangita Kalanidhi-decorated T V Gopalakrishan is to be decorated with a medal by the host and a...
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Sax, tavil and kanjira . .
Sridhar Sagar has been on stage at the Big Tent in Chamarajpet since 4.30 this Saturday evening.With his saxophone. Sounding a tad loud even under the Big Tent. With a tavil and kanjira on the side,...
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Focus on S V Narayanaswamy Rao
The S V Narayanaswamy Rao Memorial Award is billed as a national award. As is the Sri Ramanavami Music Fest of Sree Ramaseva Mandali.The award was set up in 2001 to remember Rao and his service.M S...
View ArticleModi on one side, Vishaka Hari on the other
Vishaka Hari, the hugely popular story-teller in the discourse format may not have known that her rasikas had a big hurdle to cross on Friday evening.The huge public meeting addressed by prime minister...
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