Also a time for artistes to catch up . . .
The season of music in Bangalore and around is indeed a festival. It is a time when artistes get the opportunity to perform every other evening and with an array of talents.And opens windows to catch...
View ArticleT. M. Krishna in Bangalore; two concerts this weekend
For fans of vocalist T. M. Krishna, there are back to back concerts this weekend in Bangalore.Krishna, who is singing on Friday evening for a Ramanavami concert in Mylapore, Chennai will perform at the...
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Opening evening at Seshadripuram; nadaswaram as always!
We headed to Seshadripuram on April 15 evening - the day of Sri Ramanavami.It was sultry and people said Bangalore was sizzling at 39 degrees and the temperature was bound to rise further.At the...
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Dull stages, poor design at venues
Mandalis in Bangalore give much thought to curating their festivals; making sure they can host the best and talented.But few give the same attention to the design and lighting of the venue and the...
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Thief makes off with money paid to T. M.Krishna
After the low-profile launch and a small audience for the opening concert, a nadaswaram-tavil recital, the Seshadripuram college campus was a busy beehive on Sunday evening as rasikas doubled in for a...
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When politicians delay music tests . . .why wait?
Bangalore's far-flung neighborhoods are made distant now by the chocking traffic. It takes us close to an hour to get to Rajarajeswari Nagar, off the Mysore Road and in the BEML areas, from the city...
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M S Sheela's sishya shares her emotions
Young Carnatic music vocalist Srimatha Ramanand is a sishya of M S Sheela of Bangalore. This past week, she accompanied her guru at her concert at the Seshadripuran Sri Ramanavami Mandali's concert at...
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Bharat Sundar in concert . . .
Bharat Sundar in concert recently at the Seshadripuram college campus as part of the local mandali's Sri Ramanavami Music Festival.Photo courtesy: Rajee
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Evening of music by T V Sankaranarayanan
On Friday, the underground section of the Metro Rail was being inaugurated at Vidhana Soudha and the road along the Majestic Circle and the City Railway Station was crowded. The vehicles crawled on the...
View ArticleThe big concerts at fag end of festival . . .Check them out
As the month-long season of music and dance this Sri Ramanavami festival slips into the final lap, a few top-rung artistes will perform at various venues.Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath performs on Sunday,...
View ArticleJayanthi Kumaresh concert cancelled; instead Akkarai Subbulakshmi's violin solo
NOTICE FROM SREE RAMASEVA MANDALI, BANGALORE :DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES SMT JAYANTHI KUMARESH WILL NOT BE PERFORMING TODAY (MAY 2).VIOLIN SOLO CONCERT BY AKKARAI SUBBALAKSHMI HAS BEEN ARRANGED. TUMKUR...
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Award for Kadri Gopalnath
Chennai-based saxophone maestro Kadri Gopalnath who hails from Mangaluru was decorated with this year’s S.V. Narayanaswany Rao National Award by Sree Ramaseva Mandali on May 1.The guests included union...
View ArticleTwo big artistes on Sat, May 7 evening
Two big artistes on stage this Saturday - Aruna Sairam at the Chamarajpet Mandali at 6.45 pm and Chitravina Ravi Kiran at Basaweshwaranagar four Sri Vani Kala Kendra at 6.30 p.m.
View ArticleNasty summer, surprise rain..and music continues
Only two mandalis in Bangalore have carried through their music/dance tests into May.And though the city experienced the highest summer temperatures, the skies grew dark and is rained this week.At...
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Aruna Sairam's evening . . .
It was vocalist Aruna Sairam's evening at Sree Ramaseva Mandali on May 7, Saturday. She was decorated with an award that recognises senior artistes.Later, in her elements Aruna presented her concert in...
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Hundreds of stories; under, outside and away from the Chamarajpet Big Tent
With 78 years of music and hosting a festival, the records of Sree Ramaseva Mandali can offer you and me a huge volume of anecdotes and events that make cultural history.On the sidelines, the Varadaraj...
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Story-telling by Vishaka Hari
Sunday's evening rain was steady but it did not discourage rasikas from attending the final show of Sree Ramaseva Mandali in Chamarajpet.On stage was Chennai-based Vishaka Hari with her 'Ramayana'...
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Dancing in the rain; in Basaweshwaranagar
Rain greeted us as we headed to Basaveshwaranagar on Sunday, May 8 evening. This nagar and its neighbour, Rajajinagar are alive most parts of the day and night, rain or no rain.Classical dancers, the...
View ArticleAfter the fest, time to raise funds
Sri Ramaseva Mandali's campaign to garner funds, online and off has had a slow start. Much of the campaign will have to target NRIs.The mandali's managers now realize that they cannot expect to tap...
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