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Sujatha Srinivasan |
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Dec 1st, 2007
"MY passion for Bharatanatyam continues to take
me on an interesting artistic journey," said Sujatha
Srinivasan, well-known dancer from Chennai.
Twenty-three years of committed work, has won this
dynamic young dancer an enviable place in the
cultural scenario. Rarely does one comes across a
combination of the three-fold approach - geetam
(vocal music), vaadyam (instrument) and nrityam
(dance) - in a Bharatanatyam dancer...more |
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Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri T.N.Seshagopalan |
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Nov 3rd, 2007
Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli on Violin & Tanjore K. Murugabhoopathi on Mridangam
Seshagopalan has an enviable voice along
with musical skills, but they are not in isolation.
He is a cerebral musician and the proof of that is
his music that seems to be the product of a highly
trained mind. And he owes that training to his guru
Ramanathapuram C. S. Sankara Sivam, foremost
disciple of the famous musician, composer and
Harikatha exponent, Harikesanallur Muthaiah
Bhagavatar....more |
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Gayathri Venkataraghavan |
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October 26th, 2007
Akkarai Subbulakshmi on Violin & Manoj Siva on
Mridangam
Gayatri Venkataraghavan, a rising
star among top-notch musicians of the younger
generation, has all the ingredients of an
accomplished singer. In her aesthetically gratifying
concert, under the aegis of Rajalakshmi Fine Arts,
Coimbatore, Gayatri commenced her kutcheri with "Paamara
Paalini." "Vande Vasudevam" in Sri Ragam followed by
an enlivening swara passage was impressive.....more |
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Maharajapuram Ramachandran |
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October 6th, 2007
Nagai Muralidharan on Violin & Thanjavur Ramdass on
Mridangam
Maharajapuram Ramachandran is the
inheritor of a prolific musical legacy bequeathed by
his grandfather Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer and
father Maharajapuram Santhanam. Hindolam blew in as
a strong gust, bracing and robust, rather than as a
delicate breeze. The alapana had a central focus and
component elements fused to form a cohesive
whole....more |
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Savita Narasimhan
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June 23rd, 2007
Ranjani Ramakrishnan Arun on Violin & Vinod Seetharam on Mridangam
Savita Narasimhan is one of the most talented
artistes of her generation. Born to a family of
music connoisseurs, Savita began learning Carnatic
music from Sankara Sarma. She also had the privilege
of training under Rama Ravi and O V Subramaniam,
besides learning Tiruppugazh from A S Raghavan.
Since 1995, she has been under the tutelage of
Chitravina N Ravikiran...more |
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| Ganesh Kumaresh |
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June 1st, 2007
B. Sivaraman on Mridangam & Guru Prasad on Ghatam
The trendy Ganesh-Kumaresh's ensemble turned out to be the star performance of the South Indian Cultural Association's (Sica) annual festival. It was a sure hit with the youth who have an ear for music. Articulate, savvy and succinct, the duo, violinists by profession, chose to present a thematic composition that ran for close two hours without a moment of boredom....more |
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Ananda Shankar Jayanth |
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May 13th, 2007
Saint Thyagaraja's kritis are an enchanting music
opus and when strung together to form the Ramayana,
they are engrossing. They can narrate the story of
Rama and Sita, beset with a range of sentiments
(moods or rasa in classical dance parlance), which
are at once life-like and worthy of adaptation to
stage....more |
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Sri Unni Krishnan |
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May 4th, 2007
Sri Vittal Rammurthy on Violin & Sri Arun Prakash on Mridangam
Born on 9th July 1966 to Sri.K.Radhakrishnan
(Director, Kesari Kuteeram Pvt. Ltd., Manufacturers
of Ayurvedic Propreitory Medicines) and Dr.Harini
Radhakrishnan (Ayurvedic Physician). Married to
Priya, a Bharathanatyam and Mohiniyattam dancer.
Blessed with a son Vasudev Krishna on the 27th May
1997......more |
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Carnatica Brothers |
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April 29th, 2007
Nagai Sriram on Violin & Tanjore Murugabhoopathy on
Mridangam
Grandsons of the legendary Gottuvadyam Narayana
Iyengar, Shashikiran & Ganesh are cousins who
perform as a Vocal Duo - the 'Carnatica Brothers'... |
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Smt. Suguna Purushottaman |
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March 24th, 2007
Jayshankar Balan - Violin, Vinod Seetharam - Mridangam
Suguna's formal vocal lessons began with Mannargudi
Ramamurti Iyer, and veena with Lalitabai. J. Lalita
trained her for technical examinations in theory.
This interest was to be fanned later by Professor
Sambamoorthy so that, today Suguna Purushothaman's
lakshya is matched by her lakshana wealth....more |
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Shashank & Party |
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March 2nd, 2007
Shashank had an enthusiastic collaborator in the
violinist, Mysore M. Nagaraj, who adopted his
perspective for viewing the raga's course, albeit
with more reliance placed on technique than
instinct. The kriti was merely a prop for the flurry
of kalpanaswara sallies, and interestingly it was
here that Shashank chose to exploit the
possibilities of instrumental technique thereby
moving away from the vocal style thus far in
evidence.....more
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