Sangeetha Sambhrama
Sangeetha Sambhrama works in promoting classical music among the youth through festivals and competitions. It also conducts Aradhana and felicitates senior artistes, under the direction of Vidushi P Rama. Both local and foreign artistes shared the dais in the six-day Niranthara festival of dance and music.
40 musicians joined together to pay musical tribute to Dr M S Subbalakshmi. Veena, flute and violin along with a number of percussion instruments (mridanga, ghata, khanjari, chande, tabla, rhythm pad and konakol) apart from vocalists - performed in unison, presenting a number of compositions of different composers.
They saluted to invocatory God through 'Mahaganapathim' and moved to 'Govardhana Gireesham'. But, the main item was "Mathe" which was elaborated emphasising good ragabhava. The "Thani" with so many percussionists was interesting though slightly overstretched and too loud at times. Few devotionals like - Narayana Ninna Naamada, Bho Shambho were presented and the event concluded with Maitreem Bhajatha and a thillana in Mohana Kalyani. The ensemble was lively and unique. Vivek Krishna is a talented flautist and his wife Aranya Narain is a upcoming dancer of Bengaluru. They together presented "Flute N Feet," a blend of instrumental music and dance. The programme began with bright promise with a Mallari, and the popular keertane "Nagumomu" followed by "Srichakraraja" of Agasthya. Musically, it certainly had its aesthetic appeal and the dance was lively. It is not easy to please without vocal in Dance, but it was a good experiment. They were supported on violin by Dayakar, on mridanga by S V Balakrishna and Harsha Samaga and on natuvanga by Karthik Dathar.
Nritya samagama
Bengalureans remember Dr Ranjani Ganeshan Ramesh as a senior dancer and from some time she is a resident of Mumbai. An alumnus of the Kalakshetra and director of PGTFA, she has performed in many countries. Her daughter Daksha Ramesh has learnt not only Bharathanatya but also Kuchipudi, Kathak and contemporary dances.
Dr Ranjani Ganeshan and Daksha Swaminathan gave a Jugalbandi dance recital, of Bharathanatya and Kuchipudi last week, which was held under L S Venkoji Rao Memorial programme under the aegis of the Indian Institute of World Culture.
Under the caption "Bhakthi Pravaha - Samagama" they opened the programme with Ganesha Pancharathna in Ragamalika. They chose Narayana Teertha's composition for Taranga. Standing on the brass plate, they formed different permutations and combinations. Srinivasa Koravanji, with a folk touch was lively and 'Dashavathara' in Kanakadasa composition (Anandabhairavi) was also pleasing. But one felt that they are capable of making it more impactful. While "Janani Janaki" was on three Devis - Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvathi, concluded with a thillana in the raga Aahirbhairavi. Vocal by Harini Sridhar, Natuvanga by Badari Divya Bhushana, mridanga by Jagadeesh Janardhan, violin by Madhusudhan and flute by Chandrashekhar - supported the dancers.
Promising vocalist
Anjali Sriram, upcoming vocalist, is a disciple of M S Sheela and has won prizes in many competitions, including from the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. In her current concert for the Sri Rama Saamrajya Maha Pattabhisheka, Anjali presented six compositions of different composers. But for a detailed elaboration she chose "Jesina", a majestic keertane of Saint Tyagaraja.
The alap of Thodi was detailed and rich in good phrases. The Kannada devaranamas - Jaya Janakee Kantha and Mareyabeda Manave - were pleasing with lyrical impact.
In between she also sang Purvi Kalyani and Kadnaka Thuhala which stood out for her sound grounding and honed voice. Achutha Rao and Anoor Vinod Shyam accompanied on violin and mrudanga, respectively.
Mysore V Subramanya
Sangeetha Sambhrama works in promoting classical music among the youth through festivals and competitions. It also conducts Aradhana and felicitates senior artistes, under the direction of Vidushi P Rama. Both local and foreign artistes shared the dais in the six-day Niranthara festival of dance and music.
40 musicians joined together to pay musical tribute to Dr M S Subbalakshmi. Veena, flute and violin along with a number of percussion instruments (mridanga, ghata, khanjari, chande, tabla, rhythm pad and konakol) apart from vocalists - performed in unison, presenting a number of compositions of different composers.
They saluted to invocatory God through 'Mahaganapathim' and moved to 'Govardhana Gireesham'. But, the main item was "Mathe" which was elaborated emphasising good ragabhava. The "Thani" with so many percussionists was interesting though slightly overstretched and too loud at times. Few devotionals like - Narayana Ninna Naamada, Bho Shambho were presented and the event concluded with Maitreem Bhajatha and a thillana in Mohana Kalyani. The ensemble was lively and unique. Vivek Krishna is a talented flautist and his wife Aranya Narain is a upcoming dancer of Bengaluru. They together presented "Flute N Feet," a blend of instrumental music and dance. The programme began with bright promise with a Mallari, and the popular keertane "Nagumomu" followed by "Srichakraraja" of Agasthya. Musically, it certainly had its aesthetic appeal and the dance was lively. It is not easy to please without vocal in Dance, but it was a good experiment. They were supported on violin by Dayakar, on mridanga by S V Balakrishna and Harsha Samaga and on natuvanga by Karthik Dathar.
Nritya samagama
Bengalureans remember Dr Ranjani Ganeshan Ramesh as a senior dancer and from some time she is a resident of Mumbai. An alumnus of the Kalakshetra and director of PGTFA, she has performed in many countries. Her daughter Daksha Ramesh has learnt not only Bharathanatya but also Kuchipudi, Kathak and contemporary dances.
Dr Ranjani Ganeshan and Daksha Swaminathan gave a Jugalbandi dance recital, of Bharathanatya and Kuchipudi last week, which was held under L S Venkoji Rao Memorial programme under the aegis of the Indian Institute of World Culture.
Under the caption "Bhakthi Pravaha - Samagama" they opened the programme with Ganesha Pancharathna in Ragamalika. They chose Narayana Teertha's composition for Taranga. Standing on the brass plate, they formed different permutations and combinations. Srinivasa Koravanji, with a folk touch was lively and 'Dashavathara' in Kanakadasa composition (Anandabhairavi) was also pleasing. But one felt that they are capable of making it more impactful. While "Janani Janaki" was on three Devis - Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvathi, concluded with a thillana in the raga Aahirbhairavi. Vocal by Harini Sridhar, Natuvanga by Badari Divya Bhushana, mridanga by Jagadeesh Janardhan, violin by Madhusudhan and flute by Chandrashekhar - supported the dancers.
Promising vocalist
Anjali Sriram, upcoming vocalist, is a disciple of M S Sheela and has won prizes in many competitions, including from the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. In her current concert for the Sri Rama Saamrajya Maha Pattabhisheka, Anjali presented six compositions of different composers. But for a detailed elaboration she chose "Jesina", a majestic keertane of Saint Tyagaraja.
The alap of Thodi was detailed and rich in good phrases. The Kannada devaranamas - Jaya Janakee Kantha and Mareyabeda Manave - were pleasing with lyrical impact.
In between she also sang Purvi Kalyani and Kadnaka Thuhala which stood out for her sound grounding and honed voice. Achutha Rao and Anoor Vinod Shyam accompanied on violin and mrudanga, respectively.
Mysore V Subramanya