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Salute to teachersYoung disciples of great masters of classical music performed at the 'Guru Shishya Parampara' programme of the Bharatiya Saamagana Sabha last week.Two teenage artistes of Hindustani...
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Life's striking aestheticsThe second chapter of "Magnum ke Tasveer," "Magnum's Vision of India - The last 50 years" (Tasveer at Cinnamon, February 8 to March 1), includes work by eight accomplished,...
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Veena ensembleThere was a special programme on the concluding day of the Music Festival held under the aegis of the Bharatiya Saamagana Sabha, last Sunday. There was a Veena ensemble under the...
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It has already been for some time that one appreciates the efforts of Gallery Five Forty Five which, although not yet having a space fully suitable to display contemporary art, has been doing its best...
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Tyagaraja Aradhane was celebrated in many Sabha-Schools of the city, with Music concerts, vocal ensemble (Gosti Gayana), etc. One such organisation Nadajyothi Sri Tyagarajaswamy Bhajana Sabha is...
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The way the "(social) bacteria" event was projected sounded grand, serious and innovative at least in theory. It was part of a large project series by FOA-FLUX, founded in Zurich by Dominique Lammli, a...
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Glory of Agra GharanaLalith J Rao, is known in the field not only as a senior vocalist, but also an able teacher. She was felicitated last week, on the eve of her 70th birthday at the Bharatiya Vidya...
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Mutant developmentIt was after several years that one saw an extensive and important exhibition of Babu Eshwar Prasad (Sumukha Gallery, February 20 to March 13). His work is still preoccupied with the...
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Mechanical renderingSri Ramakrishna Bhajana Sabha Trust conducted the 62nd annual Mahashivarathri Utsav with music, dance, bhajan, unchavrithi and other rituals customarily, for 15 days. P Unnikrishnan...
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Tribute to musicThe ESSAE Music foundation had organised music concerts - a veena and a vocal - by young artistes of Bangalore. First Ashwin Anand opened his Veena recital with the Kambodhi swara...
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A new cultural organisation One more organisation was added to the long list of Sangeetha Sabhas of the City. Krishna Kala Kendra was inaugurated by Dr R K Srikantan, veteran musician, last Sunday and...
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Season of musicOnce again Ramothsava, the music season has arrived. Though most of the Rama Mandalies conduct Ramotsava celebrations on the Rama Navami Day, a few organisations start the programmes...
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A melodious ensemble Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Chamarajpet, founded by Narayanaswamy Rao, is celebrating its platinum jubilee. As usual, a number of programmes by celebrities and young artistes, is slated...
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Pleasing violin duetSri Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi is conducting the 65th year Ramanavami Music Festival till May 10, with veena, chitra veena, solo violin and nagaswara recitals, apart from vocal...
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Concert of high standardAnanya conducted the Annual Music Festival with vocal, flute and veena recitals. Neela Ramgopal, Dr Sreekantham Nagendra Sastry, Manasi Prasad, Madhu Kashyap, Mathur Srinidhi...
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Shankara Jayanti music festThe Tyagaraja Gana Sabha Trust celebrates the Shankara Jayanti in a unique way, every year. Music concerts by both young and senior musicians and felicitation for veteran...
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Vocal, veena, violin concertsThe Karnataka College of Percussion is a internationally known organisation. It is a well-known percussion training centre and also a very reputed participant in jazz and...
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Harmonium HabbaHarmonium is a popular accompanying instrument in Hindustani Music. But though it is not a rare instrument in Carnatic music, we don't hear its solo recital frequently in Carnatic music....
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Gay abandonPopular dance institution Nadam conducted three-day Chinna Kalamandalam at ADARangamandira. Children performed not only Bharathanatya but also Kuchupudi, Odissi, Kathak and Kalaripuyattu. It...
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SwanubhavaSwanubhava conducted a two-day cultural festival, last week in Bangalore. Fortunately, it was not just an another festival. The programme provided an opportunity for the young students...
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