In the footsteps of Srikantan
In the footsteps of Srikantan Senior musician M S Sheela, gave a vocal recital in the City last week. A senior student of R K Srikantan and 'a top grade' musician of the Akashavani, Sheela, also...
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Steps that never stopPonnaiah Lalithakala Academy conducted the dance series "Steps that Never Stop", providing a platform for many senior dancers to perform. In the series this month, senior dancer...
View ArticleVaadya vaibhava
Vaadya vaibhavaThe Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducted the annual Vaadya Vaibhava with three instrumental concerts. "Vaadya Vaibhava" is dedicated to M L Veerabhadraiah and Swaramurthy V N Rao, whose...
View ArticleHaridasa Sambhrama
Haridasa SambhramaMusic, Gamaka and discourses were held as part of Haridasa Sambhrama under the joint auspices of the Nadajyothi Sri Tyagarajaswamy Bhajana Sabha, TTD Daasa Sahitya Project and Sri...
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Promising dancerDancer Vidya V Thayoor, who started training under Bhavani Ramanath (Nrityarpana), presented a beautiful Bharathanatya recital. She is now continuing her dance training under Soundarya...
View ArticleAradhana concerts
Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana was celebrated in many parts of the city which brought another opportunity for connoisseurs to listen to their favourite artistes. One such organization, Sri Raghavendra Seva...
View ArticleImpressive Kathak
Impressive KathakThe Bangalore Lalithakala Parishat presented a Kathak recital by the students of the Nadam, on Friday. Eight students of Naadam performed as many items under the direction of Nandini...
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Birth centenary Sangeetha Vidwan Selvapillai Iyengar was a veteran vocalist and a reputed Guru, who also served Akashavani for several decades, as a staff artiste. His birth centenary was celebrated...
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Well-trained studentsFive young dancers acquitted themselves creditably in a Bharathanatya recital for the Bangalore Lalithakala Parishat, last week. They are all students of 'Samskruthi' and have been...
View ArticleColourful Krishnanjali
Colourful Krishnanjali"Krishnanjali" - a tribute to Lord Krishna through dance was presented by the Gramsci Foundation, under the leadership of Anand Srivastava, a visual artiste and promoter of arts....
View ArticleA mixed fare at Bengaluru Festival
A mixed fare at Bengaluru Festival The International Arts and Cultural Foundation of Sri Srivatsa Shandilya conducted a dance festival called "Bengaluru Festival" last week, with three dance...
View ArticleWorld Music Festival
World Music FestivalThe Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) conducted the World Music Festival with musicians from Australia, Japan, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland, apart from India. There were...
View ArticleConference concerts
Conference concertsThe 47th Music Conference of the Bangalore Gayana Samaja held last week, was dedicated to Bharatharathna M S Subbulakshmi, on the occasion of her birth centenary. Senior vocalist in...
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Music festivalThe Suswaralaya College of Music organised it's annual music festival in association with Sri Rama Lalithakala Mandira with an array of Veena concerts, percussion ensemble and lecture...
View ArticleNada Surabhi
Nada SurabhiNada Surabhi, one of the well known Sangeeth Sabhas of Bengaluru, caters to the cultural needs of the Koramangala extension by conducting monthly music concerts, youth festivals, Aradhana...
View ArticleTributes to a Vainika
Tributes to a VainikaL Raja Rao (1909-1979) was not only a veteran Veena player, but also a teacher, composer and author. In his memory an award has been instituted and this year's award was conferred...
View ArticleAnniversary of Sursagar
Anniversary of SursagarSursagar celebrated its 34th anniversary with two grand music recitals, last Sunday.First, Neeladri Kumar, young sitarist and "Prasishya" of Pandith Ravi Shankar regaled the...
View ArticleMargali Utsava
Margali UtsavaDecember month is "Margali Sangeetotsava" all over South India! One such venue is "Sri Ramanuja Kalakshetra" of Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt in Bengaluru. The Mutt has organised music, dance...
View ArticleSparkling puppet show
Sparkling puppet showThe Bangalore Lalithakala Parishat had organised a puppet show at the H N Kalakshetra on Friday by the Dhaatu Puppet Theater. The puppetry is a unique art and is quiet popular not...
View ArticleSaamrajya Pattabhisheka
Saamrajya PattabhishekaSri Sadguru Seva Trust has organised Sri Rama Saamrajya Maha Pattabhisheka on a grand scale with cultural programmes - including music, dance, gamaka, drama, discourse - and...
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