Thursday, March 11, 2010

Carnatic Vocal Concerts by Smt. Ranjani Sivakumar

Smt. Ranjani Sivakumar, an AIR artist, is performing the following Carnatic vocal concerts in Hyderabad. All are invited.
  • 14th March 2010
    • Venue: Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Devasthanam, Opp. Sudarshan 35mm theatre, RTC X Roads, Hyderabad
    • Time: 6:00 pm
    • Accompanists: Violin - Sri Pavan Singh, Mridangam - Sri Burra Sriram
  • 17th March 2010
    • Venue: Sri Tyagaraja Gana Sabha, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad
    • Time: 6:30 pm
    • Accompanists: Violin - Smt Radhika, Mridangam - Sri Srinivasa Gopalan
  • 23rd March 2010
    • Venue: Ramalayam, Near Shilparamam, opp Satyam bldg, Kondapur, Hyderabad
    • Time: 6:00 pm
    • Accompanists: Violin - Sri Oruganti Rajashekar, Mridangam - Sri Shyam Kumar

96th Jayanthi Celebrations of "Sangeetha Ksheera Sagara" Late Sri Uppalapati Ankaiah garu

96th Jayanthi Celebrations of "Sangeetha Ksheera Sagara" Late Sri Uppalapati Ankaiah Garu will take place from 15th March to 18th March 2010 at Sri Kala Subba Rao Kala Vedika in Sri Thyagaraya Gana Sabha premises daily from 6:30 PM. All are cordially invited for the event. The program is as follows:
  • 15th March 2010: Carnatic Vocal by Dr. Tadepalli Loka Nadha Sarma garu
    • Vocal Support: Sri "Nihal" (K.V.Srinivas) Garu (Noted Music Composer, Music Director.& Playback Artiste)
    • Violin: Sri Mangalampalli Surya Deepthi Garu ("A" Grade Staff Artist, Akashwani, Hyderabad)
    • Mridangam: Sri Nemani Somayajulu Garu ("A" Grade Staff Artist, Akashwani, Hyderabad)
    • Morsing: Sri P. Srinivasa Gopalan Garu ("A" Grade Artist, Akashwani)
  • 16th March 2010: Carnatic Vocal by Kumari Kasturi Kamala Deepthi
    • Violin: Sri Bhatti Pawan Singh Garu (Graded Artist, Akashwani, Hyderabad)
    • Mridangam: Sri K. Srinivasa Rao Garu (Graded Artist, Akashwani, Hyderabad)
  • 17th March, 2010: Carnatic Vocal by Smt. Ranjani Siva Kumar garu
    • Voilin: Smt. Radhika Srinivasan Garu
    • Mridangam: Sri P. Srinivasa Gopalan Garu ("A" Grade Artist, Akashwani, Hyderabad)
  • 18th March 2010: Carnatic Vocal by Chi. Kumari Karthika Anagha
    • Violin: Sri Oruganti Rajasekhar Garu (Graded Artist, Akashwani, Hydeabad)
    • Mridangam: Sri T. P. Balasubrahmanyam Garu
A brief biography of "Sangeetha Ksheera Sagara" Late Sri Uppalapati Ankaiah garu in telugu can be read from here (will post a translation soon). Also found some rare pictures of Ankaiah garu here.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Kalasagaram Annual Youth Festival of Dance - 2010

Kalasagaram is organizing a three-day annual youth festival of dance. Programs start everyday at 6:30 PM at Keys High School for Girls, Secunderabad. All are invited. Contact number: 2773175.

  • 12th March 2010: Bharatanatyam by Kum. Jakkula Laxmi Pravalika (Disciple of Guru Sri V.S. Ramamoorthy & Guru Smt. Manjula Ramaswamy).
  • 13th March 2010: Bharatanatyam by Kum. Srikari S. Rao (Disciple of Guru Smt. Geetha Ganesan).
  • 14th March 2010: Bharatanatyam by Kum. Ashritha Vemuganti (Disciple of Guru Smt. Rajeswari Sainath).

I strongly urge everyone who can afford to take membership in Kalasagaram and patronage them. Membership can be obtained at the venue during the days of the program or from their office: Kalasagaram, A-4, Arsh Glory, 442, Street No. 10, East Nehru Nagar, Secunderabad - 500026. Phone: 27731775. Email: kalasagaram [at] gmail [dot] com.