Swamy Suryapada - BHAGYADA LAKSHMI BARAMMA
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sarasa Nethra (Thyagaraja Krithi)
Sarasa Nethra (Thyagaraja Krithi)
Prince Rama Varma sings a cute little Thyagaraja krithi in Western style Shankarabharanam.
Prince Rama Varma sings a cute little Thyagaraja krithi in Western style Shankarabharanam.
Sarasa Nethra (Thyagaraja Krithi)
Sarasa Nethra (Thyagaraja Krithi)
Prince Rama Varma sings a cute little Thyagaraja krithi in Western style Shankarabharanam.
Prince Rama Varma sings a cute little Thyagaraja krithi in Western style Shankarabharanam.
Sri Rama Naamam (Bhadrachala Ramadasa Song)
Sri Rama Naamam (Bhadrachala Ramadasa Song)
Prince Rama Varma sings a jaunty little song by Bhadrachala Ramadas.
Prince Rama Varma sings a jaunty little song by Bhadrachala Ramadas.
Sri Rama Namam (Chorus)
Sri Rama Namam (Chorus)
Prince Rama Varma surprises the audience at Sangeetha Bharati school of music by making a group of his students (Ranging from an 8 year old to a 60 year old) sing along with him.
Prince Rama Varma surprises the audience at Sangeetha Bharati school of music by making a group of his students (Ranging from an 8 year old to a 60 year old) sing along with him.
Sathya Sai Baba - Sings Bhajans 1
Sathya Sai Baba - Sings Bhajans 1
original video production of Prashanti Digital Studio, Prashanti Nilayam. Visit : http://saidivineinspirations.blogspot.com
original video production of Prashanti Digital Studio, Prashanti Nilayam. Visit : http://saidivineinspirations.blogspot.com
Sarasvati Bhajan:जय सरस्वती वरदे महरानि(Jai Saraswati Varde)
Sarasvati Bhajan:जय सरस्वती वरदे महरानि(Jai Saraswati Varde)
Bhajan Navratri_Aarti Saraswati Mata
Bhajan Navratri_Aarti Saraswati Mata
Album: Saraswathi
Artists: Kumari Eshwari pandit, Kumari Sneha Suresh n Kumari Ankita Joshi.
Track : 10/ Aarti.
Presentation : Times Music Spiritual.
Album: Saraswathi
Artists: Kumari Eshwari pandit, Kumari Sneha Suresh n Kumari Ankita Joshi.
Track : 10/ Aarti.
Presentation : Times Music Spiritual.
Bhajan Navratri_Aarti Saraswati Mata
Bhajan Navratri_Aarti Saraswati Mata
Album: Saraswathi
Artists: Kumari Eshwari pandit, Kumari Sneha Suresh n Kumari Ankita Joshi.
Track : 10/ Aarti.
Presentation : Times Music Spiritual.
Album: Saraswathi
Artists: Kumari Eshwari pandit, Kumari Sneha Suresh n Kumari Ankita Joshi.
Track : 10/ Aarti.
Presentation : Times Music Spiritual.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Chakkamkulam Appu Marar passes away
Chakkamkulam Appu Marar passes away
Chakkamkulam Appu MararExpress News Service 10 Sep 2008 01:59:00 AM ISTTHRISSUR: Melam maestro Chakkamkulam Appu Marar died at his residence at Thaloor near here on Tuesday morning.
He was 85. The cremation will be held on the premises of his house at Thaloor on Wednesday at 10 am. He is survived by wife Vishalakshmi Marasyar, sons Unnikrishnan, Ramkumar, Satheeshan and Prakashan and daughter Lathika.
Well-known as a resourceful thayambaka expert, Appu Marar was known as an expert in sopana sangeetham and thimila.
He learned the melam preliminaries from his father Narayana Marar and later from melam acharyan Anthikkad Ramankutty Marar.
At the age of 14 he had the `arengettam’ at Anthikkad Karthyayani Temple. At the age of 35, he led the prestigious panchari melam of Peruvanam Chathakudam Shastha and earned the rare title of ‘melapramani’. In the subsequent years, Appu Marar had the ‘pramanam’ for all the famous Pooram celebrations, including the famous Thrissur Pooram and Arattupuzha Pooram. Appu Marar had developed his own style known as ‘Chakkamkulam style’.
He is the recipient of the first Pallavoor Appu Marar Puraskaram of the Kerala Government. Appu Marar earned the titles of Mela Kalathilakam, Mela Kalaratnam, Mela Kalacharyan, Melacharyan and Kalacharya. He is also the recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award Veera Shringhala from Mumbai Keli organisation.
Music therapy loses its champion - Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
Music therapy loses its champion - Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan
Sharadha Narayanan | ENS09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM ISTCHENNAI: Violin maestro Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (73) passed away in the city on Monday evening following a prolonged illness. The Padma Shri Awardee was admitted to the Sri Ramachandra University Medical College Hospital where he breathed his last following a cardiac arrest.
Kunnakudi was undergoing treatment for a stomach ailment for over two months. Initially, he was taken to a private hospital in Perungudi and later moved to Ramachandra Hospital where he was under intensive medical care.
Sources close to the musician said that Kunnakudi, as the ace musician was popularly referred to, had not been keeping good health for over a couple of months. His son, a doctor working in Melbourne, had also come down to Chennai to treat him and he was planning to take his father abroad for treatment.
However, Kunnakudi’s health deteriorated over the weekend and he was under intensive care at the hospital when he developed complications in his heart.
His body is expected to be cremated tomorrow. He is survived by wife and two sons.
Born in 1935 to Ramaswamy Sastri and Meenakshi at Kunnakudi in Sivaganga district, his father was an erudite scholar in Sanskrit, Tamil and Carnatic music as well as a great composer and exponent of Carnatic music and Kathakalakshepam.
For young Kunnakudi, veda sastram and sangeetam were the main disciplines besides schooling.
The noted violinist, spotted always with a bright saffron spot and sacred ash smeared on his forehead, was known for introducing novelties in his concerts. He has performed all over the world. Conferred the Padma Shri in 2005 , he was also the head of the Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram for many years.
Kunnakudi joined Modern Theatres for film orchestras in the late 50s. In 1963, he got a break with HMV as a music director.
He produced Muruga Ganamrutham.
From 1976, Kunnakudi concentrated on his solo concerts and stopped accompanying vocals for concerts.
Apart from Carnatic music, he also tried his hand in movies. He produced Todi, a musical feature film, along with T N Seshagopalan which went on to become a success. Kunnakudi made a special appearance in the 2005 Tamil blockbuster movie Anniyan directed by Shankar.
Honours have pursued him. Apart from the Padma Shri, he was given the title ‘Sangita Mamani’ and was conferred with more than 200 awards He was also the secretary of Thygabramha Sabha, Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur, which organises the annual Aradhna Festival of the great carnatic music composer Saint Thyagaraja. Kunnakudi also had deep faith in the therapeutical merits of music.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Onappattu video album [malayalam song]
Onappattu video album [malayalam song]
Video produced and directed by Anto Pandeth. Sung by Deepa Miriam,Kallara Gopan.
Video produced and directed by Anto Pandeth. Sung by Deepa Miriam,Kallara Gopan.
Ambalapparambile Aaramathile-Ningalenne Communistakki (1970)
Ambalapparambile Aaramathile-Ningalenne Communistakki (1970)
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