This year MGL Unplugged had the privilege of covering the memorable concerts that took place during the 34th Year Arts Festival organized by Kartik Fine Arts; not just as sponsors of the event, but more so as fans of a beloved traditional art form. We have tried to capture the essence of these concerts, as [...]
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Chennai’s music season 2009: Good times, better memories
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Arts Festival, Carnatic, Carnatic music, Carnatic musicians in Chennai, Chennai’s musical journey, Hello Musician, hellomusician.com, kartik fine arts, MGL, MGL Unplugged on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hyderabad Brothers bring tradition to the limelight
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged Carnatic, Carnatic music, Chitta Swaram, Hyderabad Bros, Hyderabad Brothers, Karaikudi R Mani, kartik fine arts, KRM, MGL, Niravathi Sukadha on December 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Hyderabad Brothers – Vocal S. Varadarajan – Violin Karaikudi R. Mani – Mridangam V. Suresh – Kanjira The evening began with the crowd eagerly anticipating the day’s performance. With the critically-acclaimed Hyderabad Brothers behind the screen and their co-artists on the stage getting ready with their instruments, the hall was buzzing with excitement. Niravathi Sukadha [...]
A melodious evening with Gayathri Girish
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged Carnatic music, Gayathri, Gayathri Girish, Kallidaikuruchi Sivakumar, kartik fine arts, MGL, Oothukadu Venkatasubaiyer, Pithukuli Murugadas, Sri Sundar Kumar, Sri T N Seshagopalan on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gayathri Girish – Vocal V. Sanjeev – Violin K Sivakumar – Mridangam Sri Sundar Kumar – Kanjira The evening started with a CD release of ‘Raga Manjari’ by vocalist Gayathri Girish. Sri Ragunathan, who orchestrated the album, received the first copy and spoke a few words highlighting Gayathri’s past performances and her abilities to present [...]
A resounding “Hello” to Carnatic musicians in Chennai
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Art Festival 2008, Carnatic music concerts, Carnatic musicians, chennai, Hello Musician, hellomusician, kartik fine arts, MGL, Narada Gana Sabha Hall and Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan Hall on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In our continued sponsorship of 34th Year Art Festival 2008 organized by Kartik Fine Arts, MGL has developed a web portal called www.hellomusician.com to promote Indian classical music and also to showcase artists’ profiles and events. MGL has primarily designed and developed the portal to act as a community for Carnatic Musicians / Artists and [...]
Performance and art unite to mesmerize the audience
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Art Festival, Carnatic, Carnatic music, Kambhodi, kartik fine arts, Mahathi, Melakaveri Thyagarajan, MGL, Naasigabhooshini on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
S. Mahathi – Vocals Melakaveri Thyagarajan – Violin Sankaranarayanan – Mridangam Anirudh Athreya – Kanjira When I entered the hall, I could hear the sounds of ‘Valachi’ Raga Alapana going on. Mahathi, a charming young artist, was on stage adorned with the righteous spirit of presenting pure Carnatic ensembles. The crowd had almost filled up [...]
The light of music shines through at dusk with Abhishek Raghuram
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Art Festival, Abhishek, Abhishek Raghuram, Akkarai Subbulakshmi, Carnatic, Carnatic music, kartik fine arts, MGL, Trichy Sankaran, Vaikom Gopalakrishnan on December 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The day’s performances were courtesy of Abhishek Raghuram, Akkarai Subbulakshmi, Trichy Sankaran and Vaikom Gopalakrishnan. I got goosebumps the moment I stepped inside the Bhavan Hall after a short break; the program had already started, and a brilliant piece – Naatai (Swaminatha Paripalaya) – was harmoniously in progress. It soon gave way to ‘Ksheenamai’, Mukari [...]
Confidence and candour wins hearts at Narda Gana Sabha
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Art Festival, Aarabhi, kartik fine arts, mascon global limited, MGL, narada gana sabha, Navarathri Festival, Neraval Swarams, PS Narayanaswamy, Vasudha Keshav on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vasudha Keshav – Vocal B AnathaKrishnan – Violin B Sivaraman – Mridangam The Jootha Murare, Aarabhi signaled a good start to the show, followed by a Virutham in Hindolam. Virutham is an old tradition as artist of yesteryears were renowned for handling it perfectly especially when the occasion demanded it! For instance, during the Navarathri [...]
Day One leaves audience breathless in delight
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged B S Purushothaman, Carnatic music, HarikambhojI, Karaikudi R Mani, kartik fine arts, Kartnataka Sangeetham, Laya artist, MGL, ragas, swarams, T K V Ramanujacharlu, TM Krishna on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the first day of the 34th year Art Festival of Kartik Fine Arts, it was heartening to the hall packed with enthusiastic music lovers and avid fans of the musicians all set to perform. The program started at 4.32 pm with crème de la crème of classical Carnatic music. On the stage was the [...]
The curtains go up on the 34th Year Art Festival
Posted in kartikfinearts, tagged 34th Year Art Festival, bank of india, Carnatic, Carnatic music, chennai, n murali, narada gana sabha, s v shekar, the hindu on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Excerpt from The Hindu (December 02, 2008) Inaugurating the festival, N.Murali, Managing Director, The Hindu, and president, Music Academy, suggested that music could be part of the curriculum as it helped transcend several barriers. He complimented the current generation of young musicians for being innovative. The current generation had its own style with deep roots [...]
