Pt. Ravi Shankar, Daughter To Perform In
Chennai
29 Feb 2008: Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar and
his daughter Anoushka are set to appear together on stage here
to give a concert to raise funds for charity. The concert will
take place on March 1, 2008.
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IIT Music Club To Hold Lecdem29 Feb 2008: The Music Club of IIT, Madras, is planning
to organize a lecture demonstration on `Raganga Ragams as handled
by Muthuswami Dikshitar’. The lecture demonstration will
be presented by R. Hemalatha.
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Musicologist Sulochana Pattabhiraman passes
away27 Feb 2008: Eminent musicologist and Carnatic musician
Sulochana Pattabhiraman died here today after
a brief illness. She was 76. She was a recipient of the Tamil
Nadu Government’s Kalaimamani award. She had also been
conferred the title Sangeeta Kala Acharya by Music Academy.
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HC puts curbs on Cleveland Cultural Alliance
over dance ballet27 Feb 2008: The Madras High Court has made absolute
an interim injunction against a U.S.-based organization and
an individual here from staging in any manner a dance ballet
"Jaya Jaya Devi".
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Tyagaraja Festival Is On In Delhi
24 Feb 2008: The four-day Tyagaraja music festival
of Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha began in New Delhi on February
23. The festival is organized in association with the Andhra
Pradesh Bhawan. The festival will last till February 26. Eminent
Carnatic musicians from Chennai are giving vocal recitals, comprising
mainly Tyagaraja kritis.
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Mandolin Shrinivas to perform for Shakti
Foundation
14 Feb 2008: Mandolin masters U. Shrinivas and U. Rajesh
will share stage with Loy Mendonza of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy fame
(keyboard) and Pete Lockett of London (percussion) to give a
concert for Shakti Foundations' annual fund raiser 'Tamoghna'.
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