photos of musicians
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
GNB, a disciple of violinist Madurai Subrahmania Iyer, never missed an opportunity in listening to Ariyakkudi or Tiruvaaduthurai Rajarathnam Pillai, who is deemed unrivalled in the realm of Nagaswaram. He is with Chowdiah and Mani Iyer. Mysore Vasuvevachar once with a new composition approached Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar who had the gift of make a krithi click thro' his concerts.Iyengar told the other he can show a person who would make krithi popular with just one rendering. Who was he.G.n.Balasubrahmaniam B.A.(Hons) Thus 'Broche Vaa' was made monumental by the doyen in Music Academi,flanked by Palani(mridangam) and Chowdiah bowing his special violin.
Friday, April 07, 2006
KVN with Chalakkudi and Krishnankutty Nair. .Palghat Mani Iyer sat with a ghanjira when he taught Raghu and there was also one Narayanan from Kollengode whom Mani Iyer taught the basics in vocal, who remained nearby. .Then Mani Iyer took the boy to the noted violinist Paappa Venkitaramayya with a request to teach Narayanan. Venkittaramayya said that he being a mere violinist did not know much about teaching vocal. Mani just wanted the boy to be taken around wherever Paappa went to accompany the great vidwans. When Mani felt that Narayanan has become weather- beaten, he was taken to Ariyakkudi. But the boy one day ran away from Iyengar’s house as he realised that he could not sing as vigorously as his mentor. He reached Wardha and dcided to remain there. But Gandhiji stumbled upon him one day and asked how he happened to be there. Then Mahatma advised him to go back to his Guru and do service through the chosen profession of his. One morning when Ariyakkudi opened the front-door of his there was Narayanan in a bewildered state. The guru asked sishya not to repeat the running away any more. Narayanan stayed on.
-T.R.Mahalingam ailas Maali performing at Kerala Fine Arts hall, with T.Rukmini and Madhurai Krishna Iyengar. Maali had always a passion for the game of cards and had the gall in cancelling a concert if he found the playing session too absorbing. He was also fond of cricket and in his native place, namely, Tiruvidamaruthoor, as a child, he used to play the game. There were many Nagaswaram players and Bhatathanatyam Nattuvanars around his house, where daily lessons were taken in Pipe music and dance. Eye-witnesses say that Maali used to reproduce on his flute at night whatever he had picked up by way of music when he played cricket during the day
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Saturday, April 01, 2006
the personalities seen in the picture
are Kalamanadalam Kalianikutty Amma, the noted Mohinattam exponent, the famous malayalam cine music director G.Devaraajan, the irrepressible M.S. Tripunithura, Kalamandalam Vimala Menon and Dr.T.P. Sukumaran when they converged at the Seema Auditorium of Tripunithura.
Semmangudi whose Kharaharapriya and its derivatives gave immense pleasure to the music lovers. He is with T.N. Krishnan and Palani Subramania Pillai who revitalised the Pudukkotta ‘bhaani, incorporating in it the aspects of Tabla playing. He had played ghanjira with Mani Iyer, sitting face to face, their hierarchy being of equal stature.
A mikeless concert at Kalikotta Palace of Tripunithura by Challam Iyengar in the late Seventies, at the behest of Palghat Mani Iyer who wanted the mike to be banished from the concert scene, since it, according to him robbed mridangam of its original tonal strength. Kadappakkadal Veeraraghavan is the violinist.