Sri Ramanavami season is doing good for all classical artistes in Bangalore and outside.
Many have a tight schedule to keep.
Mridangist V. Krishna who heads the Percussive Arts Centre ( PAC) in Bangalore ( Call - 0-9448463079) says that over the past 2 years the festivals have grown because of the growing 'Extension' areas of the city and the rising arts organisations called sabhas locally.
Krishna who is taking a 2 day break from his busy schedule says will be counting at least 12 concerts when this season ends. "There are lots of good mridangists here and all of them get booked, " he says from his home in Bangalore.
While his wife and her sister team up as the Bangalore Sisters - Harini and Sharada - his sister Kalvathi Avadhoot, also a vocalist performs on her own.
Days earlier, Krishna played for Mansi Prasad at a temple in Raja Rajeswari Nagar, off the Mysore Road, and on April 11th will play alongside his sister Kalavathy at Jaya Nagar 9th Block for the Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali and two days later be at Seshadripuram College for another concert.
Artistes like Krishna do not mind negotiating the peak hour traffic to criss cross the city for their evening concerts now that the invites are from far and wide.
" I think the funding and plans for Sri Rama Navami in Bangalore have grown and so have the festivals, " says Krishna, whose Percussive Arts Centre will sponsor a concert by G Ravi Kiran at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali on April 7 evening.
Also, the profiles of the fests have gone up with top notch artistes invited to perform and they being paid and hosted well.
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Many have a tight schedule to keep.
Mridangist V. Krishna who heads the Percussive Arts Centre ( PAC) in Bangalore ( Call - 0-9448463079) says that over the past 2 years the festivals have grown because of the growing 'Extension' areas of the city and the rising arts organisations called sabhas locally.
Krishna who is taking a 2 day break from his busy schedule says will be counting at least 12 concerts when this season ends. "There are lots of good mridangists here and all of them get booked, " he says from his home in Bangalore.
While his wife and her sister team up as the Bangalore Sisters - Harini and Sharada - his sister Kalvathi Avadhoot, also a vocalist performs on her own.
Days earlier, Krishna played for Mansi Prasad at a temple in Raja Rajeswari Nagar, off the Mysore Road, and on April 11th will play alongside his sister Kalavathy at Jaya Nagar 9th Block for the Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali and two days later be at Seshadripuram College for another concert.
Artistes like Krishna do not mind negotiating the peak hour traffic to criss cross the city for their evening concerts now that the invites are from far and wide.
" I think the funding and plans for Sri Rama Navami in Bangalore have grown and so have the festivals, " says Krishna, whose Percussive Arts Centre will sponsor a concert by G Ravi Kiran at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali on April 7 evening.
Also, the profiles of the fests have gone up with top notch artistes invited to perform and they being paid and hosted well.
<< If you like to share your comments on Bangalore's season of music, please do so here! >>
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