This is the first time Abhishek Raghuram is performing at the Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi, says Revathi Tarakaram, the treasurer of the Samithi.
The Seshadripuram college auditorium is already full when we reach the venue. The organisers bring in more carpets to accommodate the rasikas standing at the fringes.
The community around this place takes in the cultural activities very well. The public holiday on May 1 draws people from the nearby neighbourhoods Malleswaram and Vasanth nagar. Ramakrishna and family with two young children sitting beside us tell us that they drive from Vidyaranyapura to this place whenever they can during the season.
Abhishek plunges deep into the main raga of the evening, Kalyani. Many sancharas in the raga alapana invite spontaneous applause. Bangalore violinist Charulatha Ramanujam enjoys every phrase of it and reproduces them with a smile on her face.
'Nidhi chala sukhama', the kriti emanates from Abhishek. The neraval, kalpanaswara at an unusual phrase creates curiosity among the rasikas. They follow it closely. Abhishek ends every swara phrase at the lyrics 'sumati tyagaraja nutuni keertana sukhama' and the finale gets a huge round of appreciation.
The seasoned percussionists Neyveli Narayanan on the mridangam and Guru Prasanna on the Kanjira present a lively session in Misra Chapu tala.
Abhishek presents a short item in Brindavana Saranga and moves on to Sindhu Bhairavi. The audience reluctantly prepares to pack up for the day!
The Seshadripuram college auditorium is already full when we reach the venue. The organisers bring in more carpets to accommodate the rasikas standing at the fringes.
The community around this place takes in the cultural activities very well. The public holiday on May 1 draws people from the nearby neighbourhoods Malleswaram and Vasanth nagar. Ramakrishna and family with two young children sitting beside us tell us that they drive from Vidyaranyapura to this place whenever they can during the season.
Abhishek plunges deep into the main raga of the evening, Kalyani. Many sancharas in the raga alapana invite spontaneous applause. Bangalore violinist Charulatha Ramanujam enjoys every phrase of it and reproduces them with a smile on her face.
'Nidhi chala sukhama', the kriti emanates from Abhishek. The neraval, kalpanaswara at an unusual phrase creates curiosity among the rasikas. They follow it closely. Abhishek ends every swara phrase at the lyrics 'sumati tyagaraja nutuni keertana sukhama' and the finale gets a huge round of appreciation.
The seasoned percussionists Neyveli Narayanan on the mridangam and Guru Prasanna on the Kanjira present a lively session in Misra Chapu tala.
Abhishek presents a short item in Brindavana Saranga and moves on to Sindhu Bhairavi. The audience reluctantly prepares to pack up for the day!
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