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A classical touch to Annamayya kritis

By M.L. Melly Maitreyi

HYDERABAD, FEB. 4. One has heard Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya Sankirtanas, pregnant with philosophy but rendered in a popular and folk-based style.

When the kirtanas of Purandara dasa and eminent `Vaggeyakaras' could be rendered in Carnatic classical style, why can't the sankirtanas of Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya, the first Vaggeyakara, be sung in the classical form? This encouraged the young Carnatic musician, Vishnu Satyanarayana, to explore compositions of Annamacharya.

Cultural academy

This urge led to the creation of Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya Cultural Academy to propagate Annamacharya kritis and compositions of Thyagaraja, Dikshitar, Swati Thirunal, Shyama Sastri through classical music. The academy in association with Telugu Academy South Wing will train children and adults in classical music and provide a platform to upcoming musicians.

Satyanarayana, the president of the academy also brought out his first cassette and CD of Annamacharya kritis in Carnatic classical form, which will be released on February 10.

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