Kerala - Kochi   

Carnatic recitals in Africa

Pala C.K.Ramachandran, Carnatic musician, said Carnatic music concerts were well appreciated by audience in African countries.

Talking to reporters here on Tuesday after a tour of African countries including South Africa, Mr.Ramachandran said that he and his team performed at Durban and Johannesburg in South Afrcia and countries including Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia and Mauriti us as part of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)-sponsored 21-day tour of these countries. He and his team performed from May 17 to June 6 in these countries. The first of the concerts was in ‘Play House’ in Durban to a packed audience in connection with the Thyagaraja Aradhana Maholsavam in Durban jointly organised by ICCR and Indian Academy of South Africa. A lecture demonstration in Carnatic music to music students and connoisseurs in Durban on request of Indian Consulate General, Harshavardhan was appreciated by the audience.

After a two-hour programme in ‘Linder’ Auditorium in Johannesburg in South Africa, they moved to Lesotho where they performed at its capital city, Maseru. Apart from Indian connoisseurs, musicians of Lesotho and foreigners gathered at Maseru to hear them.

Another performance was at Gaborone in Botswana, where apart from a performance, the team gave a lecture demonstration also. The team consisted of vocal assistant R.V.Viswanathan, N.Ranjith on violin, Palakkad Harinarayanan on Mridangam and Manjoor Unnikrishnan on ghatam. The team also performed at Selebi-Phikwe town in Botswana.

Foreign diplomats and officials at the Indian High Commission in Zambia were presented another performance in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.

J.S. Bablu

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Eviction drive in 4 taluks
The long route against dowry
Former Vice-Chancellor acquitted
School premises to be rid of plastics
Carnatic recitals in Africa
Question leak case: charge sheets filed
As a matter of habit
Health officer suspended
Beneficiaries paid Rs. 65 lakh
Sewage line to be repaired
Notice to doctors
Foetus found in hospital waste
Rare honour for youngster
Passengers irked
Plea for proper power supply
CEO’s conclave on June 23
Youth drowned
Policy lauded
Results cancelled
KOCHI TODAY
Out of the waters
Rising rupee and export returns

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu