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Tribute to Ghantasala
A special musical tribute was offered to Ghantasala by S. S. Music Academy at City Central Library Ashok Nagar on his 84th birthday and the one year completion of Ghantasala songs training course at S.S. Music Academy. Academy has conducted a special programme with its trained students - nearly 50 of them - with old melodies sung by Ghantasala, Suseela, and Leela.Participants ranged from six-year-old to 60-year-old. Eight-year old Nikhil Reddy's Mahesa paapa vinaasa song of Ghantasala from Srikalahasthi Mahatyam and 12-year-old Achyut Narayana's Challanivennelalo, Haayi haayigaa amani saage by Sruthi and Sri Viswanath from Suvarna Sundari, Eeemugachupela by Jyostna and G.V. Prabhakar from Bava Maradallu and the entire students group songs of Brahmma kadigina paadamu were the highlights of the programme and received applause from theaudience.
Appealing performance
Music Lover's Association along with Kalanilayam organised a sitar recital by Vishnu Priya Ivaturi and a vocal recital by G. Pratap and Manik Prabhu at City Central Library premises, Chikkadpally.
Vishnu Priya who came to India on a short visit, had her initial training in sitar from Atmaram Sarma, one of the renowned sitar artistes of the state. She began her recital with a short aalap, jhod and jhala of a most pleasing and melody-based raaga Mishra Kalavathi set to teen taal, in true classical tradition. Later she displayed her talent in presenting Dhrut, which was also set to teen taal. She was accompanied on tabla by Rishikesh, a child prodigy. Next was the vocal recital by G. Pratap and Manik Prabhu, who were noted for their soothing and tuneful voice. They presented a couple of bhajans and also a few ghazals at the request of the music lovers.
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