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The twin attraction
Duet is not actually a new phenomenon but of late, more and more siblings seem to be bonding over swaras.

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Music

BRAHMA GANA SABHA
Amazing control over instrument
The artistes' interpretation was of a quality fit for listening, not merely hearing.

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Question of planning
Better format would go a long way in sustaining audience interest.

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Need for variety
Subhashini Parthasarathi did not make a particularly strong impression initially. The varnam in raga Vasantha that she sang first was a welcome change from those in Saveri and Kedaragowla that we have heard more than twice in recent days. But ...

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MUSIC ACADEMY
With unfettered enthusiasm
Raju and Nagamani displayed quite a measure of maturity in their raga development.

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Many pleasant dimensions
The Dhanyasi exposition found R.K.Srikantan in his elements.

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Breezy swaras
Palai C.K.Ramachandran is a disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who has kept percentage faith with the style of his Guru.

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Pleasing modulation
The audience lapped up whatever Aruna Sairam offered, M.S.Sheela's was an adequate presentation and the Hindustani recital of the Gundecha Brothers was a welcome change.

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Fair account of Mohanam
Bhushani Kalyanaraman performed for Sri Maruthi Bhaktha Jana Samajam, at Nanganallur and gave alluring versions of Dharmavathi (`Bhajanaseya Radha,' Tyagaraja) and Vagadheeswari (`Paramathmudu,' Tyagaraja). She also gave a fine and fair ...

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CHENNAI FINE ARTS
Cupfuls of melody
The artiste made sure that there was no deviation from perfection.

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KALARASANA
A musical voyage
Aiswarya's approach to raga alapana had a developer's outlook.

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Music matters
While Shane Warne has created a world record of a 700-wicket haul in test cricket, here in Chennai, this music season, young laya vidwan K.V.Gopalakrishnan has created a record of sorts at the Music Academy. He has played in all the five slots. ...

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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Chaste Music
Chastity was the keynote of T. V. Namasivayam's concert in the pandal. Accompanied neatly by Dindigul Sethuraman (violin) and Palghat Krishnamani he gave a pretty version of Kiravani ("Kalikiyunte") and bettered his effort in Varali ("Mamava ...

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MUSIC ACADEMY
Mellifluous voice, graceful exposition
Savita Narasimhan's delivery attracted the lay listener and the connoisseur and V. Sumithra's concert was unusual.

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RASIKA FINE ARTS
Highly aesthetic
Despite being endowed with a flexible, metallic voice and genes inherited from a great lineage, Maharajapuram Srinivasan could give a performance that was only just about okay. His concert showed a complete lack of manodharma, sounding only like ...

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MY FESTIVAL
It was like taking lessons in music
How can I forget those cold December days of the early 1950s when I would stay put at the P.S.High School pandal (that is where the Music Academy festival used to held before the building came up), from morning to night with my parents. ...

Dance

SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA
Margam, Malavika style
Malavika Sarukkai's performance had its highs and lows but there was nothing new.

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KALAKSHETRA
Bhakti becomes intimate
It was superb dancing by a group, well-aligned.

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