Published by Vinayak Hegde on 1st February 2010
Yamini is a annual Dusk-to-Dawn Cultural Festival at IIM Bangalore. Last year, I went to Yamini and it was a fantastic experience. It is conveniently scheduled on the eve of 26th January. Yamini 2010 continued till the wee hours of dawn and featured perfomances from :
- Carnatic Vocals by Nityashree Mahadevan
- Veena performances by Vidushi Gayathri
- Kathak Performance by Shambhavi Vaze (and troupe)
- Hindustani Vocals by Anand Bhate (from the Kirana Gharana)
Some of the strains of earlier songs performed by Veena Gayathri reminded me of the early blues and distortion guitar (One of the songs performed eerily reminded me of Jimi Hendrix’s guitaring). Anand Bhate’s hindustani vocal was the standout performance and had the audience begging for more. The performance continued well into the morning as Anand Bhate sang the Rag Malkauns, kannada bhajans and marathi abhangs. His was one of the best voices I have heard in a long time and the amount of control and range he had was amazing. The performances were co-ordinated by SPIC-MACAY IIM Bangalore sub-chapter.
Some of the photos from the Kathak Performances by Shambhavi Vaze and group are posted below. The complete set on flickr .
Published by Vinayak Hegde on 9th February 2009
Yamini is a annual Dusk-to-Dawn Cultural Festival at IIM Bangalore. This year Yamini 2009 featured perfomances from :
- Carnatic Vocals by Sisters Ranjani and Gayatri
- Violin Performances by Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Manjunath (popularly known as the Mysore brothers)
- Bharatnatyam Performance by Urmila Sathyanarayanan (see pictures below)
- Flute by the reknown Pandit Ronu Majumdar (The best perfomance of the night has the audience begging for more)
The perfomances were co-ordinated by SPIC-MACAY IIM Bangalore sub-chapter. More pictures here.
Published by Vinayak Hegde on 27th January 2009
Nokia had a free touch the tune concert at Palace Grounds featuring the Raghu Dixit Project, Karsh Kale and MIDIval Punditz. On Friday, I got a chance to meet Raghu Dixit and Gaurav Vaz from the Raghu Dixit project at Cafe Coffee Day.
After getting passes from them, I inadvertently blurted out that I was looking forward to hearing Karsh Kale (who is one of my favourite artists). Raghu heard that comment and then started pulling my leg. I also met Swaroop and Varun from Ionlabs who are also fans of the Raghu Dixit Project. After a dinner with Swaroop and Varun at the Sigma mall (Moti Mahal in Sigma Hall has really good ‘Butter Chicken’), I left for home.
Next day, I reached the venue early and had a chat with some people from the RAVE magazine in London. I also met Kalyan at the venue who was also photographing the concert. The crowds started coming in at about 8pm and the concert started a bit late with Raghu Dxit project being the opening act. I had access to the stage and backstage. They played some of their hits such as ‘Hey Bhagwan’ , ‘Mysore se Aayi’ , ‘Khidki’ and ‘Gudgudiya’. Raghu was his witty self and had the crowd on their feet within no time with people requesting their favourite songs and singing along.
They were followed by Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale who were playing together for the first time in Bangalore. They played some of their hits such as ‘Milan’ , ‘Ali’ and ‘Bhangra Fever’ amongst others. The last song played was ‘Banao’. It was a funny song which chronicles the making of a rolling of ganja (cocaine) for a smoke. It is an unreleased song but is available for download as an bootleg mp3 on the web according to the MIDIval Punditz singer.
After the concert I was got to talk to Karsh Kale and Midival Punditz back stage. I was able to show him the photos of him taken during the concert. It was great to meetup with him. I have been listening to his music for more than 3-4 years and it was dream come true.
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