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Raga Ratnakaram

Raga alapana is the acid test for Carnatic vocalists and instrumentalists and it is in the exposition of ragas that the individuality and maturity of the musician finds expression. Raga vinyasa is manodharma sangeetham which can make the musical sensitivity of the artist paint a glorious image of the melody.

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is well known for his multi-faceted talents as a vocalist, tunesmith, teacher and a researcher. His raga expositions have adhered to classical values. Nedunuri offers elaborate portrayals of Sahana, Begada, Thodi, Bilahari, Surutti and Bhairavi in this triple disc album. The names of the accompanists are not mentioned but the experienced ears can easily identify the mesmerising quality of Lalgudi Jayaraman’s accompaniment in the third disc for Sri Venkatagirisham. His alapana of Surutti and highly intellectual kalpanaswaras are a sheer delight to listen to.

The Hindu News

Kalakendra.com : May 7, 2013, 1:35 pm

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Periyava Kural

Periyava Kural

The epitome of Divine Grace…the sage of Kanchi…revered the world over as one of the world’s greatest spiritual masters… swathi Soft Solutions is truly honored to commemorate our very own Mahaperiyaval through a timeless offering – live recordings of Perriyava’ s lectures of 46 hours given at various occasions in Chennai.

Kalakendra.com : January 14, 2013, 4:16 pm

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Canvas of creativity

Canvas of creativity

Ambujam Krishna was a multi-lingual composer. The bhakti element stood out in her compositions. Many stalwarts including Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Musiri Subramania Iyer, K.R. Kedaranathan, T.N. Seshagopalan, Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan and Charumathi Ramachandran have set her compositions to music which feature fairly regularly in cutcheris these days. Dr. S. Ramanathan was yet another stalwart who can be credited with having tuned a sizeable number of Ambujam Krishna’s compositions in rakthi and vivadhi ragas.

The Hindu News

Kalakendra.com : June 29, 2012, 3:40 pm

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Rajarajeswaram 1000 enters Limca Book of Records

Rajarajeswaram 1000 enters Limca Book of Records

On September 25, 2010, 1000 dancers performed Bharatanatyam at the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur as an offering on the occasion of the 1000th Anniversary of the temple’s consecration. Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam (President, ABHAI) choreographed three items and led from the front. The event was organised by the Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India (ABHAI), Chennai and Brhan Natyanjali Foundation, Thanjavur. Through the efforts initiated by Sri. K.S. Sudhakar of Swathi Soft Solutions, who documented and helped web stream the event live, the unique Brihan Natya Yagna called Rajarajeswaram 1000 has entered the Limca Book of Records as “National Record 2012”. ABHAI and Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam have received citations.

Kalakendra.com : March 15, 2012, 3:28 pm

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