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My aunt called up today morning to say that Kanekar uncle (thats how I addressed Pt. Narendra Kanekar, doyen of Jaipur and Agra gharana) passed away today at Bombay. Having know him and aunty Kanekar very well for 15 years, it came as a shock to me. My aunt, Dr. Bhanu Raman who was Panditji's disciple for almost 12 years is devastated at the loss of her guru. Pt. Narendra Kanekar specialized in Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur, three principal Gharanas of Hindustani vocal music. He received his initial grooming in music from Pt. Manohar Barwe of Gwalior Gharana. He later became a disciple of Pt. Dattatraya Vishnu Kane (Kane Bua of Ichchalkaranji) of Agra Gharana. Kanebua was a prime disciple of Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan Saheb. Pt. Ratnakar Pai of Jaipur Gharana was his Guru after he moved to Bombay. He was an A grade artiste on AIR and TV. He was blessed with a sweet yet powerful voice . Due to years of rigorous training, his depth and understanding of Hindustani classical music was l

The best concert in this series at NMKRV was by veteran vocalist Sangita Kalanidhi Rudrapatnam K. Srikanthan. Vocal support was provided by his son S. Ramakanth. He was accompanied by Mysore nagaraj on the violin and the guru- shishya duo of Srimushnam Raja Rao and H.S Sudhindra on Mridangams. 1. ) Ninnu kori yunnara - Vasantha - Adi Talam - Tacchur SingArAchari. 2. ) As i entered the auditorim, I heard the Alapanai of Saveri in R.K.S's grand voice. The krithi that followed was karikaLabhamukhaM DhuNDhi gaNEshaM - sAvEri - rUpakaM - Muthuswamy Dikshithar 3.) 4.) Kanugona Soukhyamu - NAyaki - Rupaka tAlam - St. Thyagaraja 5.) mAtaHNgi shrI rAjarAjEshvari mAmava - ramAmanOhari - rUpakaM - Muthuswamy Dikshithar 6.) Chalamelara - Margahindolam - Adi tAlam - St. Thyagaraja (I have never heard this song in any concert or recordings before.) 7.) kailAsa nAthEna samrakSitOhaM - kAmbhOji - mishra cApu - Muthuswamy Dikshithar

Sanjay sings at NMKRV, Ramalalita Kala Mandira every year to packed audiences . This year was no exception and reached the venue half an hour in advance so that we could get seats in the auditorium. He was accompanied by S.Varadarajan on violin, Arun Prakash on Mridangam and B.Guruprasanna on Khanjira. 1. Pankajakshi - Kambhoji pada varnam - Ramaswamy sivan - Ata tAlam 2. Telisi Rama chandra - purna chandrikA - St. Thyagaraja - Adi tAlam 3. Manasa Yetulo - malayamArutham - St. Thyagaraja - Rupaka tAlam Neraval and swarams at "kalilo rajasa" 4. Ranjani niranjani - ranjani - GNB - Adi tAlam - One of my favorite rAgas and I thought he'd sing DurmargaChara but 5. Nannu Vidachi - Reethigowla - Thyagaraja - Rupaka tAlam This was rendered with lot of fervour and devotion and I liked this rendition almost as much as that by Maharajapuram V. Santhanam. 6. ShankarAchAyam - sankarAbharanam - Subbarama Dikshithar -Adi tAlam Sanjay always includes one major Carnatic Raga like Thodi,

SRI RAMA LALITHA KALA MANDIRA - SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - 2008 AT MANGALA MANTAPA, N.M.K.R.V College for Women, 22nd Cross, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, BANGALORE PROGARAMME AT 05.30 PM ON ALL DAYS 08.02.08 - Kadri Gopalnath -A Kanyakumari - Patri Satishkumar - B Rajasekhar - N Amruth 09.02.08 - T M Krishna - Charulatha Ramanujam - Arjun Kumar - Sukanya Ramgopal 10.02.08 - Sanjay Subramanian - S Varadarajan - Arun Prakash - Guruprasanna 11.02.08 - R K Srikantan - R S Ramanath - Mysore Nagaraj - Srimushnam Rajarao & Sudhindra 12.02.08 - Priya Sisters - M A Krishnaswamy - Patri Satishkumar - Madipakkam Murali 13.02.08 - SUDHA RAGHUNATHAN & Party Concerts at Ramana Maharshi Academy for the Blind (near Ragigudda Temple) 13.02.08 - Bombay Jayashree & Party 14.02.08 - U SRINIVAS & Party 15.02.08 - R.K.PADMANABHA & Party