M’lore: All India Radio, Mangalore Presents Akashvani Sangeeta Sammelan – 2013 in City

By K. Ashok
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 29 Sept 2013: Akashvani Sangeeta Sammelan - 2013 was organized by All India Radio, Mangalore and presented 2 concerts at Town Hall, here on Saturday September 28 evening. 

In the first concert, Vidhushi Kolkatta Padmavathi Saranathan presented Carnatic Classical vocal.  Violin support was given by S Ishwara Varma and Kolkatta S Aravind supported in Mrudangam.  Ghatam support was given by N H P Rajarajan, Thiruvananthpuram.  She starts with chakravaka raga,  Tyagaraja lyric, rupak tala, then presented Vandanadharini raga, Adi tala, G S Balasubramanyam Lyric and ends with Chandrakoumsa raga, Purandaradasara lyric –‘Kandena Govindana’.  She bagged CCRT scholarship by the government of India at the age of seventeen and is serving as ‘A’ grade artiste in All India Radio.  All the programmes were appreciated by audience.

 

In the second concert Vidushi Kala Ramanath of Mumbai presented Hindustani violin and Vishwanath Nakod supported in Tabla.   She presented raga Bihaag in the beginning and ends with Raaga Bharavi.  With the mixture of traditional violin recital with old and new artist and she invented Jhaaz, Famenko, African music etc.,  Mounesh Kumar Chavani supported Shruti for both the above programme who is the staff artistes of Akashvani Mangalore. 

 
In the beginning, Dr Vasanthkumar Perla, head of programme and assistant director welcomed the gathering and gave an introduction to the sangeetha sammelana.  Sri Muddu Moodubelle compered the programme. 

A large number of music-lovers witnessed the programme. The programme will be aired by all Akashvani Kendras on December 6 and 29 from 10.00pm to 11.00pm respectively.