Sumi’s Musings

ARATI ANKLIKAR TIKEKAR Bestowed with a mellifluous voice which has been groomed by proper Classical training from the age of 9     Arati has matured into one of the most sought after Classical singers of India. An exponent of Agra Gwalior gharana under the tutelage of Late Pandit Vasantrao Kulkarni she further diversified to Atrauli Jaipur...
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The partnership between Shiv Kumar Sharma and tabla maestro Vijay Ghate was established from its very beginning joined by Shivji’s Japanese student on Tanpura. The John Clancy Auditorium, although far away from India, brought the sounds of the Santoor on the 15th August 2010, a day celebrated for India’s Independence Day. Shivji talked warmly...
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Festival of South Asian Arts in Parramatta has been long time coming. A Festival which shall unify and consolidate the various cultures that make Parramatta what it is today. After the success of AR Rahman’s concert in December, said Kristina Kenneally, Premier of NSW, the festival shall reflect the community of Parramatta and its...
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As the cold of the winter drives us to seek refuge in our indoor warmth, quietly outside a symphony of music has been carrying on. I woke up to nature’s beauty and languished in its silent arms, listening to its secret symphony While taking a stroll I rediscovered Sahana……..
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Two Living Legends will come together on the 15th August in Sydney at the John Clancy Auditorium. Impossible, Unfathomable, but it is happening. They will give two solo performances accompanied by Pandit Vijay Ghate on the Tabla, a North Indian percussion instrument, that was used and seen at a recent Akram Khan Concert. The two...
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As we live our mundane existence, occasionally a voice shall rise from its very depths and challenge us. It grabs us forging forward compelling us to look anew, exceed our expectations, extols and excels.  Its sweet challenge shall shake deep seated convictions and practices making us take a harder, longer and closer look at...
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The curtain rises. We are at the prestigious Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. A still silence befalls. Anticipation sitting in the wings takes flight. The stage is dressed in black dark but for the silhouetted features of the musicians and their instruments. The sounds of the tanpura slowly fills the auditorium and...
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TM Krishna in concert with RK ShriramKumar and Thanjavur Murugaboopathi Brisbane – 26 June 2010 By Varsha and Moahan Venkatesan The evening was like a white-water rafting experience for our emotions as the trio played with the audience’s collective core of deep feelings. Krishna hit some incredible notes during the concert and all of...
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This is the third exhausting day of the festival but I now feel alive after listening to TM Krishna who struck a Master’s stroke with a concert of unusual proportion and arrangement. Getting straight into it with a solid Shankarabharanam in ‘Akshayalinga‘. A soulful Karaharapriya in Raama Ni Samaanam Yevaru in Adhi thalam...
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The second day proved to be Embar Kannan Day. The morning brought the artists together with the Thyagaraja Aradhanai when all international and the local artists came together with more people on the stage than off. This was followed by several local singers commanding their stake on the stage for an hour or two....
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