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The Two Legends In Town

July 20, 2010
By Sumathi
The Two Legends In Town

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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Akram Khan Breaks Barriers

June 29, 2010
By Sumathi
Akram Khan Breaks Barriers

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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A Study in Contrasts

April 16, 2010
By Hamsa Venkat
A Study in Contrasts

Anjaneyam – A study in contrasts Devotion and daring, honour, wisdom and valour, mark the character of Hanuman which was explored with energy and elegance in the dance production ANJANEYAM by Seran Sribalan and his team of dancers Lavaniya Thevaraja and Hareeshan Elankovan. Experimenting in a myriad ways Seran did justice to the character...
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Interview with Rajhesh Vaidhya

March 14, 2010
By Sumathi
Interview with Rajhesh Vaidhya

Sydhwaney Interview with Rajhesh Vaidhya BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE GO HERE As most of you will be aware, Kamban Kazhagam Australia promotes the development of the three components of Tamil language in the form of Literature in prose and verse, Music and Theatricals. Following the successful musical concert (‘Isai Velvi 2008’) by, ‘Kalaimamani’ Nithyasree Mahadevan, we...
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A Rare Tabla Arungetram

March 7, 2010
By Sumathi
A Rare Tabla Arungetram

The debut performance of Iyankaran under the watchful eyes of Guru Yogesh Samsi and Pandit Ramchandra Suman had all the hall marks of a success story that is derived only with thorough dedication and interest. Iyankaran maintained the interests of his audiences through out an evening that weaved magic. Showing great potential and some...
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Unity in Dualism

October 5, 2009
By Sumathi
Unity in Dualism

Debapriya and Samanwaya engaged the audience with their blissful presentation of Raag Marwa accompanied on the tabla by Sydney’s very own tabla player Nikhil Harishchandrakar. The programme while sparsely attended made for a cosy evening at the Canada Bay Civic Hall in Drummoyne on the 4th October 2009. Organised by a budding organization Syd-Kol...
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Time Never Sleeps

September 16, 2009
By Sumathi
Time Never Sleeps

  Boring !! is a word which has no place in the dictonary of a creative mind for their battle is only with one thing Time !!  To catch up with time. For how can one catch up with time that never sleeps, never stops for any one.  As I stay awake one morning this very...
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Gift of Plaited Notes and more

June 9, 2009
By Sumathi

  A delightful demonstration given by Guru Neyveli Santhanagopalan of ‘Pinnal Swarams’ or plaited musical notes during the informal session conducted by KN Shashikiran with panel members Veenai Venkataraman, Sriram Parasuram and MS Sheela. Neyveli Santhanagopalan says that the following  type of pinnal swarams should be attempted and internalised by students of Carnatic music...
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TM Krishna Speaks to Sydhwaney

March 17, 2009
By Sumathi
TM Krishna Speaks to Sydhwaney

    Sydhwaney Exclusive – Interview with Star of Margazhi Raagam TM Krishna The internet is a dynamic place. Unimaginable it may seem in years bygone but as a new medium of communication the possibilities are endless however there are also seeming pitfalls in the abyss of which many fall only to realize extraordinary lengths of...
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Natraj Arts Concerts

March 17, 2009
By Sumathi
Natraj Arts Concerts

  LISTEN to Anuradha Kuber singing Raag Kedar below . Purchase her CD at Underscore Records Click Here      Natraj Arts have been organising North South Double Bills for the last 15 years in Australia. The concerts last for about one and half hours each. “Just enough time for listeners who have not heard this type of music...
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