Palghat KV Narayanaswamy Centenary Concert
Friday, 31st May 2024|7:00 pm EDT
| $50.00Pattabhirama Pandit – vocal
TKV Ramanujacharyulu – violin
Patri Satish Kumar – mridangam
FREE FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS
Pattabhirama Pandit is one of the top ranking artist in the field of carnatic music. Pandit’s vocal music has been known for its staunch adherence to sampradaya and chastity in presentation while at the same time being robust and vigorous. He has assimilated his guru Sri KVN’s vocal style sufficiently well tobe able to create a certain resemblance between his master’s method of singing and his own. In his performances, he totally involves, enjoying every nuance himself and sings without any reservation whatsoever, a style which is his own unique style. He passes on his vibration to the audience translating into highly aesthetic and upolifting listening experiences.
Shri TKV Ramanujacharyulu has an exquisite Gayaki style of rendering ragas and swaraprasthara, characterized by the traditional classicism. His bowing technique is par excellence. The striking features of his music are aesthetic sweetness in rendition, fertile imagination, compactness in presentation and unique style that judiciously amalgamates both the soulful and intellectual aspectes of music. He is a rare blend of being a great guru and a great performer, his teaching style is very unique and follows the gurukula patantaram. And has produced many students all across the globe.
A senior Mridangam artist in the field of Indian Classical Music who features with legendary musicians across many genres of Music as a team member, soloist and in cross over Music projects. Satish Kumar has numerous contributions to his credit which have redefined the art of Mridangam playing including creations of Etiprana Talas, “Gajana” a South Indian Percussion concert presentation among many others. He has redefined the look of the instrument of Mridangam as well.
His name features on scores of CD and DVD recordings, he has recently published a book on South Indian Rhythm. An A top ranked artist of the All India Radio, he was recently honoured with an honorary doctorate in Mridangam from National Deemed University India and UC Berkeley.