Sudha-Manjiri - Australia India Institute - University of Melbourne

Sudha Ragunathan
Sudha Ragunathan is the most eminent singer today in the
Carnatic (south Indian) tradition. She is the most highly regarded
disciple of the legendary singer M L Vasanta Kumari. She has
a Masters degree in Economics from the Madras University.
Sudha has a powerful and captivating voice, a chaste singing
style and charming stage presence. She is adored by her
audiences in India and overseas. She has received about 200
awards from various organisations, including the prestigious
Padma Shri from the President of India.
She has represented India at several international festivals.
She has experimented with films, fusion, and world music,
without compromising the purity of her traditional singing.
“The charm of Sudha’s voice ...comes straight from the
heart.” The New Indian Express
Carnatic music has remained devotional, with a stricter
rhythmic system. Its heart is the Kritis – short bursts of vigorous
singing – in which Sudha excels. Sudha will be accompanied
on the Mridangam (percussion) by Neyveli Skanda Subramanian
and on the Violin by B V Raghavendra Rao.
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CONCERT SCHEDULE
MELBOURNE Tuesday 12 March 7.30pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall,
Melbourne Recital Centre
Bkg: www.melbournerecital.com.au
Tix: adult $50; concession $40
Phone: 9699 3333
SYDNEY Thursday 14 March 7.00pm
City Recital Hall Angel Place
Bkg: www.cityrecitalhall.com
Phone: 02 8256 2222;
Tix: adult $50; concession $40;
student $25.
additional fees may apply
OTHER VENUES
WOMADELAIDE - 8, 9, 10 March
NZ WOMAD - 16, 17 March
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This double-bill will show the best of the two great traditions
of Indian music. The vocal form of Indian music, derived from
the ancient Vedic chant, is regarded as supreme: the instruments
merely try to approximate to it.The heart of this music
is the way the text is sung: it is a kind of meditation in sound.
Hence it is eminently accessible to non-Indian audiences.
ADDRESS
54 Rodger Road, Panton Hill,Victoria 3759
E-mail: mohindar@ozemail.com.au
Website: www.nataraj.org.au
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Generously supported by the Playking Foundation, the Indian
Council for Cultural Relations and the Margaret Dhillon Estate.
SPIRIT of INDIA 2013 is presented in association with the
Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne.
Manjiri Kelkar
With a rare melodious voice and a fine sense of intonation,
Manjiri has recently shot into fame as India’s finest classical
young singer. She is the winner of the coveted Sangeet Natak
Academy Bismillah Khan Award.
Within the last few years, Manjiri has been invited, more
than once - to the envy of older masters - to all the 5 major
Indian music festivals, which rank with our international arts
festivals. She has an MA degree both in English and Music.
Manjari moves with graceful ease from the purely classical
to the semi-classical forms like Thumri and Tappa. Manjiri
combines depth of understanding with meticulous attention to
the spirit of the raag she sings. Her style reminds her audiences
of two great stalwarts of the past–Begum Akhtar in the semiclassical
and Kesarbai Kerkar in the classical mode.
Manjiri is accompanied by Vishwanath Shirodkar on the
tabla and by Seema Shirodkar on the harmonium.
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