Surtarang’s Tribute to Mandolin Genius Late Padma Shri U. Srinivas:

Dear All,

As you know, Surtarang is ceaselessly entertaining us. Now, they are planning a series of wonderful concerts as a tribute to the late Mandolin Genius U. Srinivas.

SURTARANG PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE  MANDOLIN  GENIUS LATE PADMA SHRI U SRINIVAS [28.2. 1969 – 19.9. 2014]. THE FINALIZED PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER 2016 – BETWEEN 2 & 3 PM UK TIME [BET 18:30 hrs & 20:30 hrs IST] LISTEN ONLINE & LISTEN AGAIN via

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Mandolin  U. Srinivas – A Child Prodigy who rewrote the Indian Classical Music

Hailed as the ‘Mozart of Classical Carnatic Music Tradition, Mandolin Srinivas was a child prodigy. Learning the skills from his father, his brilliance was emerged early 80s when he was just 13-years old. Soon, the self-made genius created ripples across India and abroad with his own invention, a 5-stringed Mandolin.

At a very young age he was internationally viewed as the successor to Pandit Ravi Shankar. When Srinivas gave his first performance it led to him being compared to the world's greatest prodigies: "Some of you have heard or read about exceptionally gifted children, our own Mandolin Srinivas, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Beethoven, Sir Isaac Newton, Picasso, Madam Curie, the list is endless. (The Hindu, Sunday, May 3, 1992).

U. Srinivas would play them on the mandolin, thus developing a phenomenal style of playing entirely his own, and astonishingly, on an instrument that had never been played in the rigorous and difficult Carnatic style before. Soon, the family shifted to Chennai, the mecca of Carnatic music, where most Carnatic musicians live.

He made his debut public Carnatic concert performance in 1978 during theThyagaraja Aradhana festival at Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh. Thereafter, at age eleven, in 1981, he gave his first public concert in Chennai at the Indian Fine Arts Society during the December Music Season, and never looked back.

He was the first musician to use the electric mandolin in Carnatic music: he modified the electric western instrument, using five single strings instead of the traditional four doubled strings to suit the Carnatic pitch, raga system, and especially gamakas, or nuanced oscillations. After initial reluctance, he found wide acceptance and critical acclaim in the following decades.

He played at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1983 and at the Olympic Arts Festival, Barcelona in 1992. In 1995, he recorded a successful fusion album with Michael Brook. Srinivas stormed the world music scene at age thirteen at the Berlin Jazz Festival. Initially booked to play a half-hour concert after Miles Davis, Srinivas so enthralled the audience in Berlin that he won a standing ovation, and had to play for another hour.

It took John Mclaughlin 14 years to get Srinivas to play with him. When he revived his group Shakti, and renamed it Remember Shakti, in 1997, he asked Srinivas to join the group and tour the world with it, along with other celebrated Indian musicians Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, and V. Selvaganesh. Srinivas, of course, was the undisputed superstar of the group. Srinivas toured extensively across the world, in his own right, as a prodigy and leading star from the classical Indian music firmament, receiving thunderous applause and appreciation wherever he performed.

Over the years, Srinivas recorded over 137 albums, in diverse genres from Carnatic music solos to jugalbandis with Hindustani musicians, and world music.[12] He performed with Western artists such as John McLaughlin, Michael Brook, Trey Gunn, Nigel Kennedy, Nana Vasconcelos, and Michael Nyman, as well as with Hindustani music artists such as Hariprasad Chaurasia and Zakir Hussain, besides Carnatic artists like Vikku Vinayakram and V. Selvaganesh. U. Srinivas started a music school called the Srinivas Institute of World Music (SIOWM) in Chennai.

Though died at very young age of 45, Srinivas, in his 3-decade long career, got numerous awards and rewards like Padmasri from Government of India and Sangeet Natak Academy Award and Mysore T.Chowdiah Memorial National Award.

Remembering the great legend, Surtarang has planned a series of wonderful music broadcasts. So, get ready to immerse in the ocean of music rendered by eminent musicians through Surtarang…

Indiamentor.com Surtarang Playlist Link

Surtarang's Linkedin Playlist Link

Thanks & Regards,

Srini

Surtarang's Latest Playlist for M.S. Subbulakshmi Centenary

Dear All,

As you are aware of Surtarang (Wave of Melody) has been giving enchanting Indian classical music through its musical programme. To mark the Birth Centenary of the Great Carnatic Legend, M.S. Subbulakshmi (Madurai Shanmugavadivu Subbulakshmi), they have finalized the playlist for the week 11th to 16th September and the link is given below.

Those who are unaware of much about M.S. can read the below-mentioned short profile

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004), also known as M.S., was a Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magasaysay Award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India.

A commemorative postage stamp on her was issued on 18-December-2005. United Nations decided to issue stamp to mark birth centenary M.S. Subbulakshmi,She was bestowed with enormous prize moneys with these awards, most of which she donated to charity. She has given more than 200 charity concerts and raised well over Rs. 10,000,000. She was awarded honorary degrees from several Universities. She was an ardent devotee of Kanchi Mahaswamigal and she rendered his composition Maithreem Bhajatha (O World! Cultivate peace) in her concert at the UN in 1966. She made a 20-minute recording of Venkatesa Suprabhatam for HMV, the royalty from which goes to the Veda Patasala run by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam.She donated many of the royalties on several best sold records to many charity organisations.

Let's enjoy the everlasting music of M.S. from Surtarang...


Surtarang's Playlist for 11th to 16th September 2016

Surtarang's Playlist of 11th to 16th September

You can also visit Surtarang's blog by clicking below-mentioned link

Surtarang Waves of Raga Blog.

Surtarang's (Waves of Melody) Announcement

Dear All,

We just got a message from Surtarang about the forthcoming programme for 4th September 2016. And this is the finalized playlist. The link is given below for your reference. So, stay tuned and enjoy the enchanting music from Maestros...

Surtarang's Playlist for 4th to 16th September Music Concerts

With regards,

R. Srinivasan

TRIBUTE TO SITAR ICON LATE USTAD VILAYAT KHAN by Surtarang

Dear All,

I am very much delighted to share the "BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO SITAR ICON LATE USTAD VILAYAT KHAN" . On this day, Surtrang playlist follows an impressive array of programme. To view that list, kindly click the below-mentioned link
Surtarang Playlist 28th Aug '16

Thanks to Mrs & Mr. Maitreyee Sarcar for bringing out this enchanting classical delights...

Regards,

Srini

14-year Old Girl Raped and Died in Delhi

Already quoted as 'Rape Capital,' Delhi emerged as the horrible place to live. The recent shocking incident, in which, a 14-year old girl was repeatedly raped by the kidnappers and forced her to drink acid. The result is after 1-month long painful suffering in the hospital, she died. It's a national shame. Immediately, the Central Government should give the responsibility of police to the State. Otherwise, we can witness the blame game in the court. On any account, this kind of horrible incidents allow to happen anywhere in the country.  If we become like a mute spectator, then there will be more such incidents will happen. We, the people, should stand-up and shout loudly 'enough is enough.'

Delhi Girl Rape News in NDTV