Renowned for the lyrical luminosity and purity with which they continue to present Carnatic music to audiences around the world, Ranjani and Gayatri’s performance from this Darbar festival 2015 video is a firecracker that will be remembered for years. As siblings who embarked on their musical jou...

Fast gaining worldwide critical acclaim, the talented musician is known for his ability to deliver with phrasal clarity while delving deep into the recesses and quiet spaces between microtones or notes. Hearing him play is like attending a crash course in interpreting raga music – at times pensiv...

Dr Jyotsna Srikanth performs Raga Vajaspathi at the Darbar Festival 2021. Recorded on 21st October at the Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians:
- Dr Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- B C Manjunath (mridangam)
- Prathap Ramachandra (ghatam)
- R N Prakash (kanjira)

Dr Jyotsna Srikanth performs Raga Rathipathi Puja at the Darbar Festival 2021, on 21st October at the Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians:
- Dr Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- B C Manjunath (mridangam)
- Prathap Ramachandra (ghatam)
- R N Prakash (kanjira)

Sudha Ragunathan's performance from the Darbar Festival 2019 on October 11th, at the Barbican Centre, London.

Musicians:
- Sudha Ragunathan (carnatic vocal)
- Charumathi Raghuraman (carnatic violin)
- Sai Giridhar (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Srutti Suresan (tanpura)
- Savita Sundaresan (...

Virtam in Raga Varali

Musicians:
- Sudha Ragunathan (Carnatic vocal)
- Charumathi Raghuraman (Violin)
- Sai Giridhar (Mridangam)
- R N Prakash (Ghatam)
- Srutti Suresan (Tanpura)
- Savita Sundaresan (Tanpura)

Daru Varnam in Raga Vasuntha

Musicians:
- Sudha Ragunathan (Carnatic vocal)
- Charumathi Raghuraman (Violin)
- Sai Giridhar (Mridangam)
- R N Prakash (Ghatam)
- Srutti Suresan (Tanpura)
- Savita Sundaresan (Tanpura)

What makes this ragam tanam pallavi so special is the way its pulse builds up from the alapana to the tanam, leading to the pallavi. Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth’s passionate detailing of Bahudari is impeccable. She has a penchant for approaching every raga from a fresh perspective, lending a sparkling n...

Shanmukha is the handsome god of war in the Hindu pantheon. Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, he is also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. The word ‘priya’ means ‘favourite’ and evokes a fascinating narrative for the Carnatic raga Shanmukhapriya. Perhaps, it was regarded as Lord Shanmukha’s favourite r...

Filmed and recorded live at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

Musician:
- Shashank Subramanyam (flute)

Ragam tanam in Raga Nasikabhushani

A devotional raga in spirit, Raga Nasikabhushani is a ‘vivadi’ or a dissonant melodic scale that has been scantily used in Carnatic compositions. Against the cra...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 14th April, at the Phoenix Theatre.

Musicians:
- S. Hari Kumar Sivan (7 string violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)

Raag Abheri, Ragam Tanam Pallavi with contemporarily conceived nuances in the improvisations

In this scintillating p...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007 on 14th April at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Mysore A Chandan (flute)
- Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)

Raag Vasanthi, Thillana composed by Lalgudi Jayaraman (1930-2013)

Mysore A Chandan...

Recorded live at The Sage at Darbar Festival, 2009

Musicians:
- Aruna Sairam (vocal)
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam)
- Priya Parkash (tanpura)

Kriti in Raga Kathanakuthuhalam in Adi talam

Kathanakuthuhalam radiates joy and exuberance. I...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 15th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam and khanjira)

Raag Sama, Composition by Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra (died in 1756) in Adi talam

In 2007, Darbar curated UK...

‘Gopalaka Pahimam’ is a composition of Maharaja Swati Tirunal (1813-1846) in Raag Revagupthi. Set to Misra Chapu tala, the composition is a beautiful narrative of all the ‘kalyana guna’ or the magnificent qualities of Lord Krishna, the flute-playing diety of the Hindus. Maharaja Tirunal was the k...

Recorded at Darbar Festival 2007, on 15th April, at the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester.

Musicians:
- Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
- Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
- RN Prakash (ghatam and kanjira)

Raag Dhanashri, Thillana in Adi talam, composed by Swathi Thirunal (1813 – 1846)

Doling out unpredictable...

S. Hari Kumar Sivan’s spirited rendition of ‘Anuragamu Leni Manasuna’ is a traditional kriti of Saint Thyagaraja that is loaded with conventional as well as contemporary nuances, making for a delightful hear. Accompanying him on the mridangam is Neyveli Venkatesh and on the ghatam is RN Prakash.
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S. Hari Kumar Sivan gives a passionate rendition of this popular bhajan, ‘Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram’ with his 7-stringed electric violin. This soulful rendition sounds stunning not just for the uniqueness of the instrument but the manner in which, he puts its features to their optimal use.

Siva...

In this concert, Darbar’s attempt to position UK-based artists along with India-based musicians was a phenomenal attempt. It wasn’t a cross-over concert in terms of music, but the musicians ended up exploring entirely exciting new paths of creativity through each other’s music in this series of c...

Led with vivacity and emotional dynamism by none other than Aruna Sairam, this ensemble delivers the popular abhang, Teertha Vitthala Kshetra Vitthala at the Darbar Festival 2009. Abhang is a devotional song dedicated to Lord Vitthal, an incarnate of Vishnu or Lord Krishna. It is set to Raag Ahir...

Raag Mohana is the Carnatic correspondent of the Hindustani Raag Bhoop. Although similar in scale and movement, Mohana’s treatment is very different than Bhoop and is well demonstrated by Mysore A Chandan in this ragam tanam pallavi.

With a serene alapana, he lsecures the foundation of Mohana, ...

This piece, ‘Raghuvamsasudhambudhi’ in Raag Kathanakuthuhalam is a vibrant composition performed by Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth. She is accompanied by Neyveli Venkatesh on the mridangam and RN Prakash on the ghatam. A popular piece that has held audiences in sway for decades, this composition by Patnam ...

‘Kailasa Nathena’, is a Sanskrit devotional kriti (composition) in Raag Kambhoji composed by Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775 – 1835). It is set to Raag Kambhoji which can portray rasas (emotions) like vira (valour) and sṛingara (romantic) very effectively.

With a sharp sense of coordination, the M...

This is the opening piece of Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth’s concert at the Darbar Festival 2007. This year saw a uniqueness in Darbar’s efforts in curation. Artists from the UK were combined and presented with artists from India. In this concert, Dr. Shrikanth, who was based in the UK then, led the ensem...