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9-YEAR OLD'S CONFIDENT PERFORMANCE

  
Carnatica Archival Centre and Naada Inbam are organising a music festival captioned 'New Horizons' for 3 days from March 11, 2003. The focus is on unearthing new talent. The first programme was a one-hour maiden concert by 9-year old Anahita.
 
Beginning the concert with Eranapai, the Todi varnam, she captivated the full house with her excellent padantaram and confidence. Sri Mahaganapati (Gowla) of Dikshitar was rendered in chowka kala, with perfect diction and kalapramanam. The Surati Vara kriti, Ankarakamasrayami (Roopaka) was sung with the demeanour of a senior artiste. Two Tamil compositions in Shanmukhapriya and Kambhoji brought out the raga lakshanas well. Sankari Sankuru (Adi, tisra gati) in Saveri and Etavunnara in Kalyani were enough to prove that her training has been on right path. Krishna nee in Yamankalyani and the Tiruppugazh in Hamsanandi showed that the young artiste has a good future. Vidwan S R Janakiraman blessed the child and advised her to learn and sing many varnams in different talas and practise in 'akara' mode to get at the right sancharas of ragas.

V Balakrishnan via email

    

Posted on March 12, 2003

   

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