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Ganga-Kaveri
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This group, led by reputed mridangam maestro Vidwan Anoor Ananth Krishna Sharma, is a unique musical ensemble. Unique in its content and presentation, this group is already one of the most-sought-after bands in the concert circuit in India.
This Fusion group boasts of having two of the most talented flautists of India, Vidwan M K PRANESH on the Carnatic flute and Suramani PRAVIN GODKHINDI on the Hindustani Bansuri. They have enthralled audiences the world over with their captivating solo as well as jugalbandi concerts. Both the Flautists are known for their creativity in their respective genre of music, so one can as well imagine the tides of melodious music that will flow from their bamboos when they perform in tandem, in an attractive jugalbandi.
The third dimension, that of western and contemporary music, which makes it all the more unique is due to the presence of the keyboards and drums. The subtlety of the keyboard chords on the Indian ragas make the ‘alaaps’ more divine and the rhythmic stroking of chords make the ‘taanam’ and the ‘bandishes’ more energetic. What more can a global audience ask for?
As the name itself suggests this group is a culmination of melody and rhythm. With the traditional percussions Mridangam (Carnatic) and Tabla (Hindustani) along with the Rhythm pads & drums (western) being featured on one stage, the highlight is bound to be the ‘thani avartanam’ or the round of percussion solos, which will be an unforgettable experience for the connoisseurs.
The music that thus emerges from this wonderful team of musicians is going to remind you of the sacred rivers, temples, forests, the rich cultural heritage of India and everything that could be thought of India. It has everything from Khayal, Raaga, Taana, Pallavi, Thumri, Folk, Devotional, Jazz and WHAT NOT?
Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma (Shivu) hails from a family of musicians. His father is the late Anoor S. Ramakrishna, a noted violinist. He was initiated in music by his father, and later in Mridangam by the late R. A. Rajagopal. Shivu is a multi-faceted artist who is a singer, composer and can play several rhythmic instruments like mridanga, tabla, ghata, thavil, kanjira, drums, etc. with the same felicity and ease. He has composed music for ballets and films. He has traveled extensively to European countries, and toured all over USA several times. He also toured the UK and Belgium for the East-West fusion with Strings of Gufia (London) and led a percussion group to Hanover for a performance. He has several awards to his credit.
Surmani Pravin Godkhindi was born in a family of musicians, and is fortunate to have his father Pandit.Venkatesh Godkhindi, an eminent vocalist and Bansuri artist, as his guru for flute. Pravin gave his first public concert at the age of 6 years and held the audience spellbound. His quest for deeper knowledge about layakaari brought him to his guru, Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma a reputed Mridangam artist. He is an "A" Grade artists of All India Radio. In 2003, he was awarded the title of Naad-nidhi by Kalachethana, Gadag. In 2005, he was awarded the Aryabhatta for his composition of the title song of the TV serial, Malebillu. Beru, a Kannada film, got the prestigious national award for 2005 in the best regional language category, for which Pravin has scored the music. He has taken music as his profession, although he passed engineering BE (Electrical & Electronics) in first class with distinction.
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