Bangalore:

In memory of mridangam player Palaghat TS Mani Iyer,  Gayana Samaja Bangalore has organized Thalavadyotsav 2012.

Since Sunday July 15, the stage has been abuzz with eclectic Carnatic performances by musicians par excellence including the Rudrapatnam brothers, TS Sathyavathy and TV Shankaranarayan. There were also interesting talks by e by musicians par excellence including the Rudrapatnam brothers, TS Sathyavathy and TV Shankaranarayan.

There were also interesting talks by experts like TK Murthy, who took connoisseurs through the reminiscences of Mani Iyer’s life. On July 17, percussionist BR Srinivas drew a parallel between musicians Palaghat Mani Iyer and Palaghat Raghu.

Coming up over the next few days are performances by Jayanthi Kumaresh, a jugalbandhi between Praveen Godkhindi and MK Pranesh and a duet by Mysore M Nagaraj and Mysore M Manjunath.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Bangalore / by Nirmala Govindarajan / TNN / July 17th, 2012