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| New album 'Carnatic on Keyboard' By KutcheriBuzz staff / Chennai |   | |||
| Serendipity Music Productions (SMP) has released a new album, 'Carnatic on Keyboard - Vol.2', by K. Sathyanarayanan. This is the second music album of the 9-year-old kid.
The album was released on June 23, 2004 at The Mylapore Fine Arts Club auditorium, Chennai. The launch function was followed by a live performance of carnatic music on keyboard by K. Sathyanarayanan. Arts promoter Nalli N Kupuswami Chetti, Abaswaram Ramjhi, violinist Ganesh and Dr. T. P. Naidoo, Director, Indian Academy of South Africa, were the guests of honour. Sathyanarayanan has to his credit, a National Record in the ‘Limca Book of Records, 2003’ as the youngest Indian to pass Grade IV Electronic Keyboard examination of Trinity College, London. He released his first album last year. Sathyanarayanan is currently being taught the intricacies of playing carnatic on keyboard by maestro Mandolin U. Shrinivas. Accompanying Sathyanarayanan in the new album are violinist Embar S Kannan, Mannargudi Easwaran on mridangam and S.Karthick on ghatam.
CDs are priced Rs 125/- and cassettes, Rs 45/-. Available at all leading music shops. Contact: T.Krishnababu, Chief operating officer, SMP, Ph: 98841 03464. E-mail: smpindia@indiatimes.com | ||||
The album features popular kritis like Entharo Mahanubhavulu (Pancharathna krithi of Saint Thyagaraja), Seethamma Maayamma (Raagam - Vasantha), Saamaja Varagamana (Hindholam), Vasudevayini (Kalyani), Shri Rajagopalachariyar’s Kurai Onrum Illai (Raagamalika), Enna Thavam Seithanai (Kaapi) and Lalgudi Jayaraman’s Thillana (Desh).