Darbar Festival 2010 [World Routes]

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20100417

Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi present highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held earlier this month at Kings Place in London. In a focus on South Indian music, veena player Hari Sivanesen is joined by T Pirashanna on mridangam, and Jyotsna Srikanth plays the carnatic-style violin.

Producer: Roger Short

This is the first of three programmes from this year's Darbar Festival - the second is next week, and the third, featuring santoor virtuoso Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, will be broadcast in the autumn. The Darbar Festival is the biggest event of its kind in Europe: artists from both North and South Indian musical traditions were presented in fourteen concerts over the Easter weekend - a special feature of Darbar is that the concerts are held across the day from morning until night, allowing for the different raags to be heard in their true time context. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi will be bringing their own expertise and insights to these programmes, as well as talking to the performers themselves.

WORLD ROUTES

Presented by Lopa Kothari and Jameela Sidiqqi

Produced by Roger Short

Tel. 020 7765 4661

Fax. 020 7765 5052

e-mail world.routes@BBC.co.uk

Saturday 17th April, 3:00pm

Lalitha Daasa: `Ganapathiye` in Raaga Hamsadvani and Taala Adi

Hari Sivanesen (veena); T Pirashanna (mridangam); Saranya Ravindran (tanpura)

BBC Recording by sound engineer Marvin Ware, Darbar Festival, April 2010

Hari Sivanesen in interview with Lopa Kothari

Purandara Dasa: `Jagadhodharana` in Raaga Kapi and Taala Adi

Jyotsna Srikanth in interview with Jameela Sidiqqi

Thyagaraja: `Manavyala` in Raaga Nalinakanthi and Taala Adi

Jyotsna Srikanth (violin); H.S. Sudhindra (mridangam); Neveli Venkatesh (mridangam)

`Thurada Vilayattu` in Raaga Ragamalika

Patnam Subramanyam Iyer: `Raghunamsha Sudha` in Raaga Kadanakutuhalan and Taala Adi

Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin): H.S. Sudhindra (mridangam); Neveli Venkatesh (mridangam)

Highlights from the 2010 Darbar Indian classical music festival: Hari Sivanesen.

20100424

Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi with more highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held earlier this month at Kings Place in London. With a performance from some of the leading exponents of the ancient dhrupad vocal style, Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha, and music on the saranghi from Murad Ali.

This is the second of three programmes from this year's Darbar Festival, which claims to be the biggest event of its kind in Europe: artists from both North and South Indian musical traditions were presented in fourteen concerts over the Easter weekend. A special feature of Darbar is that the concerts are held across the day from morning until night, allowing for the different raags to be heard in their true time context. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi will be bringing their own expertise and insights to these programmes, as well as talking to the performers themselves.

Highlights from 2010's Darbar Indian music festival: Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha.

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01	20100417	Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi present highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held earlier this month at Kings Place in London. In a focus on South Indian music, veena player Hari Sivanesen is joined by T Pirashanna on mridangam, and Jyotsna Srikanth plays the carnatic-style violin. Producer: Roger Short This is the first of three programmes from this year's Darbar Festival - the second is next week, and the third, featuring santoor virtuoso Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, will be broadcast in the autumn. The Darbar Festival is the biggest event of its kind in Europe: artists from both North and South Indian musical traditions were presented in fourteen concerts over the Easter weekend - a special feature of Darbar is that the concerts are held across the day from morning until night, allowing for the different raags to be heard in their true time context. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi will be bringing their own expertise and insights to these programmes, as well as talking to the performers themselves. WORLD ROUTES Presented by Lopa Kothari and Jameela Sidiqqi Produced by Roger Short Tel. 020 7765 4661 Fax. 020 7765 5052 e-mail world.routes@BBC.co.uk Saturday 17th April, 3:00pm Lalitha Daasa: `Ganapathiye` in Raaga Hamsadvani and Taala Adi Hari Sivanesen (veena); T Pirashanna (mridangam); Saranya Ravindran (tanpura) BBC Recording by sound engineer Marvin Ware, Darbar Festival, April 2010 Hari Sivanesen in interview with Lopa Kothari Purandara Dasa: `Jagadhodharana` in Raaga Kapi and Taala Adi Jyotsna Srikanth in interview with Jameela Sidiqqi Thyagaraja: `Manavyala` in Raaga Nalinakanthi and Taala Adi Jyotsna Srikanth (violin); H.S. Sudhindra (mridangam); Neveli Venkatesh (mridangam) `Thurada Vilayattu` in Raaga Ragamalika Patnam Subramanyam Iyer: `Raghunamsha Sudha` in Raaga Kadanakutuhalan and Taala Adi Jyotsna Shrikanth (violin): H.S. Sudhindra (mridangam); Neveli Venkatesh (mridangam) Highlights from the 2010 Darbar Indian classical music festival: Hari Sivanesen.
02	20100424	Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi with more highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held earlier this month at Kings Place in London. With a performance from some of the leading exponents of the ancient dhrupad vocal style, Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha, and music on the saranghi from Murad Ali. This is the second of three programmes from this year's Darbar Festival, which claims to be the biggest event of its kind in Europe: artists from both North and South Indian musical traditions were presented in fourteen concerts over the Easter weekend. A special feature of Darbar is that the concerts are held across the day from morning until night, allowing for the different raags to be heard in their true time context. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi will be bringing their own expertise and insights to these programmes, as well as talking to the performers themselves. Highlights from 2010's Darbar Indian music festival: Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha.