19th September 2014 at Royal Festival Hall (Level 5 Function Room), London SE1.

Part of Darbar Festival, www.darbar.org/darbarfestival.

Country: India (including British resident). Style: Carnatic vocal.

Lineup: Manorama Prasad (v), Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi (violin), VV. Ramanamurthy (mridangam), G. Guruprasanna (kanjira) plus tanpura player.

Manorama Prasad from Bangalore came to the UK in 1990. After early musical training she had a career as an economist, before again making it her main focus. Her accompanists included Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi from Tamil Nada on violin. She is from a well known family of musicians. The concert contained pieces by the “holy trinity” of Carnatic composers - Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.
In this photo: Before the concert started.
More information: www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/107/Ma..., akkarai.in/

Tags:   World Music India Carnatic Music Manorama Prasad Darbar Festival Southbank Centre

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19th September 2014 at Royal Festival Hall (Level 5 Function Room), London SE1.

Part of Darbar Festival, www.darbar.org/darbarfestival.

Country: India (including British resident). Style: Carnatic vocal.

Lineup: Manorama Prasad (v), Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi (violin), VV. Ramanamurthy (mridangam), G. Guruprasanna (kanjira) plus tanpura player.

Manorama Prasad from Bangalore came to the UK in 1990. After early musical training she had a career as an economist, before again making it her main focus. Her accompanists included Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi from Tamil Nada on violin. She is from a well known family of musicians. The concert contained pieces by the “holy trinity” of Carnatic composers - Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.
In this photo: Before the concert started. Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi is on the right.
More information: www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/107/Ma..., akkarai.in/

Tags:   World Music India Carnatic Music Manorama Prasad Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi Darbar Festival Southbank Centre

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19th September 2014 at Royal Festival Hall (Level 5 Function Room), London SE1.

Part of Darbar Festival, www.darbar.org/darbarfestival.

Country: India (British resident). Style: Carnatic vocal.

Lineup: Manorama Prasad (v), Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi (violin), VV. Ramanamurthy (mridangam), G. Guruprasanna (kanjira) plus tanpura player.

Manorama Prasad from Bangalore came to the UK in 1990. After early musical training she had a career as an economist, before again making it her main focus. Her accompanists included Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi from Tamil Nada on violin. She is from a well known family of musicians. The concert contained pieces by the “holy trinity” of Carnatic composers - Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.
In this photo: Acknowledging the applause at the end of the concert.
More information: www.culturalco-operation.org/artist_network/artist/107/Ma..., akkarai.in/

Tags:   World Music India Carnatic Music Manorama Prasad Darbar Festival Southbank Centre

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20th September 2014 at Royal Festival Hall (Level 5 Function Room), London SE1.

Part of Darbar Festival, www.darbar.org/darbarfestival.

Country: India (British born). Style: Sikh music.

Lineup: Kirpal Panesar (taus), Surdarshan Chana (jori) plus tanpura player.

Kirpal Panesar is from Birmingham. This music he played is derived from the Shabad (signing of the sacred texts of Sikhism) and was played on a rare instrument - the taus.

Tags:   World Music India Sikh Music Kirpal Panesar Taus Darbar Festival Southbank Centre

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20th September 2014 at Royal Festival Hall (Level 5 Function Room), London SE1.

Part of Darbar Festival, www.darbar.org/darbarfestival.

Country: India (British born). Style: Sikh music.

Lineup: Kirpal Panesar (taus), Surdarshan Chana (jori) plus tanpura player.

Kirpal Panesar is from Birmingham. This music he played is derived from the Shabad (signing of the sacred texts of Sikhism) and was played on a rare instrument - the taus.

Tags:   World Music India Sikh Music Kirpal Panesar Taus Darbar Festival Southbank Centre

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