Friday, October 13, 2006

"Laya Guruthvam" - Fascinating Mrudhangam Maestro Sri Guruvayur Dorai avl.







It is indeed fascinating to see the other side of Mrudhangam Maestro Kalaimamani Sri Guruvayur Doraii avl as a composer and also a great singer.

Yes he has concerned to guide a group of young vidwans - Jai krishnan on vocal, Sathyanarayanan - keyboard, Sruthi Sagar - flute, Vijay - Violin, the reverbarating Tanjore K Praveen Kumar on the mrudhangam who incidently is the sishya of Sri Durai avl, Anirudh - Kanjeera, and HariharaSubranmaniam - Ghatam. Praveen's parents are the ones behind this effort and this group is to be called as "Laya Guruthvam" - ashirvadams from the Laya Maestro to the children of music in general.

The photos above were taken during a rehersal session done in Sathya's residence and look forward to the first performance of this group of children under the Mrudhangam Maestro 'Guruvayoor Durai" avl on the 19th Oct'06 at "Mahalakshmi " #1, 3rd Street Nehru Nagar, Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.