A lovely mail from Sri Ramakrisnan - Amar Seva Sangam

Dear Wellwisher,

We are proud to have recvd the following mail from Sri Ramakrishnan, amar Seva Sangam

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From: Amarseva
To: 'Keyboardsathya'
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Thanks for your excellent music concert on 19th June at our campus.
Dear Sathya,

Aashirwads. Amar Seva Sangam greets you, parents, friends and troupe members a very happy and prosperous life. Our home children, youth trainees and all others at Sangam pray the Almighty for your welfare and bright future. Trust everybody is fine and cheerful at your end.

We are extremely happy to inform that all of us enjoyed your music concert performed in our campus on 19th June 2006 and thank you so much for giving us this rare chance. Everybody became your fan and our children enjoyed your Ragaam from the bottom of their hearts. No doubt you are having divine blessings. Your performance was very fine. Our children tempted to show interest towards music talent. We pray for your bright future. Awards and recognitions will come to your very soon. You are fortunate to have good parents and Guru to encourage you in all means. Our namaskars to them. By God’s grace and with the able support of our well-wishers like you, our Sangam progresses slowly and steadily. We cordially invite you to kindly visit our Institution with your parents and music troupe whenever time permits and entertain us with your divine music.

My wife Smt. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and our Secretary Sri. S. Sankara Raman missed your programme. They felt very much for the same. We await your next music concert in our campus.

My wife Sow. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, our Secretary Sri. S. Sankara Raman and his family members, Smt. S. Pattammal, Sri. K. Chidambaram, Sri. A. Ramasubramanian, Mr. V. Kalyanam and Nageswaran, members and staff convey their blessings to you. They also join me in praying for your bright future.

Thanking you and looking forward to your continued patronage,

Yours in Lord’s Seva,


S. Ramakrishnan
President

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A lovely mail from Sri Ramakrisnan - Amar Seva Sangam

Dear Wellwisher,

We are proud to have recvd the following mail from Sri Ramakrishnan, Amar Seva Sangam

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From: Amarseva
To: 'Keyboardsathya'
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Thanks for your excellent music concert on 19th June at our campus.
Dear Sathya,

Aashirwads. Amar Seva Sangam greets you, parents, friends and troupe members a very happy and prosperous life. Our home children, youth trainees and all others at Sangam pray the Almighty for your welfare and bright future. Trust everybody is fine and cheerful at your end.

We are extremely happy to inform that all of us enjoyed your music concert performed in our campus on 19th June 2006 and thank you so much for giving us this rare chance. Everybody became your fan and our children enjoyed your Ragaam from the bottom of their hearts. No doubt you are having divine blessings. Your performance was very fine. Our children tempted to show interest towards music talent. We pray for your bright future. Awards and recognitions will come to your very soon. You are fortunate to have good parents and Guru to encourage you in all means. Our namaskars to them. By God’s grace and with the able support of our well-wishers like you, our Sangam progresses slowly and steadily. We cordially invite you to kindly visit our Institution with your parents and music troupe whenever time permits and entertain us with your divine music.

My wife Smt. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and our Secretary Sri. S. Sankara Raman missed your programme. They felt very much for the same. We await your next music concert in our campus.

My wife Sow. Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, our Secretary Sri. S. Sankara Raman and his family members, Smt. S. Pattammal, Sri. K. Chidambaram, Sri. A. Ramasubramanian, Mr. V. Kalyanam and Nageswaran, members and staff convey their blessings to you. They also join me in praying for your bright future.

Thanking you and looking forward to your continued patronage,

Yours in Lord’s Seva,


S. Ramakrishnan
President

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Concert at Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy. June 19, 2006

Sathya had an oppurtunity to perform for the NGO ' AMAR SEVA SANGAM, AYIKUDY' and it was indeed a pleasant experience for the entire team of Sathya on keyboard, Ananthakrishnan on violin, Suryanarayanan on mrudhangam and Harihara Subramaniam on ghatam to have performed amidst the inmates of this great organisation run under the leadership of Sri Ramakrishnan and Sri Sankararaman.

The oppurtunity was possible thru the efforts of Sri Sriram, Auditor, Tuticorin and the team thank him sincerely for arranging this programme. Please go on to the vedio links and experience the enjoyment felt by the team.

The video links:

01) The inmates of Amar Seva Sangam Ayikudi enjoying Sathya's concert June 19, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/lbmha

02) Sathya at Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy - a view from the dias June 19, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/qc236

03) Sathya rendering Srichakraraja Nilaye - Sivasakthi raga krithi of GNB's composition
http://tinyurl.com/nq8ox

04) Sathya being applauded by the inmates of Amar Seva Sangam. June 19, 2006.
http://tinyurl.com/rwdbu

Details of Photos:

1. The inmates as audience
2. Sri Sriram on the left (Blue T-Shirt) with Sri Ramakrishnan
3. Sathya at the forum

Private concert at Tuticorin - June 18, 2006

Sathya performed for Sri PSTS Thiraviyarathnam's family wedding and it was indeed a grand function.

Video links are as follows:

http://tinyurl.com/qtz35 - a clipping of the concert

http://tinyurl.com/r2e5y - a clipping of the display of fireworks

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3205638494282548277 another clipping

Details of the photos are:

01. athya with Sri PSTS Thiraviyarathnam
02. The bride and the bride groom
03. The team of Ananthakrishnan on violin, Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and
Harihara Subramaniam on Ghatam
04. & 05 Display of fireworks

Chamber concert at Tuticorin on 17th June'06

Sathya's team performed next for a chamber concert in the residence of Sri Sankaran's brother's residence. It was indeed a pleasant concert and the team and the audience enjoyed this concert. Here is the video link:

http://tinyurl.com/pgvjm

Private concert at Pudhukotai. June 16th, 2006

The team's next performance of the tour was at Pudhukotai for Sri Sridharan's family wedding who is a leading Indane Gas Distributor. It was a wonderful presentation by the team and here is a video clipping of this concert.

video link:

http://tinyurl.com/rlkzr

Concert for Tamil Sangam, Karaikudi on June 15, 2006

Video Links:

http://tinyurl.com/fxxbn

http://tinyurl.com/p96re

Sathya performed at the Tamil Sangam, Karaikudi on the 15th June'06 with his team of B Ananthakrishnan on violin, Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on mrudhangam and Harihara Subramaniam on ghatam. It was the first of his 5 concerts tour down South Tamilnadu and Sathya stated off with a crisp Thamizh varnam - Anname in ragam arabi.

Sathya then went on to perform the following:

02) Thathvamariya tharama - Reethigowla - Adi
03) Thaye thrupura sundhari - Suddha Saveri - Kanda Chappu
04) Entharomahanubhavulu - Sri - Adi
05) Anandha natamaduvar thillai - Poorvi Kalyani - Rupakam
06) Ramanukku Mannan Mudi - Hindolam - Adi
07) Arul seiyavenum aiya - Rasikapriya - Adi
08) Muruga Muruga endral - Saveri - Misra Chappu
09) RTP - Charukesi - Kandajathi Tripudathalam
10) Raja Raja - Nirosta - Adi (thisra nadai)
11) Bo Sambo - Revathy - Adi
12) Raghuvamsa Sudha - Kadhanakudhugalam - Adi
13) Thirupugazh

Dr Srinivasan, Seretary appreciated Sathya's talent in exploring the western instrument to perform carnatic and he wondered if he would take up any other instrument also. Sathya informed that he also learns violin. The secretary also applauded the entire team for a great performance inspite of the fact that the audience was not in good number. The team enjoyed the ambience and performed as though it was a full House. The team was well supported with a good PA system even though it was a old system.

Sathya having a roll as singer inthe movie 'Sadhanai' tamil version of C/o Foot Path

13th Jun'06 is an eventful day for Sathya and his family as he sung a song for the movie 'Sadhanai' a remake of C/o Footpath, a movie directed by 10 year old Kishen, probably world's youngest film director. It is interesting to note that Kishen's uncle Dr Ravi Dattatreya is the music director for this film and he was the person who had on seeing Sathya's website www.keyboardsathya.com presented Sathya with his own Trinity Korg Pro keyboard with which Sathya is performing his concerts.

The information about the movie was known to Sathya and family only after Sathya had almost finished singing the song given to him and on knowing this fact the family was thrilled to have been a part of this history making movie with Sathya as a singer.

Sathya for Amass Chits for the 12th Anniversary celebrations

Sathya today performed for Amass chit's 12th Anniversary celebration and incidently Sathya is running 12. He was accompanied by Villivakkam Raghuraman on violin and Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan on Mrudhangam.

It was interesting gathering at Ethiraj Kalyana Mandapam felicitating the chit fund members to intaract with each other and to meet the directors which is not a common thing in this industry. Adults joined with children to play some games and it was full of fun. Sathya along with his thatha also pplayed few games and both won gifts too. Kudos to the company to have been organising the aniversary this way.

The link for the 57sec clipping is http://tinyurl.com/oxb6l

or http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2767301039996189272

As wished by the organising team Sathya decided to give a mix of carnatic and carnatic based film songs. Starting off with Vathapi Ganapathim he then played Amma Endrazhaikadha a song based on Kalyani. The he played 'Sobillu' to be followed 'Raja Raja' on ragam Niroshta. Brocheva was also performed which was well received with great applause from the audience.

Sathya went on to play 'Srichakradhara Simhasaneswari' a krithi learnt kid courtesy members of rasikapriya yahoo grp and he dedicated it to them mentionioning the names of MS Usha, Ms Anusha and Mr Venugopalan.

The next song was 'RA RA' based on srothaswani which followed 'Vasantha mullai' on based on ragam Charukesi. The song 'Kanda nall Mudhalai' on madhuvanthi was folowed by 'Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram' a namavali with which SAthya signed off for the day.

The oppurtunity was thru Mr Aramudhan (in the first picture with Sathya) and Sri Narasimhan, Vice President of a leading Sabha in Chennai who has assured Sathya to give good oppurtunities in the near future. Thanks to Xanadu Travels, Myalapore who were also instrumental for Sathya to get this concert.

Many of them have infromed Sathya that they will see him at Satry Hall on the 29th Jun'06 where he will be performing for 'Ragatharangini' from 630pm.

Sathya performing Srichakraraja Simhasaneswari learnt at home, courtesey Rasikapriya grp members

Sathya today played the krithi " Srichakraraja Simhasanewsari' which song he had requested to Rasikapriya grp members who had inturn sent him Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam rendering the song. We sincerely thank all the grp members of Rasikapriya yahoo grp and also Ms Vidya, Ms Anusha and Mr Venugopalan in particular.

Audio Links:

http://tinyurl.com/ovtnj - the link takes to a website where you have to wait for the song to get buffered and then will be ready for playing.

http://tinyurl.com/q6glp - the link takes you to rapidshare website where you will have to
- select download free option
- wait for response and the password to appear
- fill the password seen on screen in the appropriate box and then

you are ready for download.


Video Link:

http://tinyurl.com/kf7d7

Get to this link and wait for the buffering. Once it is ready clickthe play button & it will start showing the video.

The audio and video clipping of the attempts are given here for you to hear / view and pls forward yr comments to keybaordsathya(at)gmail.com

Rgds Krishnababu

Sathya's concert schedule for the month of Jun'06.

Sathya's school re-opened on the 7th June and he was very enthusiastic to go as he was happy to see all his school friends and teachers. Sathya is getting into the VI std and understands that the work load will be a little more than the earlier years as far as education goes. He also understands that he needs to increase his level on the performance side and well he is sure to make a right balance and be a winner.

Sathya's Concert for the month of June'06 as follows alongwith artiste details who are accompanying and enchansing the concerts.

We invite you all for all the public concerts mentioned thanking you for the visit in anticipation.

10 Jun'06 Private concert in Chennai
Villivakkam Raghuraman - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam

15 Jun'06 Tamil Sangam - Karaikudi
Anathakrishnan - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

16 Jun'06 Private Concert - Pudukottai
Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

18 Jun'06 Private Concert - Tuticorin
Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

19 Jun'06 Concert for Amar Seva Sangam, An NGO
"SULOCHANA GARDENS" Post Box No.001
Tenkasi Road AYIKUDY P.O TIRUNELVELI DIST.,
PIN 627852 Tel : 91-( 04633) - 267160, 267170
Website: http://www.amarseva.org/

Ananthakrishnan - Violin
Thillaisthanam Suriyanarayanan - Mrudhangam
Harihara Subramaniam - Ghatam

28 Jun'06 Private concert in Chennai - a light & Classsical show

29 Jun'06 Ragatharangini - Sastry Hall
Luz Corner, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

Ramakrishanan - Violin
Trivandrum Balaji - Mrudhangam

Sathya at a Private Concert with Ghatam Sri EMS May 28, 2006

Sathya once again had an oppurtunity to have Sri EM Subramaniam on Ghatam to enhace for a private concert along with Sri Trivandrum Balaji on Mrudhangam and Sri Abhisek Ramakrishnan on the violin. The team actually enjoyed every minute of the show as the audience was in rapt attention giving an ambience of a sabha concert.

It is to be noted that the bride and the bridegroom's families personally took arthi at the end of the sow and it was indeed a great thought and a new experience.

Two video links for the concerts are given below for your viewing:

1. http://tinyurl.com/h2v4x - clipping of Ramabakthi

2. http://tinyurl.com/hv6u2 - clipping of Arabimanam

Audio links are:

http://tinyurl.com/zbu6l - Abogi Varnam

http://tinyurl.com/hsvkm - Varanamuka

http://tinyurl.com/kf7yb - Ramabakthi

http://tinyurl.com/k7uaj - Enthro

http://tinyurl.com/nr7gd - Deva Deva

The list of the songs rendered today were:

01. Varnam Aboghi - Adi - Patnam Subramani Iyer

02. VAranamuka - Hamsadwani - Rupakam - Kotteswara Iyer

03. Ramabakthi - Suddha Bangla - Adi - Thyagaraja

04. Entharo - Sri - Adi - Thyagaraja

05. Deva Deva - Mayamalavagowla - Rupakam - Swathi Thirunal

06. Marugelara - Jayanthasri - Adi - Thyagaraja

07. Chinan chiru Kiliye - Ragamalika - (Thisra nadai) Adi - Bharathi

08. Anandhamrutha - Amrudhavarshini - Adi - Dikshidar

09. Narayana - Suddha Dhanyasi - Kanda Chaapu - Purandharadhasar

10. Bo Sambo - Revathy - Adi

11. Marubalka - Sriranjani - Adi - Thyagaraja

12. Vanathu medhu mayil ada Kanden - Ramalinga adigalar

13. Arabimanam vaithu - Ragamalika - Adi

14. Nadhavindhu - Thirupugazh

15. Bramamokate - Annamachariyar

16. Kuraionrum illai - Ragamalika - Rajaji

17. Enna thavam - Kaapi - Adi

18. Madava Mamava - Neelambari

19. Thillana - Jonpuri - Adi - Lalgudi

20. Raghupathyragava - Namavali

21. Mangalam

A Clipping from the interview Sadhanai Nayagan

Dear All,

If you have missed seeing Sathya's interview on the 23rd May'06, please get to the link and view the same for a duration of 3 mts.

SUN TV Interview
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3700723039874187921

Sathya performing for the 99th Founder's day of Fraser & Ross

Sathya today performed for 99th Founder's day celebrations of Fraser & Ross a leading Chartered Aaccountants which had a wonderful attentive audience.

It is interesting to nte that this oppurtunity came to Sathya on mrs Bhavani Balasubramaniam seeing Sathya's interview in SUN TV on the 16th May'06.

The function had Mr. N.C.Sridharan, Director – Finance, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited as the chief guest and all including him enjoyed the concert presented by Sathya as a one man show. Yes he used two keyboads - Yamaha 640 for built in rhythm patterns and Trinity Korg for playing the melody.

video links are given for one to have an experience of this great show.

01. Vaathapi Ganapathim
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7346841539537814178

02. Hungarian Dance number
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=674654710823283247

Sathya in Kerala for Carnatic concert - Perinthalmanna 21st May'06

Sathya had the oppurtunity to perform in Kerala for the first time for a carnatic concert on the 21st May'06 under the banner of Sri Ragam Academy, Perinthalmanna, near Pattambi.

This oppurtunity was given by Sri Krishnan, President of the organistaion who had seen Sathya's performance in a private concert in Chennai earleir.

The same team that performed at Erode made the audience here to stick to their seats from the word go and it was for almost 3 hrs. Sri Damodharan and team who were perfect host made the tour a very pleasant experience for this team of upcoming artists.

The song list performed for the day is as follows:

01. Varnam - Mohanam - Adi
02. Sri Mahaganapathie - Abogi - Kanda Chappu
03. Pavanaguru - Hamsanandhi - Rupakam
04. Entharo - Sree - Adi
05. Deva Deva - Mayamalavagowla - Rupakam
06. Karedhare Bare Bharathe - Swarasummohibi - Adi
07. Mathurabikayam - Hemavathy - Rupakam
08. Ksheera Sagara - Devaganthari - Adi
09. Radha Samedha - Misra Yamen - Adi
10. O Ranga Sayee - Kambhoji - Adi
11. Krishna Nee Begane
12. Aiye Methakadinam - Ragamalika
13. Own composition based on ragams Kaapi, Keeravani and Gowri Manohari
14. HArivarasanam
15. Kuraionrum illai - Ragamalika
16. Laludi's Jonpuri Thillana
17. Namavali followed by Mangalam.

The video link for 35 secs is :

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8029999995912184242

Sesha Gana Sabha concert on the 20th May'06

Sathya had a pleasant surprise of seeing his name with that of his enchansing team artsits on the walls from the Erode junction to the venue in the form of big posters. The concert was organised by Seshasayee Paper Boards Ltd. under Sesha Gana Sabha, Erode on the 20th May'06.

The team of Sathya on Keyboard, Anuthama on violin, Ramana on the Mrudhangam and Chardsekar Sharma on the ghatam gave an excellent concert which was atttended in full by Sri Gopal Rathnam Chairman & Managing Director of Seshasayee Papers and also the living Music legend Sri Palladam Venkataramana Rao.

It is to be highlighted that Sesha Gana Sabha has taken so much of interest in artists and has promoted with posters on the walls of the city of Erode to the venue side.apart from the regular advt in the daily column they have also made flyers and circulated to people. This is indeed a great encouragement to all the artists and we are so happy that the same level of PR was effected for Sathya also. Our sincere thanks to Mr Gopal Rathnam, CMD of Seshasayee Paper Board Ltd and Preseident of the sabha and the team of Mr Kannan, Secy and party.

The artists team enjoyed every minute of the stay at their guest house more so the food.

Sathya'performed for almost 2 hrs 45 mts and the song list for the day was as follows:

01. Mallari - Gambeeranattai - Adi

02. Vinayaka - Hamsadhwani - Adi

03. Ninuvina - Navarasa Kanada - Rupakam

04. Balasarasamurali - Keeravani - Adi

05. Visalakshi - Banthuvarali - Misra Chappu

06. Chinanchiru kiliye - Ragamalika - Adi (thisra Nadai)

07. Sabapathikku veru deivam - Abogi - Rupakam

08. Raja Raja - Niroshta - Adi - (thisra Nadai)

09. Vasudevayeni - Kalyani - Athi (main)

10. Mythrim Bajathe

11. Kuraionrum illai - Ragamalaika

12. Jagajanani - Rathipathipiya - Adi

13. Cheni kula nagar - Kavadi Sindhu

14. Alaipayudhey - Kaanada

15. Thirupugazh - Shanmugapriya

16. Sankarabaranam notes

17. Sai bajan

18. Enna thavam - kaapi

19. Lalgudi's Desh Thillana

20. Raghupathi Ragava followed by mangalam.

The video clipping of 30 secs link is as follows:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8975229600954771862

Sathya in Sadhanai Nayagan - SUN TV on 16th / 23rd May'06

Sathya appeared in SUN TV's Sadhanai Nayagan - show which was on air on the 16th May'06 and the second part of this programme will be on air on the 23rd May'06. Pls do view the show and forward your comments.

Sathya is scheduled to perform for Sesha Gana Sabha, Erode on the 20th May'06 and for Sri Ragam Academy, Perinthalmanna near Pattambi on the 21st May'06 with the enchancement team of Anuthama on violin, K S Ramana on Mrudhangam and Chandrasekara Sharma on the Ghatam.

Sathya's trip to Munnar and a concert in Madurai 17 May

Sathya had a good break / holiday at Munnar and followed this with a full length instrumental concert of film and carnatic music with his enchancement team of Pradeep - Tabla, Sridhar - Drums, Thillai Suri - Mrudhangam, Suri - Bass Guitar and Ravishankar on support keyboard.

The first photo is at Munnar and the next two are the team performed at Madurai.

The video link is a clipping of film song ' Idhu oru ponmalai Pozhudhu'.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6131223828173571484

Harmonium Genius blessing Sathya

Harmonium expert Sri Palladam Venkataramana Rao today blessed Sathya visiting his house on Sathya's parent's request.

It was indeed a great day for Sathya as he had the oppurtunity to interact with a genius legend on music. Sathya received many useful tips from the legendry musician and hope this will add flavour to Sathya's perfomance.

Sathya's show on May 11, 2006

Plsd to provide 02 video links of the performance on the May 11,2006 for a private concert. I am sure every one will enjoy these numbers.

The team was Sathya- Keyboard, Embar S Kannan - Silent Violin, Pathri Sathish kumar - Mrudhangam and Suri - on Bass Guitar.


Link for May 11. 2006 concert - a Spanish number with Mrudhangam

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5337891884202150461


Link for May 11, 2006 concert at Freedom Hall - Niroshtahttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5951836298461803405

Also fyi we are going for holidays and will see you here on 23rd May'06

In case you need to contact call me on 91 - 98841 03464