Sathya received his new board from Flute Maestro Dr N Ramani

It was indeed a great day for Sathya and family as Sathya received his new Keyboard - Korg TR Music Workstation, blessed from the hands of great Flute Maestro Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr N Ramani. Sri Ramani was felicitated by Sri Vijayaraghavan, a leading Advocate. This was a concert organised by Ragatarngini, Mylapore a leading classical forum. It was so nice of Sri Flute Ramani sir to have accepted to have come and blessed Sathya amidst his busy schedule which showed his humility!

The video link of this concert clipping is http://tinyurl.com/kyhmd

Sri Ramani's blessings and the inspiration was stright away noticed what with Sathya starting off the concet with a crisp Arabi varnam in 3 speeds followed by a GNB's Hamsadvani krithi. This was followed by Oothukadu Venkatakavi's saptharathnam on ragam Naatai.

Sathya next item was on ragam Gowri Manohari with elobarate raga alapana and with good kalapana prayogams. B Anathankrishnan on violin gave an excellent coordination for sathya with great alapanas and commandable swara prayogas. It was a great enchansement for the cocnert with Trivandrum Balaji on mrudhangam and with Sri E M Subramaniam on ghatam. The team of 4 gave a great treat to the ears and the audience were really spell bound by their effort.

Sathya performed another GNB's krithi Srichakra raja nilaye on ragam Sivasakthi with brief alapana and a good kalpana swara. Periyasamy Thooran's Muruga Muruga on ragam Saveri brought out the capacity of the new board to play the nuances of carnatic with a rgam Saveri. This was followed by a Ragam Thanam Pallavi on ragam Lathangi with the words 'Kalaimagale varam arul purivai neeye Potri vangi thudhipom' set to Adi thalam and the percusion team gave an excellents sweet thani.

Sathya rounded of the concert with Radhasamedha Krishnan followed by Sri Lalgudi's Desh Thillana.

Sathya day with the new board has really given immense confidence to him and it is sure with this he would be going further up in his endeavor to perform to perfection. Isaai Mazhalai Sri Ramjhi, Ms Athira - violin artist thru her Father, Smt Parimala -Secy Ragatharangini and Mrs Jaya Srinivasan gave away gifts to Sathya for his excellent new innings started with his new board.

Thanks to Sri Palladam Venkataramana Rao's blessings, suggetion and encouragement to find the board to perfection, with this board it seems, Sathya has found a board almost matching to the expectations.

We thank everyone who had come today and blessed Sathya and request do drop to any of his future concerts and bless him.

Tks n brgds Krishnababu.

Sathya's performance for a private funtion June 28, 2006

Today Sathya performed for a private concert arranged by Shristi's Carnatica and it was indeed a well appreciative crowd which watche and encouraged Sathya. Sathya played carnatic, fi,lm and western numbers and the enhancement artsits for the day were Suri on Bass guitar, Sridar on Drums, Ravi Sankar on mrudhangam/vocal and Rajagopal on Tabla. His parents lent voice support.

Sathya played some melodeous film numbers which went well with a attentive audience which was appreciative of the idea of putting together all forms of music for a gathering of this nature.

also log on to http://keyboardsathya.blogspot.com for updates.

Sathya to get a new KORG

Sathya having a feel of a new Korg board, Thanks to his close rasikas.

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

Qte:

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