Special Community Announcement - The Sankara School of Percussion in Madison, WI is proud to present MAHA-LAYA, a grand percussion concert with Indian classical drums led by the legendary T H Subash Chandran on the Ghatam ('clay pot').

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Mandir of Madison is proud to share Special Community Announcement

Grand Percussion Concert with Indian Classical Drums The Sankara School of Percussion in Madison, WI is proud to present MAHA-LAYA, a grand percussion concert with Indian classical drums led by the legendary T H Subash Chandran on the Ghatam ('clay pot'). MAHA-LAYA is a crisp and fast paced presentation by some of India's most senior percussion artists who will be featuring an incredible variety of Indian classical rhythms beautifully weaved into South Indian Classical Carnatic music on the Keyboard and the Violin. To buy tickets please visit http://Sankara.BrownPaperTickets.com THE ARTISTS: Shri. T.H.Subashchandran (Ghatam and Konnakol) Shri. Ganesh Kumar (Kanjira) Shri. Harikrishnan (Keyboard) Shri. Sivaraman (Violin) Shri. Rajaraman (Thavil) SAMPLE VIDEO FROM A SIMILAR PREVIOUS CONCERT TOUR:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWK2sk4X1CM THE INDIAN CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTS:  GHATAM: The Ghatam is one of the most ancient percussion instruments of South India. It is a clay pot with narrow mouth. From the mouth, it slants outwards to form a ridge. Made mainly of clay backed with brass or copper filings with a small amount of iron filings, the pitch of the Ghatam varies according to its size. KONNAKOL: Konnakol is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian music, the Carnatic music (South Indian classical) performance art of vocal percussion. Konnakol is the combination of Konnakol syllables spoken while simultaneously counting the tala (meter) with the hand. It is comparable in some respects to Bol in Hindustani music, but allows the composition, performance or communication of rhythms.  Many musicians from a variety of traditions around the world have found Konnakol useful in their own musical practice. Prominent western musicians including John McLaughlin, who led the Mahavishnu Orchestra have long used Konnakol as an aid to composing. KANJIRA: The Kanjira, the South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family. As a folk and bhajan instrument, it has been used for many centuries. Similar to the Western tambourine, it consists of a circular frame made of the wood of the jackfruit tree, between 7 and 9 inches in width and 2 to 4 inches in depth. It is covered on one side with a drumhead made of monitor lizard skin, while the other side is left open. It was modified to a frame drum with a single pair of jingles in the 1880s, who is credited with bringing the instrument to the classical stage. It is used primarily in concerts of Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) as a supporting percussion instrument. THAVIL: The Thavil is a barrel (drum) shaped heavy hand percussion instrument from Tamil Nadu. It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music. The Thavil is an essential component of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.  The Thavil consists of a cylindrical shell hollowed out of a solid block of jackfruit wood. Layers of animal skin (water buffalo on the right, goat on the left) are stretched across the two sides of the shell using hemp hoops attached to the shell. ABOUT THE ARTISTS: SHRI T H SUBASH CHANDRAN (Ghatam & Konnakkol) - Shri. Subashchandran is the recipient of many awards and titles including Asthana Vidwan of Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt, Kalaimamani from Tamil Nadu government, and the coveted Sangita Kala Acharya from Madras Music Academy. He had his initial training from his father Shri T.R. Hari Hara Sharma and advanced training from Shri K.M. Vaidhyanathan and Palghat Shri Ramachandra Iyer. He has performed in numerous concerts with western music greats such as Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli, drummers Tony Williams and Max Roach, with various philharmonics around the world, and with South Indian Classical Music stalwarts including Bharat Ratna Smt. M S Subbulakshmi, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Dr. L Subramaniam, Shri. Ravi Kiran, Shri. U. Srinivas and others. Shri. Subashchandran is not only a top-rated Ghatam player, he is also considered the king of Konnakol (vocal percussion). Konnakol will be featured quite extensively throughout the program.  SHRI GANESH KUMAR (Kanjira) - Shri. Ganesh Kumar is the disciple of Shri. T.H. SubashChandran and Shri. T.R. Hari Hara Sharma. Shri. Ganesh received the Fulbright Fellowship from US Department of State and he taught Kanjira and other percussion instruments in various universities through workshops and master classes. He has released his signature series new model synthetic skin Kanjira from the Cooperman Drum Company in Vermont under the Artists Innovation Series. He has also released a two volume instructional DVD titled "The Art of Kanjira". SHRI S HARIKRISHNAN (Keyboard) - S. Harikrishnan is a talented Carnatic classical keyboard player and son of Shri T.H. SubashChandran. He has learned Carnatic vocal from Shri. H.V. Narayanan, Shri S.R. Janakiraman and Shri O.S. Thiagarajan. He plays the Keyboard with his own gamaka and percussive style. He has released classical and fusion albums, and composed the title tracks for various Tele serials. Currently, he is composing music for movies. SHRI K SIVARAMAN (Violin) - Shri K.Sivaraman is a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Shri. T.N. Krishnan. He has accompanied many Carnatic Music  legends including  Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna, Smt. M.L.Vasanthakumari, and Shri. U. Srinivas. He has been a violin tutor at Singapore SIFAS for many years and toured extensively all over the world.  SHRI S RAJARAMAN (Thavil) - Shri Rajaraman is an A grade artist of All India Radio, Chennai. He has accompanied many senior musicians and has performed regularly all over India and abroad for over 30 years. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS OR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Arvind Ganesan / arv...@kalaanjali.com / 608-345-5885 Meenakshi Ganesan / me...@kalaanjali.com / 608-345-5589

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