B.U. Ganesh Prasad hails from a family of connoisseurs of classical music & his blazing talent was recognized at a very young age by his father late B.S. Umakanth. He had his initial violin training under Basavanagudi Nataraj & vocal … Read more...
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Smt Padmalakshmi Sriram (Bharatanatyam Dance)
Smt. Padmalakshmi Sriram is a professional Bharatanatyam Classical Dancer from South India. Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamilnadu, India, is known for its grace, purity, tenderness, and sculpturesque poses. Lord Shiva is considered … Read more...
Sri Rahul Bhattacharya (sarod)
Rahul (Sabyasachi) Bhattacharya is a Hindustani (North Indian) musician who plays the 19th string sarod. Hailing from the city of Varanasi he commenced his musical studies at the age of 5 with vocal training and also undertook studies in Western … Read more...
Sri Taro Terahara (bansuri – Japan)
Taro Terahara is one of the leading musicians in the thriving and highly competitive Indian classical music scene in Japan. Born in Chiba-ken, in 1968 to teacher parents Taro Terahara was passionate about music from a very early age. Seeing … Read more...
Smt Sunita Tikare (Hindustani vocal – Mumbai)
Sunita Tikare is an outstandingly melodious Vocalist inclined towards Indian Classical music from early childhood. An inspiring pat on the back for a flawless performance coupled with an ardent admiration by Late Honorable Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi for this … Read more...
Smt Nirmala Rajasekar (veena – Chennai/USA)
Nirmala Rajasekar is a master veena artiste and vocalist. A dynamic and vibrant performer, she is one of the most recognized names in the world of Indian Classical music today. She began training in this art from the age of … Read more...
Sangeet Mela video playlists
We’re very happy to announce that all the performance videos from Sangeet Mela 2016 are now available online on both our Facebook page and Youtube. Here are the Youtube playlists for each of the past 3 Sangeet Melas:
“A Musical Evening” – Sangeet Mela 2016 in Indian Link
A musical evening
East marries west at Sangeet Mela 2016
Time flies when you’re having fun! This was an apt adage to apply to
Sangeet Mela 2016 – Heaven on Earth for Music Lovers
Sangeet Mela, now in its third year, continued its trend of ever more fabulous Indian classical performances on Saturday 3rd September 2016 at Queensland Multicultural Centre. The high quality of each item kept the near capacity audience riveted to … Read more...
East Marries West at Sangeet Mela 2016
Back in the sixties, two virtuosos, Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin brought the music of the East and West together with their historic collaboration titled ‘East Meets West’. Five decades later, Shankar’s protégée, Shubhendra Rao and brilliant Cellist Saskia Rao-de … Read more...