Tickets
Paid event / Tickets available at the Cafe de Liberté,
Alliance Francaise de Bangalore

As a fitting finale to this, Ananya now presents ‘Hadu Hakki Habba’, a festival that aspires to encourage an exciting and fun-filled approach to the learning and appreciation of Carnatic music among children through activities such as essay, collage, quiz, games, presentations, group events and interactions with senior musicians, all based on the theme of Carnatic music.

All the episodes of Hadu Hakki that were aired on AIR will be released as a set of ten CDs at the festival.

Terms and Conditions

● Participation is open to children studying from standard 5th to standard 10th.

● Participants are expected to have, at a minimum, knowledge of the concepts covered as part of the syllabus of the Junior Examination in Carnatic Music conducted by the Government of Karnataka.

● Application forms may be obtained at the Ananya Sangraha, 94/1, West Park Road, 16th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560 055, from designated Ananya representatives or by sending a mail to haduhakki@gmail.com.

● Last date for receipt of the application is 10th November, 2008. These could be sent by post/courier/in person to the Ananya Sangraha or to the email address mentioned above.

● Selected candidates will be informed by email/post. They have to pay a registration fee of Rs. 50/- by Monday, the 15th of November 2008. The fee can be sent by post/courier to Ananya Sangraha in the form of DD/Cheque payable to Ananya or paid in person in the form of cash at the Ananya Sangraha.

● Schedule of the Hadu Hakki Habba is as follows:

An Essay and a Collage competition will be conducted on Sunday, the 23rd of November 2008 at Ananya, 91/2, 4th Main Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560 003 between 10.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.

The main festival comprising various events such as quiz, interaction with musicians etc. will be conducted on Saturday, the 29th of November 2008 from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. and on Sunday, the 30th of November 2008 from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at Seva Sadana, 14th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore.

● Rules for the Essay Competition:

The essay can be written in English or Kannada

The topic for the essay is ‘Carnatic Music and I’ in English and ‘Nanu Mattu Karnataka Sangita’ in Kannada.

The Essay competition participants are expected to report at the venue at 10.00 a.m. The competition will start at 10.30 a.m. and will be for one hour duration.

A4-size sheets will be provided to the participants to write the essays. The participants are expected to get their own writing materials including writing board, pencils/pens, erasers etc.

● Rules for the Collage Competition:

The theme for the collage will be based on Carnatic Music and will be intimated to the participants on the spot.

The Collage competition participants are expected to report at the venue at 11.00 a.m. The competition will start at 11.30 a.m. The total time provided for this will be two hours.

Chart paper will be provided to the participants to create the collage The participants are expected to get all other materials such as pencils/pens, sketch pens, colour paper, glue, scissors, sticking tape, magazines/newspapers etc.

● Light snacks will be provided on the 23th of November 2008 and the 29th of November 2008. Lunch will be provided on the 30th of November 2008.

● Participants shall be given two coupons each for lunch and snacks – one for the participant and one for an accompanying adult. Additional food coupons may be bought at the venue.

● Information on Hadu Hakki Habba is also available on www.ananyahaduhakki@blogspot.com.

● For any clarification, you could also contact 9845287173 / 9980959759

Saturday, 20th September 2008, 5.45 PM – 10.00 PM
Pt. N. V. Gopinath, Sitar
Smt. Shruti Sadolikar, Vocal

Sunday, 21st September 2008, 9.45 AM – 2.00 PM
Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury, Vocal
Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Vocal

Sunday, 21st September 2008, 5.45 PM – 10.00 PM
Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi, Vocal
Pt. Ajay Pohankar, Vocal

Venue: Shivarathreeshwara Hall (JSS Auditorium), 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore

Donor Passes: Rs. 50 only | Available at the venue
Also available at: KC Das (25587003) | Landmark (22067777) | Calypso (22452368) | Channel 9 (55392728)

For more details contact: Mr. Y. Guruprasad on 98454 24053

TFA is looking for entries in contemporary music from all parts of India (bands or individuals). The list of genres extends from rock, jazz, heavy metal, trance, house, instrumental, folk, to any genre which is yet to be “born”. The award is open to music in any language.

Over the past five years, the TFA music award has grown as a concept and has become an event that all young musicians look forward to. It’s an opportunity to see where you stand among many other Indian musicians, and to get your music heard and judged by veterans in the field. Entries will be judged by a panel of three independent jurors, both on your music and your potential as an artist/band. Professional recording quality is not a requirement.

Past judges have ranged from Luke Kenny (VJ, Actor), Vishal Dadlani (Pentagram, Vishal-Shekhar), to Raghu Dixit (Music Director and vocalist) and Arjun Sankalia (GM, International Repertoire, Sony BMG). Over the years, we’ve seen this award been presented to bands such as Myndsnare (2005), Demonic Resurrection (2006), Lounge Piranha (2007), and the newest addition to the list, Shefali Alvares (2008).

Eligibility:

• <The award is open to all Indian nationals resident in India (no NRIs please)

• You must NOT be over 30 as on January 1, 2009

• The spirit of the TFA Awards is to identify and encourage young talent. Therefore, do not submit an entry if your music has received a commercial contract

• Entries can be in any language<

• <Submissions should be 100% original

Deadline: 7 October, 2008

Application package should include the following:

• 2 CD copies of the music (audio or .wav formats – no MP3). Please label each CD with the name of the artist/band and a contact no. Please also include track names. You can send in between 3-5 tracks.

• A signed statement confirming: (i) the applicants’ date of birth (ii) the names of any previously released singles/CDs (iii) that the submitted work is original.

• Applicant’s contact information, including telephone and cell number, email and postal address.

Applications should be submitted to:

<TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS, H 301 Adarsh Gardens, 8th Block, 47th Cross, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 082, Phone: 080-26548139

If you have any queries, please contact: counterculture@oml.inOR radha@oml.in

The Fine Print:

• Submitted material will not be returned.

• The decision of the TFA jury is final and cannot be contested in any forum.

• The submissions should be 100% original. Copyright issues are the responsibility of the applicant, not TFA.

Please note: We reserve the right to use your submitted music (if necessary) to publicise the awards either on our website or in any in-house materials. Otherwise, the copyright rests with the musicians and your submission will be put to no other use without your express permission.

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) is a not-for-profit public charitable trust set up in memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films.

Counter Culture Records is an independent music label that actively pursues new sounds and new music and is dedicated to providing a platform for talented artists and bands to release their music, enabling them to reach wider audiences.

The Onstage Foundation (www.onstagefoundation.org) is an initiative set up by “Onstage Music” to improve the infrastructure in the Indie music scene in India, by setting up a fund of one million INR to seed projects by musicians and people interested in being a part of this ever-growing endeavour.

@65 6049 2120 8643, 2661 2244.

When Radio Indigo sent Zubin, a Marketing Manager from Aztec on an all expense paid Formula 1 weekend to Monza, Italy, he became the most envied among F1 fans. For Zubin not just got air tickets, stay at the Four Season’s Hotel but also exclusive Ferrari Paddock passes to watch the race last September. Now what’s lying in wait has got to be the biggest ever treat for a music buff. Radio Indigo and Hard Rock Café is sending one Bangalorean with a friend on an all expense paid weekend to London to watch some of the biggest artists live in concert. ‘Hard Rock Calling’ at Hyde Park, London will have Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, K T Tunstall, The Police and Starsailor performing live! Imagine a chance of an all-expense paid trip all the way to London to watch them perform. What’s even better is the STAR treatment. Air tickets, posh hotel accommodation, a limousine to go around town and seats at the VIP grandstands to watch the stars perform up close and personal!

On the contest, Geoffrey Thomas – National Programming Director, “Radio Indigo has always brought the best of International music – on-air and by bringing diverse International talent to perform here. The Indigo experience has always been about bringing the best to our listeners. This is one chance that any music buff will absolutely cherish”

Stay tuned to Radio Indigo for the details.

This post is from an email sent to me by Radio Indigo

In fact, there are times when I wish that even if lecture-demonstration concerts, there is less of the lecture and more of the singing! But this of course is only my opinion….

But music lovers have many good concerts in store yet, but how people are expected to arrive for a concert at 5 pm on a working day is not something I can understand…nor the different timings on different days. However, there must be some logic to this.

Venue: Government Junior College, Fort High School Grounds.

Monday, April 14:

5pm, Saptha Swara award presentation to the following artistes, Parasala Ponnammal, T K Govinda Rao, Manakkal Rangarajan, Tiruananthapuram R Venkataraman, Mysore Mahadevappa, H G Krishnamurhty.

6.45pm, Kadri Gopalnath on the saxophone, with Kanyakumari on the violin and percussion by Harikumr, N Amruth and B Rajashekar.

Tuesday April 15:

5pm, Manasi Prasad and party.

7.15pm, Pattabhirama Pandit, TKV Ramanujacharyalu, Arjun Kumar and B N Chandramouli

Wednesday, April 16:

5.15pm: Kamakshi and Meenakshi, vocal duet.
6.30pm: R K Padmnabha, Parur M A Krishnaswamy, H S Sudhindra, and Sukanya Ramgopal.

Thursday, April 17:

5.15 pm: C Arvind Athryea and party.
6.30pm: N Vijaya Siva,N Charulatha Ramanujam, Neyveli Narayanan, N Amruth.

Friday, April 18:

5.15pm: Padmashree and Godamani, vocal duet
6.30pm: Malladi Brothers, Sriram and Ravi, TKV Ramanujacharyalu, K V Prasad, and B N Chandramouli.

Saturday, April 19:

5.15pm, Surabhi and party
6.30pm, Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath, violin duet, Tiruvarur Bhakhtavatsalam and Vaikom Gopalakrishnan.

Sunday, April 20:

Founder’s Day.

9am: Felicitations to senior musicians and musicologists. Nedunuri Krishanmurthy, Nagai Muralidharan, K V Prasad, N Amruth.

6.30pm:Hyderabad Brothers, Raghavachary and Seshachary), S Varadarajan, Mannargudi Easwaran, B R Ravikumar.

Do enjoy as many of these concerts as you can!

Still, having even one part looking so pretty was good…some of it was by neighbouring software companies, who are doing their bit for the environment.

But yesterday, I was not happy to see this on the lamp-posts in the sector:

I thought, initially, that they must be solar charging panels, and went up to two men who were soldering it in place, what it was. “Speakers”, was the laconic reply.

Now I am as fond of music as anyone else; but the idea of some devotional music or Radio Mirchi being played full-blast in the dawn of what should be a quiet morning does get my goat. There are, after all, plenty of walkers who listen to music on their iPods (or old-fashioned Walkmans!)…what is the need to bathe the entire park in waves of sound, early in the morning?

Quite a lot of money seems to have been spent to get these speakers fixed to the light stands…and I cannot help wondering at the cost, and whether the initiative will be worth it….