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:: Hindustani Classical & Semi Classical Music
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Manjari
Manjari will be rendering classical music and semi-classical music in the
soulful Hindustani style. Her musical genius gently reaches and unfolds a particular
"bhava" in a bhajan, a thumari, a ghazal or raga. For Manjari a feel for
the essence is the soul of music or the bhava. Subtle shades of bhava emerge and
re-emerge, and one being prominent, surges forward towards the formation of a "rasa".
Accompanying Artistes:
Prakash Ulliyeri - Harmonium
Prafulla Jayanth Athalye - Tabla, a senior desciple of Ustad
Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain
Accomplishments
(Manjari):
* Carnatic Vocal Music training under Dr. Shyamala Vinod Kumar, Perumbavoor
G. Ravindranath and Dr. K.J. Yesudas. * Studied Hindustani vocal
music under Ustad Khalid Anwar Janprem, Lahore. * Has sung
in several languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi,
English and Arabic. * Has accomplished music concerts in several venues in
the Sultanate of Oman and India. * Has been participating in singing competitions
from very young age and has won many awards. * Secured 1st position in both
Light Music – Vocal and Carnatic Music – Vocal in interschool competition
organised by Indian School, Muladha. * In the year 1998-’99 secured 1st
position in both Light Music – Vocal and Carnatic Music – Vocal and
was awarded Kala Thilak, a merit award for all-round achievement in Interschool
Art Festival (INSAF) organised by Indian School Ibri. * Fetched the first position
in light music, Duet Vocal and Hindustani Classical – Vocal in the Gokuldas
Khinji Music Competition held at Indian Social Club, Muscat. * Secured Runners Up
position for the team in the final round in the Times of Oman Antakshari (1998)
conducted by Mr. Annu Kapoor and Ms. Pallavi Joshi of Zee TV fame. * Was awarded
the First position in Light Music, Mimicry, Fancy Dress, the second position in
Carnatic Music and won Kala Ratnam 1999 in the interschool competition. * Has
sung at a charity for cancer patients of the Sultan Qaboos Hospital along with Padmashree
Dr. K. J. Yesudas.
* In recognition of talent, was fondly titled as the ‘Nightingale of Oman’.
Film field
* Sung for several blockbusters in India and has been enjoying the grace of singing
to the compositions of noted Music Directors including Raveendran Master, Ilaya
Raja, Jassy Gift, Bala Bhaskar, Ramesh Narayanan and many others. * Has sung in
a number of blockbusters, to list a few: Achuvinte Amma (Ilayaraja), Ponmudi Puzhayorathu
(Ilayaraja), Karakatakkari (Ilayaraja), Pokkisham (Ilayaraja), Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star (Ilayaraja), Magalku (Ramesh Narayanan), Moksham (Bala Bhaskar), Vadakkumnathan
(Raveendran), Kochirajaavu (Vidyasagar), Mayathe (Natesh Shankar), Thommanum Makkalum
(Alex), Niranja Manasu (Karthikraja), Shambu (Jassie Gift), Daivathinte Namathil
(Kaithapram Viswanathan), Symphony- Tiruvasakam (Ilayaraja), Oru naal oru kanavu
(Ilayaraja), Kasthuriman,
Anandabhadram, Shilabathi (Ilayaraja) etc etc.
Manjari has been an essential singer during the popular cultural carnivals including
Soorya and Swaralaya festivals.
Awards: Cash award in the competition on the compositions of Papanasam
Sivan during the Papanasam Sivan centenary celebrations organised by Sri Swathi
Thirunal Sangeetha Sabha,Thiruvananthapuram in 1988. First prize in the All India
Radio Competition in light classical music in 1991. First prize in the Sugam Sangeet
and Hindustani Classical music competition conducted by the Kerala Hindi Prachar
Sabha in 1992 & 93. First prize in the Kerala University youth festivals for
Classical music in 1990 & 1994 and Light music in 1991. ‘The Best Vocalist
Award’ from the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai, December festival in 1997.
‘Musiri Subramani Iyer Endowment Award’ for the nireval and swaram singing
from the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai,December in 1997. ‘The Chembai Award
1998’ conferred by Sri Chembai Memorial Trust, Trivandrum and the Department
of Culture, Government of Kerala in 1998. Kerala State best singer award, 2004.
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