Yamini (music festival)

Yamini

Logo of the festival
Genre Indian classical music festival
Dates 25-26 January
(annual)
Location(s) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Koodiyattam performance by Margi Madhu

Yamini is an annual Indian classical music festival in Bangalore, organized by Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) and hosted at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).[1][2][3]

Structure

The annual music event is being held for more than 7 years. The event is generally held in open air inside IIMB campus at the night before India's republic day and runs from dusk to dawn (6pm to 6 am).[4][2] According to SPICMACAY, the primary organizers, the goal of the festival is to introduce and promote Indian classical music and arts amongst the young generation.[5]

Performers

In the last few years the organizers invited many Indian classical musicians and performers. Some of them are—

Year Performers Field References
2012 Ashwini Bhide Deshpande Hindustani vocal [2]
Kala Ramnath Hindustani violin
Alarmel Valli Bharatnatyam
Shashank Subramanyam Carnatic flute
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan Carnatic vocal
2013 Malavika Sarukkai Bharatnatyam [6][7]
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Mohan Veena
Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Carnatic violin
Wasifuddin Dagar Hindustani vocal
Bombay Jayashri Carnatic vocal
2014 L. Subramaniam Violin [4][8]
Hyderabad brothers Carnatic vocal
Kaushiki Chakraborty Hindustani vocal
Tarun Bhattacharya Santoor
Konark Natya Mandap Gotipua dance
2015 Dhananjayans Bharatnatyam [9]
Parveen Sultana Hindustani vocal
Nityanand Haldipur Hindustani flute
Ganesh and Kumaresh Violin
Nithyasree Mahadevan Carnatic vocal
2016 Hariprasad Chaurasia Hindustani flute [10]
Jayanthi Kumaresh Carnatic Veena
Margi Madhu Koodiyattam
Saketharaman Carnatic vocal
Gundecha Brothers Dhrupad

References

  1. ↑ "IIM-B to host music festival". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sunset to sunrise". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Music and dance extravaganza at IIM-B". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Musical Night". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Yamini 2015 @ IIMB". SPICMACAY. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Music concert at IIMB". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Yamini 2013". Margazhi. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "A fest from dawn to dusk". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Yamini 2015". Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Yamini: All-night classical music festival at IIM-B". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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