Yamini (music festival)

Yamini is an annual Indian classical music festival in Bangalore, organized by SPIC MACAY and hosted at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).[1][2][3]

Yamini
Logo of the festival
GenreIndian classical music festival
Dates25-26 January
(annual)
Location(s)Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Organized byyamini-iimb.in
Koodiyattam performance by Margi Madhu

Structure edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "IIM-B to host music festival". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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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