Veteran musician Bellary Raghavendra gave a vocal recital on the 27th of October with Mysore Nagaraj on violin, Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Guruprasanna on kanjira. The programme was organised by Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha in memory of Kuskur Brothers.
Raghavendra has a full voice which he uses to good effect across the octaves. One could easily recognise the genius of his recital in the innovative sangatis that he packed into each composition. He began the concert with the ‘Vanajakshi’ varna in Kalyani, which was presented well. The ornamentations that the vocalist chose to add to phrases were remarkable.
