Our next youtube release on Aug 1st 7:00 PM, MadRasana’s “HARI-HARAM’ features Rahul Vellal, Vinay Varanasi, Janardhan Srinath and Adamya Ramanand
Hari-Haram
When observed with discernment and a deeper understanding, Shaivism and Vaishnavism can be seen as two complementary facets of a unified truth. Despite their distinctions, these philosophical traditions have harmoniously converged over the passage of time.
Hari-Haram, a captivating production by Madrasana, intricately weaves together music, stories, and philosophy to demonstrate the interdependence of these two sects. This program delves into the realms of mythology, history, architecture, and social interactions, forming the foundation of its narrative. Guided by Vinay Varanasi’s storytelling and accompanied by Rahul Vellal’s enchanting vocal music, the audience is taken on a seamless journey through legends, historical accounts, and melodic compositions.
Our next youtube release on Aug 1st 7:00 PM, MadRasana’s “HARI-HARAM’ features Rahul Vellal, Vinay Varanasi, Janardhan Srinath and Adamya Ramanand
Hari-Haram
When observed with discernment and a deeper understanding, Shaivism and Vaishnavism can be seen as two complementary facets of a unified truth. Despite their distinctions, these philosophical traditions have harmoniously converged over the passage of time.
Hari-Haram, a captivating production by Madrasana, intricately weaves together music, stories, and philosophy to demonstrate the interdependence of these two sects. This program delves into the realms of mythology, history, architecture, and social interactions, forming the foundation of its narrative. Guided by Vinay Varanasi’s storytelling and accompanied by Rahul Vellal’s enchanting vocal music, the audience is taken on a seamless journey through legends, historical accounts, and melodic compositions.
We had released the first song from our show during December Festival 2023, featuring The Indian Choral Ensemble (TICE). Now, we are excited to present the second song, “Chinnanjiru Kiliyae” by Subbramania Bharathiyar. The show was pure magic, offering attendees a unique surround sound experience featuring just voices. If you want to catch them live, join them on August 3rd at the Museum Theater. The link to tickets is in our bio. This video will be released on July 18th on the MadRasana YouTube Channel.
Madrasana Prakriti - Celestial Bodies releases on MadRasana YouTube Channel on July 4th at 6:30 PM
MadRasana Prakriti - Celestial Bodies will release on July 4th at 6:30 PM on MadRasana YouTube Channel
_Rasaswada - Symphony of Savour and Scent_: A concert where the beauty of music meets the allure of taste and fragrance ; where music is the main course and every note is a fragrant blossom. The concert will feature compositions that celebrate the essence of food and flowers, creating an immersive tapestry of sound and scent. We will be performing alongside the flavour-rich notes of Vid. R.Raghul on the Violin and the rhythmic blooms of Vid. Mannarkoil J Balaji on the Mridangam.
This is a free concert and all are welcome. This is a live stage show happening at Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai on June 22nd at 6:30 PM. No streaming.
To join the guest list please click the link in the bio where we will@post more information about the program
The fourth concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Fire” will feature Kalyanapuram S Aravind on Vocal, R Raghul on Violin, NC Bharadwaj on Mridangam and Dr Nerkunam Sankar on Khanjira. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, June 2th, at 6:30 PM.
The fourth concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Fire” will feature Kalyanapuram S Aravind on Vocal, R Raghul on Violin, NC Bharadwaj on Mridangam and Dr Nerkunam Sankar on Khanjira. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, June 2th, at 6:30 PM.
The third concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Birds,” will feature Herambh and Hemanth on Flute, Sayee Raksh*th on violin, BS Prashanth on mridangam, and TChandrasekhara Sharma on ghatam. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, June 6th, at 7:30 PM.
The third concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Birds,” will feature Herambh and Hemanth on Flute, Sayee Raksh*th on violin, BS Prashanth on mridangam, and TChandrasekhara Sharma on ghatam. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, June 6th, at 7:30 PM.
At Madrasana, we occasionally experiment with new music genres, and the MadRasana Music Festival 2023 was one such occasion. This show featured The Indian Choral Ensemble (TICE) . Not only was the music different, but its presentation was also unique. The ensemble consisted of nearly 40 singers and four instrumentalists, with the singers spread throughout the auditorium to create a true surround sound experience. Except for the musicians on stage, almost all the singers’ audio was captured using just a pair of microphones placed at the back. You may hear some audience noise, but when listened to on headphones, it provides a full acoustic sound experience. This is getting released on MadRasana YouTube Channel on May 30th 6:30 PM
The second concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Flowers,” will feature Srirangam V. Venkatanagarajan on vocals, M. Vijay on violin, S. J. Arjun Ganesh on mridangam, and Trichy Dr. K. Murali on ghatam. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, May 23rd, at 7:30 PM.
The second concert in the Prakriti series, titled “Flowers,” will feature Srirangam V. Venkatanagarajan on vocals, M. Vijay on violin, S. J. Arjun Ganesh on mridangam, and Trichy Dr. K. Murali on ghatam. Vinay Varanasi will serve as the artistic director and storyteller. The concert will premiere on the MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday, May 23rd, at 7:30 PM.
Prakriti “Mountains” releases on May 9th 630 PM on MadRasana YouTube Channel.
The first concert in the series of Prakriti will be Mountains and will feature Archana and Aarthi on vocals, V Deepika on violin, Vijay Natesan on mridangam and Sunil on Khanjira. Vijay Varanasi is the artistic director and story teller. The concert will be premiered on MadRasana YouTube channel on Thursday May 9th at 6:30 PM.
Madrasana jn association with Sunaadalahari is thrilled to announce the release of a series of concerts Titled Prakriti. 5 concerts inspired by nature. These were performed live and these are recordings of those. The first one will be premiered on May 9th at 6:30 PM on MadRasana”s YouTube channel
MadRasana presents ‘Virata’ - Grandeur of Creation - a concert featuring Svarathmika Sureshkumar, Preeti
Sethuraman, Madan Mohan and Kaushik Sridhar.
VIRATA is an attempt to conceptualise the Virata Swaroopa of Lord Vishnu (as seen in the chapters 5 & 6 of Srimad Narayaneeyam of Melpathur Narayana Bhattatri) through various musical compositions. The aim of this concert is to cover a wide range of events from the maha pralaya kala to the creation of every little being and element out of His different body parts, and to understand the concept of Virata Swaroopa better by associating it with some renowned compositions and verses.
This is a free live concert happening on May 12th at 6:30 PM in raga Sudha Hall, Chennai. If you want to attend this concert please click the link in the bio and join the Guest List
MadRasana presents ‘Vara Narada” a Live show in association with BIC, Bangalore on Thursday April 25th, at 6:30 PM. All those who registered, you will have your name at the desk and you can give your name you used during registration and gain entry. We are expecting a full house.
Typically considered to be a mischief maker, the role of Narada has often been reduced to that of gest, featuring as a comic relief in mythological stories. However, there is far more depth to his character, as evident in Sanskrit and regional literature. He is a guru, a well wisher and a soul that helps devotees in distress and more. His persona far surpasses the stereotypes that surround him, and this production by Madrasana aims to highlight that. Presented by Vinay Varanasi ( Story Teller), Aditya Madhavan ( Singer), B K Raghu ( Violin), Adamya Ramanand ( Mridangam), ‘Vara Narada’ pays homage to lesser known aspects of the bard through stories and music. The program aims to unravel the layers behind the character, while traversing through stories and supporting music.
MadRasana Sumasayaka a full concert featuring Girijashankar Sundaresan, Charles Ma, Deepika Venkatraman, BS Prashanth and Sunil Kumar is releasing on MadRasana Youtube Channel on April 4th 7:00 PM.
