Presents

Keli Classical Rhythm Festival 2013

(Exploring the purity of Tradition featuring Maestros)

10,11,12 January 2013

Day 1

Thursday, 10th January 2013
at Y.B. Chavan Centre, Mumbai at 6.45 pm

Inagural Function

Dedication:
Dedicating the festival toward the memory of late Gurus Pallavoor Kunjukutta Marar, Chakkamkulam Appu Marar and Annamanada Peethambara Marar.

Felicitation:
Presenting the promising artist of the year award to Kombath Anil and Kalloor Unnikrishnan
Presenting the silver conch to Peruvanam Ramkumar, Peruvanam Gopalakrishnan, Peruvanam Krishnakumar
Presenting the Golden Conch to Kalloor Ramankutty Marar and Annamanada Parameswara Marar.
Presenting Silver Conches to Guru Anirudhan and Guru Thampi Payyappilly
Presenting the Golden Brooch and the title ‘’Mela Soorya’’ to ,Peruvanam Kuttan Marar

Thayambaka

by Kalloor Ramankutty Marar and Group

Thayambaka is an intricate and aesthetically formulated rhythm work. It is believed to have flourished during the 1900s, spans an average of 90 minutes. It begins at a slow pace before scaling on to a medium tempo and eventually culminating in high, frenzied speed. Thayambaka allows maximum individual freedom to the main player to improvise and innovate to showcase his grip of rhythm, finesse of techniques and intellectual brilliance. Kalloor Ramankuttu Marar will present the traditional Palakkdu style of Thayambaka. The Palakkad style is more musical and it revels in imagination.

Day 2

Friday, 11th January 2013
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.30 pm

Pandi Melam

by Padmasree Peruvanam Kuttan Marar and group

Pandi Melam is one of the major forms of chenda melam. Comprising of instruments like chenda, ilathalam, kombu and kuzhal, Pandi melam is capable of creating a fascinating sound environment,rhythmic patterns and percussive accents unique to the world. Pandi melam is basically a 7 beat ensemble.The ensemble starts with a slow tempo, gradually increases the pace and later enters into a fast and vigorous finale exciting the listeners, transforming them into a higher level of ecstasy.

Day 3

Saturday, 12th January 2013
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.30 pm and 9 pm (2 Shows)

Panchavadyam

by Annamanada Parameswara Marar and group

Panchavadyam is an orchestra of five instruments Thimila, Maddalam, Ilathalam, Idakka and Kombu. Much like other percussion ensembles, panchavadyam too is characterised by a pyramid-like rhythmic structure—with a constantly increasing tempo coupled with a proportional decrease in the number of beats in cycles. Most importantly Panchavadyam, permits a lot of personal improvisation while filling up the rhythmic beats on the timila, maddalam and idakka.

Tradition is a many Splendored multi dimentional source of strength, substance and pride not only to artists but also to the people, nations and the societes. It cannot be identified with or restricted to a time frame, an era of regime. It is a time-continuam. It involves the hostrociaal sense which means a perception not only to the vastnessof the past, but of its immediate presenceas well. It is thiss insight which inspires Keli to explore the strengthof the unique aural art tradition of Kerala.

Our Sincere Thanks to:

Ministry of Culture Govt of India, Sanjna Kapoor, Prithvi Theatre, Junoon, Y B Chavan Centre, Horniman Circle Garden Trust, Suheta Dalal, E.M. Reddy, Venugopal, Aftab, K.J.Verma, Ajith Menon, Sasidharan, Dr. Venu, Sreekumar Kaimal, Sashikumar V, Vikram Barwal, Radhakrishnan, Satheesh Kannan, Ssree Narayana Mandira Samithi, Sree Sastha Caterers, Vishnu Namboodiri, Vijayakumar, Indu Sagar, All Media, All Artists.

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