Ragamalika at ICC auditorium

Indian Cutlral Centre (ICC), Colombo in association with COMAL is organising a Carnatic Vocal Concert by renowned musician Kavalam Sreekumar from India at 5.30 pm on February 23 at the ICC auditorium,16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7.

The concert will be followed by a Recital of Malayalam Poems. He will be accompanied on Violin by Gobithas and on Mridangam by Thivyarooba Sarma.

Kavalam Sreekumar is the son of Padmabhushan Kavalam Narayana Panikkar, well known Poet and Theatre Director. Sreekumar started learning Carnatic music at the age of five.

He learned music under the Masters Ambalappuzha Sivasankara Panikkar, Trichur Vaidyanathan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma and Ambalappuzha Thulasi. Further he had received advanced training in Carnatic music and Sopana music under B Sasikumar.

As a performer he has held concerts all over India and in many countries such as Russia, Japan, England, France, Singapore, America and the Gulf. He has also conducted voice culture workshops with upcoming music students. He has also composed several songs for Mohiniyattam and some of them are in the repertoire of Kanak Rele, Bharathi Sivaji and other famous dancers.

Sreekumar has a distinctive style of rendering that gives importance to voice culture, expression and clarity of lyrics. He has anchored for four years a popular music programme titled Ragolsavam, based on classical ragas in the Kairali Channel. He has received many awards for his singing including the Kerala Sangeeth Natak Akademi Award for 2012.

The concert is organised with the support of State Bank of India, Colombo, Bluescope Lysaght, Taj Samudra and Asian Paints. A limited number of invitation cards are available at the ICC, 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. Those who wish to attend the concert may contact 011 268 4698 or by email [email protected]