He mentiond that KC Chekuri (Yuva Media) was the first point of contact in Dallas for him and that the idea of having a concert in Dallas had popped up during their casual chat a couple of months ago and he thanked KC for his assurance to do a nostalgic concert in Dallas at any cost. Srinivas Chimata of said that this concert was a union of three of his earlier concerts conducted in the Bay area where he lives but he took up this adventure of hosting in Dallas because of the trust he had in the patronage of Dallas residents and thanked everyone for keeping that trust. He thanked all audience in putting faith in this effort and attending in large numbers and he promised that the talented pool of artists and singers would take everyone back to their college days in the 70s and the 80s. Ramana Juvvadi, the key organizer and anchor of the event, mentioned in his introductory note that the inspiration for hosting this event was to remind everyone of the haunting melodies of the 60's and the 70's which had largely been ignored by the current brand of musicians. Sarada Akunuri, followed by a welcome note from ATA representative Arvind Reddy. The program started with Jyothiprajwalana by a former ATA president, Dr. All musicians with the exception of Vinay (Minneapolis, MN) are from California and, again with the exception of Ramesh Maraj (Fresno, CA), are from the Bay Area itself. The musicians for this concert were: Krishnamurthy "Kishmu" Kalvai (Keyboard), Nagaraj Varadharajan (Keyboard), and Farhan Mohamed (Bass Guitar) on string based melody Vinay Dhavala (Flute) and Hollywood performer Ramesh Maraj (Saxophone) on wind based melody Arun "Caddy" Narasimhan (Drumpads) and Makesh Rao (Handsonic) on modern rhythm and Balaji Mahadevan (Tabla/Dhol/Mridangam/Dafli) and Satya Vaidyanathan (Tabla) on traditional rhythm. The singers for this concert were: a playback singer, Ramu Maharajapuram (Chennai, India) who is popularly known "Andhra Balu" prominant singer and president of Houston Telugu Cultural Association, Sarada Akunuri (Houston, TX) popular singer, Deepika Uppuluri (Dayton, OH) of Geetam sisters (and another well known singer, Narayanan Raju (Bay Area, CA).
ILAYARAJA CONCERT DALLAS FULL
The event lasted nearly four hours featuring 26 full length songs. The event was a grand success by all means with an attendance of hundreds of people. The concert was inspired by three concerts, honoring each music director individually, which were organized by in the San Francisco Bay Area in the last two years. The event was hosted by another trinity of organizations - America Telugu Association (ATA), Telugu Association of North Texas (TANTEX), and California based. Mahadevan, Sathyam, and Ilayaraja - was held on the evening of Saturday, Jin Coppell Middle West School Auditorium in Dallas, TX.
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Mallee Mallee Idi Raani Roju - The Trinity ConcertĪ nostalgic musical concert with live orchestra, honoring three (hence the name trinity) great music directors of yesteryears - K.
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