NJ Nandini

http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=22303&SECTION=1 Kuwait Carnatic Music Forum organised "Satguru Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana" “Kuwait Carnatic Music Forum” is an association of music lovers functioning in Kuwait with an objective to promote “Carnatic music” among Indians. It also aims at providing a platform to all students and lovers of music to perform, be it Vocal or Instrumental. At the helm of the organization are three leading musicians of Kuwait - Sri Perunna G. Hari kumar, who is a well known Mridangam Vidhwan and the leading Mridangam teacher in Kuwait, Sri Karunagapalli S Balamurali a versatile Violinist who teaches Violin and Sri Rajesh Thiruvalla, an expert in Carnatic Music who imparts his knowledge to various students here in Kuwait. These masters have committed and devoted their life in performing and promoting South Indian Traditional Music and whose knowledge, skill and...

 The Hindu/ Friday Review/ 8 feb 2013 Vocalist N.J. Nandini’s performance vouched for her competence and creative imagination. She was accompanied by R. Swaminadhan (violin), Cherthala Dinesan (mridangam) and Udupi Srikanth (ghatam). Opening with Papanasam Sivan’s ‘Kapali’ in Mohanam, Nandini moved on to a classical Panthuvarali alapana and Tyagaraja’s ‘Apparamabhakthi’, decorated with crisp niraval and sparkling manodharmaswara. Departing from convention, Nandini selected ‘Vadasi yadi kinchidapi’ from Jayadeva’s Gitagovindam in the first half of the concert. Her poignant presentation of ‘Athranthare’ in Mukhari gave the right emphasis on lyrics and bhava. Then came the raga alapana of Kamboji. Swaminadhan’s solo bowed out the delicate nuances of the raga. The kriti was ‘Kanakkan koti vendum’, a Papanasam Sivan composition, which was enriched with an articulate niraval and vibrant kalpanaswaras.