Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/Apr/2022
Genre - Fusion
Lina Bellard, harp, Brindha Manickavasakan, vocals and Aswini Srinivasan, mridangam
French harpist and singer Lina Bellard’s work is influenced by three cultural areas; the riches of modal music in South India, the strength of traditional dances from Poitou and her own cultural heritage from Périgord.
This programme is a result of a collaboration that Lina has had with vocalist Brindha Manickavasakan and the youngest professional female mridangist, Aswini Srinivasan.
Plucking Ragams is an amalgamation of breathtaking and diverse compositions, bound by a common love for melody and rhythm, and is a project which is part of the Bonjour India festival of 2022.
A musician from Brittany, France, harpist and singer, Lina Bellard reinvests in her work, the influences of three other cultural areas. The South India where she spent her childhood, probably made her aware of the specific riches of modal music. She then discovered in the Poitou of her adolescence the strength of traditional dances. The Périgord, where her family is from, is the third part of her cultural heritage that she invests in. In 2011, she trained under the artistic direction of singer Erik Marchand, then obtained a fellowship grant allowing her to follow the musical education and personalized artistic advice of Titi Robin.
Brindha Manickavasakan is a performing vocalist in Indian Classical Carnatic Music. She has been performing for the past 17 years. She is currently undergoing advanced training under vidushi Smt. Suguna Varadachari. A master’s degree holder in Biostatistics from Georgetown University and Music from Madras University, she is presently pursuing her PhD in music at Madras University. An A graded artist of All India Radio, Brindha regularly performs in Chennai, all over India, many countries including the US and across the Gulf.
Aswini Srinivasan is the youngest professional girl Mridangist in India. She started her training in Mridangam from Padmashri Dr. T. K. Murthy. Aswini has performed more than 1800 concerts all over India and abroad. She has received many prestigious awards and accolades and also won many prizes.
