GALLERY

1. Masters Of Percussion at Opera House

2. Unity In Diversity – Guru Kaaraikudi Mani Iyer and group

3. Krishnaleelamrutham

4. Anoushka Shankar in Sydney Opera House

5. Sydney Music Festival of Swara Laya in 2008

Masters of Percussion lead by Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakhir Hussain at Sydney Opera House on 9th November 2008 – Post Concert Drinks with Ustad Zakhir Hussain, Richard Evans CEO of Opera House and Indian High Commissioner Ms Sujatha Singh.

Unity in Diversity held on 8 November 2008 with Guru Kaaraikudi Mani Iyer and his group of artists from India Shanmukha along with Sarangan’s Group of Australian artists Unity in Diversity. The latter half of the programme showcased Rajeswari Sainath and Dancers from Natanalaya School of Dance.

Rajeswari Sainath Talks with Sydhwaney Near the Harbour

Krishnaleelamrutham Held at the Science Theatre of UNSW on 6 September 2008

[Photography by Arvind Singh]

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR At the Opera House with her International Troupe.

Radio Personalities

Ravichandra Kulur Flutist, and Cellist Barry Willams

ANOUSHKA SHANKAR AT OPERA HOUSE 2008

Anoushka Shankar with her fans

Kamahl, the Voice

Anoushka Shankar with Chinnoy and family

Anoushka Shankar with Asheesh Kalmath, Producer

Anoushka with fans

Sydney Music Festival 2008

Singers of Sydney with Chennai Musicians and maestros

Sreekala Bharath

: Srimushnam RajaRao, TMKrishna and SV Murthy on ghatam and Varadarajan on Violin

Singers of Sydney

Jeyendran

Sydhwanies, Jayanthi, Sita and Sumi

Sir Ian Turbott Auditorium, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus, Rydalmere from the 7 June to 9 June 2008.

Under the auspices of Swara-Laya Fine Arts Society held on the long weekend of the Queens Birthday in June 2008 at the University of Western Sydney, many eminent singers and musicians came from Chennai bringing with them Carnatic Music of the best kind available today.