Accomplished veena and vocal artist Geetha Ramanathan Bennett is dedicated to continuing the tradition of her guru and father Sangeetha KalanidhiDR. S.Ramanathan.
Geetha has performed extensively in India, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Singapore. She was the first veena player to perform in Hong Kong and has appeared in many prestigious venues and series. She has been awarded the highest rank, "A Top" for veena performance by All India Radio/TV for the last ten years. Her performances have been broadcast by Indian National T.V., All India Radio, the Singapore Broadcasting System and Malaysian Television.
Her experiments with the fusion of Indian classical music and western styles began in the mid 1990's when she was invited to perform as a veena soloist in selections of 'Scheherazade' with the Colgate University Orchestra and conductor Dr. William Skelton in Hamilton, New York. Other fusion projects have included a major tour of Europe and the U.S. with percussionist Trilok Gurtu's world music ensemble 'The Glimpse'. Geetha has also performed both as a veena player and vocalist on guitarist Andy Summers' fusion album 'Peggy's Blue Skylight' showcasing compositions of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
Tracks List:
1. Sri Mahaganapathe 00:00
2. Amba Paradevathe 08:21
3. Narayana 21:51
4. Karthikeya 30:37
5. Dikku Teriyada 50:53
6. Manju Nigar 56:56
==Track Details==
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► Track - Sri Mahaganapathe
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Muthuswami Dikshitar
► Track - Amba Paradevathe
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Thyagaraja
► Track - Narayana
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Pallavi Sesha Aiyar
► Track - Karthikeya
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Papanasam Sivan
► Track - Dikku Teriyada
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Subramanya Bharathi
► Track - Manju Nigar
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Annamalai Reddiar
Label - INRECO
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Geetha has performed extensively in India, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Singapore. She was the first veena player to perform in Hong Kong and has appeared in many prestigious venues and series. She has been awarded the highest rank, "A Top" for veena performance by All India Radio/TV for the last ten years. Her performances have been broadcast by Indian National T.V., All India Radio, the Singapore Broadcasting System and Malaysian Television.
Her experiments with the fusion of Indian classical music and western styles began in the mid 1990's when she was invited to perform as a veena soloist in selections of 'Scheherazade' with the Colgate University Orchestra and conductor Dr. William Skelton in Hamilton, New York. Other fusion projects have included a major tour of Europe and the U.S. with percussionist Trilok Gurtu's world music ensemble 'The Glimpse'. Geetha has also performed both as a veena player and vocalist on guitarist Andy Summers' fusion album 'Peggy's Blue Skylight' showcasing compositions of jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
Tracks List:
1. Sri Mahaganapathe 00:00
2. Amba Paradevathe 08:21
3. Narayana 21:51
4. Karthikeya 30:37
5. Dikku Teriyada 50:53
6. Manju Nigar 56:56
==Track Details==
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► Track - Sri Mahaganapathe
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Muthuswami Dikshitar
► Track - Amba Paradevathe
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Thyagaraja
► Track - Narayana
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Pallavi Sesha Aiyar
► Track - Karthikeya
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Papanasam Sivan
► Track - Dikku Teriyada
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Subramanya Bharathi
► Track - Manju Nigar
Veena Player - Geetha Bennett
Composer - Annamalai Reddiar
Label - INRECO
For More Information log on
http://www.facebook.com/inreco.hindusthan
https://www.youtube.com/user/janaganain
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheVintageGlory
https://www.youtube.com/user/ClassicalCarnatic
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoldenHitSongs
https://twitter.com/inrhind
http://www.janagana.in/
http://digital.janagana.in
http://blog.janagana.in
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