Prayerful songs leave an impact
(WorldNews Music)

The insignia of the Kalpadruma Arts & Artists Annual Festival signified cymbals to indicate the theme of bhajans or namasankeertanam. So the inaugural day programme was aptly termed as ‘Naama Pravaaham,’ which was designed and presented by mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman. Everyone knows that bhajans anchor more on rhythmic structure, and it is a challenge for many percussion artists to play for bhajans. With present day rasikas willing to experiment, Sivaraman infused some...