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On 14th November at 6:30pm, the book ‘The Story that Must Not be Told’ by Kavery Nambisan is going to be launched at Lamakaan.

Kavery Nambisan is from Coorg district of Karnataka. She graduated from St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, and did her surgical training and FRCS in England. Since then she has devoted most of her working life to practice in rural Indian and has worked as a surgeon in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. She is now surgeon and medical adviser to Tata Coffee Limited.

Kavery Nambisan is the author of several children’s books and four novels. She is married to journalist and poet Vijay Nambisan. http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/Kavery_Nambisan.aspx

Sridala Swami, poet and writer, will be in conversation with Kavery Nambisan.

The program is free and open to all.

‘My Theatre Cafe’ invites you to live performance of \”Band By Chance\”. A group of working professionals who meet every weekend and keep their Music Passion alive. They are performing on Nov 2nd at 8:30pm at Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

Lamakaan, Opposite GVK Mall, Lane adjacent to CBay building, Hyderabad.
ENTRY is FREE for ALL MUSIC LOVERS!!
OR just Call 99080 37444 (Sunil).

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We are just a bunch of guys who happened to be at the right place at the right time and hence the name – \”Band By Chance\”. We play everything ranging from Light Indian Music / Fusion / Rock / Western. Simply put we like to play \”Good Music\”.

Caleb – Drummer, Guitarist, Bassist, Singer – Master of all. Caleb is the backbone of the band. For a guy who plays for a Semi Professional Rock Band – ‘The Fringe Pop’ which has won ‘Rocktaves – 2010’, one of the most prestigious Rock Competitions in India and many more college fests, he is extremely modest and you will see why.
Deepak - The formal attire he wears to office every morning is a façade to hide the real Shredder inside. A Guitarist par excellence, he is most the knowledgeable one in the group about various genres of music(sometimes debatable J ). The experience he brings in makes us the band we are.
Swetha - The calming influence in the band, much like her mellifluous voice. The impeccable planner is also perfect at execution, be it managing the band or singing a melody. This amazing vocalist can really make you feel music is the best way to experience bliss.
Sumanth – The man with the golden voice. Sumanth is to the band what an Oar is to a Row boat. Having won multiple competitions at multiple levels, he is adept at singing all genres of songs and in atleast 4 languages. His voice and singing takes the band to a new level.
Vishal – When is not busy writing code for X-box, Vishal spends his time mastering his passion-percussion. With a reportoire that includes a wide range of Indian and Western hand percussion instruments such as the Tabla, Ghatam, Djembe, African bells, Congo and shakers, Vishal is quite literally the hands of the band. Apart from percussion Vishal also provides backing vocals with his
Naren – Bass Guitar has a second name in our band – Naren. His innate ability to improvise bass lines lends a new dimension to our music. He juggles music and Management studies with equal ease. Our Bass maestro makes our songs and band complete
Nitin – The youngest member of the band is also one of the most talented. Nitin has been playing the guitar forever. His guitar skills speak louder than his actions. Having played for a band in NIT – K he brings in the new gen experience.

VeHaan from your very own city of Hyderabad will be performing and singing songs from his recently released album “AAJ KAL”. Aaj kal is a collection of songs drawn from experiences and moments of life.

VeHaan is a songwriter, composer, singer and a multi instrumentalist. His songs are mostly contemporary R&B with elements of Indian Classical and Folk music.

VeHaan studied Indian classical music from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh.

In his quest for expanding his musical horizons, he studied various music forms and listened to artists from around the world. Listening, as he says, has been his best teacher. He is an animator also.

His music studio, Studio Saat is based in Hyderabad, India. In 2010, VeHaan also started Drumberries, which organizes Interactive Rhythm workshops and Drum Circles. For further information please email us at info@vehaan.com or call us at 9160001494.

This thursday, 11th November at 7 pm, the Warsi Brothers will sing Amir Khusro at Lamakaan

Amir Khusro was the poet, musician, inventor and sufi saint genius who blended the dhrupad singing with sufi style and forged the qawwali format. He has penned qawwalis that blend Persian, Hindvi (old hindi) and Brij Bhasha in eternal bandishes that remain evergreen even 700 years hence. His qawwalis celebrate Holi, Bahar (Spring), Sawan (Monsoon), love and devotion.

Warsi Brothers are the direct descendants of the the legendary allam-e-mosiqui mohammed siddiq khan and qutub baksh miyan tanras khan (who was the court singer to bahadur shah zafar). Through generations they have preserved their dhrupad and khyal roots. They are a treat, especially so for those love hindustani classical music and sufism.

As the Warsi Brothers have a prior commitment to leave at 11pm, all are requested to be present at 7 pm when they open the concert with Qual (man kunto maula). Included in the evening’s show is the evergreen ‘chhaap tilak’, ‘zihal-e-miskeen’, ‘rang’, ‘eidgah’, and more.

Here are some of Amir Khusro’s lyrics and their translations:
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/lyrics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Khusrow

Donation – Rs.50/-

Music & Melody are intechangeable in Old Hindi Cinema.
The maestro composers and singers of yesteryear hindi cinema, blessed us with a vast collection of songs befitting every emotion that one goes through in a lifetime. From peppy songs, melodies, classical, ghazals, pathos-laden songs, the masters have made them all.
The magic woven by them puts us into a trance, even today.
We at Euphony, a group actively involved in keeping this golden era of Hindi cinema afresh frequently organize programmes for music lovers like ourselves. Euphony is a group set up in 1998 and has been consistently performing all over India.
Let’s rejoice,relive and reminisce the memories and magic of the golden era.
Prasanna Kumar Sarraju, the lead singer is a music director and composer for over 50 movies. He is also a multi instrumentalist, ghazal singer and a writer. He has given over 1100 ghazal performances all over India. His passion for music is beyond description with the breadth of his musical prowess ranging from Ghazals of Ghulam ali and Mehdi Hassan, to Jagjit singh and Talat Aziz. He surely fills soul into melodies.
Mrs. Sailaja, the female lead singer started her music career over 10 years ago rendering her voice to the likes of Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar and Geeta Dutt. A banker by profession, music has always been her first love.
We have several other young aspiring singers from Euphony who wish to showcase their performance on the same evening.
Join Euphony on the 21st November, for a melodious evening that would surely take you back into that nostalgic memory lane.

Welcome once again,

Venue: Lamakaan.
Date & Time: 21st November 2010, Sunday, 6:30pm onwards
Entry: Open to ALL

Swar Ninaad presents

Izhaar – An Evening of Ghazals

Ghazal is undoubtedly the most beautiful thing that Urdu language has given to this world. The way that a composer presents thoughts of the shayar of a ghazal, is what makes a ghazal popular. Here is a group of music enthusiasts, who apart from perusing professions in various fields maintain their inseparable relationship with Music. They present their maiden ghazal program ‘Izhaar’ comprising of some of the well crafted ghazals by maestros like Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Hariharan and Mehdi Hassan. This program is a humble effort of reaching out the ghazal lovers of Hyderabad.

Parag Sathe, Sandeep Kelkar & Varada Prabhu are the vocalists, while Rahul Deshpande will add melody on Harmonium. Vivek Kayal will accompany on the Tabla while Prem will join with his soothing Guitar. Laxman Sapre will streamline this program with his compering.

Here is a short introduction to the artists performing in this program.

Parag Sathe: Has undergone training in Hindustani Classical Music for eight years and has been part of many solo/group programs of Classical and Semi Classical Music. He has won many prizes at various competitions and plays the tabla as well. Presenting Ghazals with some beautiful variations is his main focus.

Sandeep Kelkar: Presents Ghazals with a high degree of emotion. Has learnt Classical Music for four years. He also plays the Keyboard very well. He has a good knowledge of Ghazals and is well versed with this form of light Music. His thoughtful rendition of Ghazals makes them worth listening.

Varada Prabhu: Having learnt Hindustani Classical for five years, she renders Ghazals with an uncanny ease even in high pitch. Has performed in various light music programs. She presents Ghazals with great understanding and also at the same time, maintains the integrity of the

composition.

Rahul Deshpande: Has been playing the Harmonium since a young age and has learnt from the maestro Appa Jalgaonkar. His mastery on the Harmonium is reflected by his flawless and spectacular accompaniment. He has accompanied many top grade artists like Padma Talwalkar and Satyasheel Deshpande.

Vivek Kayal: Being trained under Mr. Suhas Shastri, this promising young Tabla player will add rhythm to the program. He has been performing in various program in and around Hyderabad in the recent past.

Prem: A learned exponent of Western Music, he is an seasoned guitar player. He is an expert in Jazz and is associated with various groups performing Western Music. Has recently started accompanying ghazals and his accompaniment brings grace to ghazals.

Laxman Sapre: With a vast knowledge of Urdu language, his pronunciation and understanding of Urdu language makes him an important member of this group who will weave our program with his fabulous compering. He has been working in various roles and capacities with ETV Urdu for the past 7 years.

We invite you all to spend an evening full of melodious Ghazals which you will enjoy for sure.

Venue: Lamakaan,Opp. GVK One Mall, Road No.1,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Date & Time: Saturday, 20th November 7 PM – 9 PM (ENTRY FREE)

For more details contact Parag (9985849575), Sandeep (9989838111)