All-night ‘Smruthi’ festival to honour Hindustani maestro Arjunsa Nakod

A dawn-to-dusk music festival, titled ‘Smruthi’, this weekend honours the memory of the well-known Hindustani classical vocalist Arjunsa Nakod.

This is the 23rd edition of the festival, and is organised by Renuka Sangeeth Sabha.

The overnight concert celebrates Indian classical music through a rich and varied line-up. Pandit M Venkatesh Kumar from Dharwad will be conferred the Ganabhanu Pt Arjunsa Nakod Gourav Puraskar. He is performing at the festival.

Other highlights include a percussion trio featuring Yogesh Samsi (tabla), Patri Satishkumar (mridangam), and Giridhar Udupa (ghatam), a vocal recital by Pranamita Roy, and jugalbandi performances by Anirudh Aital and Shadaj Godkhindi, and by Ankush N Nayak with Sumanth Manjunath.

Members of the Nakod family and other artistes will accompany the performers on the tabla, harmonium, and mridangam.

January 31, 9.30 pm to February 1, 6.30 am, at Ravindra Kalakshetra,
J C Road. Entry free.