May 10 2025 to May 10 2025 6:30 p.m.

Price: Rs 400 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

About the Raghuram Collective

The Raghuram Collective is an innovative fusion ensemble where Carnatic music meets Jazz in a dynamic interplay of tradition and modernity. The sound is defined by fluid vocal harmonies blending seamlessly with expressive keys, all driven by intricate rhythms that push boundaries of both genres. 

With a strong emphasis on original compositions, the band crafts music that embodies speed, space and virtuosity - melding the depth of carnatic ragas with the improvisational freedom of jazz. This performance is both emotive and technical - offering a sonic experience that is both intricate and exhilarating. 

Through soulful melodies, syncopated grooves or electrifying solos, the Raghuram Collective creates a soundscape that resonates with listeners across genres, making them a standout force in the contemporary fusion scene.   

About the artists:

R Raghuram

Born to a musical family, his father, late Vid RA Rajagopalan was a renowned Mridangist/ Ghatam artist and his mother Smt Rama is an ardent fan of Carnatic music. Raghuram started learning Mridangam from his father at the age of 3. His formal initiation into Carnatic Vocal learning began at the age of 5 under Vid Chingamani. He continued his advanced training from Ganakalabhooshana R A Ramamani and TAS Mani. He also learnt ‘light music’ (Sugama Sangeeta) under Vid Pusthakam Rama for several years. 

He began performing at the age of 16 and has performed extensively at various sabhas. He has received the ‘Pratibhakankshi Award’ from Rama Seva Mandali. He specialises in vocal improvisations and complex rhythmic patterns.

A regular performer at the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan, he has performed extensively at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja, TTD’s “Nada Neerajanam”, Malleshwaram Sangeeta Sabha, R.K. Srikantan Trust, Shri Rama Lalita Kala Mandira amongst many others. He has also collaborated with the World Music Conservatory on the Indo-French fusion album “Rhythm n Raga”. 

He is known for his vocal accompaniment for dance performances and has worked extensively with dancers like Vani Ganapathy, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Praveen Kumar amongst many others. He has also composed music for dance productions and ballets. He often travels globally for vocal concerts and dance accompaniment. 

Recently, he began playback singing for movies and television serials.He ahs performed at most major music festivals in India and abroad. He also teaches carnatic music and has students across the globe. 

Karthik Mani

Karthik Mani is a percussionist who hails from a family of musicians - his father, TAS MANI, is a renowned percussionist from ‘The Karnataka College of Percussion’ and his mother, R.A. Ramamni, is a reputed carnatic vocalist who pioneered the genre of Carnatic-Jazz fusion. 

Karthik has performed in various prestigious festivals in India, China, Spain, Germany, USA, Turkey, Malaysia, Morocco and Australia to name a few. He has performed with musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Hariharan, Dr. M Balamurlikrishna, Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonza, Padmashree Kavita Krishnamurthy and international artist like Kai Eckhardt, Ronan Guilfoyle, Okay Temiz, Ramesh Shotham, Tunisian singer Dhafer Yussef and Ricky Kej amongst many others. 

Karthink has worked extensively in the fields of traditional and contemporary dance performances, movies, Folk Rock, Jazz, Carnatic, Hindustani, Advertisements, Percussion Ensembles, Plays, Bollywood projects and many more. He is the first indian percussionist to win the "Independent World Music Award” for World Fusion with “Lehera” 

Ashwin P Kumar

Ashwin is an award-winning musician, keyboard artist, composer & singer renowned for his exceptional talent in the fields of instrumental fusion, independent music, film, and light-music genres. Over the years, he has composed, arranged, and supported several films, albums, short films, singles, and jingles, collaborating with some of the most prominent artists of our time.

As a keyboard artist, Ashwin has performed in numerous programs and recordings, including with AIR, Doordarshan, and other renowned platforms. Ashwin has worked on two Kannada feature films as Music Director - “Made in Bengaluru” & “ChowkaBara” - released in 2022/2023. He has won the Green Oscar (‘Jackson Wild Media Award – Best Animal Behaviour’) for the wildlife music documentary film “Kappe Raaga, along with other awards and notable mentions at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2023, Los Angeles’ Independent Short Awards 2023, Bollywood International Film Festival 2023, Mysore International Film Festival and the prestigious Wildscreen Film Festival - UK. He was nominated for Prajavani’s Cine Samman Awards under the Best Music Director & Best Music Album category in Jun 2023. He was conferred the award Music Composer of the Year by Clef Music Awards, RadioandMusic.com for two years in a row – 2023 & 2024. He is currently working on two more feature films.

Ashwin holds a BE and MBA qualification and works as a Principal Solution Architect in a reputable telecom product company in Bangalore. He lived and worked in Qatar from 2013 to 2019, during which he served as the Cultural Secretary of Karnataka Sangha Qatar, a socio-cultural organization under the Indian Embassy. He has received appreciation from the Indian Ambassador to Qatar for composing the theme song for ICBF, another social organization under the Indian Embassy. In 2016, Karnataka Sangha Qatar recognized and honored him with the title 'Raaga Ratnaakara'. 

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