Music in the Park Series - Veena & Slide Guitar Duet

Guhan Venkataraman

Guhan Venkataraman is a classical veena artist of the Karaikkudi veena parampara. He began learning veena from his mother, and is undergoing advanced training from Ranganayaki Rajagopalan. Guhan has performed widely in the Bay Area as well as in prestigious sabhas in Chennai.

Anil Narasimha

Anil Narasimha was initially introduced to music through his parents, Smt. Rama and Sri. M.J. Narasimha. He has since been learning Carnatic music from Hemmige Sri V. Srivatsan. Anil adheres to the "baani" established by the renowned Ariyakkudi/KVN music school, and has performed at several venues in India and the US.

Ajay Gopi

Ajay Gopi has been learning mridangam for the past 15 years from his father Sri. Gopi Lakshminarayanan. He also receives additional training from Sri. Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar. Ajay regularly performs in the Chennai December Music Season, and has accompanied various senior and junior artists in the Bay Area.

Amit Ranganathan

Amit Ranganathan has been a disciple of Sri. Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan for the past 17 years. He was awarded first place in the senior mridangam competition, and has previously won awards in the junior and accompaniment category in the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival. Amit regularly performs in the US and in India.

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