Wed Jan 08 15:25:34 UTC 2025: ## Carnatic Vocalist Sivasri Skandaprasad Captivates Madurai Audience
**Madurai, January 8, 2025** – Sivasri Skandaprasad delivered a captivating performance at the 73rd annual music and arts festival of Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam in Madurai. Her concert, a “Nama Yatra” (pilgrimage of names), featured a diverse repertoire of devotional songs, showcasing her vocal prowess and deep connection with the audience.
Supported by her father Skandaprasad, N. Chandrasekar (harmonium), Jai Dev Haridoss (mridangam), and Shyam Sundar (tabla), Sivasri’s performance included compositions dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurthy, Lord Vishnu, Lord Ganesha, and Lord Shiva, as well as popular bhajans and kritis. The audience enthusiastically participated, singing along to Rajaji’s “Kurai Ondrum Illai.”
Highlights of the concert included Skandaprasad’s own compositions, “Pathi pasupathi” and “Maathangi maragathangi,” which were met with thunderous applause. Sivasri’s emotive renditions of pieces by Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Madurai G.S. Mani further captivated the listeners. The concert concluded with several encores, fulfilling audience requests. Reviewers lauded her profound “bhavam” (emotion) and exceptional connection with the audience, transforming the performance into a truly spiritual experience.
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