Jaltarang Recital By Nemani Somayajulu

On the occasion of the 3rd annual Brahmotsavams of the Sri Venkateswara Temple at Himayathnagar, from 9th to 13th June, the Dharma Prachara Parishad of Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams is presenting a recital of jaltarang by Nemani Somayajulu, on the second evening. He will be supported by O Rajashekar on the violin and Pavan Kumar on the mridangam.

Somayajulu is a well-known mridangam, ghatam and jaltarang player. He did his diploma in mridangam from the M R College For Music, Viziangaram, in 1972, and has since accompanied many music vidwans to various parts of India.

He has been into jaltarang only for the last 5 years, and is probably the only one to play the instrument for Carnatic music. He has compiled a collection of his jaltarang recitals into a CD. He performed at the US in 2004.

Please contact the Dharma Prachara Parishad of TTD at 2322-0852/94404-98299, or Nemani Somayajulu at 2703-8383/98663-68186, for further details.