For those who dont know Manasi Prasad..Read her article on India Today
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=77&id=16572
Posting on Manasi's behalf..
Ellarigu Yugaadi Habbada Haardhika Shubhaashayagalu!!
This is the first time in many years that I am not in India for Ugadi, and yet the enthusiasm and fervour with which the festival is celebrated among the Kannadiga folks in the US is equal to or more than anything I have seen in India. It has been a similar pleasant surprise to me to get to know a professional band of talented and dedicated musicians - the Raaga team - who have been performing Kannada songs with a passion for many years now. The other surprising thing for me has been the song selections, which span an amazing variety of genres and eras of Kannada film music- this at a time when, in Bangalore, you will only hear songs released in the past one year and a handful of golden oldies.
I know Raaga has a formidable reputation and it is indeed an honor to be invited to perform alongside them. Given tight schedules, I am arriving only on the morning of the show, so getting a rehearsal done will be 'interesting'. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to meeting a bunch of die hard Kannada music enthusiasts, and performing for what I hope will be a sell out crowd!
See you all soon!
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