Seattle
Raman, as he is popularly known to the South
Indian Musicians young and old, has been
engaged in the promotion of Carnatic Music
for the past twenty-five years. He has
sponsored, organized, and hosted most of the
senior vocal artists in Seattle, Washington,
USA. He has been the Director and President
of the non-profit music organization,
Ragamala during the past twenty-five years..
He is also the Chairman of the non-profit
organization, ‘Acme Foundation’, (Academy
for Carnatic Music Education) engaged in
conducting, arranging
lecture-demonstrations, and organizing the
Thyagaraja Music Festival in Seattle. He is
the Director of ‘shrutilaya.com’, a music
school involved in teaching Carnatic Music,
Thyagaraja Pancharathna Kritis, and other
Devotional Bajans to the local students in
Seattle Washington.Raman hails from a
great musical family. He had his initial
tutelage from his grandmother who was a
great Vocalist, and a great Veena player.
From a very young age Raman was exposed to
Carnatic Music. After a lapse of many years
during his study period in USA, Raman
started learning in earnest from Sri. B.
Rajam Iyer, S.R.Janakiraman, and later from
many other senior vocal musicians. During
the past twenty years, Raman had the benefit
of listening to, and learning from many
senior vocal artists. He has learnt and
imbibed the traditional values of Carnatic
Music from all the stalwart vocal musicians
including Sri. O.S.Thiagarajan, Smt. Lalitha
Sivakumar, and from Sri. P.Unnikrishnan.
Raman devotes full time to singing,
teaching, and giving vocal concerts in USA
and in Chennai.Tamil Nadu. He has been
performing at a number of venues for the
past nine years in Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
during their annual music season. He devotes
a total of three months exclusively during
the music season, each and every year since
1996, in Chennai, India, to listen to, and
to give concerts at different venues in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Raman teaches music to young and older
students in Seattle, Washington, USA. He
conducts Carnatic music classes and Bhajan
workshops in Seattle, Washington. He is the
President and Director of ‘Acme Foundation‘,
(Academy for Carnatic Music Education, a
non-profit music organization.
List of Concerts given in
Chennai, India, and USA
August 24, 2007 Guruvayur Temple,
Guruvayur, Kerala
February 16, 2007 Nataraja Tmple,
Chidambaram, Sivaratri Day
February, 10, 2007 Bairavi Music Circle,
Pondicherry
February, 7, 2007 Sri Parthasarathy Sabha
February, 4, 2007 Music Education trust
January 22, 2007 Kalyana Kucheri
January 2, 2007 Tiruvanmayur Asthika Samajam
December 9, 2006 Singapore, Murugan Temple
October 1, 2006 HTCC Temple, Seattle, WA
January 17, 2006 Thiruvaiyaru Utsavam,
Thiruvaiyaru
January 3, 2006 Tiruvanmayur Asthika Samajam
December 29, 2005 Sri Ranjani Trust
December 28, 2005 Sivan Trust
December 27, 2005 Music Education Trust
October 12, 2005 Oklahoma Temple, Oklahoma,
OK
October 8, 2005 HTCC Temple, Seattle, WA
April 16, 2005 Sri Thyagaraja Music
Festival, Seattle, WA
February 5, 2005 Papanasam Sivan Trust
January 7, 2005 Ramani Academy of Flute
January 2, 2005 Carnatica.Com
December 31, 2004 Sringeri Mutt, Sringeri,
Karnataka
December 19, 2004 Music Education Trust
February, 2004: Sri Thyagarajaja Vidhwat
Samajam
January, 2004: Thiruvanmayur Asthika Samajam
December, 2003: Music Education Trust
December, 2003: Sri Ranjani Trust
August, 2003: Siva Vishnu Temple, Washington
DC
July, 2003: Livermore Temple, California
July, 2003: Ragamala Fine Arts, Seattle,
Washington
January, 2003: Thiruvanmayur Asthika Samajam
January, 2003: Kapali Fine Arts Club
December, 2002: Music Education Trust
August, 2002: Bridgewater Temple, New Jersey
July, 2002: Sri Venkateshwara Temple of
North Carolina, USA
January, 2002: Prayojana Trust, Nanganallur,
January, 2002: Thiruvanmayur Asthika Samajam
January, 2002: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha
Vidwat Samajam
January, 2002: Ganasudha Trust, Srinivasa
Gandhi Nilayam
January, 2001: Prayojana Trust, Nanganallur,
September, 2001: Portland, Oregon, House
Concert
December, 2000: Thambaram Music Club
December, 1999: Hamsadwani
August, 1998: Washington DC, House Concert
Raman is the Chairman of the non-profit
music organization, ‘Acme’, (Academy for
Carnatic Music Education) based in
Washington. The aim and goal of ‘Acme’ is to
promote the education, awareness and
propagation of Carnatic Music. Raman teaches
Carnatic Music for students at his residence
in Seattle, Washington.
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