| Yamini | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the festival | |
| Genre | Indian classical music festival |
| Dates | 25-26 January (annual) |
| Location(s) | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
| Organized by | yamini-iimb |
Yamini is an annual Indian classical music festival in Bangalore, organized by SPIC MACAY and hosted at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). [1] [2] [3]
The annual music event is being held for more than 7 years. The event is generally held in open air inside IIMB campus at the night before India's republic day and runs from dusk to dawn (6pm to 6 am). [4] [2] According to SPICMACAY, the primary organizers, the goal of the festival is to introduce and promote Indian classical music and arts amongst the young generation. [5]
In the last few years the organizers invited many Indian classical musicians and performers. Some of them are—
| Year | Performers | Field | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ashwini Bhide Deshpande | Hindustani vocal | [2] |
| Kala Ramnath | Hindustani violin | ||
| Alarmel Valli | Bharatnatyam | ||
| Shashank Subramanyam | Carnatic flute | ||
| Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan | Carnatic vocal | ||
| 2013 | Malavika Sarukkai | Bharatnatyam | [6] [7] |
| Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Mohan Veena | ||
| Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi | Carnatic violin | ||
| Wasifuddin Dagar | Hindustani vocal | ||
| Bombay Jayashri | Carnatic vocal | ||
| 2014 | L. Subramaniam | Violin | [4] [8] |
| Hyderabad brothers | Carnatic vocal | ||
| Kaushiki Chakraborty | Hindustani vocal | ||
| Tarun Bhattacharya | Santoor | ||
| Konark Natya Mandap | Gotipua dance | ||
| 2015 | Dhananjayans | Bharatnatyam | [9] |
| Parveen Sultana | Hindustani vocal | ||
| Nityanand Haldipur | Hindustani flute | ||
| Ganesh and Kumaresh | Violin | ||
| Nithyasree Mahadevan | Carnatic vocal | ||
| 2016 | Hariprasad Chaurasia | Hindustani flute | [10] |
| Jayanthi Kumaresh | Carnatic Veena | ||
| Margi Madhu | Koodiyattam | ||
| Saketharaman | Carnatic vocal | ||
| Gundecha Brothers | Dhrupad |
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