Unleashing the power of Indian classical music
dubai — The Indian Classical Festival is being organised in association with Rajalakshmi Fine Arts. Rajalakshmi Fine Arts was founded in 2003 by Dr Sathish Kumar, a specialist general and laparoscopic surgeon and a disciple of Carnatic music who believes in the healing power of classical music. Rajalakshmi Fine Arts has been actively involved in promoting classical arts. Over the years, Rajalakshmi Fine Arts show has evolved as a full-fledged festival showcasing the greatest music maestros and artists of India.
A three-day event showcasing the best talent from the Indian subcontinent and internationally known exemplary artists from India: Hariharan, Bombay Jayashri, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Unni Krishnan, Ranjani andGayatri.
Hariharan is an Indian playback and ghazal singer, whose songs have been featured mainly in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu films.
He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a twotime National Award winner.
“Bombay” Jayashri Ramnath is an Academy Award (Oscar) nominated, Indian Carnatic music vocalist and music composer. She is a disciple of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. She has performed at various festivals and venues all across India and in over twenty different countries.
Sanjay Subrahmanyan is a Carnatic vocalist from India. He was awarded the title of Sangita Kalanidhi by the Madras Music Academy in December 2015.
P. Unnikrishnan is a Carnatic vocalist and a national award-winning playback singer. He is a national award-winning playback singer for his debut film songs “Ennavale Adi Ennavale” and “Uyirum Neeye”. These songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, with whom Unni Krishnan gave most of his memorable songs.
Ranjani and Gayatri have received multiple awards and recognitions throughout their career. In addition, various music personalities from all over India have recognised their talent.