The New Acropolis Center in Mumbai hosted an intimate recital featuring Carnatic classical violinist Sumanth Manjunath and accompanying percussionist Ganesh Murali Iyer.

The performance included different genres of music, this included well known ragas (melodic structures from indian classical music) some of which were inspired by movements in nature. The lively evening also included a portion where the artists invited the audience to participate by keeping rhythm.

Short Biography of the Artists

Sumanth Manjunath trained in the illustrious Mysore violin lineage under his grandfather Sri Maha-devappa, uncle Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj, and father Dr Mysore Manjunath. He serves as the Cultural President of Seilerei, a Cultural Centre in Frankfurt.

Ganesh Murali Iyer is a senior disciple of Mridangam maestro Shri Padmavibushan Umayalpuram Sivaraman. Recently, he performed with Ed Sheeran.