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In addition to the classical repertoire, Aruna has conceptualized and performed themed concerts.

‘Aruna – Thousand Names of Divine Mother’– is a concert and recording project first produced in Germany.

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The recording was done in the crypt of a Benedictine monastery in Germany with co-artists Christian Bollmann and Michael Reimann.

‘Sources’ – are a series of collaborations by Aruna and Dominique Vellard, a master of Gregorian and medieval song. The first, released by EMI Virgin, connects devotional music traditions from South India and medieval Europe.

Aruna and Dominique went on to join forces with the Moroccan Sufi vocalist Noureddine Tahiri folding in music of the later Arab-Andalusian tradition, exemplified by their album ‘Trialogue’().

‘Matrubhumi’– is a journey through India from the Himalayan top to the southern tip of Kanyakumari.

This concert was performed with Shankar Mahadevan, the renowned Bollywood singer and music director of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy group.

‘Strains of Heaven’ – is a duet concert with celebrated mandolin maestro, Mandolin U Srinivas, exploring dialogues between the voice and the string. ‘Aikya’– is a concert in 14 Indian languages, celebrating India’s unity in diversity and saluting such national figureheads as Rabindranath Tagore and Gandhi.

‘The Wisdom of Vitthala’ and ‘Rang Ahang’ – are concerts fully dedicated to abhang in which Aruna sings and narrates stories about these songs.

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Both projects proved remarkable successes with audiences participating – chanting the name of Lord Vitthala – along with her.

 

To date Aruna has recorded over 50 records. Her recordings span classical repertoires, thematic presentations, concert recordings and collaborations with German, French, Moroccan and other international artists.

 

With BBC World Routes Academy mentee - Hari Sivanesan -

Aruna believes in the guru-shishya parampara, followed for generations in India.

In this tradition the teacher hands down knowledge and experience to the student (shishya) creating a bond of mutual respect and trust. Aside from this, Aruna has undertaken various mentoring programmes, notably the BBC World Routes Academy Project – where she groomed the British-born, South Asian veena player, Hari Sivanesan. She also acted as ‘Musical Guru’ to a French singer of medieval chant, Marco Horvat, under the Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme.

After her initial stint in the Music Conservatory in Germany, Aruna has continued to teach as guest lecturer in several schools across the European continent.

She has also taught at “Harvard Sangeet” – a workshop on Carnatic Music for students of Harvard University, USA. She was also appointed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as an advisor to the Department of Culture, Tamil Nadu on Musical Education between and

 

Aruna is one of those rare, verbally lucid musicians whose intellectual and unaffectedly natural approach to music allows her to speak eloquently about her art and inspirations in ways that educate the connoisseur, the curious and casual audience member alike.

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Forums, musical and beyond, regularly invite to speak about her life, art and craft.

 

At a panel discussion on the 'Art and Science of Raga' with scholars and students -

Aruna’s vision is to preserve the art of South Indian classical music for future generations.

She is working towards this goal by inculcating the next generation into this form and by supporting all aspects of the art’s ‘ecosystem’– whether performing artists, accompanists, instrument makers, listeners, organisers, senior or junior musicians, music critics or journalistsand perhaps even gurus.

The Nadayogam Trust fosters every aspect of this ecosystem by giving performance opportunities to young musicians, facilitating a flow of knowledge from senior gurus to aspiring young musicians, encouraging dialogue between different groups that are engaged in music, and taking classical music to under privileged children.

Additionally, this trust is dedicated to in-depth research in music. Aruna’s library consists of approximately books and rare records.

Her performances exude the living ginger of her academic and musical pedigree. The abhang is soulful music, traditionally sung by pilgrims as they travelled by foot to the temple of Lord Vitthala in Pandharpur, Maharashtra in western India. Kolappan, B. Aruna Sairam, a listeners' artiste.

The trust is currently devoted to archiving these records to make it accessible for public use.

Aruna Sairam has donated proceeds from her concerts and sale of her records to charitable causes such as cancer hospitals and to rehabilitate families of musicians who have passed away. She has performed for underprivileged children in orphanages in India and Malaysia.

 

• The Music Academy, Chennai, India
• The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK – Proms broadcast by BBC Radio 3
• Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
• Royce Hall, Los Angeles, USA
• World Music Institute, New York, USA
• Asia Society, New York, USA
• Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France
• Radio France, Paris live concert broadcast all over Europe
• Swiss National Radio, Switzerland
• Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland
• Deutsche Welle (radio), Cologne, Germany
• National Television, Madrid, Spain
• Opening of Autumn series at Opéra National de Lyon, France
• Fes Festival of Sacred Music, Morocco
• The Festival of South Indian Music, Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
• The Sutra Festival of Music, Malaysia
• Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, (Museum of the Royal Institute of the Tropics), Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Cleveland Festival USA, USA
• Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society Festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance, Esplanade, Singapore