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****** Charanams wins New York's Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs Music Contest on June 17, 2011 (Friday)!!!! ******        ****** Thank you for your support, fans and friends!! ******        ****** Charanams wins New York's Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs Music Contest on June 17, 2011 (Friday)!!!! ******        ****** Thank you for your support, fans and friends!! ******        ****** Charanams wins New York's Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs Music Contest on June 17, 2011 (Friday)!!!! ******        ****** Thank you for your support, fans and friends!! ******        ****** Charanams wins New York's Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs Music Contest on June 17, 2011 (Friday)!!!! ******        ****** Thank you for your support, fans and friends!! ******        ****** Charanams wins New York's Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs Music Contest on June 17, 2011 (Friday)!!!! ******        ****** Thank you for your support, fans and friends!! ******       

 
 

Upcoming Performances

Charanams @ DROM

Friday, May 04, 2012
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: DROM
85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village,New York, NY 10009

Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at door

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Charanams @ LIC Bar

Monday, May 07, 2012
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: LIC Bar
45-58 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101; phone-718 786-5400

No Cover

LIC Bar

Past Events

Charanams Concert in LUCID: Awake in the Dream Series

Saturday, March 17, 2012;
Venue:City Life Wellness, Williamsburg, NY 11211

Diversity in the District Cultural Event

December 04, 2011;
Venue:Queens HS of Teaching, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Bellerose, NY

Mayor's Awards Ceremony

November 01, 2011;
Venue:Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY

Charanams performed at the Mayor's Awards Ceremony. The event was hosted by New York City Mayor, Mike Bloomberg & Actor, Alec Baldwin.

Shrine

Saturday, October 22, 2011;
Venue: Shrine
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Blvd (7th Avenue) bet 133rd and 134th St.
New York, NY 10030

Shrine

SummerStage

Wednesday, July 27, 2011;
Venue: Central Park/ Mainstage, Rumsey Playfield

Charanams performed at the presstigious, popular SummerStage Concert. Charanams played the opening act at the SummerStage main concert for the day featuring Wanda Jackson & Imelda May. Charanams will present the compositions from their winning performances at the Battle of the Boroughs.

SummerStage, a program of City Parks Foundation, presents performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of charge, to serve the diverse communities of New York City. The artists represent a breadth of genres and cultures and perform in an outdoor setting accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. SummerStage strives to develop audiences' deepening appreciation for contemporary, traditional, and emerging artists as well as the communities in which these artists originate.

Event Details

Directions-Public Transportation : Subway East side: 6 train to 68th or 77th Streets; N, R or W trains to 5th Avenue; F train to 63rd Street and Lexington West side: 1, 2, 3, 9, B or C trains to 72nd Street

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Event Details

The Ultimate Concert-Charanams

Friday, July 22, 2011;
Venue: The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street (at Varick)
New York, New York

Charanams recently won The WNYC Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs - a city wide battle of the bands with over 500 entrants!

To celebrate their win, the Greene Space presented a featured concert of Charanams.
In this exclusive concert, Charanams performed the original compositions of Nivedita ShivRaj that were based on Indian ragams, blending Carnatic style with elements of Jazz.

Nivedita ShivRaj - Veena
Samyuktha ShivRaj - Vocals
Jason Goldstein - Jazz Guitar
Marcus Cummins - Jazz Saxophone
Tripp Dudley - Cajon, Frame Drums
Advait Shah - Tabla

Event Details & Tickets

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Target First Saturday Concert

Vishnu Concert

Saturday, July 02, 2011; 8:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: Brooklyn Museum of Arts
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 NY

RagaChitra’s talented vocalists teamed up with Charanams, the carnatic jazz band to present rare carnatic compositions on Vishnu, blending carnatic music with elements of Jazz. The concert was a part of the Target First Saturday Concert series, celebrating the ongoing exhibition ”Vishnu- the blue skinned savior” at the Brooklyn Museum.

Samyuktha ShivRaj, Janani Kannan, Amrita Rajagopal - Vocal
Nivedita ShivRaj -Veena
Marcus Cummins - Saxaphone
Jason Goldstein - Guitar
Advait Shah-Tabla

Battle of the Boroughs

Ultimate Battle of Boroughs

Friday, June 17, 2011 at 7 pm
Venue: The Jerome L.Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street New York, NY 10014

Click here for details.

Charanams won the Queens Battle of the Boroughs to represent Queens at the Ultimate Battle among the five boroughs of New York City.

The winner of the Ultimate Battle will receive a featured concert in The Greene Space and an opening act slot at a SummerStage concert in 2011!

Click here to purchase tickets @ WNYC Website.

Target First Saturday

Saturday, July 02, 2011 at 8:30pm
Venue:Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Past Events

SPRING STOP 'N' SWAP

Saturday, May 07, 2011
Venue: Build It Green! 3-17 26th Ave, Astoria, NY

Charanams presented a concert at the SPRING STOP 'N' SWAP event in Astoria

Arbor Festival

Saturday, May 01, 2011; 11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Venue: Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, NY

Charanams presented "Mystic Earth" at the Arbor Festival.

Samyuktha ShivRaj - Vocals
Jason Goldstein - Jazz Guitar
Marcus Cummins - Jazz Saxophone
Tripp Dudley - Cajon, Frame Drums
Advait Shah - Tabla

Event Flyer

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Battle of the Boroughs

Friday, March 04, 2011 at 7 pm
Venue: The Jerome L.Greene Performance Space

"Charanams" presented Carnatic Jazz in the Battle of the Boroughs

Nivedita ShivRaj - Veena
Sam ShivRaj - Vocals
Jason Goldstein - Jazz Guitar
Marcus Cummins - Jazz Saxophone
Tripp Dudley - Cajon, Frame Drums
Advait Shah - Tabla

video of the performance

Charanams was the only Carnatic Jazz band in the competition. We are competing for the title, "Best Band in Queens".

To view the flyer: Battle of the Boroughs

● India Talks - Live TV Show, January 25, 2011

● Carnatic Jazz at Shrine,NY October, 29 2010

● Carnatic Jazz at Shrine,NY June 25 2010

● QPTV, March 26, 2010

● RagaChitra Anniversary, Saturday, December 12, 2009

● Con Edison Composers' Residency Concert at Flushing Town Hall.Charanams premiered their production "Mystic Earth".

Flushing Town Hall, November 08 2009

● Recoup Lounge, Friday, November 13, 2009

● October 08 2009; Think Coffee, New York, NY.

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