Bala Bhaskar Performs for Amma [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]

On the eve of Amma's birthday 2006.

3 a.m. 27 September 2006 —The first performance of the evening was by violinist Bala Bhaskar and his ensemble, which included a tabala player, an electric guitarist, a trap-set drummer, a keyboardist and a ghatam [clay pot] player. Bala led the group through a set an amazing set of India-rock fusion, which found the musicians dancing through ragas at lightening speeds. Amma fully enjoyed the show, clapping her hands to the beat. Bala then played a sombre ballad, which he dedicated to Amma. For most of the song, Amma's eyes were closed, her head slowly moving back and forth to the melody. At the end, Amma gently wiped tears from her eyes….

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