Music programme in memory of Shivamogga Subbanna and Kuvempu receives good response

The music program organized on December 28 in memory of the famous singer Shivamogga Subbanna and the birth anniversary of Kuvempu was met with an impressive response here.

Abhiruchi, a cultural organisation, Kannada and Culture Department organized the program at Kuvempu Ranga Mandira along with Kuvempu Trust and Shivamogga Shamanna Trust in Kuppali.

Subbanna, a native of Shivamogga, is the first Kannadiga to win a national award for his playback songs. He is known for performing poems written by Kuvempu, a Jnanapeetha award winner and also a native of Shivamogga.

The event was organized in memory of both personalities. A group of singers presented songs sung by Shivamogga Subbanna. The singers included Pancham Halibandi, Surekha Hegade, Shruthi Raghavendra, Vinay Nadig, Parth Chirantan and Pruthvi Gowda. They presented songs written by Chandrasekhar Kambar, Shishunala Sharief, NS Lakshminarayna Bhat and others.

Vinay Shivamogga from Shamanna Trust spoke about the songs presented in the programme.

Shivamogga Subbanna’s senior advocate and son Shriranga Subbanna, P. Narayan, Shiva Ramakrishna of Abhiruchi, Umesh of Kannada and Culture department and others were present.