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Page 4 • The Battalion Aggielife Thursday • April 11,1 SPIC MACAY brings Indian artists to A&M The beauty of a hursday • AP r 'l 1 Skd;cl // By Amy Protas The Battalion SPIC MACAY concert is that it's aimed at familiarizing and getting people interested in this kind of music. The programs are generally admission free, and therefore, more people will be able to attend, and everyone's invited." — Pradeep Jana president of SPIC MACAY T he music of Southern India will fill the MSC tonight at 7:30 pm. The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth will sponsor the concert that will bring Smt. Lalgudi Pad- mavathy Ananthagopalan and Smt. Jayanthi Ravi Kiran to Texas A&M. Govind Rengarajan, secretary of SPIC MACAY and a mechani cal engineering graduate student, said the organization works to bring Indian artists to universi ties and communities throughout the United States. The organization hosts one or two concerts or dance programs during the regular school year and one during the summer. “SPIC MACAY was founded in India with a view to promote In dian classical music and dance among the younger generation,” Rengarajan said. “The Texas A&M chapter was founded in 1989, and since then, the chapter has been bringing music and dance programs featuring renowned artists from India.” The Arts Council of Brazos Val ley is a non profit organization that provides funding to organiza tions and artists. The organizations apply, and they are given grants based on dif ferent criteria. Kass Prince, executive direc tor of the Arts Council of Bra zos Valley, said SPIC MACAY was chosen a few years ago to receive the grant. “SPIC MACAY is non profit, and they’re very accessible,” Prince said. “They feature pro fessional entertainers, and the quality is very high. It’s cer tainly unique in that there’s no other opportunity to see or hear these types of performers in the Brazos Valley.” At a school where the American culture reigns supreme, the differ ent cultural organizations intro duce A&M to a different world. Pradeep Jana, president of Photo Courtesy of SPIC MAM Smt. Lalgudi Padmabvathy Ananthagopalan and Smt. Jayanthi Ravi Ki ran are performing tonight in the MSC at 7:30 p.m. SPIC MACAY and an electrical engineering graduate student, said the concerts acquaint the Brazos Valley with a bit of India. “The beauty of a SPIC MACAY concert is that it’s aimed at famil iarizing and getting people inter ested in this kind of music,” Jana said. “The programs are generally admission free, and, therefore, more people will be able to attend and everyone’s invited.” Jana said 70 percent of the concert is Indian, and they would like to see other cultures also attend. There are two different types of Indian classical music: Car natic and Hindustani. Carnatic is from the south, and Hindus tani originated in the north of India. Thursday’s concert will fea ture Carnatic. The concert will also feature the veena, a stringed instru ment. It will also feature a mri- dangam, the most commonly used percussion instrument in Carnatic music. “The veena is a lot like the guitar,” Rengarajan said. “It has four main strings and set- eral other strings to maintain the rhythm." The two featured performers have quite a history in the I musical world. “Smt. Lalgudi PadmavaHiy Ananthagopalan has been forming from a very young Rengarajan said. “She istbe younger sister of the violin mae stro, Smt. Lalgudi Jayaramat She has also showed her skills in teaching and has been a profesa of music at the India Fine! Society, Singapore. She also has to her credit establishing as for Carnatic music. “ The other performer, Jayanthi Ravi Kiran, istheniete of Smt. Padmavathy. “Smt. Kiran has had the portunity of getting guidante from Smt. Padmavathy herself as well as her uncle, the violin stro,” Rengarajan said. “She has also been a part of a famous lin-flute-vena trio. She hi master’s in English literature and is currently working on her doctorate in ‘The Origin and Eve lution of Veena.’” Thursday Made in Texas, a country and western band, is playing at the Texas Hall of Fame. Against the Grain, a country and western band, is playing at the Texas Hall of Fame. Bo Andrews, a folk rock performer, is playing at Fitzwilly's. Pitbulls, a rock band from Houston, is playing at The Tap. The Wicks, a rock band, is playing at Fitzwilly's. Ruthie Foster, a rhythm and blues performer from Cause, is playing at the Brazos Brewing Company. Saturday Storyville, a rock band, is playing at the 3rd Floor Cantina. Breedlove, a rock band from Austin, is opening. Matt Cancellare, an acoustic folk performer, is playing at Sweet Eugene's House of Java. Uninvited Guest, a rock band from Waco, is playing at The Tap. Freudian Slip, an A&M improvisational comedy troupe, is performing at the Dixie Theatre. Wakeland, a rock band, is playing at the Dixie Theatre. Quickserv Johnny, a rock band, is opening. Friday Messina Hof is holding its annual Festival of Wine and Rosesat the vineyard in Bryan from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring musical performers Eugene-Eugene, the Fish Drill Team and Sentimental Journeys. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is playing at the 3rd Floor Cantina. Ruthie Foster, a rhythm and blues performer from Cause, is opening. Eugene-Eugene, a jazz rock band, is playing at Sweet Eugene's House of java. Dan Overby, a classic rock performer, is playing at Fitzwilly's. Sunflower, a rock band from Austin, is playing at The Tap. The Killer Bees, a reggae band from Austin, is playing at the Dixie Theatre. Don Walzer, a country and western performer, is playing at the 3rd Floor Cantina. Mark David Manders, a country and western performer, is opening. F.. MSC Wiley Lecture Series The Congressional and Presidential Roles Ewe Hal ftitdvi, I'/* veti-ii •«1 OF Al1I^Q5XT ta THESE SOUTHE D( Buy RANDY ( George Mitchell Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Arthur Schlesinger Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Dan Quayle Former U.S. Vice President Moderator: Margaret Warner, A/ews Hour with Jim Lehrer 8 p.m., April 17,1996 • Rudder Auditorium • Texas A&M University Tickets available from the MSC Box Office • (409) 845-1234 • Students $5, $7, $9 • Non-Students $9, $12, $15 (S'- Persons with disabilities, please call 845-1515, three days in advance, to inform of your special needs. 6- Pei nee ene