All India Radio (AIR) is all geared up for the annual Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan scheduled in 30 different venues across India on September 28, 2013.

In the city of Bangalore, B Arundhati of Trivandrum will present a carnatic vocal concert followed by a Mridanga Layavinyasa by the maestro Parassala Ravi of Kochi and Hindustani Guitar recital by Kamala Shankar of Varanasi. These concerts will be held in Ravindra Kalakshetra from 6pm on the event day. Entry is free. Connoisseurs may contact the reception counter of All India Radio, Bangalore for entry passes.

Milansar Ahmed, programme head, AIR, Bangalore said CD's/cassettes of All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra archives featuring the recordings of veteran artists will be available for sale on that day at the venue. AIR has been playing a pivotal role in the preservation and propagation of the two streams of Indian classical music, that is Hindustani and carnatic music.

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