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The Hindu, 28th September 2007
“It was a feast for music lovers on Saturday, when Carnatica Brothers K.N.Sasikiran and Ganesh sang. Starting with ‘Anmavana Ganapathiye,’ the brothers enthralled the audience with other songs like ‘Arulavendum Thaye,’ ‘Sevikka Vendum Chidambaram’ and ‘Alaipayude Kanna’.”
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The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 21st September 2007
"The Karnataka brothers, Sasikiran and Ganesh, presented a kutcheri true to the classic tradition. The duo began their concert with an Ada tala varnam 'Chalamela' in Sankarabharanam. With ragalapana, they rendered 'Diwakara,' a Navagraha kriti in Yadukula kambhoji. The highlight was 'Rama nee' in Kharaharapriya. Sasikiran gave an exposition of the raga. The other compositions included 'Neebhajana' in Nayaki and 'Neethamahima' in Hamsanandi composed by Harikesanelloor Muthaiah Bhagavathar. Towards the end, the two brothers sang a couple of bhajans and a Purandaradasa mangalam in Madhyamavrithi."
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The Hindu, New Delhi, 28th March 2007
“K.N. Shashikiran and Chitravina P. Ganesh, popularly know as the Carnatica brothers, also gave an impressive concert. A scintillating alap of the raga Malayamarutam by Shashikiran was followed by Tyagaraja's "Manasa Etulortune" and a mature handling of Dikshitar's Navagraha kriti, "Devakaram Sanaiswaram" in raga Yedukulakamboji, including a fine alap by Ganesh.”
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The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 9th March 2007
Rich repertoire
“Grandsons of the legendary Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar, K. N. Sashikiran and P. Ganesh, are cousins who perform as a vocal duo under the name Carnatica Brothers. They made their maiden performance in Thripunithura memorable with a well charted out concert.
Their rich repertoire was evident in the variety of kritis and ragas that they rendered. Coincidentally, they too began with the Khamboji Ata tala varnam and even chose the same Swati kriti that Chandrasekharan had chosen the previous evening. There was an interesting turn in Sashikiran's alapanam in Bhoopalam (`Sadachaleswaran... '). The swaras for the composition were interestingly woven. What made their concert different was perhaps bringing in a couple of Oothukadu compositions for a detailed exploration. `Sree Vighna rajam bhaje... ' in Gambeeranattai and `Vrindavan nilaye... ' in Reethigowla were presented beautifully.
A ragam thanam pallavi, followed by ragamalika was the main piece. M.A. Sundareswaran ably supported them on the violin, while V. V. Ramana Moorthy (mridangam) and Elanjimmel Susheel Kumar (ghatom) rounded off the piece with a well-timed thani. “
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The Hindu, Chennai, 12th January 2007
Appealing rendition
`Karuna Elagante' (Varali), `Dayaleni Bratukemi' (Nayaki), `Sarasa Saamadana' (Kapi Narayani) and `Kaligiyunte Gada' (Keeravani) — what more is necessary to make a kutcheri wholesome? The youngsters, Carnatica Brothers, Sashikiran and P. Ganesh, by the selection of these songs showed where their heart lay in framing a performance.
The solid voice of Sashikiran and the pliable tone of Ganesh complemented each other to make the rendering of the kirtanas solicitously appealing. Varali raga alapana of Ganesh touched the salient morchanas to stress the gentle shades of the raga. Sashikiran's Keeravani elaboration was animated by sensitive sentiments. The kirtana bhava was well brought out.
Similarly, the Varali song was sung in such a way as to convey its message of the way to gain Sri Rama's grace. “
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The Hindu, Chennai, 3rd January 2007
Sheer craftsmanship
“From the opening varnam in raga Kanada to the centrepiece in raga Kannada, Carnatica Brothers, K.N.Shashikiran and P.Ganesh, were expressive...The inclusion of embellishments in almost every composition within the limited time spoke of sheer craftsmanship on the part of the artistes.
The duo paired early to render Swati Tirunal's `Deva Deva Kalayamiti,' and Syama Sastri's `Marivere Gati,'— each chipping in alternatively with a short improvisation, either on a key line in the lyric or the melodic scale.
Soon, it was time for the duo to pay tribute to Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan. They did so by acknowledging the maestro's musical ancestry that is traced to the early 20th century composer Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavatar.
Shashikiran gave an exquisite exposition of raga Hamsanandi, as well as the kriti `Rama Needu Mahima Pogada Na Tarama,' which are among the several creative pieces that are credited to Bhagavatar.
Krishnaswami Aiyya's song `Amba Paradevate,' in raga Rudrapriya, followed next. The vocalists then presented a Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi in raga Kannada, a melodic scale in which the notes are not arranged in a sequence and for that reason many would avoid singing this specific composition. The text of the pallavi ran as, `Samanama, Sabhapate, Sadasiva, Trilokam Unakku Sari.' Each line began on a tone and progressed in an ascending sequence. An interesting aspect of the pallavi was singing the lyrics in a constant tempo but varying the beat. “
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The Hindu, Bangalore, 9th June 2006
“Vocal concert of Karnataka Brothers from Chennai (Vidwans Shashikiran and Ganesh) at the annual music festival of Sri Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple complex, Vijayanagar, Mysore, was a thrilling experience...The auspicious beginning with Annamacharya's composition "Sriman Narayana" followed by Dixitar's "Vatapi Ganapatim" in raga Hamsadhwani and Sri Tyagaraja's pancharatna "Endaro Mahanubhavulu" were impressive selections for the venue. “
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