About Ilayaragam

It was the dream of few friends who are musically like minded which took few years to come to reality.

The main question or challenge lies in the fact that there are already some legendary bands offering great musical entertainment in the Bay area throughout the year, and why need another band. The key answer to that question is that, in addition to great musical entertainment, showcasing all the new talents in bay area and entertaining for a social cause, the band will be unique in its delivery and choice of music performed.

The band was formed in late 2008 and with the help of great talents joining the group, the band was titled "Ilayaragam" (youthful band). The first mission for the band was to do a pilot to make sure that it can pull out and orchestrate songs with good output. The stage was set for March 7, 2009 and pilot titled "Arangetram" focused on very few songs to do a reality check whether the band can realize its vision and the Ilayaragam exhibited its first performance just to friends and family of members in the band. With triple digit audience for its first pilot Ilayaragam gained not only confidence but inculcated more responsibility in the delivery of music.

Ilayaragam decided to host its first show and launch its name with a big bang. The show was titled “Sangeetha Megam” which is a tribute to Maestro Isaignani Ilaiyaraja featuring nostalgic hits from the 80s.  The show organized by Ilayaragam was held at Campbell Heritage Theater in the bay area and all the proceeds from event were donated to Cancer Institute Foundation. The show was a smashing hit with a full house audience in the bay area and was attended by people even from far from Phoenix, Arizona and New York.

Ilayaragam repeated the magic of Sangeetha Megam again in Southern California doing it for Southern California Tamil Mandram where the proceeds went to Udavum Karangal. The show was also very welcomed by S. California audience.

The motto of Ilayaragam is to perform music that is more soul soothing which includes various genres of songs and gives a memorable feeling to the audience in every show we perform.