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T.M. Krishna | The dissident vocalist
9 months, 1 week ago

T.M. Krishna | The dissident vocalist

The Hindu  

If two hypothetical roads diverged in the mature Carnatic woods, T.M. The idea of a Music Academy originally emerged as an offshoot of the All India Congress Session held in Madras in December 1927 as an institution that would set the standards for Carnatic music. It was here that Krishna, a prodigy who gave his first Carnatic concert at the …

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Chinmayi Sripada defends TM Krishna amid criticism: ‘He wants to dismantle casteism in Carnatic music’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinmayi Sripada defends TM Krishna amid criticism: ‘He wants to dismantle casteism in Carnatic music’

Hindustan Times  

Thodur Madabusi Krishna, also popularly known as T M Krishna has had many achievements in the art and music industry. However, Indian playback singer Chinmayi Sripada came in support of the vocalist and called out Carnatic musicians ganging up against him in a social media post. Chinmayi Sripada supported TM Krishna over backlash from the Carnatic music industry. Chinmay Sripada …

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin backs TM Krishna on Sangita Kalanidhi award: 'Don't mix narrow politics into music'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin backs TM Krishna on Sangita Kalanidhi award: 'Don't mix narrow politics into music'

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday backed Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna amid protests by several artists who have opposed the Sangitha Kalanidhi award for him. "My warmest congratulations and appreciation to the great singer TM Krishna for being selected for the 'Sangeetha Kalanidhi' award of The Music Academy," Stalin wrote on X. MK Stalin defends TM Krishna getting …

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Ricky Kej condemns Madras Music Academy chief’s response to Ranjani-Gayatri: N Ravikiran, Vishakha Hari, Trichur Brothers and many more speak up against TM Krishna
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ricky Kej condemns Madras Music Academy chief’s response to Ranjani-Gayatri: N Ravikiran, Vishakha Hari, Trichur Brothers and many more speak up against TM Krishna

Op India  

On Thursday, three-time Grammy Award winner Indian music composer Ricky Kej condemned the attacking letter written by N Murali – the chief of the Madras Music Academy – to Carnatic musician sisters Ranjani and Gayatri. In this letter, N Murali said, “Dear Ms Ranjani and Ms Gayatri, I received your joint letter of 20th, March, 2024 and was shocked by …

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Carnatic singers protest against award for TM Krishna, withdraw from conference
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Carnatic singers protest against award for TM Krishna, withdraw from conference

India Today  

Carnatic vocalists Ranjani-Gayatri and Harikatha exponent Dushyanth Sridhar marked their protest by withdrawing from the Music Academy Conference 2024. #thread 2/6 He has caused immense damage to the Carnatic music world, wilfully and happily stomped over the sentiments of this community and insulted most respected icons like Tyagaraja and MS Subbulakshmi. #madrasmusicacademy #respectcarnaticmusic — Ranjani Gayatri March 20, 2024 #thread …

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Why TM Krishna winning Sangita Kalanidhi award has divided Carnatic music scene
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why TM Krishna winning Sangita Kalanidhi award has divided Carnatic music scene

India Today  

Carnatic singer TM Krishna being conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy has divided the music scene. On March 18, the Madras Music Academy announced that they are conferring TM Krishna with the Sangita Kalanidhi, the highest award in the Carnatic music scene. In a series of posts on X, Carnatic singer duo Ranjani-Gayatri accused TM Krishna …

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Music Academy hits back as Carnatic singer-sisters object to award for colleague
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Music Academy hits back as Carnatic singer-sisters object to award for colleague

India Today  

The Music Academy, Madras, on March 21, slammed vocalists Ranjani and Gayatri for their 'unwarranted and slanderous assertion against a senior fellow musician'. Music Academy's president Murali, in his reply to Ranjani-Gayatri, wrote, "I, received your joint letter of 20th, March 2024 and was shocked by both its vituperative content, which is replete with unwarranted and slanderous assertions and insinuations …

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I have always dreamt of taking Carnatic music to every corner of the world: Varijashree Venugopal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

I have always dreamt of taking Carnatic music to every corner of the world: Varijashree Venugopal

Hindustan Times  

Carnatic musician Varijashree Venugopal is now the first Indian to be signed with the American music label GroundUP. “I’ve always dreamt of taking Carnatic music to every corner of the world. This milestone is facilitating the process of introducing this genre of music to audiences who probably have no idea of it,” she says, adding, “As an artiste, I would …

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This Chennai band, Many Things, is all about jazz, blues and beyond
2 years ago

This Chennai band, Many Things, is all about jazz, blues and beyond

The Hindu  

When jazz saxophonist, Maarten Visser, bass guitarist and national award-winning composer Aravind Murali, heavy metal drummer and mridangam player, Manu Krishnan, got together about three years back, they talked about forming a band “with no boundaries”. Aravind says, “We talked about ‘many things’ but due to the pandemic nothing happened for two years till January 2022 when we decided to …

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Celestial singer
3 years, 7 months ago

Celestial singer

The Hindu  

AS the sun dipped towards the government buildings and the rain clouds gathered, the brimming stadium began to grow increasingly restless. Now, as he celebrates his 50 years as a playback singer, music lovers still cannot stop fighting over Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, on why they allow his immortal songs to touch their souls. The golden years of Yesudas, the first …

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When Crowds Flocked at M.S. Subbulakshmi's Concerts Despite Fears of Japanese Attack During World War II
4 years ago

When Crowds Flocked at M.S. Subbulakshmi's Concerts Despite Fears of Japanese Attack During World War II

News 18  

Subbulakshmi was the first performing artist to receive the Bharat Ratna. Earlier that year, she had appeared in a sabha concert in Calcutta and shortly after that had her portrait unveiled in Vellore by the president of the Madras Music Academy, who noted that she was ‘an outstanding personality among vocal musicians a voice of exquisite sweetness and power’ and …

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Sid Sriram on his upcoming album Entropy, traversing through the worlds of Carnatic, film music
6 years, 1 month ago

Sid Sriram on his upcoming album Entropy, traversing through the worlds of Carnatic, film music

Firstpost  

From Kanye West to Carnatic music and everything in between, Sid Sriram comes across as the best current example of a fearless singer, composer and producer. At the moment, he’s enjoying at least three worlds – the South Indian film music industry, Carnatic music concerts and a major push for his solo material. In the last two years of establishing …

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