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Madras Music Academy: How arts has been used to cover up misconducts of various hues
9 months ago

Madras Music Academy: How arts has been used to cover up misconducts of various hues

Op India  

Great Indian percussionist and Ghatam player Padma Bhushan Vikku Vinayakram’s Divine appearance clubbed with his passionate and unmatchable performance towers over TM Krishna’s shallowness and Himalayan arrogance. They said that participating in this year’s conference under TM Krishna’s presidency would constitute a “moral violation.” They accused Krishna of causing “immense damage” to the Carnatic music world. A big shoutout to …

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How tukkadas enhance appeal of a Carnatic concert
1 year, 11 months ago

How tukkadas enhance appeal of a Carnatic concert

The Hindu  

The classical music concert dais poses a lot of challenges to artistes. “He had enough songs, even in Sindhu Bhairavi, to choose from such as ‘Vaa vaa vaa murugaiya’, ‘Karunai deivame’, ‘Gangadeeswaram’, and ‘Manadirkugandhadhu’,” says his senior disciple Dr. S. Sunder. “Not only music concerts, short pieces such as Bharatiyar’s ‘Theeradha vilaiyattu pillai’, which offers enough scope for abhinaya, were …

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Why Chennai’s famous music festival pulls few young rasikas
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Chennai’s famous music festival pulls few young rasikas

Live Mint  

CHENNAI : The buzz of soft, animated conversations makes way for applause as the curtain rises at Vani Mahal, venue of the ‘43rd Isai, Iyal, Nataka Vizha’, in Chennai’s T. Nagar locality. “The objective to preserve and grow carnatic music and classical dance has been met," says R Seshasayee, executive vice-chairman, Hinduja Group. “It is true that predominantly only older …

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Minna Minni: A Social Media Venture That Makes Carnatic Music, Traditional Dance Forms Accessible
3 years, 4 months ago

Minna Minni: A Social Media Venture That Makes Carnatic Music, Traditional Dance Forms Accessible

News 18  

During the COVID-19 pandemic many of us have picked up new hobbies or learnt new skills. However, if you are someone who doesn’t quite want to put in that much effort into learning music, but wants to enrich his understanding of classical musical forms, we recommend you try out the social media venture — Minna Minni. Minna Minni is a …

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Carnatic music marries theatre in The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, set to reach a global audience
3 years, 6 months ago

Carnatic music marries theatre in The Madras Players’ ‘Trinity’, set to reach a global audience

The Hindu  

In 2020, the celebrated trinity of Carnatic music —Thyagaraja Swamy, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastry — was witness to thundering applause on a stage in Toronto, Canada. Trinity, The Madras Players’ rendition of Seetha Ravi’s short stories translated by Prabha Sridevan, retired judge of the Madras High Court, has been on stage since 2018. The 66-year-old theatre group’s creation, which …

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