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Contemporary Carnatic music band Agam gears up for a live gig
3 months ago

Contemporary Carnatic music band Agam gears up for a live gig

The Hindu  

A city close to their heart? The musician of contemporary Carnatic music band Agam will be in the city for the weekend with his bandmates Harish Sivaramakrishnan, T Praveen Kumar, Swamy Seetharaman, Shiva Nagarajan, Jagadish Natarajan and Yadhunandan Nagaraj for a live gig. The musicians celebrate Hyderabad and cherish the music experience here because ‘the audience has a great appreciation …

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Want to master different aspects of Carnatic music? Listen to the stalwarts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Want to master different aspects of Carnatic music? Listen to the stalwarts

The Hindu  

Carnatic music students are often told to listen to yesteryear masters, in order to develop and finetune their art. Madurai Mani Iyer’s music appeared deceptively easy though. Ragas had quasi owners too, by the sheen engineered by some performers — Maharajapuram school came to be renowned for Arabhi and Mukhari; Semmangudi for Varali and Nilambari; and Ramnad Krishnan for Sahana …

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A dissonant chord in the world of Carnatic music
8 months, 4 weeks ago

A dissonant chord in the world of Carnatic music

The Hindu  

Krishna, the stormy petrel of Carnatic music, and this year’s winner of The Music Academy, Madras’s prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award, is an ardent artiste and an avid activist. Vidwan N. Ravikiran, recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi in 2017 announced that he would return the award as Mr. Krishna was ‘trying to polarise and destabilise Indian classical music’. In a letter …

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King Charles III of UK awards Ace violinist Dr Jyotsna Srikanth
11 months ago

King Charles III of UK awards Ace violinist Dr Jyotsna Srikanth

Deccan Chronicle  

His Majesty King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom awarded Ace violinist Dr Jyotsna Srikanth with the prestigious MBE in his birthday honours list, the third highest civilian award in the UK for her contribution to music internationally on December 12th 2023 at the Windsor Castle, UK. Jyotsna, born & brought up in Bangalore is the first Carnatic musician/performer …

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When Carnatic music is in the air in Chennai
11 months, 2 weeks ago

When Carnatic music is in the air in Chennai

Hindustan Times  

Yet another edition of Chennai’s Carnatic music season has come to an end. The rebels of the Academy saw a Brahmin bias in the preference for the Carnatic music trinity, as Thyagaraja, Dikshitar and Sastri are collectively referred to. The number of those abandoning promising professional careers in the US and Europe to be a part of the Carnatic music …

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Carnatic strain | A discordant legacy
1 year, 4 months ago

Carnatic strain | A discordant legacy

India Today  

The subject of Terada Yoshitaka’s enquiry is the celebrity musician and nadaswaram player, T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai, made up with multiple narrative representations of him as a charismatic musician, as a dilettante, as a rebel who bridged two different performing traditions with flamboyant brilliance. The work draws heavily on the author’s earlier doctoral dissertation; thus, there is a marked tendency to …

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Chennai’s own guitar prodigy
2 years, 2 months ago

Chennai’s own guitar prodigy

The Hindu  

Imagine a five-year-old girl slapping her little toy guitar, prancing around the house, listening to heavy metal. And that is what I like.” Watch Maya play Descending by Tool here: Maya started learning the nuances of guitar by watching YouTube videos. Watch Maya play Vijayambike here: Her unassuming style is probably what caught the eye of Tool’s Adam Jones. Watch …

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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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The Friday List: From Cavalli's music to touring the world through 80 trees, your weekly calendar of virtual events
4 years, 3 months ago

The Friday List: From Cavalli's music to touring the world through 80 trees, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Firstpost  

Compiled by Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe As we ease into the new normal, so do we continue our tryst with online events, programs and concerts. When: 12 September Where: Royal Opera House, Mumbai’s YouTube channel The Swan Consort will also be seen in recital this week presenting a program of sacred music composed by the Venetian artist, Francesco Cavalli. When: 14 September …

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