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Sriram Karri | Left, right, left: Contradictions expose ideological confusion
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sriram Karri | Left, right, left: Contradictions expose ideological confusion

Deccan Chronicle  

Let us start with a joke in a classic format — a Carnatic musician, a mobile app food delivery boy and a social media-savvy godman walk into a bar… And hell erupts. The Carnatic musician in the middle of a stormy controversy, almost his permanent address, is T. M. Krishna: a Brahmin by birth, winner of the Magsaysay award, perpetual …

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Sanjay Subrahmanyam and Sean Roldan give Vallalar’s verses a contemporary twist
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sanjay Subrahmanyam and Sean Roldan give Vallalar’s verses a contemporary twist

The Hindu  

Other than the occasional Thiruvarutpa songs in Carnatic concerts and devotional events, the poetry of the 19th century Tamil saint Vallalar is not used in mainstream music. A classical heavy-weight shedding his Carnatic skin and segueing into Rock, Jazz and Blues to render ancient Tamil text is certainly unusual; but Sanjay does it with felicity in collaboration with composer Sean …

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How music evolved in Tamil Nadu since the Sangam era
1 year, 3 months ago

How music evolved in Tamil Nadu since the Sangam era

The Hindu  

The evolution of music in Tamil Nadu makes for an interesting study. “The drum, made of mud, is the inspiration behind the Mirdangam, which is popularly used as accompaniment for music performances today,” says Mr. Thirunavukarasu, who has studied the evolution of instruments in Tamil Nadu. Later, musicians began using the nadaswaram extensively and it soon found its place as …

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Can Carnatic music concerts stand alone without the violin?
1 year, 4 months ago

Can Carnatic music concerts stand alone without the violin?

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 6 MINS READ I was listening recently to a rendition of a Kalyani raga alapana followed by the kriti “Birana brova ide” by the peerless T. Brinda on Vaak, a YouTube channel that carries music of past masters of Carnatic music. Nevertheless, and without denying that violinists are among the best musicians …

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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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Blue Planet: Digital music event that blends Indian classical music with the country's rich ecology
2 years, 11 months ago

Blue Planet: Digital music event that blends Indian classical music with the country's rich ecology

Firstpost  

An aerial view of the deep dark green forests with the sound of Veena in the background, followed by visuals of camera crew and musicians dressed in formal attire, trek and wade through the streams of Mollem forests in Goa. This is one of the 21 concerts of Carnatic and Indian classical music as part of the digital musical event …

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The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it
3 years, 5 months ago

The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it

The Hindu  

In the musical world, Scarborough conjures up images of Simon, Garfunkel, and those four most melodious herbs. They sounded similar to grooves in Adi talam, Rupaka talam…” says the 21-year-old, who calls his sound a combination of Carnatic music, Tamil film music and hip hop. “I didn’t want to come in with the traditional approach of Carnatic music,” says Viveick. …

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