For Maya Neelakantan, who is being dubbed the ‘rock goddess’ after her America’s Got Talent audition clip went viral, fame is incidental. Guitar prodigy Maya Neelakantan has gone viral for her America's Got Talent audition, for her rendition of Papa Roach’s Last Resort infused with notes of Carnatic music. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The 11-year-old went on the reality show …
Speaking at the traditional oriental convocation aka the Sadas of the Music Academy in 2020, Suresh Krishna, chairman, Sundaram Fasteners Ltd, made a strong case for striking a balance between lyrics and music and said, “When language is not understood, the audience switches off.” He argued, “When a song in other than Tamil is rendered music dominates and not the …
Almost two decades after his last directorial project, cinematographer-filmmaker Rajiv Menon made a strong comeback with GV Prakash Kumar-starrer Sarvam Thaala Mayam, a musical drama which explores casteism in the Carnatic music scene, and the guru-shishya tradition. It’s the journey of a young man and how he brings out his talent with the help of his guru.” It’s not every …
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