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Every few years, a musician with distinctive style and signature arrives in the Carnatic scene. ‘Viribhoni’ would have been a jolt to new listeners of Sid – it was high voltage stuff at the start of what seemed like a bullet-train from there. ‘Entha muddho’ and ‘Mokshamu galada’ were kritis rendered as interludes, much like Semmangudi or Alathur brothers, as …

Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmad’s wedding festivities concluded with a traditional style Walima in Bareilly. Fahad complemented his next bride by twinning his sartorial pick for his reception in the matching hues of Swara’s lehenga. pic.twitter.com/apHXfXts0f — Suhaib Ansari March 19, 2023 On the other hand, Swara’s video capturing her Bidaai moment went crazy viral on the internet. Thanking Swara’s …

A purposeful career, shaped by good musical values and a sharply defined style, steered Vijay Siva’s concert to a satisfactory finale at the Indian Fine Arts Society. The opening pieces lacked conviction as Vijay Siva attempted kritis such as ‘Thera theeyaga rada’ and ‘Ikanaina’. ‘Jayathu gokula vasa’ in Adi 2 kalai, though not commonly heard, has an engaging structure and …

Sudha Ragunathan’s concert for the Music Academy relied on her famed presentation mantra and delivery style. ‘Enraikku siva kripai varumo’ in misra chapu and a dominant upper octave structure served as the booster to recoup her voice fluency. Mysore Sadasiva Rao’s ‘Saketha nagaranatha’ in rupakam is a unique kriti with a vibrant madhyama kala course and even a durita sprint …