CHENNAI: Artist Manohar Devadoss,84, turned to Carnatic music when he lost his eyesight six years ago. Prabhu, 27, an alumnus of Kalakshetra, started teaching Devadoss Carnatic music and, in return, ...
BENGALURU: We tend to associate learning Carnatic music with young children. And while it is a great idea to start learning music as early as possible, there’s no such thing as “it’s too late” to ...
Mohana Priya Anand picked up the veena over 20 years ago and continues to play it to this day. (Moganraj Villavan @ FMT Lifestyle pic) The veena is among the oldest instruments used in the subgenre of ...
Carnatic musician Saketharaman will be presenting a concert tomorrow, which will be about advocating egalitarianism through music. Carnatic musician Saketharaman will be presenting a concert tomorrow, ...
BENGALURU: Yuko Matabo is one among the many veena players in the world, but what sets her apart is that she is probably the only woman from Japan to learn how to play the instrument.The 69-year-old ...
The voice is a profound bass, close to a low growl, the words blurring deep in the throat, the pace almost decelerating. The first impression is surreal, almost like a vinyl playing at the wrong tempo ...
TM Krishna performs at The Music Academy in Chennai with violinist RK Shriramkumar, mridangist K Arun Prakash and others. | K Pichumani “I sang on this very stage 36 years ago, and with these very ...
For 35 years, O.S. Arun has been a professional singer of Carnatic music, a classical genre popular in South India. It's an embellished form of singing frequently backed by the tanpura, a long-necked, ...