Tagore had the genius of adapting melodies and tunes from varied musical sources, be it Indian or Western, to compose beautiful songs by garlanding them with his lyrics. He had used the Carnatic ...

NAGPUR: As part of Ram Navami celebration, Asthika Samaj organized a devotional musical event ‘Namsankeerthana’ (Bhajan rendition) on Friday. Renowned vocalist Bhavadhaarini Anantaraman with her group ...

In September 2017, I heard the Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna sing to a packed auditorium in Mumbai’s cosmopolitan locality of Bandra. The 800-odd-seat St Andrews auditorium usually features English ...

Devotional music show Bhajan Samraat is all set to entertain the audience from January 10. The channel airing the show has confirmed the same on their official media handles. Eminent Carnatic music ...

On the sacred occasion of Navratri, Carnatic bhajan prodigy Sooryagayathri enchanted Hyderabad’s MMCCC audience with soulful renditions that blended devotion and melody. Her closing sequence was a ...

For many, MS Subbulakshmi’s music is a cultural memory, not only in south India but her voice has echoed across the North and around the world. Her songs have been a rite of passage for generations of ...

In a recent lecdem, Dikshitar compositions in raganga ragas were rendered, based on an interpretation of their notation in the Sangeeta Sampradaya Pradarshini. Musicologist, Dr. N. Ramanathan, raised ...

Inspired by Chennai’s famed Carnatic music season, a two-day festival in Mumbai will bring together concerts, lectures and traditional South Indian fare The nip in the air is just right to reach out ...

When Fr Joseph Thattarassery was appointed as the parish priest of St Joseph’s Church in Tripunithura eight years ago, it changed his life. A mild interest in Carnatic music became a passion. That, he ...

M S Subbulakshmi, the ‘Nightingale of India’ was born on September 16, 1916 in Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Her father Subramania Iyar was a practicing advocate and her mother Shanmuga Vadivu, a Veena ...

usic was her life. She would begin her recitals with her eyes closed, her attention absorbed by the raga, the notes that make up an Indian classical composition. She left her mark on these just as she ...