“These five strings on the left form the female set,’’ says Shankar. “And the ones on the right form the male set.’’ Male and female strings? “Yes, the violin and viola strings have the range of a ...

Mellifluous rendition and perceptive brilliance characterised the vocal recital of Chandana Balakalyan at the September Season of Music, hosted by Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Coimbatore. Dulcet voice, ...

In December 2019, violinist A. Kanyakumari began showcasing Tyagaraja’s ekaika raga kritis (only a single kriti in the raga) on the violin, releasing one every Friday on her Facebook handle.

Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy is making the world safe for raga. Raised in a highly cultured South Indian family in central New Jersey, he started to learn the classical music tradition by ...

With all the bad news flashed at us continually by both the electronic and print media these days, it was a relief to be transported to another, far more peaceful plane by the music of Anupriya, ...

Indians have long linked music to specific times of day, so perhaps it is appropriate that a quartet with the semi-subcontinental name of Raga Dolls should do something of the same. This ensemble, led ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Maestra Kala Ramnath with her 'Singing Violin,' has been featured on the ...

Musician Shanker Krishnan unveils 'Confluence: Raga and Counterpoint,' a unique album blending Carnatic and Western classical ...

The 18th century is considered as the golden age of Carnatic music. During this time lived three great composers/ musicians who were later celebrated as the musical trinity: Shyama Shastri, Tyagaraja ...