Art speaks loudly even before it is taught. One does not need formal training to understand and appreciate it. While music, ...

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not seem ...

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 ...

Day 6 of academic sessions at The Music Academy began with a lecture titled ‘An examination of Alapa and Thaya’, by Arati Rao. Both Alapa and Thaya have been described in the 17th century treatises, ...

Cricket test matches were once timeless. Then came timed tests and now we play international games within about four hours. Carnatic music saw similar trends in the shrinkage of time. However, not ...

Priyadarshini wants other Carnatic musicians and singers to perform this in their concerts. Mahesh Mahadev, who has composed the music for several devotional albums and for Andrea Jeremiah's Maligai, ...

“It’s one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in the whole world. People from the US, Australia, Japan, Singapore... so many different countries have started coming. It’s become bigger year after ...

It's time for a gig where the north meets the south again. Two maestros who have been praised by critics and their peers alike will liven up the stage with monsoon-based ragas. Ustad Rashid Khan, the ...

Carnatic music, one of India’s oldest classical traditions, has left a significant imprint on Bollywood’s musical landscape. This South Indian classical style, characterised by intricate ragas, ...

Can early morning give way to late evening in a span of, say, seven minutes? Yes, sometimes, if it is Carnatic that follows a Hindustani concert—and, of course, if the listener’s mind is sensitive to ...