Ambi Subramaniam may have been born into a rich legacy of Carnatic music, but he didn’t take it for granted. His parents, noted violinist Dr L Subramaniam and singer Kavita Krishnamurthy wouldn’t ...

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

Gone are the days when Margazhi was all about classical Carnatic music kutcheries entertaining only a select audience. CHENNAI: Gone are the days when Margazhi was all about classical Carnatic music ...

Sathyanarayanan has been proving that even the keyboard could be adapted to play Indian classical music. Like his guru, the late Mandolin U Shrinivas, who showed the world that Carnatic music could be ...

At two years old, Rahul Vellal wasn’t humming absent-mindedly—he was identifying devotional and film songs. Up to 50 of them.

If you are a Carnatic music enthusiast, chances are that you will come across the name Sriram or Shriram at least once every day in the newspapers or social media. I refer to Sriram Parasuram, RK ...

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 only mystery in life is why the Kamikaze pilots wore helmets,” said Al McGuire. Other mysteries are right up there too — why khayal performers use the harmonium to accompany their incredibly ...

Tuning in: Charsur founders Charubala Natarajan (left) and Suresh Gopalan in their studio in Chennai. SHARP IMAGE Chennai: This month, in 20 days, Charubala Natarajan and Suresh Gopalan will attend 45 ...