The village has also produced illustrious exponents of the nagaswaram — S. Subramania Pillai and S. Natarajasundaram Pillai — ...

Experience Carnatic music in a coffee shop setting, fostering community and connection for both enthusiasts and newcomers.

At Ravindra Bharathi, the evening did not unfold like a conventional concert — it breathed, listened, and slowly found its ...

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, ...

A controversy has erupted over bestowing the Sangita Kalanidhi award on TM Krishna, with well-known musicians condemning the Music Academy’s decision. Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna, or TM ...

Every year, as the December Carnatic music season picks up momentum, a frequent topic of discussion is the place of sahitya in Carnatic music. Is sahitya central or secondary? Instrumentalists of high ...

In Carnatic music, concerts with instrumentalist headliners such as the veena, flute or violin are a small fraction of performances at most music festivals, including the biggest one of them all the ...

Every winter, musicians and fans flock to India from across the world to listen to traditional Carnatic songs. At its heart, the music is simple, but, like jazz, improvisation is key and it may take a ...

Care Earth Trust, in association with the TN Forest department and Madras Photo Bloggers, brings the 7th edition of the Marghazi season birdwatching event.

It's a music tradition that's believed to have divine origins. CHENNAI: It's a music tradition that's believed to have divine origins. The lyrics of traditional Carnatic music compositions are usually ...