VM Kutty, a synonym for Maappilappaattu, a popular music genre in Kerala.
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To feature nine female Nadaswaram artists.
The snake charmers reinventing themselves by playing to humans.
Kalamandalam Hyderali broke many barriers to become a symbol of secularism.
Chowdiah was equally skilled in solo performances and accompaniment, while his mastery over the phono-violin was appreciated even by his critics, wrote V. S. Namboothiripad, Kerala’s first music critic, in 1954.
Through numerous social media apps and platforms, classical music is becoming a commodity for instant gratification.
India Art Review will be republishing V.S.N’s articles on yesteryear music stalwarts, every Friday
Renaissance helped western music grow three-dimensionally, Indian music retained its mono-dimensional quality and became the pinnacle of melody.
Groomed in north Indian classical, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan (1931-2021) was open to engaging with Hindi cinema as well. The voyage proved symbiotic in more ways…
Musician, writer, activist and cultural historian, Thodur Madabusi Krishna’s candid interview.