To feature nine female Nadaswaram artists.
Browsing: Music
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.
Thanks to streaming and the innovative business models of services such as Spotify, the music industry is back on a song now.