Nandita Kannan, Shakthi Muralidharan, Dhanush Ananatharaman, and Niranjan Dindodi accompanied by Charulatha on the veena,Aduthurai Guruprasad on the mridangam and Sriman Raghu Krishnan on the ghatam. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Kedaram celebrated its 10th anniversary with a series of music concerts. The inaugural performance was by a group of four up-and-coming musicians. One […]
What could be common between a mridangam exponent and a Marxist leader? Music. The friendship between Umayalpuram Sivaraman, who describes himself as a hardcore traditionalist, yet ultramodern, and M.A. Baby, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a connoisseur of Carnatic music, dates back decades. The two came together to share […]
Travis Scott adds Mumbai stop to India tour After overwhelming demand for his debut India show in New Delhi, Travis Scott has officially added a second date in Mumbai to his Circus Maximus World Tour. The American rapper will perform at the Mahalaxmi Race Course on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, marking his first-ever live appearance […]
Watch | M.A. Baby calls for Bharat Ratna for Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Indian percussionists | Video Credit: The Hindu CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, a connoisseur of Carnatic music, made a strong case for awarding the Bharat Ratna to percussionists in India, stating that percussion music had reached “Himalayan heights” in the country. CPI(M) general […]
Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Vimal Chandran’s perpetual muse is the picturesque Pattambi town in Palakkad. He describes poorams (temple festivals) as cultural comic cons filled with colourful elements that stoke his curiosity to this day. His mildly cold, sepia-tinted frames set in the rural setting feature what he calls a retro-futuristic spaceship, unblemished by any […]
What does it take to put together a boy band in India? Following a nation-wide talent hunt that stretched across months, thousands of auditions and an extensive bootcamp, international record producer and songwriter Savan Kotecha, who has worked with a range of artistes, including Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, One Direction and more recently, on Ed […]
“I’m bringing Carnatic music to the table but with a different group of instruments,” says Sandeep Narayan. “We’ve got a bass guitar with the flute, violin, mirdangam and kanjira — it is a mix of traditional and Western instruments.” The artiste was talking over phone from Los Angeles, about his upcoming concert presented by the […]
A screengrab of rapper Vengayo from ‘Chikkama’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was 2004 when eight-year-old Issac Naveen was first transplanted from the streets of Worli, Mumbai to Otteri, Chennai to live a vastly different life. Over there, he would go out fishing and lounge with at least 10 other children who would tackle […]
On the evening of July 3, Mumbai’s jazz fans waited patiently to see two renowned American musicians at Tata Theatre. Around 7.40 p.m., after compere Brian Tellis had welcomed the audience, the duo walked in to a rousing applause. Trumpeter Randy Brecker, in a black and red shirt and his trademark cap, and drummer Peter […]
As Jyoti Hegde sat on the stage at a recent event organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to celebrate World Music and International Yoga Day in Delhi, what caught the eye was the beautifully crafted instrument in her hands. It looked like the veena, but not totally. It was the rudra veena, and Jyoti Hegde […]
