Carnatic Music Archives

July 22, 2025
Entertainment
Videos

Watch: Guitar Prasanna decodes Ilaiyaraaja’s magic

Watch: Guitar Prasanna decodes Ilaiyaraaja‘s magic: Notes & Chords In this episode, we speak to ace guitarist Prasanna, who is based in the United States. An acclaimed artiste, teacher, and composer, Prasanna effortlessly plays different styles, from carnatic music, contemporary jazz, rock, blues to Indian film music. He talks about his musical journey across genres, […]

May 21, 2025
Entertainment
Music

epic choir performs at cleveland thyagaraja festival

EPIC Choir at Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Outside the transit gate at the Salt Lake City airport, 50-year-old marketing professional Bharadhwaj Lakshminarayanan was trying to perfect a gamaka, an embellishment applied to notes in Carnatic music. His 12-year-old daughter, Mahathi, corrected him. Moments later, a group of people waiting to board the […]