You don’t have to travel to southern India to get a taste of the region’s classical musical style. In fact, the genre is coming with a modern twist to metro Atlanta. Carnatic 2.0 Live in Atlanta will ...

CHENNAI: What’s the first thing you notice at a concert? The artist on stage, the setlist, or maybe the microphones? Probably not the last one, right? Yet, microphones have quietly (or rather, ...

Vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan speaks to us about his plans for the Margazhi season, his views on the younger generation preferring the virtual medium to live kutc heris, and more... Vocalist Sikkil ...

CHENNAI: The buzz of soft, animated conversations makes way for applause as the curtain rises at Vani Mahal, venue of the ‘43rd Isai, Iyal, Nataka Vizha’ (music, dance, drama festival), in Chennai’s T ...

A city close to their heart? ‘Hyderabad!’ Mumbai-based Aditya Kashyap gives a quick reply. The musician (bass) of contemporary Carnatic music band Agam will be in the city for the weekend with his ...

Carnatic music is drawing recruits from different geographies. I expect it to flourish especially among the youth for decades to come. Yet another edition of Chennai’s Carnatic music season has come ...

In a city where temple bells echo through traffic and vendors announce breakfast, musicians and bands are reimagining these sounds. One such ensemble that brings out streaks of contemporary and ...

Madras, music, and the month of Margazhi have become nearly inseparable. But did you know that Madras attracted musicians as early as the 18 th Century? By the 1700s, the city had established a centre ...

Born into a family that breathes Carnatic music, the melodious cadences of ragas seeped into USA-based Indian-American ...