The occasional pair of shoulders could be seen swaying among the hundreds gathered in the audience, as heads nodded and feet tapped to the rhythm of percussion and vocals of the Indian classical art ...

For 35 years, O.S. Arun has been a professional singer of Carnatic music, a classical genre popular in South India. It's an embellished form of singing frequently backed by the tanpura, a long-necked, ...

There are moments in music when sound ceases to be entertainment and becomes something deeper — a living, breathing invocation. Treekam, released last week under the Namma Music label, is one such ...

LOS ANGELES CA — When Usha Chilukuri Vance, poised and articulate, took the stage at the Republican National Convention to deliver the introductory remarks for her husband, the world saw the wife of ...

Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival (CTF) has become the most sought after event even for the established Carnatic musicians outside of India. The festival has been tirelessly engaging the Indian community ...

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 ...

American violinist Ariana Kim visits India to explore Carnatic music The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue ...

Last November, Candlelight Concerts made its debut during Margazhi festival in Chennai, known for its inclusion in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for Music. Candlelight Concerts, helmed by Live Your ...

The music director, along with Bobby CR, talks about the research, devotion, and precision behind the film’s music and score, and the inspiration behind it The film consists of four songs, including a ...

Meet Guitar Prasanna, a musician extraordinaire. On September 20, at 5.30pm, his guitar will play the sublime strains of the revered Carnatic trinity Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri. Two hours ...