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Notes of nostalgia
John Anthony, helmsman and guitarist of the band Karnatriix, explains why he is emotionally attached to the city
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All for Sachin!
Be it a “soup song” or a song in praise of the Master Blaster, inimitable Dhanush is a hit with the audience every time.
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‘Kolaveri’ Dhanush lectures at IIM-A
The metallic clang
Founder and front-man of Opeth Mikael Åkerfeldt tells Neeti Sarkar that they constantly look for new music in the same genre and that's what allows for experimentation without drastic alteration
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February 8, 2012
Bangalore's 'feel good' rock and roll heroes
Saturday nights have always been a great experience at CounterCulture. Although some might complain about the distance, there are nights like these that make it worthwhile. The space was per...
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Hyderabad,
February 7, 2012
Agnee fires it up
Band Agnee is on fire with two new Hindi films, the band's new album and a theme song for the Hollywood film Avengers. “We were contacted by Disney to compose a theme song for Avengers, as part of...
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KOCHI,
February 7, 2012
City honours the king of melody
‘Yesudas Utsavam,' a programme felicitating the singer on his 72nd birthday, was organised here on Monday at the Town Hall under the aegis of Asianet News. Union Minister for Overseas Indian...
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February 6, 2012
Sound start
Music forms an integral part of Indian films. The release of songs is an important marketing activity of the production house as it serves as pre-publicity for the film. On many occasions, the suc...
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February 5, 2012
Beat street
Evanescence- Evanescence
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This American Rock band is back and how! Listening to this album makes you realise how much you've missed...
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February 4, 2012
Showcase: Space for music
Baaja Gaaja is Shubha Mudgal's and Dr. Aneesh Pradhan's vision of creating a space for musicians and music lovers to “meet, enjoy and celebrate”. For three days, more than 100 artists from genres a...
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February 3, 2012
Language of romance
They say that love is universal. Unnikrishnan P.V., a city-based musician and music composer, celebrates the “universality of love” with six anthems on romance in an album titled ‘One Love.' The a...
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February 3, 2012
‘May all men be happy': S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
What is your idea of happiness?
Starting the day with a smile and ending it with a bigger smile.
What is your greatest fear?
Death.
If you coul...
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Coimbatore,
February 2, 2012
Music, sublime and tranquil
Surrounded by tall, leafy trees, the simple stage was set right under the canopy of the clear blue sky. Panduranga stood on the pedestal with his divine consort, overlooking the whole scene in fro...
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February 2, 2012
Recalling Ariyakkudi’s art
The legendary Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar was remembered at a programme titled ‘Homage to Guru,’ put together by Alepey Venkatesan and his disciples at the Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall. R. K...
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Artistic notes
Music beyond boundaries
Master holds in hypnotic spell
Beethoven listens as Patdeep flows in
Mridangam maestro's master craftsmen
Mum and the musician
“Musicians need time to recharge their creative sensibility”
Showcase: Indie beats
A surprise package
Bangalore,
February 7, 2012
A confluence of instruments
Israel is a young country with an ancient heritage and over the years musicians Shye and Udi have carried their culture, imbibed new ideas and changed shape to build something new. Udi is a member...
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TIRUPATI,
February 7, 2012
Veteran playback singer Janaki injured
Veteran playback singer S. Janaki sustained a head injury after she slipped and fell in a hotel she was staying in at Tirupati on Tuesday. She is declared out of danger and may be ready for discha...
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CHENNAI,
February 7, 2012
Mastering the science of lyric engineering
Jalin Gladis and Ganga Kameswaran, both students of computer science at College of Engineering, Guindy, have been avid fans of Tamil film music for as long as they can remember. Over the last thre...
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February 6, 2012
‘Music keeps me alive'
Ustad Zakir Hussain, along with guitarist John McLaughlin, founded the band Shakti in the 70s and the duo ventured into fusion music, a term that most music lovers in India were not accustomed to...
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February 4, 2012
Moments with the maestro
It isn't often that Ilayaraja performs live to launch an audio of a film he has composed for. His ardent music lovers were pleasantly surprised when Ilayaraja launched the audio of Tamil-Telugu bil...
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February 4, 2012
Two to tango
Two people say practically the same words, think similarly and plan things alike, yet they are not related. Music directors Vishal and Shekhar feel that being in sync has helped them nurture their...
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February 3, 2012
Modern-day Minstrel
Life has taken Chandran Veyyatummal, the diminutive, soft-spoken theatre musician and award-winning music composer on a lyrical journey from his native Narikkuni, near Baluserry in Kozhikode distr...
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February 2, 2012
The purpose of Ramavataram
The mark of a genius is his gift to sublimate the source of his inspiration with his introspective experience. In this aspect every song of Sri Tyagaraja is Valmiki reinterpreted for us. Amo...
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February 2, 2012
Peerless performer
Violin maestro Lalgudi Srimathi is a performer, composer and teacher for over five decades. A protégé of her famous brother, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, and father, Lalgudi Gopala Iyer, Srimathi's firm...
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Thiruvananthapuram,
February 2, 2012
When East meets West
The Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival that was held in Thiruvananthapuram featured diverse musical styles, which converged with a virtuoso performance by violinist L. Subramaniam. Th...
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Finding his voice
A stream of melody
Princess of pop
Qawwali in Coimbatore
Why this hit veri?
Remembering Sufi mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan
Six-string meditations
Platform for talented singers
Slideshow
Hailed as a genius par excellence, mridangam maestro Palghat Mani Iyer’s impact on music and musicians was singular. A look at some rare images from his career and life on the occasion his centenary year… Photos courtesy: T.R. Rajamani
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