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KARUR,
Friday, April 5, 2013
The emotive and cognitive expressions of the marginalised sections of society came to the fore at the Adi Dravidar Art Cultural festival organised by the Department of Art and Culture in Karur rec...
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COIMBATORE,
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Meagre payments compared to taking up other chores is the main reason
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Coimbatore
Friday, January 11, 2013
The quartet of Syed Salman, Syed Aqeel, Syed Shakeel and Syed Bilal are a treat for music lovers
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NEW DELHI,
January 4, 2013
Musicians Hari and Sukhmani on the newness of the old
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CHENNAI,
December 20, 2012
An affable poet who confesses to his fear of microphones. An audience comprising students who have their impending English examination at the back of their minds. Not quite the ideal start to a poe...
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October 8, 2012
Kashmiri folk music which communicated events and emotions is fast moving out of public memory with the onslaught of Bollywood culture
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MADURAI,
September 6, 2012
At a time when folk music is fading, Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan and M. Navaneethakrishnan have revived its popularity and brought respectability to the song of the masses
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Chennai,
August 25, 2012
A. Srivathsan on the music that does not figure in the mainstream but is an inseparable part of the city’s intangible heritage
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July 13, 2012
Langa and Manganiar folk musicians in Rajasthan fear their art might get lost in the face of poverty and illiteracy
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NEW DELHI,
June 21, 2012
Rangabati captured the cultural flavour of the State in all its glory
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London,
June 11, 2012
In his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela had this to say about Robben island: "Green and beautiful, it looked at first more like a resort than a prison." The prison off Cape...
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March 7, 2012
La Pongal crafts an unusual combination — the modern percussion and ancient folk lyrics — through its various performances and its first ever album. Payal Chhabria tunes in.
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Bangalore,
February 7, 2012
MUSIC Diwan Saz, an ensemble from Israel, researches the depth of musical traditions of central Asia
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January 3, 2013
Dr. Aru. Ramanathan has spent over 40 years recording and analysing folk songs that reflect grim reality through wry wit.
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KOZHIKODE,
November 2, 2012
CHAT For singer Gayathri, music is the vital cog in the wheel of life
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NEW DELHI,
October 3, 2012
An eight-day-long cultural extravaganza of the North Eastern States titled “Celebrating the North East: Exhibition, Fashion, Music” opened at Dilli Haat opposite INA Market in New Delhi on Tuesday...
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Coimbatore,
August 26, 2012
P. Subramanian threw the spotlight on many forgotten folk musical instruments of Kongunadu
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Bangalore,
August 19, 2012
Musician Papon speaks on his story so far
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Bangalore,
July 11, 2012
Youngsters had the audience clapping along to folk tunes at a concert recently
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Vijayawada,
June 14, 2012
Renowned scholars rendered episodes from the Ramayana, much to the delight of the audience.
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April 14, 2012
Folk music is a vital window to a group of people, their values, culture and roots. This universal meaning of folk has become the take-off point for a set of professionals living in New Delhi fitti...
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February 26, 2012
Jaisalmer-based algoza player Tagaram Bhil wants everybody to hear the lilting music created by the magical instrument
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January 13, 2012
La Pongal’s debut album, to be released on January 16, fuses Tamil folk with electronic sounds
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