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Atso Chasie, members of the Phetsukikou Club and lead singer Natalie Di Luccio in the music video of ‘You Raise Me Up’ set in Khonoma

Naga folk musician, Atso Chasie’s string instrument lends grace to ‘You Raise Me Up’

Deepa Alexander The string instrument Gei-Ü features in ‘Bollywood soprano’ Natalie Di Luccio’s version of the popular song

20 years of Khazana, the festival of ghazals

Neeraja Murthy Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas on Khazana, the ghazal festival’s two-decade long journey

Musician and vocal coach Jeanne Merchant

Jeanne Merchant is back with an original composition

S B Vijaya Mary ‘Round and Round’ is the latest track from the singer-vocal coach urging people to have faith in humanity

Lakshminarayana Yeluri

Muzigal is the new digital destination for music lovers

S B Vijaya Mary S.B. Vijaya Mary Bizman’s initiative connects nearly 400 music teachers with over 10,000 learners from five countries

Apple Music showing the Lossless Audio and Dolby Atmos badges, with AirPods Max

explained | Did you (literally) hear? Apple has finally rolled out new Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio technologies

Divya Kala Bhavani In its striving towards more sophisticated audio, Apple Music brings studio-quality music to India users by finally rolling out its much-awaited Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio. We break down these technologies that also leverage Dolby Atmos

Saying goodbye: songs of loss

Lalitha Suhasini How grieving musicians across the country are keeping the memories of loved ones, especially dads, alive through their art

Yanchan and Shan Vincent De Paul touring with Mrithangam Raps

The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it

Sweta Akundi Catch the wave of Carnatic hip hop, fuelled by the rise of virtual spaces, and set to the beat of the mridangam, ghatam and kanjira

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In December, Kalakshetra also played host to their annual festival and sold tickets at 50% occupancy. At the Bharata Kalakshetra auditorium, director Revathy Ramachandran recently wrapped up the two-day Trinity Festival, which was streamed online too.

Curtains up: Chennai gets back onstage

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Amrutha Achalla, second prize in Violin, 0 to 12 years

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Karthik G, first prize in Vocal, 20-40 years

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Akhilesh Pandey, second prize in Hindustani, 20-40 years

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The four-hour challenge in Carnatic music

G. Swaminathan Young Bharat Narayanan produced a rich variety of ragas and kritis but the very concept might need rethinking

Right choice of compositions

G. Swaminathan The judicious selection of ragas and kritis by both Nithyasree and Pantula Rama made their concerts stand out

Many moods of melody

MEENA BANERJEE Concerts at the SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan showcased the essence of tradition

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Music concert with a difference

G. Swaminathan Vocalist duo Anahita and Apoorva formatted their concert in a unique way with just one percussion accompaniment

Different screenshots of iOS app NaadSadhana

wwdc 2021 | NaadSadhana app: from a simple tuner to a complex AI Indian Classical music creator

Divya Kala Bhavani Pune-based musician-developer Sandeep Ranade discusses the evolution of his Artificial Intelligence music app NaadSadhana that helps Indian Classical musicians tune, synthesise and create music. The app won in the Innovation category at the Apple Design Awards during WWDC21.

The physical representation of ‘Betty’s Notebook’

crypto World’s first programmable master of classical music NFT bought for more than US$375,000

Divya Kala Bhavani After shooting to crypto-fame for buying Beeple’s ‘Everydays’, Metapurse dives into classical music with a choral piece drawn on one of the world’s most fascinating missing person’s cases: Amelia Earhart

New honour: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with wife Subbulaxmi after being conferred with the Shanmukhananda National Eminence Award in Mumbai on Saturday.

Recognising a lifetime of music

The physical representation of ‘Betty’s Notebook’

crypto World’s first programmable master of classical music NFT bought for more than US$375,000

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Classical singer Rajan Mishra passes away

Karukurichi P. Arunachalam with Gemini and Sivaji.

A great duet recorded separately in nagaswaram and vocal

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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946 - 2020)

The Hindu Net Desk Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific.

Oscar-nominated British composer Lorne Balfe in the studio

exclusive There shouldn’t be any rules with music, says ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘His Dark Materials’ composer Lorne Balfe

Divya Kala Bhavani Known for his multi-award nominated work, composer Lorne Balfe is ready with a new stretch of scores in ‘Gemini Man’, BBC series ‘His Dark Materials’ and ‘Underground 6’... and for video games too!

The Hindu Music Podcast: In conversation with Sid Sriram

Jayant Sriram In episode 6 of The Hindu’s Music Podcast, singer Sid Sriram takes us on an eclectic journey, from Carnatic music concerts in Chennai, finding stardom in playback singing and breaking barriers with his new independent music projects.

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Veteran theatreperson Thankam Vasudevan Nair’s birth centenary falls today

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‘Abhivadaye,' a documentary that pays tribute to an artiste and teacher

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Semmangudi, the consummate performer

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‘Pt. Kumar Gandharva internalised every phrase’

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Indie talent DOT returns to the music scene with debut EP ‘Khamotion’

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In memory of Guru Semmangudi

A Purandaradasa kriti in Hindi?

Gautam Sengupta’s ‘Project Anukriti’ aims to take Carnatic compositions beyond the South

Exploring the beauty of Sahana raga

Amritha Murali brought forth every aspect of the raga in a 90-minute exposition

Songs should be appealing even years after release, says music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja

After a legal tussle with Prasad Studios where he had composed songs for over 1,000 films from the late 1970s, Ilaiyaraaja moved and began working out of his new studio in Kodambakkam earlier this year

Naga folk musician, Atso Chasie’s string instrument lends grace to ‘You Raise Me Up’

The string instrument Gei-Ü features in ‘Bollywood soprano’ Natalie Di Luccio’s version of the popular song

Jeanne Merchant is back with an original composition

‘Round and Round’ is the latest track from the singer-vocal coach urging people to have faith in humanity

20 years of Khazana, the festival of ghazals

Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas on Khazana, the ghazal festival’s two-decade long journey

Did you (literally) hear? Apple has finally rolled out new Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio technologies

In its striving towards more sophisticated audio, Apple Music brings studio-quality music to India users by finally rolling out its much-awaited Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio. We break down these technologies that also leverage Dolby Atmos

Muzigal is the new digital destination for music lovers

Bizman’s initiative connects nearly 400 music teachers with over 10,000 learners from five countries

Saying goodbye: Songs of loss

How grieving musicians across the country are keeping the memories of loved ones, especially dads, alive through their art

Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologises for abuse

Oyamada, a well-known rock musician, had boasted about the abuse in detail in Japanese magazine interviews he gave in the 1990s.

NFT | Making sense of the NFT boom in art and what it means for music and fashion in the country

This week, we explore how NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are creating a new idea of patronage and empowering everyone from musicians and artists to

NFT Music: the gatekeepers are changing

How NFTs are creating a new idea of patronage and empowering musicians

G.S. Mani’s penchant for composing

Veteran vocalist Madurai G.S. Mani’s Sanskrit kritis have been compiled into a book by his disciple

Tribute to the pallavi genius Chingleput Ranganathan

Jaysri and Jeyaraaj Krishnan’s veena recital had all the hallmarks of their guru Chingleput Ranganathan’s Alathur school

Divided by technology as well?

Digital is the way forward but so far, only for a select few

Remembering the radio days

Three music lovers get together to recreate the magic of radio via Zoom

The unstoppable MLV

The celebrated vocalist and her intrepid journey to a remote village in Kerala for a concert

The world of Hindustani music is exceptionally territorial, says Amit Chaudhuri

Writer Amit Chaudhuri’s Finding The Raga is about discovering one’s music through a labyrinth of sounds and experiences

‘Turner & Hooch’ and ‘Heels’ composer Jeff Cardoni’s aesthetic of doing the most with the least

Composer Jeff Cardoni, whose latest releases include the upcoming ‘Turner & Hooch’ legacy sequel series and wrestling drama ‘Heels’, explains why minimal scores can make music more meaningful

The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it

Catch the wave of Carnatic hip hop, fuelled by the rise of virtual spaces, and set to the beat of the mridangam, ghatam and kanjira

Kiara Chettri’s latest track is a melancholic melody

Close on the heels of her 10-track album last year, the teen singer-songwriter releases a single ‘Why’

Indo-Iranian band Narang’s sound quest

The members hope to create musical vibrations that transcend barriers and connect the world

United in song

A virtual concert by the San Diego Master Chorale and the Voices of Chennai hopes to raise funds for COVID-19 relief in India

‘Divine Tides’ by Ricky Kej and Stewart Copeland celebrates Nature

Musician Ricky Kej talks about his upcoming album, ‘Divine Tides,’ in collaboration with Stewart Copeland

Star-studded virtual music concert and fundraiser Vax.India.Now on July 8

Conceptualised by Indian American singer Anuradha Juju Palakurthi, the show is an initiative to boost India’s vaccination drive

Billboard’s favourite star is back

Enrique Iglesias is set to kick off his North American tour and a historic co-headlining with Ricky Martin on September 25

Trinity — A musical ode to the trio

The Madras Players revamped their play Trinity for a global audience, but with limited artistic value

To grandfather, with love

Popular musician Maharajapuram Santhanam was a doting family man

SPIC MACAY’s night-long musical treat

SPIC MACAY’s Anubhav series ended with a virtual overnight concert featuring well-known exponents

Music concert with a difference

Vocalist duo Anahita and Apoorva formatted their concert in a unique way with just one percussion accompaniment

Ponnammal broke the glass ceiling in music

Parassala Ponnammal, the Carnatic music stalwart who passed away recently, was the first woman to perform at the Navaratri Mandapam in Thiruvananthapuram

An initiative to promote music beyond boundaries

The Second virtual Asia Music Summit focussed on creating new opportunities for musicians across South Asia through cross-genre collaborations

Hemant Kumar — The voice behind haunting melodies

Remembering composer and singer Hemant Kumar, who straddled the worlds of Hindi and Bengali cinema, on his 101st birth anniversary

Manoké apps tune up a community-led music learning space in Chennai

As lessons move online, 180-year-old Musée Musical, Chennai, turns to learning app Manoké to connect musicians, teachers and students

BET Awards 2021: Cardi B, Queen Latifah, Lil Nas X shine

Along with celebrating female artists, the BET Awards also highlighted gay pride with a performance by Lil Nas X and Queen Latifah

Singer Chithra on her new track, and battling depression during the pandemic

Singer Chithra, who is part of AR Rahman’s latest ‘Meri Pukaar Suno’, reflects on the happy and sad times in her career

Meet Vijai Bulganin, the music composer of ‘Daare Ledha’

The poignant Telugu-Tamil music video ‘Daare Ledha’ and ‘Vaanam Thondraadho’ is the handiwork of composer Vijai Bulganin, who has been signed on for more Telugu films

Music composer Shameer Tandon on his latest single, ‘Sazaa’

The video song sung by Sameer Khan and written by Sameer Anjaan was recently released on YouTube

International recognition for film on Shankar Mahadevan

Decoding Shankar, a documentary on Shankar Mahadevan, wins Toronto award

Maharajapuram Santhanam: Music on his own terms

Maharajapuram Santhanam, whose concerts never failed to draw a full house, was known for his wit, voice and the sheer joy with which he sang. A tribute on his 29th death anniversary

Ranjani Sivakumar on the art and science of tambura

Vocalist Ranjani Sivakumar looked at some basic aspects of the instrument’s history, design and musicality

Pandemic parodies: Tracing a sub-genre from the summer of 2020 to now

Accomplished musicians and amateurs have been coaxing catchy tunes out of popular songs to describe the new routine and behaviours and celebrate the vaccines on tap

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