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Musician Kavalam Sreekumar has rendered more than 60 Malayalam poems during the lockdown

The Carnatic vocalist, composer and playback singer recites poems by legends and newcomers on his YouTube channel

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

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.

TM Krishna to perform live on Instagram and Facebook to raise funds for artistes

The renowned Carnatic singer will lead an informal live session on social media with music and conversations, to raise funds for artistes affected by COVID-19

Kerala-based beatboxer Ardhra Sajan is upbeat as she hosts up-and-coming artistes on her Instagram page

Ardhra, who blends mimicry with beatboxing and also does fluteboxing, gives opportunity for rising stars to perform on her Instagram page

4=5, a unique tala ensemble

The ensemble led by vocalist Abhishek Raghuram weaves diverse and exciting rhythm patterns

‘If you can speak, you should sing,’ says T.V. Gopalakrishnan

The veteran musician feels music is for everyone and for every occasion

‘On That Note’, Sanjay Subrahmanyan’s new YouTube series

Sanjay Subrahmanyan combines music with memories in bite-sized episodes.

Ilaiyaraja and SPB’s timeless bond

Ilaiyaraja and SPB’s birthdays are separated by two days. We cannot remember one without the other

Thailand’s leading youth orchestra takes to filmmaking during the lockdown

The Maestro is the first Thai film with a full orchestral score performed by young musicians of Siam Sinfonietta

Singer Jack Garratt on life as a musician and his struggles with mental health

He recently released a new performance of his single called Time on YouTube

Martin Garrix feels honoured to have composed the official song for UEFA EURO 2020

The acclaimed songwriter, producer and top-ranking DJ speaks about the euphoria that surrounds the EURO 2020 anthem ‘We Are The People’ and his inspirations in life

Chinmayi, live on Twitter: How the singer’s Spaces concerts altered people’s perception of her

Singer Chinmayi talks about her recent, impromptu concerts on Twitter Spaces in which she takes on impromptu requests too

DJ night on Clubhouse an instant hit with Malayalis globally

Session with remixed Malayalam and Bollywood songs comes as a relief for hundreds locked up due to the pandemic

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and legendary guitarist Joe Walsh hope to heal with music

The three-song EP launched on June 4 pays tribute to doctors and frontline workers and also features a ‘Black Lives Matter’ prayer

Malayalam playback singers pay a melodious tribute to SPB

Playback singers’ association had a Facebook live of SPB’s songs on the legend’s birth anniversary

Watch: Mangaluru singer Frizzell D’Souza’s latest single ‘Foolish Once Again’, a love ballad

Frizzell’s third single has over 22,000 views on YouTube and about 45,000 streams on Spotify

Vishnu Ravindran Nair’s upcoming album Stories From A Space Station is inspired from astronauts

The independent musician from Bengaluru likes to link music and science

A series of young singers

Vocalists Bhagyesh Marathe and Samarth Nagarakar blended tradition with an imaginative approach

Amrit Ramnath: ‘Though I respond to other forms, Carnatic music is my core’

The young musician, whose latest musical video Sumiran has garnered attention online, says he realised a few years ago that music had to be his life’s journey

Rangan Brothers’ concert: Themed on Swati Tirunal kritis

The Rangan brothers presented raga essays like swara exchanges, complementing one another’s music

A well-etched Thodi by Ranjani and Gayatri

The sisters highlighted the versatility of this majestic raga

How singer Unnikrishnan’s son Vasudev Krishna polished his musical skillset during lockdown

Vasudev Krishna, son of popular singer Unnikrishnan, has been regularly collaborating with his father and sister Uthara

Coachella music festival to return in April 2022

The 20-year-old music festival, one of the largest in the world, was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic

Sonic identity: Are we ready?

Sound logos and branding are picking up in the country, as indie bands and brands work together

Shayan Italia’s ‘Warriors’ to rekindle the fighting spirit

The song represents people who come back to prove their worth

All the web’s a stage

The Internet is ruthless, and everyone is clueless. Where do artistes go from here?

Musicians engage with listeners in novel ways

Artistes are coming up with researched and thematic ideas to connect more deeply with online listeners

A first-of-its-kind book on the anatomy of mridangam

Techie percussionist Erickavu N. Sunil pens a unique book that delineates the science and aesthetics of the mridangam

B. Bhanumathi — An endearing guru

B. Bhanumathi’s democratic approach to learning helped her students gain insight and confidence

Billboard Music Awards: Drake, Pink, The Weeknd win big

Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son

Raamlaxman (1942-2021): The composer behind some of Bollywood’s biggest hits

The music director was renowned for his work on blockbusters like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’and ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’

Music director Raamlaxman, of ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ fame, dies at 78

The composer was known for his work on films like ‘Maine Pyar Kiya,’ ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’ and ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’

Suneeta Rao pledges support to climate with single ‘Vaada Karo’

The songwriter, singer and stage performer teams up with Dharavi Rocks and composer Dhruv Ghanekar in her comeback video

Adi Sankara as brilliant poet

Many composers and singers have given musical expression to the saint’s prolific literary creations

'Karnan' brings together two different musical worlds

Composer Santhosh Narayanan talks about how the rousing score and songs add to the sense of rebellion in the Dhanush starrer, directed by Mari Selvaraj

Fitting tribute by Krishna Ramarathinam

A young trio performs at the Sathur Subramaniam memorial concert

Kriteka Iyer’s Bhimpalas stood out

A good student who can, with diligence, blossom into a competent musician

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