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Architect Aditi ‘Ditty’ Veena brings ideas of sustainability to her music

Priyadarshini Paitandy For Goa-based conservation architect Ditty, designing a sustainable solution to a problem is key. The same idea resonates in her music

I support inclusiveness, which is the intent behind the anti-CAA, NRC protests: Prateek Kuhad

Aparna Narrain The singer-songwriter, who was in Bengaluru to perform, also talks about being on Obama’s list, whether he enjoys touring now, and writing as catharsis

The veena sings again

Anasuya Menon Anuradha and S Mahesh Aiyar revive interest in the veena with a yearly festival, ‘Vipanchika’, which celebrates the instrument

Jayanti Kumaresh

Jayanti carved a pleasing Kiravani alapana

Bala Shankar Jayanthi Kumaresh brought out the beauty of every phrase without sacrificing the nuances

Pravekha Ravichandran and Tharun Sekar of ‘Othasevuru’

Stories, fables and mystical elements find a way into Tamil rock band ‘Othasevuru’

Srivatsan S Tamil pop band Othasevuru is making waves in the independent music circuit not only for its style statement but also for lyrical context

I learnt sarod as I wanted to carry on the legacy of my father and grandfather, says Manik Khan

V Kaladharan Sarod exponent Manik Khan talks about his musical journey and what it means to be Ustad Ali Akbar Khan’s son

Spirited traditions: Khayal singer Ashwini Bhide Deshpande.

Khayal and the power of imagination

Narendra Kusnur The seminar on ‘Khayal and Allied Forms’ attracted many Hindustani classical followers to the NCPA’s Experimental Theatre, earlier this month. Organised by the ITC Sangeet Research Academy and Indian Musicologists Society in association with Music Forum and NCPA, its main aim was to highlight the various factors that went into this vocal music form.Musical interplay Most of the sessions focused on the individual styles of the important vocal gharanas, namely Gwalior, Agra, Jaipur-Atrauli,

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Band Arzz is high on Bollywood

Neeraja Murthy Originating from Chandigarh, Band Arzz shares why Hyderabad is significant in their musical sojourn

Musical legacy N C Rangacharyulu with Sundara Varadacharyulu, grandchildren and N C Anantha Krishna

Where experience made all the difference

Srivathsan Nadadhur Vocalist N C Rangacharyulu displayed impressive precision in exploring various facets of a ragam

Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath performing at The Music Academy

Packing the kritis with bhava

Bala Shankar Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath kept the concert vibrant throughout

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Veena Venkatramani

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha Veena Venkatramani: Concert sans gimmick

H. Ramakrishnan Veena Venkatramani did not resort to the thrill factor through vigorous meetus

R. Lakshmipriya.

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: R. Lakshmipriya

Having started learning music at the age of five, Lakshmipriya had her initial training from guru Akila Siva. She is now learning from her mother Hemalatha. Now, she is a B High graded artiste of All India Radio.

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Sriranjani Haran

Sriranjani Haran is learning Veena from her aunt Guru Meena Swaminathan of Bangalore and Violin from Guru Shankaran Chandran of Chennai.

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Pranavkrishna Ramasubramanian

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Sudarshan Mohan

Chennai Margazhi young artistes of the day: Samyuktha Sreeram and Rishabh Ranganathan

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Bhargavi Ranganathan

Film Music

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.

Bollywood tunes: A still from Manmarziyan

In praise of Amit Trivedi

Narendra Kusnur And the award for the Best Hindi Film Musician 2018 goes to... Amit Trivedi. Before anyone asks why I haven’t named Arijit Singh, Ajay-Atul or the now

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‘Depth and spirituality of Sufi poetry appeals to me’

How 'On The Streets of Chennai' rounded off 2019 with impromptu performance

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Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Sriranjani Haran

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These Carnatic musicians juggle careers, spreadsheets and varnams

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Meet the Chennai-based hip-hop duo Underdogz

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Pranavkrishna Ramasubramanian

Pranavkrishna was selected as IndianRaga fellow for the year 2017 after several levels of competitions.

Bollywood music: A decade of highs and lows

From unwanted trends of multi-composer soundtracks and remixes, to breakthroughs by indie musicians: the last ten years have showcased considerable talent

Every artiste should start making their own music, says Rapper Divine

Rapper Divine discusses his entrepreneurial venture for new artistes, and explains why hiphop will always live on despite the shadow of film industry music across India

A R Rahman, Vivek Sagar, Devi Sri Prasad, Anirudh: music that enthralled us in Telugu cinema in the 2010s

Telugu cinema was teeming with fresh talent that explored diverse genres through the last decade

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Sudarshan Mohan

Sudarshan is currently a second-year medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia.

Chennai Margazhi young artistes of the day: Samyuktha Sreeram and Rishabh Ranganathan

Ghatam percussionist Samyuktha Sreeram and Violinist Rishabh Ranganathan, are friends and perform concerts together.

Sedate from start to finish

G. Ravikiran maintained the same pace and mood for most part of his concert

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Bhargavi Ranganathan

Bhargavi has been teaching music for three years now at P.S. Matric Higher Secondary School, Mylapore.

Telugu touch to Thiruppavai goes digital

Mullapudi Venkataramana’s Telugu translation of the Thiruppavai comes alive in the form of a digital music project embellished by Bapu’s illustrations

Revisiting Ramadasu

Seshulatha Viswanath’s workshop on Bhadrachala Ramadasu compositions also threw light on their ragas

Music to expand horizons

Western classical music educator and pianist Timothy Marthand reminisces over his musical influences over a three-decade journey

Australian DJ and producer Flume talks sets and playlists

Flume: The master of chill-hop at Sunburn Goa 2019

Hyderabad Brothers: A successful teaming up

On the contemporary Carnatic music scene, the Hyderabad Brothers, D. Raghavachari and D. Seshachari occupy a prominent place. They have rapidly built

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Prithvi Harish

This year, Prithvi will get the Best Vocalist (male) award in the Spirit of Youth series 2019, from the Music Academy

Kannada play on Bangalore Nagarathnamma

For the first time, the life of Bangalore Nagarathnamma, a cultural activist, classical singer, scholar and courtesan will be staged in the city, under TS Nagabharana’s direction

In the web of gross desires

Standardisation of ragas, the debate over purity and the return of thumri marked the decade of synthetic music

Barmer Boys: Fuelling contemporary folk

The Barmer Boys on how the band has stormed the international stage with their unique sound and crossover aesthetics

Versatile musician

Avaneeswaram S.R. Vinu, a sought after violinist, says a good musician has to be a good listener

'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' theme songwriter dies aged 72

Allee Willis penned the iconic 'I'll Be There For You' track for the long-running hit sitcom

Chennai Margazhi young artistes of the day: M. Shrikanth and K. R. Sivaramakrishna

Violinist M. Shrikanth and Kanjira artiste K. R. Sivaramakrishna are friends and they perform together at many concerts.

One hundred years of Naushad

For Indian music, 2019 was the year for birth centenaries. It began when poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi's 100th birthday on January 14 was celebrated in

A vainika’s journey around the world

Nirmala Rajasekar’s conquest has been a saga of teaching and teaming

She handled them all well

Alapana, swaram and niraval... Kruthi Bhat gave a good account of herself

No dull moments in Sikkil Gurucharan’s concert

Sikkil Gurucharan presented an engaging concert with Thodi as the central raga

Mature handling of ragas

Ananya brought out the subtle nuances of Kharaharapriya in her alapana

Concert on conventional lines

Sudha and Srividhya presented well-structured raga treatises

Ranjani-Gayathri’s challenging dwiraga RTP

The sisters undertook a gutsy experiment at their recent Margazhi concert in Chennai

Prema Rangarajan’s rendition was rich in manodharma

Her RTP showcased the veteran’s mastery over laya

This was the decade of homegrown, standalone music festivals

MetroPlus recaps how these festivals come into their own, giving India’s independent musicians the spotlight they deserve

Jingle Bells during Margazhi: T.N. Krishnan enthralls a packed house

The Margazhi season is at its peak now, and December 25 is a special day for the rasikas in Music Academy. The hall is packed at 8.50 am, with

Chennai Margazhi young artistes of the day: Tejashree and Tanujashree

Tejashree and Tanujashree were the great grand daughters of D.K. Pattammal and Palghat Mani Iyer.

Meet Red Earth and Pouring Rain, an indie band that transcends genres

With a medley of jazz, Carnatic, Latin, Western et al, the compositions of Abhijit Nath and Harini Iyer are genre-agnostic

Anoushka Shankar to EDM ragers to Sid Sriram to folk singers: Hyderabad’s best gigs of the 2010s

Just 25 minutes of a gig can create a ripple effect. Here are a few mentions:

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Abilash Giriprasad

Carnatic vocalist Abilash Giriprasad was introduced to this art form at the age of four and his first stage performance was at seven.

From the Archive — upholding a rich heritage

For the Chennai music season 2019, The Hindu brings to you the 'trendsetters' seriies from our archives.

Composer Matt Morton on using a rare synthesiser for the music in Moon Landing documentary ‘Apollo 11’

The addictive music, created with the Moog Synthesiser IIIc, won Matt Morton a Critics’ Choice Documentary Award for Best Score in November

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Adyar G.Silambarasan

Silambarasan has performed in Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru with flautist Jayanth. He has also organised a new combo music section at KM college of music & technology.

Chennai Margazhi young artistes of the day: Pooja Suresh and Supraja Suresh

Pooja Suresh and Supraja Suresh began learning music at the age of five at Brihaddhwani and later under Vidushi Sangeetha Sivakumar.

From ‘TiK ToK’ to ‘Old Town Road’: top ten English songs from the 2010s

Songs that linger on as the decade reaches its outro

From the Archive: Making a mark as accompanist

For the Chennai music season 2019, The Hindu brings to you a series of articles from our archives on interviews with rising artistes in 1990s who are now some of the biggest names in Carnatic music.

Thumri exponent Vidushi Savita Devi passes away

Daughter of late Padma Shri winner Siddheshwari Devi, Ms. Devi was considered a doyen in the field of classical music field for her mastery on various semi-classical vocal forms, such as thumri, dadra, chaiti, kajri and tappa of the Banaras Gharana

Pak celebrity Qandeel Baloch was murdered because of people’s judgement: Sanam Maher

We need to ‘rewire our rotten social structure,’ says the author of a book on social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered three years ago

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