Friday Review

A show in Chennai where pop met jazz

‘Bring on the jazz’ by the Madras Guild of Performing Arts rose above genres to offer an enjoyable musical evening

Waheeda Rehman’s Tamil Nadu connect

Smrithi Krishnamoorthy: A youngster to watch out for

A spiritual confluence at Varanasi

Geetha Venktaramanan

Walking down memory lane with nagaswaram exponent SRG Rajanna

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Friday Review is a weekly art and culture supplement. The supplement puts the spotlight on the rich and varied art forms practised across the country with a special focus on classical music and dance. It also covers folk and western music and dance, Tamil theatre and television

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