Confucius and Beethoven inspired Chennai-based musician Ganesh B Kumar to compose RISE
RISE: Symphony No.1 in D minor was premiered recently at the Ceremonial Hall of the Pesti Vigad in Budapest.
How the Anirudh Varma Collective makes classical sounds cool
Backed by a formidable line-up of musicians, the Collectives concerts and albums celebrate the plurality of sound
Coldplays Ahmedabad concerts created economic impact of 641 crore: report
The concerts contributed 72 crore in GST revenue to the Government of India
How scrap band Dabba Beats recycled rhythm is winning over fans
Scrap band Dabba Beats musical repertoire is created entirely out of discarded paint and water cans
Vaibhav Arekar and the ever-expanding frontiers of his dance
The Mumbai-based Bharatanatyam dancer provides insights into his creative process and shares the importance of mentoring.
When a dance performance highlighted the beauty of songs
Urmila Satyanarayana and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi came together for the third edition of Natyarangams Vaggeyakara Bharatham.
How an annual music festival aims to revive the Patnas rich cultural history
Curated by Dr. Ajit Pradhan, the festival focusses on music and art literature
AR Rahman hit with court order over Veera Raja Veera song in copyright row with classical singer
Justice Prathiba M Singh, presiding over the matter, held that Veera Raja Veera was not simply inspired by Shiva Stuti but was identical to it with minor alterations
Soul tunes at the Mango Showers Festival debut in Bengaluru
The Mango Showers Festival, which debuts this weekend, will not only see city residents grooving, but will also keep its musicians in school
Composer-producer Michael Brook collaborates with singer Devika for Wisteria
The Punjabi song, launched recently, is an expression of love and longing.
Going on a Chhau trail in Odisha
A special three-day event at Mayurbhanj introduced the audience to the art forms rich history and distinct styles.
A Bharatanatyam gurus initiative to provide performance opportunity to her sishyas
Sheela Unnikrishnans SDNs Kriya will help her students conceptualise and present a margam. The first beneficiary was Mridula Shivakumar
The joy of listening to old-world jazz
The World Jazz Festival, held recently in different Indian cities, brought together artistes from across the globe
How Kishori Amonkar and her mother Mogubai Kurdikar blazed a trail in Hindustani music
Hindustani vocalist Radhika Joshis Mai ri was an ode to the life and music of the mother-daughter duo.
Anitha Guhas Parishvanga Pattabhishekam highlighted the enduring appeal of the epic
The thematic production had episodes from Bala, Ayodhya and Aranya Kandams
Kavya Trehans Hyperreal tour promises an immersive experience
Singer-songwriter and producer Kavya Trehan hits Goa, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Bengaluru with her immersive Hyperreal Tour
Karan Khosla: Jazz is going to be a big movement in India
From finance to frets,KaranKhoslas journey unfolds withGenesis, his latest album, and the Goa Jazz Academy, where he nurtures future musicians
Watch: Shehnai, made famous by Ustad Bismillah Khan, gets GI tag
The GI certificate for the Banarasi Shehnai a timeless musical instrument was personally handed over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ramesh Kumar, a renowned artisan from Banaras
Gana Cypher marries the cypher culture of hip-hop with gaana and hopes to bring the genre into Chennais mainstream gig culture
Paal Dabba and SickFlip hit the right note with Vibe
Chennai rapper Paal Dabba and Mumbai producer SickFlip team up for Vibe, a cross-city collab built on instinct, rhythm, and energy
An eleventh-century Shiva temple in Bhojpur tells the story of a kings unfulfilled dream
The grand edifice and the intricate carvings at the half-finished Bhojeswar temple, continues to captivate people across ages
How Ustad Nishat Khans concert turned into a masterclass in classical music
Nephew of the celebrated Ustad Vilayat Khan, he rarely performs but when he does Nishat Khan serves a musical treat
Rama, as described by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar has a small but significant corpus of songs on Rama.
How relevant is the time theory of ragas today?
With concerts usually taking place in the evenings, musicians cannot continue to sing a raag only at a specified time of the day
A dance production inspired by Vedanta Desikas life
Sri Noopurlayas Sri Desika Vaibhavam seamlessly wovethe saint-philosphers compositions in its narrative.
How the Music Academys Nadotsavam turned the spotlight on the nagaswaram
The nagaswaram artistes featured in the annual festival made the most of the opportunity.
