S.Rajam is a multifaceted genius with creative talents in a variety of fields such as music, musicology, classical painting and acting. In the field of music, S. Rajam is an unparalleled authority on Vivadi ragas and has done much to popularize Koteeswara Iyer’s kritis. He has the distinction of being the only musician to have …
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One of the earliest attempts to make the British appreciate Carnatic music was initiated by Gayan Samaj.Had the Madras Jubilee Gayan Samaj been around, it would have been 125 this year, though it began at least four years earlier under a different name. That certainly makes it the mother of all Sabhas that have been …
Music | Musics. Structures and Processes15th International Conference of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung GoettingenPaper and Lecture Recital by Ludwig Pesch & Manickam Yogeswaran Unity in diversity, antiquity in contemporary practice? A fresh look at South Indian music The music of South India or Carnatic music is an amalgam of regional traditions and practices and became increasingly codified …
Music | Musics. Structures and Processes 15th International Conference of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung Goettingen Title of the presentation by Manickam Yogeswaran & Ludwig Pesch: “Unity in diversity, antiquity in contemporary practice? A fresh look at South Indian music” Read more >>
By Dr. Pia Srinivasan (15 May 1931 – 8 April 2022) Pia with her guru in 1969 I joined Kalakshetra in 1968 to learn Carnatic music. It was there that I met Rajeswari. It was a great event in my life as I came to realise more and more. Rajeswari, along with her music, is the …
