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Video | Flute J.A.Jayant’s concert for Naada Inbam December Music Festival 2020

https://youtu.be/nFvZ-KNgKJU Concert on 31.12.2020 by Vidwan J.A.Jayanth – Flute, Vidwan L.Ramakrishnan – Violin , Vidwan N.C.Bharadwaj – Mridangam , and Vidwan Chandrasekara Sharma – Ghatam. For Daily Informations refer to Our Blog : https://naadainbam.wordpress.com/ Jayanth, still in his late twenties, is the most recognisable and sought after flautist in contemporary Carnatic music who also commands …

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Memorize the 72 melakarta ragas: free Anki flashcards

Download the updated set of 72 anki flashcards “Mela-Memorization-CarnaticStudent-72.apkg” here >> (version 2 December 2020) Learn more about the 72 melakarta ragas >> Anki flash cardsPowerful, intelligent flash cards.Remembering things just became much easier.https://ankiweb.net/about Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it’s a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can …

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The bamboo flute of South India

Art by Arun V.C. The flute has played a key role in India’s artistic life since antiquity. This is evident from writings on dance-drama, mythology, sculptures and paintings. Its playing technique must have been highly developed for a very long time. Different names are used for it, for instance kuzhal (pronounced like “kulal” or “kural”) in Tamil speaking regions; and bansuri in northern …

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“I completely enjoyed the role of being an observer and a commentator”: Sebastian and Sons by T.M. Krishna celebrates the contribution of mrdangam makers

More by and about T.M. Krishna >> Read the full interview in the Deccan Herald >> The writing in Sebastian and Sons introduces us to the storyteller in T M Krishna like never before. It’s a non-fictional work written with a novelist’s touch. It makes for a riveting read with the musician’s earnestness to absorb …

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