Gaining prominence Despite the many alternatives available today, fortunately we still get to see the tambura player on stage. In fact, the first thing many musicians do after accepting a concert date is to book their preferred tambura player. As more musicians show a renewed interest in the instrument, the tambura is experiencing a resurgence. …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ORUrfeo_A Date: 30th Dec 2022, 8.00 amBy Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh How does a vainika internalize a raga1 before he or she presents it?The most concise definition of a raga may be that by Joep Bor: a tonal framework for composition and improvisation. [↩]
Muthulakshmi Reddy – A Trailblazer in Surgery and Women’s Rights is the story of a pioneer path-creator for women. She was the first girl student in Maharaja’s School for Boys in Pudukkottai, the first Indian woman surgeon from Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of the Women’s Indian Association, the first woman member of …
Music by T.R. SundaresanConcept by Ludwig PeschInspired by a conversation on the subject of ‘korvai’ with the late Sangita Vidwan S. Rajam Cosmic_Order_Cosmic_Play-Ludwig_Pesch_KIT2001_webDownload Originally published in 2001 by KIT Publishers in Rhythm, A Dance in Time by Elisabeth den Otter (ed.) in conjunction with the exhibition titled “Ritme, dans van de tijd” at the Tropenmuseum …
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Is tradition set in stone? Is not change even within a musician’s lifetime in the natural order of things? Does custom or convention in musical practice have to be held sacrosanct at the cost of organic modification or adaptation?An artiste creates and modifies, subtly or otherwise, his or her style for several reasons – physical, …
