Indian music and the west – an account by Sangita Kalanidhi Trichy Sankaran

Tiruvarur to Texas, Carnatic musicians have transcended global cultures, echoing the seven notes to the West. Trichy Sankaran,to be honoured with the Sangita Kalanidhi today, summarises Carnatic music’s history in America in a chat with critic Veejay Sai While everyone is aware of how Hindustani music became popular in the West, especially America, with maestros like …

Melakarta raga application

12 positions are available in the South Indian 72 mela system. To learn more, read the following explanations. Source © Ludwig Pesch | Creative Commons License >> A scale – mēla in Carnatic or thāt in Hindustani music – isn’t a raga yet: it is no more than an imaginary arrangement of notes for the …

Why Carnatic Music Matters More Than Ever

by Ludwig Pesch For this musicologist and author, there are good reasons to believe that Carnatic music matters, perhaps more than ever and almost anywhere in the world. So why not perform and teach it in the service of better education for all, for ecological awareness or in order to promote mutual respect in spite …

Voice culture and singing

Full screen viewing and download link: https://archive.org/details/voice-culture-and-singing-kalakshetra-quarterly-1983 Voice Culture and Singing by Friedrich Brueckner-Rueggeberg Peter Calatin (left) and Friedrich Brueckner-Rueggeberg (centre) with students atKalakshetra in 1983 © Ludwig Pesch This course material was originally produced for – and used by – teachers and students at Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, today known as Rukmini Devi College Of …

Tala Anubhava: 25 rhythm exercises

A tala trainer for self-study by T.R. Sundaresan (voice & lessons) & Ludwig Pesch (talam cymbals & concept) MP3 & PDF Access all the 25 audio files here >> Exercises (PDF) >> Archive.org Be patient while audio-files are loading. For details and more options visit https://archive.org/details/Tala-Anubhava-Experiencing-South-Indian-Rhythm >> Tips for self-study For some of the basic …