Raga Sri | A musical tribute to Dr. Pia Buonomo Srinivasan – Brhaddhvani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J24Y5BCBM6Y Dr. Karaikudi Subramanian and Dr. Meenakshi Subramanian salute Dr. Pia Buonomo Srinivasan (May 15, 1931 – April 8, 2022)1 for her respect and selfless contribution to vina and its tradition. […] We dedicate the raga Sri ((The most concise … Continue reading “Raga Sri | A musical tribute to Dr. Pia Buonomo Srinivasan – …

Video | Tambura-tanpura explained

Tambura (detail) © Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonView this and close images in high resolution >> Source: Musical instrument (tanpura) with keys for four string, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2021URL: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O452622/stringed-instrument/Date Visited: 7 December 2021 Tambura (detail) © Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonView more details here >> The tambura or tanpura is a …

“Every family member excels at certain tasks”: A family’s legacy of making mridangams – Kerala

Read the full story with more photos in The Better India >> In Kerala’s Peruvemba village, one family has been making the Mridangam, a Carnatic instrument, for four generations. They make two types of Mridangams – Ech and Thag. […] The cumbersome and labour-intensive process of making every piece, which continues seamlessly and without glitches, …