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New online tool that will turn written konnakkol into audio
Courtesy: email by online tool-developer Arthur Carabott (UK), 18 March 2017 Generally the rules are: – for any syllable there must be at least one consonant followed by at least one vowel – Any brackets must match, so if you have three opening { you must have three closing } Input and feedback very welcome! http://arthurcarabott.com/konnakkol/
Nagasvaram (nadaswaram): The “auspicious” wind instrument without which no festive occasion is ever complete
Photo © The Hindu Aparna Karthikeyan, The Hindu, April 11, 2015 | To read the full story and view more photographs, click here >> It takes many days to make a block of wood sing. And it takes exceptionally talented craftsmen to do it. The four families who still make the nadaswaram by hand in Narasingapettai (a village near Kumbakonam, …
Site-specific workshops and courses
Update: courses and site-specific workshops are currently available on demand. More information >>
Paper and Lecture Recital – 15th International Conference of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung Goettingen
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 …