Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy is making the world safe for raga. Raised in a highly cultured South Indian family in central New Jersey, he started to learn the classical music tradition by ...

Mellifluous rendition and perceptive brilliance characterised the vocal recital of Chandana Balakalyan at the September Season of Music, hosted by Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Coimbatore. Dulcet voice, ...

“These five strings on the left form the female set,’’ says Shankar. “And the ones on the right form the male set.’’ Male and female strings? “Yes, the violin and viola strings have the range of a ...

Imagine a museum of sound where some Carnatic melodies in ragas once popular lie tucked away, seldom heard. Music researcher ...

Indians have long linked music to specific times of day, so perhaps it is appropriate that a quartet with the semi-subcontinental name of Raga Dolls should do something of the same. This ensemble, led ...

Brooklyn Raga Massive is a collective of musicians rooted in Indian classical music. That tradition rarely involves an ensemble larger than three or four players. Sitarist Neel Murgai identified Terry ...

The 18th century is considered as the golden age of Carnatic music. During this time lived three great composers/ musicians who were later celebrated as the musical trinity: Shyama Shastri, Tyagaraja ...

BENGALURU: Bengaluru is known for its art-loving audience. Whether it is a traditional art form or Western mix, it always has a set of audience to appreciate it. This weekend, both fans of classical ...