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Emory OSRL hosts a Carnatic concert by Shiv Subramaniam at Cannon Chapel on March 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Becky Stein A recent Carnatic concert presented in the south-eastern city of Atlanta in the US reflected a beautiful amalgam of cultures, faiths, diasporas and demographics. The event, organized by Emory University’s Office of Spiritual and … Read More “When a chapel echoed with Tyagaraja kritis” »
Poster of Shahid and Kriti’s next | Photo Credit: @MaddockFilms/Twitter Actors Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s upcoming film has concluded production, the makers announced on Saturday. Backed by Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films, the romance drama is written and directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah. Maddock Films shared the news of production … Read More “Shahid, Kriti’s untitled movie wraps filming, to release in Oct 2023” »
Ramakrishnan Murthy’s Tyagaraja Aradhana concert at Vani Mahal, February 19, 2023. Accompanied by RK Shriramkumar on the violin, NC Bharadwaj on the mridangam and N. Guruprasad on the ghatam. , Photo Credit: RAGU R Ramakrishnan Murthy’s vocal concert on the occasion of Tyagaraja Aradhana 2023 at Vani Mahal was a significant tribute to the great … Read More “Ramakrishnan Murthy chose kritis from the Tyagaraja treasure trove” »
Madurai TNS Krishna with BU Ganesh Prasad (violin), Mannargudi Eswaran (mridangam) and V. Suresh (ghatam). , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madurai TNS Krishna offered a sumptuous fare keeping intact all the necessary classical elements in his kutcheri. Though Krishna’s rendering of kritis reflected the style of his father, the veteran musician Madurai TN Seshagopalan, he … Read More “Krishna impresses with his presentation of kritis and raga essays” »
Poornachander with Pappu Gnandev on the violin, Burra Sriram on the mridangam, and Raghu Hari on the morsing. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Versatility was the hallmark of M. Balamuralikrishna. An unconventional and experimental approach marked his musical journey. Apart from being a gifted vocalist, he was a composer, instrumentalist, percussionist and a guru. Sarvani … Read More “Purnachander remembered his guru M. Balamuralikrishna through kritis composed by the legendary musician” »
Young performers are talented, present a good repertoire, constantly improve their concert skills, and have enough confidence to hold the attention of the audience for over two hours. And this is no mean feat. Madurai sisters, N. Subasri and N. Jayasri, performed for Mylapore Arts Academy’s 25th year music festival, at Ragasudha Hall. They were … Read More “Madurai sisters impress with their choice of kritis” »
Dr. S. Sunder is among those musicians who are strong votaries of traditional approach to music, wherein ragas and kritis are presented without deviating from the time-tested method. In the concerts of such artists, there is no aggressiveness or showmanship. The effort is to be to the point and perfect. A bouquet of enjoyable kritis … Read More “Dr. S. Sunder rendered kritis in praise of Shakti” »
