It is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.

ALAPPUZHA: Musician Manakkala Gopalakrishnan is on a mission to enrich the Malayalam language by adapting famous poems into Carnatic music. The Pathanamthitta resident has already rendered the works ...

From the intimacy of the guru–shishya parampara to collaborations with jazz ensembles, electronic producers and global ...

A newcomer to the Capital District is dedicating herself to introducing a classical music form largely unfamiliar to Western ears: an ancient musical tradition from southern India. Vocalist Vidya ...

Every winter, musicians and fans flock to India from across the world to listen to traditional Carnatic songs. At its heart, the music is simple, but, like jazz, improvisation is key and it may take a ...

In a hall resonant with reverence, rare echoes from the bygone era of Carnatic music came alive. At Narada Gana Sabha, in the presence of Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, veteran Carnatic vocalist Trichur V ...

At a modest house in Plymouth, the best veena player in North America goes about her busy schedule. Amid teaching a select set of students and organizing her global concert itinerary — including a ...

Carnatic music is drawing recruits from different geographies. I expect it to flourish especially among the youth for decades to come. Yet another edition of Chennai’s Carnatic music season has come ...