In a concert ecosystem increasingly shaped by microphones, mixers and monitor speakers, Soulfest 2025 arrives with a radical proposition: just turn everything o ...

The village has also produced illustrious exponents of the nagaswaram — S. Subramania Pillai and S. Natarajasundaram Pillai — ...

Sid Sriram reflects on growing up within this season, balancing cinema with Carnatic music, and why the sabha stage continues ...

Music composer, artist, app developer and tech enthusiast Mahesh Raghvan who has won million hearts by garnishing popular English songs with a twisty blend of classical Carnatic topping, was seen here ...

Every year, as the December Carnatic music season picks up momentum, a frequent topic of discussion is the place of sahitya in Carnatic music. Is sahitya central or secondary? Instrumentalists of high ...

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 ...

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

Every system of music has its charm. Many years ago, I was interacting with a well-known Hindustani vocalist. He took special interest in Carnatic music and had even learnt it briefly. Equipped with ...

As Margazhi fills Chennai’s sabhas, a parallel Carnatic concert series unfolds inside a café in Alwarpet, where proximity, timing, and format reshape how the music is experienced ...

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 ...