“Silly humans. Why don’t you pause? How ignorantly you let so much pass?” – from a poem written by Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi, in the voice of Mother Nature. Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi is the daughter and disciple of the renowned violinist and musician Lalgudi Sri. G Jayaraman. Smt. Vijayalakshmi expresses her…
“I imagine myself as a child who is near her mother – they have no fear – and that the Almighty or God or nature, will take care, like a mother.” – Anupama Bhagwat, on how she maintains hope amidst the pandemic. An acclaimed Hindustani sitar exponent, Smt. Anupama Bhagwat…
“Something that I have learned from this is to never take things for granted and to value every single relationship that we have….” – Rithvik Raja Vocalist Sri. Rithvik Raja articulately gives us a detailed glimpse into many aspects of his life, before and during Corona. He states that since…
“The question of getting bored cannot arise for a musician, in my opinion.” – K Arun Prakash Sri. K Arun Prakash, senior mridangist, tunesmith and composer, says that musicians can keep any available time completely occupied – there is a plethora of aspects that one can practice, in countless ways,…
“It is very essential that we have peace of mind to be creative, and to be led to be creative, and it doesn’t happen when we are not financially stable.” – JA Jayanth A Carnatic flautist, Sri. JA Jayanth has won the Best Instrumentalist Award from The Madras Music Academy…
The Akkarai Sisters, Kum. Subhalakshmi and Kum. Sornalatha, perform duets in both vocal and violin, besides individually accompanying many artistes on the violin. While anxious about the present situation, they are utilizing the time for more practice and enjoying simple pleasures that eluded them earlier. They sing a snippet of…
“If there was something certain in life, I would definitely cling on to it.” -Palghat R Ramaprasad Palghat Dr. R. Ramaprasad, grandson of the mridangam icon, Palghat Sri. Mani Iyer, looks back on his childhood and his practice under his father’s iron hand, even as he is enjoying teaching his…
“The minuteness of whatever it is that I do is reinforced. And I like that.” -Anantha R. Krishnan The grandson and disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Palghat Sri. R. Raghu, Sri. Anantha R. Krishnan began performing at age 7, and has won several awards for his mridangam skills. Don’t miss the…
This first episode in the Quarantunes series features well-known senior vocalist and playback singer, Smt. Sudha Ragunathan. Smt. Sudha begins with a song and then shares her thoughts, including her concern as a mom (her children are in the United States currently) and the many activities she has been engaging…
April 2020 In this unprecedented time, quarantined as we all are due to the COVID-19 pandemic, music has been a particularly big source of happiness, comfort and solace to many of us. However, the musicians’ own lives have been upended with all concert engagements and international tours cancelled in this…