Sri. N Guruprasad is a prolific percussionist, specialising in the ghatam. He is known for his unobtrusive but highly supportive playing that accents the overall music on stage. He had his initial training under his father Sri. K Nagaraja Rao, and later from Shri T.H. Vinayakram. He received subsequent training…
“We only hope that… art doesn’t suffer. We don’t want to lose good artistes or good art because of these concerns.” – Amritha Murali Kum. Amritha Murali‘s high technical competency in the art form is blanketed with life and soul. She says that though uncertainty is an indelible facet of…
In this episode, Sri. B Shree Sundarkumar, kanjira exponent, is forthright about his many emotions at the present time and juxtaposes his personal situation against the world at large. “When the whole world is suffering, I alone am not unique.” This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian…
“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…