With the exception of, perhaps, the Carnatic fraternity’s annual renditions of Thyagaraja’s pancaratnam-s, group singing is rare in Indian Classical Music. Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran has taken this to a different level, however, pioneering music for groups of 40-250 using Indian lyrics set to Indian rAgam-s, inspired by world musical ensembles…
Classical music the world over has always been a niche field. Indian Classical Music, thanks to the geographical stamp, has an even smaller following. Many construe it as rather exclusive and inaccessible to the layperson with its staid and prim and proper image and a perception of rigid rules for…