“A lot of artistes believe this is the time to introspect, to reflect and to ponder on music. But I believe this pondering and introspection should be happening throughout a musician’s life – not just during a pandemic….” – Abhishek Borkar Young Pune-based Hindustani sarod exponent Sri. Abhishek Borkar initially…
In this episode of Quarantunes, we hear from young mridangist and percussionist Sri. Sumesh Narayanan. He is known for his vibrant accompaniment in Carnatic concerts where he plays for leading artistes. This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian Classical Musicians, recorded during the worldwide shutdown resulting…
Though popularly known as a Carnatic violinist, Sri. RK Shriramkumar is trained in vocal music too and is Guru to several leading Carnatic performers and aspiring performers, and mentor to even more. In this podcast, he expresses his belief about the power of faith to tide us through these unprecedented…
“I struggle between feeling that music and art is a pretty lofty luxury at a time like this, but at the same time it also feels like it is the one thing that can remind and connect us with our humanity.” – Priya Purushothaman In this episode, we hear from…
This episode of Quarantunes features Ghatam exponent Sri. Giridhar Udupa. Sri. Udupa expresses his concern for artistes heavily dependent on concerts for survival. He talks about deciding to broadcast, for a fee, 6 concerts of the Udupa Festival that he curates, proceeds of which would benefit such artistes…. He mentions…
“Not having concerts does not affect me – it means it is time to increase repertoire……” – Dr. R Hemalatha In this episode of Quarantunes, we hear from Carnatic violinist and researcher Dr. R Hemalatha. Dr. Hemalatha accompanies leading artistes and is known for her deep knowledge of the music,…
“What is important is how you got to the point where you have gained proficiency in your art form, and the process of gaining that proficiency….” -Arijit Mahalanabis Arijit Mahalanabis is a Hindustani vocalist and one who actively performs khayAl, dhrupad, dhamAr, tumri and tApA. He is the founder of…
Smt. Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath, a vocalist based in Bangalore, talks about her interests in painting, photography and gardening, commingled inextricably with nature. She elucidates further on her regular music schedule, her reading the Sangita RatnAkarA and more. Exclusively for this podcast, she sings pieces in Jayamanohari and YadhukulakAmbhoji. This podcast…
Sri. KV Gopalakrishnan, kanjira exponent, is probably one of the busiest percussionists in Carnatic music today. He explains how he has confined himself in Chicago as he is concerned about infecting older and younger members of his family in Chennai. This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian…
In this episode, we hear from vocalist Trivandrum Dr. G Baby Sreeram and her family. Dr. Baby is a PhD in Music and a faculty member at The Madras Music Academy’s Advanced School of Carnatic Music. The entire family weighs in in this free-flowing chat interspersed with music and instruments.…