Anirudh Athreya, kanjira exponent, elicits copious appreciative comment from fellow artistes. Senior mridangam vidwan K. Arunprakash says, “He is a genuine team player, knowing how to enhance each of the other artistes on stage.” Vocalist and violinist Amritha Murali notes, “His sense of aesthetics, care and sensitivity towards his own…
Torchbearer of the DKJ/DKP bani, Vijay Siva is not one to compromise on classicism. Total conviction, clarity of thought, unstinted devotion to patantharam, wholehearted commitment to the cause of music and the courage to follow through — these make Vijay Siva stand out in the realm of Carnatic music .…
This is the fourth and concluding part of an article on Sanjay Subrahmanyan that appeared in The Hindu. Parts 1, 2 and 3 are here. Sanjay Subrahmanyan talks about teaching, his foray into the virtual world and more. Sanjay Subrahmanyan has been singing on stage now for almost 30 years…