Music

The song Nambikettavarillavo Rangayya is a composition of Purandaradasa in the ragam Kalyani set to Misra Chapu. In this song, the...

A ghazal is a poem that has rhyming couplets referred to as shers , typically ranging from five to twelve. The word ghazal in Arabic...

Folk Musical Instruments Folk music has been a part of all our lived experiences. Yet it is only in these last few months that I've begun...

Diwali or Deepavali is the festival of lights which is celebrated across India. The festival celebrates the joy of light over darkness...

Communicating through music How do musicians convey their thoughts in their own inimitable manner? With the sounds of the violin,...

Can carnatic music enter mainstream American music just as Latin, hip hop? How are carnatic musicians adapting to the pandemic in the...

Folk music predates all forms of music. In India there's been a long history of folk songs in different languages. Some of the musical...

My teacher, the late Seetalakshmi Venkatesan, introduced me to the vachanas of the Kannada mystics Akka Mahadevi and Basavanna. As a...

Every one of us who’s been to a Bharatanatyam dance recital would have heard a tillana . Tillana s are recognisable due to their use of...

The word rhythm comes from the Greek word rhythmos which means a regular recurring motion. Rhythm forms a critical component of a...

The flute is the earliest known musical instrument in the world. Flutes made of bones and ivory were found in the caves of the Swabean...

One of the earliest known stringed instrument is the harp found in French cave paintings and Egyptian tombs as early as 3000 BCE. For...

Quarantine Music Musicians are coming up with innovative ways to reach out to their audiences. The latest MadRasana Conversation with...

The Bhakti Movement: Understanding Kirtan and Bhajan The Bhakti movement originated in the 6th century in India. The period is...

Hindustani Concert Pattern In a Hindustani vocal performance, the singer is supported by two or more accompanists typically artistes...

Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar was perhaps the only carnatic composer to have composed 11 songs on Ganesha. The 20th century royal composer...

Here are some popular carnatic compositions in raga Saraswathi. 1. Tyagaraja 's well known composition Anuragamule sung by...

Music has a unique way to set the mood – whether for a moment or an entire evening. Melodies or ragas of classical music underlie most of...

When carnatic composer Tyagaraja visited the town of Lalgudi near Trichy, Tamil Nadu he composed five songs in praise of the deities in...