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Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Not all legacies are loud. Some settle in silence, in the grain of a raga, in the pause before a swara. It’s hard to describe what Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer’s music felt like unless you have sat in front of him and listened. For those of us who…
Ed Sheeran performs during the Bengaluru leg of his Mathematics Tour in India | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT India’s live concert industry is no longer a niche entertainment segment, and is rapidly becoming a significant economic force. According to NLB Services, the country’s “concert economy” is projected to generate up to 12 million jobs by…
S Muralikrishnan with his students. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The second evening of the Taalathma concert at Mylapore Fine Arts Club was a vibrant celebration of music and rhythm, where students as young as eight years old took the stage with remarkable confidence and flair. Like every year, students from Jus Drums, an institution…
Actor Sivakarthikeyan at the Na Muthukumar tribute concert, with the family of the late lyricist What did Na Muthukumar mean to fans of Tamil cinema? In the early 2000s, Muthukumar’s lines in popular films paved the way for a whole generation to express their joy and sorrow. Ask anyone who grew up during that phase…
People attend Lady Gaga’s open concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 3, 2025 | Photo Credit: Tita Barros Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio…
R.P. Shravan’s concert for Chithirai Tamil Isai Vizha organised by Madhuradhwani. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B It was a pleasure listening to R.P. Shravan’s vocal recital for Madhuradhwani and Aanmajothi as part of the Chitthirai Thamizh Isai Vizha. A disciple of Delhi P. Sunder Rajan, he made a vibrant start with ‘Aadi kondar antha…
Ustad Nishat Khan | Photo Credit: Tanveer Farooqui Ustad Nishat Khan is choosy about where he performs, and so his concerts are eagerly awaited. His recent Strings of Melody show in Delhi — he played there after seven years — organised by HCL Concerts drew a full house. Nishat is the eldest son of Ustad…
Sandeep Narayan, S. Krishna, Akshay Yesodharan, and Lalit Talluri performing at Spaces in Chennai Can Carnatic music evolve while preserving its essence? ‘Spirits of Margazhi’ answered with a resounding ‘yes’ at its first live concert at Spaces in Besant Nagar recently. Founded by Priya Murali, the ensemble bridges the old and the new, inviting listeners…
You can always tell when you’re at a great EDM show in the ways the crowd becomes something greater than the sum of its parts. It’s in the charged stillness before a drop, the collective breath that makes the air itself feel electric. It’s in the way bodies instinctively move before the first bass hit…
Shakira | Photo Credit: BRUNA PRADO Pop singer Shakira recently cancelled one of her shows in Peru due to an “abdominal issue”. She was hospitalised amid her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour. Shalira announced in a statement shared on Instagram stories, “I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had…
