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Sangita Kalanidhi designate R.K. Shriramkumar. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam R.K. Shriramkumar and I have known each other for nearly 40 years and, obviously, I have many stories to tell. But I am not going to share them with you. I am not going to describe his musical lineage nor explain his journey. Shriram…
Music forms the emotional core of ‘Kaneez’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When director Randhir Ranjan Roy first encountered the 1920s love story of Tanno Bai and Dharikshan Tiwari, he found in it a tenderness that’s rare today. “The story is about love — pure and fearless — that existed despite casteism and religious differences,”…
Uttara Chousalkar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It has been nearly a decade since Thane-based classical and Baul musician Uttara Chousalkar last performed in Hyderabad. Understandably, she is elated to return for two concerts in the city. Organised by Tatvaa Arts, the programmes — Swar Sandhya and a morning concert as part of the Gayan…
Carnatic vocalist, Varijashree Venugopal, recently wrapped up a tour of France, where she performed at some of the country’s most celebrated music festivals, in collaboration with EYM Trio — a French jazz group, featuring Elie Dufour, Marc Michel and Yann Phaphet. This summer tour marked another milestone in Varijashree’s long-standing collaboration with EYM, which is…
Vidya Kalyanaraman and Brindha Manickavasakam presenting a thematic concert featuring exclusive Syama Sastri kritis. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B With collaborations and thematic presentations increasingly shaping the Carnatic concert scene, musicians are steadily moving beyond convention in pursuit of novelty and artistic synergy. Vocalists Vidya Kalyanaraman and Brindha Manickavasakan are among those who exemplify…
Theatre director Nadir Khan describes Mumbai Star as a “dance musical. It is all about dance and dancers, but is set in a theatrical format as it uses narrators to tell a story. Our idea is to blend movement, music and lyrics with the theatrical element.” Mumbai Star was originally written by Devika Shahani, directed…
Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’ Do not go into A Complete Unknown expecting your senses to be set upon a magic swirling ship a la Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There or Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese or No Direction Home. James Mangold’s biopic based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book,…
Indian music has a wealth of genres that have evolved and developed over the centuries. These forms have witnessed the socio-historical influences that augmented their growth and variety. During a Hindustani classical music concert, forms such as tarana, tappa, trivat and chaturang are often rendered after the detailed treatment of the main raga with a…
Ranjani and Gayatri Vittal Rangan (violin), K. Sai Giridhar (mridangam), and Anirudh Athreya (kanjira) | Photo Credit: R. Ragu When Ranjani and Gayatri present a concert a deep devotional fervour intertwines with melodic brilliance, resonating with the divine vision of the great composers. Their thematic recital ‘RaGa Bharatam’ at Narada Gana Sabha was no different….
From Rajadhiraaj | Photo Credit: Courtesy: NMACC The curtain may have come down on Rajadhiraaj:Love Life Leela, but the experience lingers. The musical was as opulently conceived as the venue — Grand Theatre at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. The 2,000 seats across three levels and the 18 exclusive boxes were packed…
