Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri has created a large fan base across the globe with his understated and elegant style of playing the tabla. @ShailajaKhanna writes for #THFridayReview about the artiste’s yearly visit to India, when he performs to packed houses.
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This year also marks the birth centenary of the legendary K.V. Narayanaswamy or KVN, as he was best known. N C Srinivasaraghavan
writes for #THFridayReview about a remembrance event that was held recently at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
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Listening to the music concert #Manjunada, where seven young women artistes presented compositions on Kshetra Dharmasthala, felt like going on a pilgrimage, writes H Ramakrishnan for #THFridayReview.
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A new chapter of the association of Bharatanatyam dancers (ABHAI) was launched recently during ‘Pravaha’, a festival that focused on the art form, writes Akhila Krishnamurti for #THFridayReview.
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With the inimitable composer #Ilaiyaraaja turning 80 recently, @kolappan writes for #THFridayReview about how the maestro’s music continues to strike a chord with his die-hard fans.
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On his birth centenary, Suganthy Krishnamachari writes about T.M. Soundararajan for #THFridayReview. She writes about how songs carefully crafted for MGR and sung by TMS, were political statements, and more!
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Karl Lutchmayer’s recent talk raised many important and interesting issues such as what is “valid” music in the 21st century, and how music and musicians in India, hitherto sidelined, can be reinstated, writes Malini White for #THFridayReview.
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The Tata Theatre at the National Centre of Performing Arts (#NCPA), Mumbai, was packed with people, who had come to celebrate Pt. Kumar Gandharva’s birth centenary. Manjari Sinha writes about the event for #THFridayReview.
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Conforming to the classical tradition, Baby Sriram offered an aural treat at her recent concert for Arunachala Ramana Sangeetha Sabha at Arkay Convention Centre, writes H Ramakrishnan for #THFridayReview.
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Sriranjani Santhanagopalan’s vocal concert, as part of Hamsadhwani founder R. Ramachandran’s birth centenary celebrations, brimmed with energy, writes G Swaminathan for #THFridayReview.
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With the need for conversations around plurality and inclusivity are at the forefront of socio-political debate, contemporary dance should now become a practice of response and resistance, write Madhusree Basu and Padmini Chettur for #THFridayReview.
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Described as India’s ‘greenest music festival’, #EchoesofEarth moves to Mumbai and New Delhi, besides Bengaluru. Instead of multiple performers, it will feature only one act, writes Narendra Kusnur for #THFridayReview.
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The annual #RememberingVeenapani Festival, held recently, wasn’t just about stellar performances by artistes, who have carefully honed their craft, writes Charumathi Supraja for #THFridayReview.
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For most of us the mention of #Devdas, brings to mind the images of Dilip Kumar and Shahrukh Khan, but Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic novella has now been adapted for the stage as a musical, #THFridayReview takes a look backstage.
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Vinyl is now an expensive hobby. Which is why when someone gifts away a collection, people grab it. @subhajrao writes for #THFridayReview about how there’s a huge resurgence in the interest for LP records with music lovers curating their own collection.
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Sajan Sankaran explores the #FutureFantastic festival for #THFridayReview, where performances, workshops, installations & dialogues are geared at invoking & facilitating a collaborative, sustainable approach to engaging with technology and the environment.
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Today’s #PonniyinSelvan, #RRR and #Bahubali are all in a way standing on the shoulders of #Chandralekha. S.S. Vasan was undoubtedly the pioneer, and his film deserves to be remembered just for that, writes @MadrasMobile for #THFridayReview.
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