Interview with filmmaker Beeban Kidron, plus exclusive clips from her new film. Sex, Death and the Gods explores the complex world of India’s devadasi, girls devoted to a goddess and then sold for sex at puberty | Lindsay Poulton and Joanna…
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Open access version (text and audio files): The goddess Māriyammaṉ in music and in sociology of religion
The Goddess Mariyamman in Music and in Sociology of Religion by Pia Srinivasan Buonomo & S. A. Srinivasan >>
A musical tribute to Prof. S. A. Srinivasan by Karaikudi Voyage – Sreevidhya Chandramouli (vocal & vina)
Vocal with vina accompaniment: Sreevidhya & Chandramouli (Karaikudi Bani) To listen and view photos on youtube, click here >> Find the lyrics* sung in the tribute by Dhvani in the search window seen below or click here >> Visit Dhvani’s homepage >> Dhvani was formed to Preserve,…
Melakarta raga application
Tips for viewing: first watch 16 slides appear in their serial order, then stop anywhere (hold any image with the help of the cursor); and resume by mouse click or right swipe on touchscreens; left swipe for scrolling back. Source…
There really is no such thing as a ‘learner’ raga
Gouri Dange, The Hindu, 11 May 2019 | Read the full article here >> Every kind of music has a protocol for ‘beginners’ or ‘learners’. Students must practise paltay, alankaras, scales, études, tonalisation exercises, depending on the kind of music…
Learn to distinguish and remember the 72 melakarta ragas – free course
Click the above link to participate – for free!
Was die südindische Musik immer interessanter macht
Wie kaum einem anderen deutsch-stämmigen Musiker ist es Ludwig Pesch gelungen, tief in das Wesen der südindischen „klassischen“ Musik einzutauchen. Der Autor lebt heute in Amsterdam und ist als freischaffender Musiker, Sachbuchautor und Dozent tätig. Seine Erfahrung befähigt ihn, die karnatische Musiktradition…
Veena Dhanammal’s soulful music
Read the full report in The Hindu (13 December 2018) >> Vainika K. G. Vijayakrishnan’s determination to get the younger generation interested in Veena Dhanammal’s soulful music resulted in a documentary on the legend. The documentary, conceptualised by Vijayakrishnan and…
Sannidi’s 8th Annual Festival 21st – 24th December 2018
Listen to more concerts on the Sannidi Academy YouTube channel >>
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