The mridangam makers of Mylapore

Jesudas and his son Edwin are skilled craftsmen, known in the Carnatic music universe of Chennai and elsewhere for the mridangams they give life to, though they still face occasional communal biases | Read the full article with more images in full size here >>

A musical tribute to Prof. S. A. Srinivasan by Karaikudi Voyage – Sreevidhya Chandramouli (vocal & vina)

Dr. Srinivasa Ayya Srinivasan, a dear friend of ours, and an Indologist at University of Hamburg, Germany, passed away on May 2nd, 2019. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Pia Srinivasan, who was a student of late Rajeswari Padmanabhan. We pay homage to his great soul with a few of his favorite compositions … Read more

Learn to distinguish and remember the 72 melakarta ragas – free course

Click the above link to participate – for free! Learn more about the above teachers – both regarded as legends in their own lifetime – on Wikipedia and here:Vidya Shankar (1920-2010)https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Art-and-science-converged-here/article16181169.ece S. Rajam (1919-2010)Remembering S. Rajam by S. Janaki (Executive Editor, Sruti magazine)http://www.varalaaru.com/design/article.aspx?ArticleID=971 Related posthttps://www.carnaticstudent.org/melakarta-raga-application/

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 directed by Avinash Prakash, was recently launched at the Music Academy. […] Vijayakrishnan’s father had … Read more

Search a reservoir of Indian theses: Shodhganga, “a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses – Open access

e.g. search for “Shodhganga Carnatic music”, “Shodhganga veena”, “Shodhganga bamboo flute”, “Shodhganga Indian music education”, “Shodhganga music bani”, “Shodhganga percussion instrument” in the search field below: Track missing details for search results Note: search results appear without much delay. More patience is needed for consulting the Shodhganga website (waiting time varies depending on the hour … Read more

Website Recommendations – Music Research Library

Source: Music Research Newsletter – 44 5 November 2018Contact Us: Arati Rao, Vidya Jayaraman and N. Ramanathanemail: mrlibrary.adm@gmail.com SHAMSA DatabaseLink: goo.gl/o8rwBxCategory: Sources of ResearchBrief: The following is a database uploaded by the scholar Katherine Butler Schofield to the website www.academia.edu, which gives many sources useful for research in Music and Dance in South Asia. SahapediaLink: https://www.sahapedia.org/Category: Sources of ResearchBrief: Sahapedia … Read more

Tip | Online research library: Musicresearchlibrary.net

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New online tool that will turn written konnakkol into audio

Courtesy: email by online tool-developer Arthur Carabott (UK), 18 March 2017 Generally the rules are: – for any syllable there must be at least one consonant followed by at least one vowel – Any brackets must match, so if you have three opening { you must have three closing } Input and feedback very welcome! http://arthurcarabott.com/konnakkol/

“Sri Saraswathi Chakra”: Understanding the melodic concepts of Carnatic, Hindustani and Western with the help of an innovative 72 Melakarta wheel

Many Carnatic ragas have their counterparts in western Music […] L.S.Ramesh, a Post Graduate from the reputed Indian Institute of Technology-I.I.T.Madras, has designed an Innovative Carnatic Music chakra (Sri Saraswathi 72 Melakarta chakra). […] This chakra requires no prior knowledge and has been appreciated by Music legends Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna,Prince Rama Varma, Shri. Garimella Balakrishna Prasad … Read more