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Carnatic music

Arts

When tala, not raga, makes the limelight

Sydney Srinivas -
  Raga and Tala are like father and mother to Indian music - whether Carnatic or Hindustani. It is their combination that produces the music...
Arts

Bhairavi and Nanthesh: reconciling identity through music

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  Bhairavi Raman was six years old when she first picked up a violin, drawn to the instrument after hearing her mother play. When she...
Music

Aishwarya Harishankar wins at global Carnatic contest

Sydney Srinivas -
  Sydney’s Aishwarya Harishankar, 12, has taken top honours in the Junior category of a prestigious annual global Carnatic music competition conducted by the Chennai-based...
India in Australia

12 yo Janaki moves judges to tears on The Voice Australia

Indian Link -
01 Performing on The Voice, Janaki Easwar has shocked judges and viewers after her outstanding cover of 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish, with some Indian links...
Arts

Agalya Pavalan: Strings of hope

Hamsa Venkat -
Mid-March 2020. Uncertainty and fear pervaded the air as we watched with bated breath to see the effects coronavirus would have upon our collective lives. It was...
India in Australia

Thyagaraja biopic is show stealer at Shruthi Adelaide event

LP Ayer -
TV Varadarajan musical makes this year’s Thyagaraja Aradhana in Adelaide it a special event
Arts

Pallavi Inc: Where the classical traditions thrive

Rajni Anand Luthra -
Founder Mohan Ayyar casts a look at Sydney’s leading Indian classical music organisation as it marks its 25th anniversary
Arts

Karnataka's legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath passes away

Indian Link -
Karnataka's legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath died at a private hospital in Mangalore on Fri 11 Oct. He was 69. "Gopalnath died due to cardiac...
India in Australia

Remembering Ramachandran Natarajan Iyer (1939 – 2019)

Sydney Srinivas -
Ramachandran Natarajan Iyer, a senior in the Indian Community, President of the committee of the Sri Venkateswara Temple at Helensburgh, passed away at age 80...
India in Australia

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: Jayashree Ramachandran, OAM

Janani Karthik -
Jayashree Ramachandran, a Carnatic music vocalist, believes that the OAM recognition would motivate her to accomplish many more milestones in the field of Carnatic...
Arts

Letting the music do the talking

Indian Link -
It’s raga revelry as Sydney Music Festival attracts star performers. MYTHILI IYER writes.
Arts

Gifted young musicians shine

Chitra Sudarshan -
Two youngsters show their talent, ease and grace in Carnatic music renditions, reports CHITRA SUDARSHAN
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