For 35 years, O.S. Arun has been a professional singer of Carnatic music, a classical genre popular in South India. It's an embellished form of singing frequently backed by the tanpura, a long-necked, ...

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You don’t have to travel to southern India to get a taste of the region’s classical musical style. In fact, the genre is coming with a modern twist to metro Atlanta. Carnatic 2.0 Live in Atlanta will ...

Mayuri Vasan, a vocalist with deep roots in Carnatic South Indian classical music, brings her mastery of this ancient tradition to Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sunday, October 19, 4:00 pm. Vasan’s ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise. “I was not into the concept of ...

American violinist Ariana Kim visits India to explore Carnatic music The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue ...

The occasional pair of shoulders could be seen swaying among the hundreds gathered in the audience, as heads nodded and feet tapped to the rhythm of percussion and vocals of the Indian classical art ...

Some fans of Carnatic singing, a type of South Indian classical music rooted in Hinduism, are angry with performers who've adapted and performed... India's Carnatic Singers Face Backlash For ...