BLOOMINGTON — Originating in southern India, Carnatic music is a centuries-old style that is deeply rooted in traditions of spirituality and mathematical precision. With its structured ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started ...

When the Music Academy in Chennai announced the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award (2025) for violinist RK Shriramkumar last month, it felt as if the world of Carnatic music was bridging its recent ...

We listened to jazz records, and we also listened to Carnatic records, because his background is in Hindustani music, not necessarily Carnatic. It was getting pretty cool and I was like ...

Renowned Carnatic musician Sandeep Narayan is on a mission to debunk the myth that Indian classical music is too complex for the general audience. He firmly believes that music is a universal language ...

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 ...

opens up about how to get children to take up Carnatic music as a career, his concert-day routine, and what the Margazhi season means to him. Excerpts: ‘MARGAZHI SEASON MEANS CELEBRATION TO ME ...

Carnatic singing is sort of a ... challenges that habit jazz has of fading into ambient music, something that bumps inoffensively in the background. Tracks like “Sunsets” and “Stop Chasing ...

Narayan’s endeavours in Carnatic music have won him ... We always had music playing somewhere in the background. Sometimes my brother would be sitting for his music lessons.