THE harmonium has long been a favourite with musicians, including the wandering minstrels who sling it on their backs. For learning the fundamentals of music, the harmonium is absolutely essential and ...

For many, it was a first-hand experience with the enchanting form of bhajan singing known as ‘Nirguni bhajans’, at a music concert featuring renowned Hindustani vocalist Kalapini Komkali. Ms. Komkali, ...

Chennai: A concept which used to be commonly practised a century ago — Veedhi Bhajans — is being revived, or rather experimented with, by Sastra Satsangh. Groups of musicians — bhagavathars — would ...

The insignia of the Kalpadruma Arts & Artists Annual Festival signified cymbals to indicate the theme of bhajans or namasankeertanam. So the inaugural day programme was aptly termed as ‘Naama ...