KutcheriBuzz
- Category: Interviews
Focus on melody and rhythm
Interview with Chitravina Ravikiran KUTCHERIBUZZ / ARCHIVES Ravikiran, a child prodigy, debuted as vocalist at the age of five, later took to Chitravina, the 21 stringed fretless lute. Chitravina, as is historically referred to in Bharata's Natyashastra, used to be known as Gottuvadhyam, as it is played with the help of a slide (Gottu = slide; Vadhyam - musical instrument)..
- Category: Interviews
"Music touches the heart..." - Sikkil Sisters
• KUTCHERIBUZZ ARCHIVES Well known flautists, the Sikkil Sisters, Kunjumani and Neela, have been chosen to receive the Sangita Kalanidhi title from The Music Academy this year. They are the first to receive the award as a duo and that too during the platinum jubilee year of the Academy.
- Category: Interviews
"I want to soar the skies..."
• KUTCHERIBUZZ ARCHIVES / 2003 Leading carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan receives the 'Sangita Kalanidhi' award from The Music Academy this year. In an interview with Aruna. S of KutcheriBuzz, the lawyer-turned-vocalist shares his experiences...
- Category: Interviews
Voices of Generation
Young artistes Savitha Narasimhan and J. vaidyanathan share their views • KUTCHERIBUZZ ARCHIVES Two young and celebrated music artistes, J. Vaidyanathan, who plays the mridangam and Savitha Narasimhan, a vocalist, were awarded the Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Award for this year in Chennai..
