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Dr. Vasumathi Badrinathan is an eminent Carnatic vocalist based in Mumbai. She can be contacted on vasu@vasumathi.net.

Carnatic music is boring, singers are always slapping away the tala; not interesting.

Whither Carnatic music?

Every system of music has its charm.

3 July 2017 1:40 AM IST

One tambura, many feelings

One tambura, many feelings

The bare earth and the feet have symbolic connotations in the Indian context that go beyond religion.

12 Jun 2017 6:33 AM IST

Tyagaraja yesterday, today and tomorrow

Tyagaraja yesterday, today and tomorrow

The gentle grip of Tyagaraja grows on you as you mature with the music.

8 May 2017 5:17 AM IST

Hamsadhwani notes with Vignesh...

Coming back to Hamsadhwani, my personal favourite in this raga is Paahi Sripathe by the fascinating king-composer Swati...

25 April 2017 2:03 AM IST

The music of nature is without parallel and I have often written about it.

Let's appreciate the difference between noise and music

The nadaswaram is a fascinating instrument.

10 April 2017 6:39 AM IST

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Reaching out through the power of a musical concert

At a recent concert in Mumbai, I performed for an eclectic audience that comprised of a large majority of non-Carnatic...

27 March 2017 2:53 AM IST

All musicians are introduced to sruti the fundamental concept in music.

Sruti: A state of harmony

The love for sruti also came to me naturally. Our home for years adjoined the railway tracks.

16 Jan 2017 2:12 AM IST

Audience listening to an Indian music concert.

Learning to listen

In the musical tradition that I grew up with, listening to music was the corner stone of the pedagogy in force.

12 Dec 2016 6:42 AM IST

Tiruvarur Krishnamurthy and his many mridangams.

Thespian of the Tanjavur bani

The halo of the Mummoorthi, the Trinity of Carnatic music envelopes the town in its special cocoon.

21 Nov 2016 4:05 AM IST