There is no single day I dreaded more in my life than today. The news of the demise of Ustad Zakir Hussain, or Z Ji, […]
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Ustad Zakir Hussain held Kerala’s traditional percussion culture in high esteem, says veteran percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar
Zakir Hussain and Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar “Zakirji had huge respect for Kerala and its traditional percussion instrument chenda,” recalls veteran Kerala percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar as […]
The percussion whiz called Nachiarkovil Raghava Pillai
Thavil vidwan Nachiarkovil Raghava Pillai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When he heard his student Nachiarkovil Raghava Pillai play korvais, Thavil vidwan Needamangalam Meenakshisundaram Pillai […]
Roysten Abel and Ranjit Barot present percussion event in Bengaluru
Beat Route | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru, on October 5, will host a performance seeking to bridge the tradition and […]