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Behind those beats
Ever heard of maths, physics and chemistry in music? Three young Chennai musicians tell you what the connection is. MIHIR BALANTRAPU
If you are a Svanubhava regular, you know the drill. Seasoned senior artistes from across the country are invited to give a sample of their craft while an able band of younger artists bustles about […]
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Set to play
BANDWIDTH Certainly not another brick in the wall— Pipe Dreams are all for rock! KAMALA GOPALAKRISHNAN
When did Pipe Dreams first become a band?
Aadithya Sharan: The band’s been around for two years, but some dropped out. I’m the only one who was part of the original group. Our current line-up has lasted about eight months now. In the beginning, […]
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The sound of a qawwali
TIME OUT The final resting place of saint Nizamuddiun Auliya and poet Amir Khusrau is a cultural hub, finds SUDARSHANA SRINIVASAN
I follow the sounds of a harmonium, tabla and dholak being tuned and someone exercising their vocal chords. The invisible singers launch into a qawwali. I quicken my stride and turn into the gali […]
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Desi divas
Pop stars come and go, but RINI MUKKATH takes a look at a few women who have managed to make it big in the otherwise dormant Indian pop music scene.
(In pic: All-girls band Viva)
In the past three decades, there have been many a female pop singer in India trying their luck at being an […]
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Musical debut
HIGH NOTES Fen Vialle, the new face in Tamil film music, on his debut film. ANUSHA RAVINDRANATH
When he was just four, Fen would watch his dad playing the guitar and say “When I grow up I want to become a music director”. That dream has now turned into reality with the release of “Suriya Nagaram” […]
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Online delight
Flipkart’s recent venture Flyte is a boon for music buffs. HARIN CHANDRA
This is the age of the Internet revolution. With Gen next opting to be more net savvy than anything else, many web-based businesses are coming up with new initiatives. Given the connection youngsters have with music, Flipkart.com is trying to make a mark among […]
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Pongal, with a twist
SOUND BYTES La Pongal crafts an unusual combination — the modern percussion and ancient folk lyrics — through its various performances and its first ever album. PAYAL CHHABRIA tunes in.
There is a striking contrast between the Pongal that was and the Pongal that is for “Darbuka” Siva, who is at the helm of La Pongal […]
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Musical madness
CONCERT Unseen Underground’s Sonic Stone Fest was the best way to start the month of exams. ASIF AHMED
For a day in the month of March, the heat was pretty high and sure didn’t stop to rise. Nevertheless, metalheads around the city all gathered at The Balamandir German hall to witness the mean line-up at Unseen […]
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Musical memories
After a hectic day at college and a scrumptious dinner, I was lying on the bed, listening to to the cine songs playing in my mobile speakers.When the song Kannalane from “Bombay” started playing my brain quickly started to run down memory lane and gather all the memories associated with this song.
Down memory lane
I was […]
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All set for the new year
Chennai’s rock brigade is stocking up ammunitionto fire all guns for the next year. There are superbly crafted new songs out there, albums ready to be launched, older bands re-grouping and even planned tours on the drawing board. SAROOP OOMMEN highlights a few…
Shakyrays
Made up mostly of the earlier band — Easy Street, the band was […]
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