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The Artsy Trio – V. Durgalakshmi

The Artsy Trio – V. Durgalakshmi With their brainchild eAmbalam’s vision being “Creating Artists Everywhere” the Ramprasadhs are surely a motivating performing arts family. T.V.Ramprasadh A prominent Carnatic classical vocalist, his captivating voice, clarity in diction, uncompromising adherence of tradition and unique style Read more [...]

Swarasthhāna in Karnātic Music – Basic

Swarasthhāna in Karnātic Music – Basic The strength of a building depends on how strong the foundation is. Any learning starts from alphabets, progresses to simple words, before common sentences are introduced. Didn’t all of us not learn basic colours, or animals or vegetables at school where colourful charts started to make sense?  So Read more [...]

Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Advanced

Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Advanced Some voices simply spark the divine in us. Like MS? Yesudas? Muhammad Rafi? Adele? There is a quality about a voice that haunts us, remember Lata Mangeshkar in that “Tera Saaya, Mera Saaya”. Every great performing singer had the basic voice ingredient; pitch, amplitude, flexibility, voice control, Read more [...]

Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Basic

Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Basic What comes to mind when you hear the voice of MS? Yesudas? Muhammad Rafi? Adele? These artists were blessed with a voice, heavenly and everything right about it: the pitch, amplitude, flexibility, voice control, bright, breezy, resonance and more. Even if an individual is blessed by nature with the Read more [...]

Foundation course in Adavus

Foundation course in Adavus The uniqueness of Bharatanatyam is the special emphasis on “footwork” – even in the   midst of a composition a dancer would dance to “tha thei thei tham” with the percussionist drumming the beat away. Keeping the count of the beat with the legs adorned with anklets is central to “tha thei Read more [...]

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