Praveen Sparsh Taking mridangam beyond traditional settings
Praveen Sparsh Taking mridangam beyond traditional settings
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February 25, 2021 18:26 IST
Along with a fine sense of laya, Praveen Sparsh brings to the stage a thoughtful and gentle creativity
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Praveen Sparsh
Along with a fine sense of laya, Praveen Sparsh brings to the stage a thoughtful and gentle creativity
Praveen Sparsh’s recent passion project, ‘Unreserved,’ puts the mridangam in non-traditional settings and marries it with sounds recorded in public spaces, creating a cohesive piece perhaps in a genre of its own.
To hear music in noise or what the vast majority interprets as noise is but one of the abilities that this perceptive young musician possesses. Whether traditional Carnatic concerts or funkier music collaborations, film and theatrical productions or creating his own tracks, Praveen straddles several creative spaces seamlessly. And as an accompanist he
Remembering a trendsetting thavil maestro
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Shanmugasundaram Pillai accompanied several instruments other than nagaswaram
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Shanmugasundaram Pillai accompanied several instruments other than nagaswaram
Valangaiman, a town in Thiruvarur district, gets its name from the fact that Lord Siva in the temple there holds a deer in his right hand. It is a rare idol. In the world of Carnatic music, it occupied an important place because of thavil player Valangaiman Shanmugasundaram Pillai, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year. To keep alive the memory of the maestro, Parivadini, a charitable organisation promoting music, has released a table calendar.