In the heart of Southern India, where percussion rhythms have long been the pulse of diverse music styles, artistes are not only experimenting with sounds but also giving their instruments a new look.

(MENAFN- Market Press Release) December 30, 2025 1:44 am - The traditional Mridangam instrument is gaining renewed global interest for its deep connection with devotional kirtan, bhajan, and classical ...

Umayalpuram K Sivaraman (UKS), a household name in Carnatic music circles, is quite possibly one of the last connections we have to what is commonly referred to as the golden era of recorded Carnatic ...

Going by the literal meaning, mridangam is a music instrument played softly. However, performers of this quintessential south Indian percussion instrument that accompanies Carnatic music and various ...

Legendary mridangam exponent Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, who has completed 75 years of his musical career, has authored the book, Musical Excellence of Mridangam, jointly with eminent scientists T.

PALAKKAD: Mridangam maestro Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan has been given the patent for the design of a lighter version of the mridangam by the Patent Office of the Government of India. Issued by the ...

It was not expected of a young boy growing up in a small town in America to pick up an instrument like the Mridangam to play but then that was what Rohan Krishnamurthy did when he was an 8 year old.

Chennai: Percussion instruments come in various shape and sizes. The rhythmic sophistication of Carnatic classical music has for long depended on the mridangam to guide the tempo. The double barreled ...

Also known as Karnataka samgita, carnatic music is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music, based predominantly in southern India, distinct from the Persian influenced music of the north.