When I think of roots, I think of lineage and mothers. Tradition is passed on primarily through the mothers," dancer Ramya S.

The evening began with a screening of “Drum + Space,” a 50-minute video “diary” of a trip to the south Indian region of Keraia, known for its rich and distinctive drumming traditions.

Composer Vijay Anthony adds traditional parai drum flourishes that most pop kuthu ... despite its obvious South Indian sound, the film version of it opts for a vaguely Rajasthani aesthetic ...

Drum called Mizhavu A mizhavu is a large copper drum used as an auxiliary percussion instrument in South Indian performing arts such as Koodiyattam, Thayambaka, Nangiar Koothu, and other mizhavu ...

Hindu religious festival Thaipusam is about a week away and technician Sathiya Moorthy Kandasamy, 50, has been working round the clock to repair 50 South Indian folk drums. They include the urumi ...

“And he has a box with what he called ghatam and all I knew was that it was a south Indian drum. I had never heard of it. But then he played it so beautifully, and then we played together and it ...

What makes Chennai Drum Fest 2024 unique is its focus on instrumentalists, a rarity in the South Indian music scene, as Lydian notes: “Here, most festivals focus on singers and composers.

PUTRAJAYA – In a bid to ease “racial tensions” on social media, a Malaysian percussion group that plays traditional South Indian drums put together a special performance of traditional Hari ...

Singer such as Mano, Karthik, Usha Uthup, and Shweta Mohan will be joining the legend South Indian legend Ilaiyaraaja ... keyboards, drum machines, rhythm boxes and MIDI with large orchestras ...