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At the Madras Music Academy yesterday, A.R.Rahman’s sickening hypocrisy.
He was careful not to displease either the “traditionalist” reactionaries of Mylapore or the eminent revolutionaries of the Carnatic Music world who were seated beside him on stage. So in one breath A R Rahman spoke from both sides of his mouth … and with the forked tongue within. If you read his quoted wordsContinue reading “At the Madras Music Academy yesterday, A.R.Rahman’s sickening hypocrisy.”
Even judged by the “sole criterion of musical excellence”, will T M Krishna pass the muster for “sangitha kalanidhi”?
Shut out from your mind all the din and noise of heated debates on the subject issue that is raging today in the media , press, TV and social media. Turn away or turn blind to the unending stream of statements and commentaries emanating out now ad nauseam from politicians and social celebrities, many ofContinue reading “Even judged by the “sole criterion of musical excellence”, will T M Krishna pass the muster for “sangitha kalanidhi”?”
T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music
The ongoing public furore — both in the press and social media in India and abroad — over the Madras Music Academy — MMA— conferring its prestigious Annual Award of Sangitha Kalanidhi on T. M. Krishna (TMK) the enfant terrible of the Carnatic Music world, has reignited fierce and polarised social discourse on several themesContinue reading “T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music”
The Madras Music Academy signs the Instrument of Surrender
“Vaazhga Lumpenproletariat! “ THE DREAM OF SRI T. M. KRISHNA COMES TRUE! What a historic victory! 👏👏👏👍🙏 First it was the Temples of TamilNadu. Now, it’s the Tamilian Cultural institutions… The fortress of the Music Academy as an institution of Classical Fine and Performing Arts has been breached by Gaana music! Sri TM Krishna’s dreamContinue reading “The Madras Music Academy signs the Instrument of Surrender”