The song “Freedom” was performed by the popular rock-star musician of yesteryears, Richie Havens, as part of his performance at the world famous music festival called “Woodstock” on Friday, August 15, 1969. The song was an instant hit amongst rock music fans worldwide . Even today the song is considered to be an immortal classic. https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=richie%20havens&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c07507d8,vid:rynxqdNMry4,st:0Continue reading ““Freedom”: TM Krishna’s kutcheri @The Madras Music Academy & Richie Havens of Woodstock fame.”
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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”?”
“Subha sweekaaram” for “karnaataka sangeetham” at the Madras Music Academy in December 2024
The Madras Music Academy is not going to budge … now that it has the fulsome public support (in the press and on Twitter) of K Veeramani of DK, Kanimozhi of DMK , N Ram (closet-member of the CPM) and from the rest of their tribe . What is the point in all we rasikasContinue reading ““Subha sweekaaram” for “karnaataka sangeetham” at the Madras Music Academy in December 2024″
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”