Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, June 20, 2002
Metro Plus Bangalore
Published on Mondays & Thursdays
News Update

Features
Magazine
Literary Review
Life
Metro Plus
Open Page
Education
Book Review
Business
SciTech
Entertainment
Young World
Quest
Folio

Group Sites
The Hindu
Business Line
The Sportstar
Frontline

Home


The pop dare
Creative exploration always comes at a cost in any art. But in Carnatic music, the divide between those who try to explore and those who stick to the trodden path is deep. The explorers are treated with as much distaste as those who once crossed the seas. Is the present definition of classicism in Carnatic music turning into its fatal flaw, asks S. SUCHITRA LATA
Music
Exotic? No more
Why didn't the wonderful concept of World Music take off till the '90s, wonders PRADEEP SEBASTIAN.

Cut, paste, compose
Music recording no longer belongs to the domain of the spool. Computers have taken over, allowing for technical possibilities unimagined before. New keyboards, samplers, and software have introduced several subtle changes in music making, observes S. R. RAMAKRISHNA.
The jolly jugalbandi
Bangalore seems to have bridged the great divide between Hindustani and Carnatic music. This cosmopolitan City has a heart big enough to encourage both styles, concludes CHARUMATHI SUPRAJA.
Playing double strings
A number of musicians have other formidable talents. And those who have made their mark in other fields are talented musicians. SUGANDHI RAVINDRANATHAN whips out a checklist.
Aisa hai, Indipop!
From the female pop queens of the mid-1990s to bhangra pop to bands from across the border, not to mention the plethora of remix albums, popular music in India has been evolving all the time. Here's a recap by A. VISHNU.
Songs for the arena
With theme songs, numbers dedicated to sportspersons, live shows to perk up matches, and what-have-you, sporting events are as spectacular as music shows.
Personality
Jazz flowers, but a touch quietly, in Bangalore
Their riffs may not be loud, but Bangalore has a good number of jazz musicians worthy of note, writes JAZZEBEL.
Viva all the way...
VIVA IS the final result of some rigorous talent search across the country, After being grilled by the judges - Sandeep Chowta, Shubha Mudgal, Sushma Reddy, and Manish Malhotra - and groomed by the finest talent in India in the field of music and ...
A bat full of dreams and runs
Barrington Rowland was downed by a bouncer, and one expected a dent in his morale. Instead, Barrington has hit back, emerging the sheet anchor in Karnataka's batting line-up. He now awaits his turn for higher honours, and the national cap is a recurr ing thread in his dreams.

Read City News

Metro Plus      Bangalore      Chennai      Delhi      Hyderabad      Kochi     
See the earlier stories
Lead | Life Style | Fashion | Music | Personality | Eating Out | Madras Miscellany | Issues | Arts & Crafts | Information Technology | Shopping | Heritage | Miscellany |

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Index | Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young World | Quest | Folio |

The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |

Comments to : thehindu@vsnl.com   Copyright © 2002, The Hindu
Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu