The 171st Araadhanai Music Festival (AMF) started in Tamil Nadu

The 171st Araadhanai Music Festival (AMF) has started in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu on January 2, 2018. The fest is one of the Trinities of Carnatic music Saint Thyagaraja, which was inaugurated by Governor Banwarilal Purohit. The main function of the festival – the choral singing of Thyagaraja’s five kritis in Ghana ragas – will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru • Festivals • Music • Tamil Nadu • Thiruvaiyaru • Tyagaraja • Tyagaraja Aradhana

Chennai included in UNESCO's Creative Cities Network for Contribution in Music

Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu was recently included in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO’s) Creative Cities Network for Contribution in Music. It was among 64 cities from 44 countries that were designated as UNESCO Creative Cities. With inclusion of these cities, total count of UNESCO Creative Cities Network has now gone ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Art and Culture • Chennai • Creative Cities Network • Music • Places in News • TNPSC • UNESCO • UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network

59th Grammy awards 2017

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy announced at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. In this edition of awards, British singer Adele won the most awards in 5 ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Adele • Awards • Entertainment • Grammy awards • Music • Persons in News

Noted music director Rajamani passes away

Popular music director and composer Rajamani passed away due to cardiac arrest in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 60. He had predominantly worked in Malayalam film industry and had composed music for around 70 films. About Rajamani Rajamani was born into a family of Carnatic musicians and was the son of noted musician BA Chidambaranath. ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016

Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Entertainment • Malayalam • Music • Obituary • Rajamani

Pulitzer winning composer Leslie Bassett passes away

Pulitzer winning composer Leslie Bassett passed away on 4 February 2016 in Oakwood, Georgia. He was 93. As a master composer he was known for his lush sonorities and ecumenical instrumentation and for compositions of coaxing a vast range of tonal colours from the bits of wood and brass. About Leslie Bassett Bassett was born ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016

Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Leslie Bassett • Music • Obituary • Persons in News • United States