MSV created recurring magic in Tamil film music: A. R. Rahman
Composer M.S. Viswanathan was among those who created recurring magic in Tamil film music, his once keyboard artiste and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman has said. Sharing his tho...
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MSV was brilliant in setting words to tune or setting tunes for words.
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Fascinated by the Hindustani raag, MSV composed 20 Tamil film songs in it, writes Randor Guy.
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Percussionist Panamanna Sasi has been beating the drum to retain the essence of Thayambaka, whilst sparing no effort to update it.
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After all, sans the mesmerising tunes in which M.S Viswanathan clothed them, the words might not have become immortal at all!
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Suganthy Krishnamachari remembers how MSV’s songs helped her during tough and happy times.
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M.S. Viswanathan’s demise spells the end of an era of immortal melodies in South Indian cinema.
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India’s first acapella band talks about the challenges of making music without instruments.
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The Laya Lavanya ensemble for the Percussive Arts Centre was young and energetic, and the audience loved it
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A taalavadya conceptualised by B.K. Chandramouli attested to impeccable technical and improvisational skills
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Kaza Subhashini’s veena concert in memory of Vasa Krishnamurthy was a fitting tribute to the maestro.
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B.Vaidyanathan’s concert was a tribute to his vocalist-father Balasubramanya Bhagavatar.
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The violin duet by brothers Tejas Manjunath and Pranav Manjunath was redolent with nadam and raga bhava.
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Senior vocalist Pappu Sada Siva Sastry struck a chord with his devotional fervour.
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