The making of no other instrument has evolved as much as the thavil, the only percussion instrument without sruti. Every part of the instrument, barring the drum made of jackfruit wood, has changed ...

Ramesh Sthotham is all set for the release of his album ‘Weirdly In Time’ and a series of concerts in Bengaluru, Goa and ...

SINGAPORE - With a barrel-shaped thavil drum strapped around his shoulder, Mr Jathishweran Naidu is all geared up for Thaipusam. The 24-year-old Singaporean will play the traditional Indian instrument ...

An interview with Hidenori Ishi from Japan. Hidenori has been living in Tamil Nadu for the last nine years and learnt music, especially mastered Thavil instrument. He wears dhothi (veddi) while ...

BENGALURU: With Deepavali coming up, and the Dasara season still in our rearview mirrors, festive music continues to be a major part of our day. Thanks to India’s rich musical legacy, each region has ...

If on an evening, you find yourself in Chennai, do go visit a temple. Not the quiet ones in the bylanes, but the more boisterous ones that surround themselves with pomp and colour, just the right ...

CUDDALORE: The musical beats have taken the audience to a realm of pure bliss, and they started gently tapping their feet in tune with the rhythm. On stage are two girls in their early teens playing ...

In a bid to set a new world record students in Pondicherry of have begun a 35 hour non-stop Thavil concert. In a bid to set a new world record and break their own record, six third year students of ...

Renowned Thavil artist R Karunamoorthy, who played a major role in popularising the barrel-shaped percussion instrument at the 'Nagaswara Kacheri', died due to stomach-related ailments at a private ...

The author is the vice president of Tamil Nadu Rationalists Forum. Recently, there was a lot of buzz in the social media when ‘thavil’ exponent Valayappati Subramaniam refused to take part in a ...