Amongst the diverse indigenous percussion-ensembles of Kerala, Thayambaka, with its highly individualistic style, is deemed to be the youngest. But its reach over the last century far outweighs that ...

It is a Sunday morning and we are at the Ayyappa Temple at Kopar Khairane, to meet K Madavankutty, a chenda expert who has been conducting classes within the temple’s premises, and other parts of New ...

A woman from Kerala has mesmerised social media users by performing with Shinkari Melam artists on the chenda. For the unversed, a chenda is a traditional drum-like instrument from Kerala that is ...

The 300 artists were playing musical instruments from different parts of the country. In a display of diversity of the country, 300 cultural artists, dressed in colourful attire, heralded the 76th ...

Breaking the glass ceiling: Hema Malini Pramod, one of the handful of women chenda exponents in India, has made things happen…and how! Her journey to mastering the ancient percussion instrument is an ...

KOZHIKODE: Chenda trainer Arun Nanmanda is overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of people to learn percussion instruments. In his Chenda class at Cheroth Kariyathan temple, Koolipoyil near Kakkoor, the ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a rare beginning to the learning of a traditional art. Taking the first ‘beats’ of the percussion instrument ‘chenda’ through Skype, though sounding off the track when ...

'Chenda' was always known for its loud noise, but when he created peaceful sounds from it, many couldn't believe it. It was a bold step without deviating much from tradition. CHENNAI: 'Chenda' was ...

According to artistes, chendamelam has slowly become an indispensable part of celebrations in Chennai According to artistes, chendamelam has slowly become an indispensable part of celebrations in ...

In a marriage function, the bride and groom are supposed to be the most shy or silent people, but not Shilpa Sreekumar. A video is doing rounds on social media, in which Shilpa can be seen playing a ...