And it takes exceptionally talented craftsmen to do it. The four families who still make the nadaswaram by hand in Narasingapettai (a village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu) are so skilled that they ...

A full-fledged ‘Nadaswaram’ concert is a rarity these days. For a change one came across an exclusive nadaswaram concert by G. Nagaraju and his brother Saibabu of Vijayawada at Thyagaraya Gana ...

Kumbakonam: It was a mellifluous nadaswaram programme by N. Swaminathan, asthana nadaswaram vidwan of Sri Adhikumbeswaraswamy temple at Kumbakonam on Friday to celebrate Saraswathi Puja.

Separate festivals are organised for nadaswaram including by Krishna Gana Sabha but they are often the exception. Nadaswaram aficionados and artists see a variety of reasons for this treatment.

The background for such a memorable experience was the grand, enriching and lingering music of the traditional wind instrument, the nadaswaram. Can we forget the artistry, talent, musical ...

A fellow musician shared a picture of the following hoarding — “Live Nadaswaram not allowed”. It is displayed in a street in the heart of Chennai. When you enter temples in South India ...

Dr Terada, in his presentation on ‘Global distribution and performance of double reed instruments’, explained the significance of various reed instruments — similar to the Nadaswaram ...

Trichy: A Nadaswaram artist from Kumbakonam played the rare acoustic instrument made of granite after 15 years at Adi Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam.

THRISSUR: It is believed since ancient times that percussion instruments, Nadaswaram and thavil, a traditional percussion orchestra being performed during festi ...

On average, a nadaswaram sells for ₹5,000-6000, so profit on average is barely ₹1,000-1,500. Moreover, business can be erratic. While during some months, ...