A bamboo tube with a few holes, the bansuri seems to be a simple instrument. But looks can deceive. In the hands of a skilled artist, the flute is ... Gangammanavar said. Carnatic music, the ...

In fact, Mali’s technique even led to a redesign of the Carnatic flute, whose reeds became thicker and the holes smaller. As musicologist P. Sambamurthy (19-01- 73) notes, “It was the eighth ...

Jayaprada Ramamoorthy introduced an eight finger-hole Carnatic flute (venu) and elaborated on the both North Indian and Carnatic flute and music, while Ronu Majumdar, in almost an-hour long ...

He personally selects bamboo from Kalkund in Nilambur forests in Kerala and supervises all stages of flute making from cutting and drying to making the holes.

I studied the basics of Carnatic flute with guru M.K. Pranesh ... recent improvements have seen a larger range, open holes and quarter tone additions. I believe that the instrument has developed ...

a true musical journey. eight holes in the carnatic flute, six for hindustani. and murali can switch from one to the other without batting an eyelid.

Over the last century, innovations have been made to make the flute more suitable for Carnatic music ... on the flute with an additional tone-hole for the thumb while another was shrunk for ...

Call it the closing of the North South divide or an amazing amalgamation of the Hindustani and Carnatic music styles. PUNE: Call it the closing of the North South divide or an amazing amalgamation ...

Chennai: Acclaimed flute maestro N Ramani, credited for taking instrumental Carnatic music several notches high, died in Chennai on October 9. He was 82. Mr Ramani is survived by his wife ...