Articles by S Gopalakrishnan
With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey
Hussain was loved not only by connoisseurs but also by lay listeners, in Indian and abroad; he has no parallel among Indian classical musicians.

Published on Dec 16, 2024 08:16 PM IST
Ram Narayan and the sarangi’s many moods
Ram Narayan was the most passionate advocate of this string instrument that has gone through cultural topographies in the landscape of Indian classical music

Published on Nov 15, 2024 08:31 PM IST
Rajeev Taranath’s sarod played in the shared space of music, poetry
Sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath, an intellectual romantic in music, passed away aged 91. He was a modern mind in 20th century Karnataka.

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:10 PM IST
Ameen Sayani: A voice that brought a nation closer
Armed witih the melody-thread of Bollywood songs, Ameen Sayani was more effective than all the Hindi missionaries who sought to popularise the language

Updated on Feb 26, 2024 11:24 AM IST
A wah moment in Zakir Hussain’s travels in taal
The music Zakir Hussain makes is a fusion of several traditions, blended by his conviction that music is universal

Published on Feb 09, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Music that was inspired, inventive and traditional
Ustad Rashid Khan’s career had a meteoric rise. With a rich voice, he amalgamated distinct features of multiple khayal traditions in his repertoire

Published on Jan 12, 2024 12:57 AM IST
All art is ‘art’ificial, why pick on ‘Now and Then
'Now and Then is artificial, of course. But it’s a tribute to an important period in the history of the arts.

Published on Nov 11, 2023 10:40 PM IST