MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Hindustani and Carnatic Music: A Comparative Demonstration
Lecture-demonstration by Dr M. Narmadha, who has mastered both Carnatic and Hindustani traditions

Chair: Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer

Demonstrating how ragas are used in bandishes and kirtanas, the speaker will bring out what distinguishes the two systems. She will also show how the strength of riaz and fidelity to tradition is intrinsic to both, and how at a certain level they unite seamlessly