Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam, the Sangita Kalanidhi designate for 2009 at The Music Academy is the first thavil vidwan to be honoured with the much coveted title. A cross-section of vidwans ...

“I came to India to learn kanjira. The majestic sound of thavil, however, captivated me,” says 33-year-old Ishi, a native of Kamakura, a town located 50 km from Tokyo. But for his physical ...

Pushparani Thiruchelvam is one of the two woman thavil players in Jaffna, and perhaps in the whole of Sri Lanka. The two women, who were the first and could well be the last, are both above 60 and ...

Also, Nadaswaram and thavil are essentially 'temple instruments' meant to be played in open spaces, and sabhas may not be the ideal locations for them. Thavil player Mannargudi Vasudevan says it ...

This particular sound is almost always complimented by a percussionist playing the thavil, another artefact of the temple tradition. Together, the sound they produce symbolises almost every ...

An interview with Hidenori Ishi from Japan. Hidenori has been living in Tamil Nadu for the last nine years and learnt music, especially mastered Thavil instrument. He wears dhothi (veddi ...

SINGAPORE - With a barrel-shaped thavil drum strapped around his shoulder, Mr Jathishweran Naidu is all geared up for Thaipusam. The 24-year-old Singaporean will play the traditional Indian ...

PUDUCHERRY: Thavil musician Kongampattu AV Murugaiyan, one of the Padma Shri recipients is joyous over the announcement by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day.

Renowned Thavil artist R Karunamoorthy, who played a major role in popularising the barrel-shaped percussion instrument at the 'Nagaswara Kacheri', died due to stomach-related ailments at a ...

The decision was taken after corporators cutting across party lines protested against Thavil during Monday’s general body meeting. They accused the CEO of being inefficient and held him ...

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and thavil wizard Haridwaramangalam AK Palanivel are having a lively conversation on stage – but only their drums speak. In the days following his death, bereaved ...