Mahindra Percussion Festival 2024: Music duo Two Summ on their journey with the mridangam

Mahindra Percussion Festival 2024: Music duo Two Summ on their journey with the mridangam

Viveick Rajagopalan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Anantha R Krishnan and Viveick Rajagopalan have a penchant for the obscure. When asked what the Bengaluru audience at the second edition of the Mahindra Percussion Festival (March 23 and 24) can expect to see when the duo performs as Two Summ, Anantha says “Us” and laughs. Viveick […]

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Watch | How Bengaluru grooved to the Mahindra Percussion Festival

Watch | How Bengaluru grooved to the Mahindra Percussion Festival

Mahindra Percussion Festival was hosted on the grounds of Jayamahal Palace Hotel in Bengaluru on March 25 The festival featured a number of renowned global and Indian percussionists ranging from A. Sivamani, Pulse Conversation, Ta Dhom Project, to the Spanish group Paquito Ensemble and Kerala’s Chemmeen Band The six-hour-long festival brought forth a mixture of […]

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Armenian Grammy winner Arto Tunçboyacıyan on performing in Bengaluru and music beyond borders

Armenian Grammy winner Arto Tunçboyacıyan on performing in Bengaluru and music beyond borders

Arto Tunçboyacıyan | Photo Credit: Andranik Taylor “What do you play?” asks Arto Tunçboyacıyan, the Grammy award-winning percussionist on a WhatsApp call from Istanbul. This is a first. I am now the subject. I fumble, and sheepishly admit that I play some terrible guitar and also sing at times. He approves, and goes on to […]

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