The tambura is back. But where are the players?
The Hindu
There are only a handful of dedicated artistes who play the instrument that sets the tone for concerts
For the past many years R. Lakshminarayanan, R. Vaidhyanathan, Latha Venkataraman and Kalyani Viswanathan have been on the most prominent Carnatic concert stages, yet most people are unlikely to know them. Unknown and unsung, they are the tambura players.
Yet, like Nisha Rajagopalan, most vocalists cannot imagine performing a concert
Professional tambura players came into existence only a decade ago. Earlier, senior musicians would have their students strum the tambura for them or opt for the electronic versions.
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