Women nagaswaram players to the fore
The Hindu
They will be performing along with their husbands in Navasakthi series
Though women have established their skill in the field of carnatic music on a par with men, not many of them could find an equally important space for themselves as nagaswaram and thavil artistes. In the past, Madurai M.S. Ponnuthai earned a name as a prominent nagaswaram player. Now, Kaleeshabi Mahaboob, a Padma Shri awardee, is a name to reckon with in that field.
“But there are a lot of them. When we extended a helping hand during the pandemic, we came across over 60 women artistes. It was then we decided to feature them during the navarathri festival,” said Lalitha Ram, founder of Parivadini, an organisation dedicated to promoting carnatic music and musicians.
The Navarathri Navasakthi series, to be webcast, will feature nine of them. The concerts were recorded at Kalyanapuram in the presence of the audience. All women artistes were paired with their husbands and accompanied by some of the best thavil players.
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