Even after taking Carnatic vocal lessons for a decade during childhood, Lakshmi Ramgopal didn’t really start to think of herself as a singer until she found herself on an isolated island off the coast ...

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Like most musicians, Sridhar said he learned his hardiest lessons at his mother’s knee. Carnatic singing is sort of a signature sound of India, with its lilting, bending phrases that fall as easy as ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise. “I was not into the concept of ...