The Sounds of Nature - A Journey into the development of animal and bird sounds in Tamil music

Navarathri Narration: A Hindu Folktale told by Utisht Ramakrishnan

Every year, our family celebrates the festival of Gollu, which involves creating wooden steps filled with idols of different gods, people in society, and religious stories, as a way to honor the gods and goddesses of Hinduism and tell prayers, sing songs, and celebrate them over the course of a week. Our family also creates a scene of a folktale in Hindu mythology, which I narrated as a kid and recorded, for everyone coming to our festival to hear. Last year, my brother took on this role and recorded the story of Kubera, and how his pride was quelled by Ganesha, the elephant god. This year, he reprised another story of Ganesha, and how he defeated a fire - breathing demon, named Analasura, but not without immense struggle and chaos. Listen in to hear this amazing story, and stay tuned for more episodes!

The Sounds of Nature - A Journey into the development of animal and bird sounds in Tamil music

In this episode, I will be diving into the impact of animal sounds on the Tamil music industry of south India. With the amazing experience of my dad, we will be breaking down the integration and development of animal sounds in music, from the abrupt bray of a bull, to the seamless integration of a bird call into a catchy beat. I hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about the impact of nature; which essentially gave rise to music, and why it is so valuable to world music! Here are the links to the songs in this episode: 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkvkJ98Z29M&t=79s , 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGR4SraL0s4&t=158s , 3. https://youtu.be/AY6Oe86SuD8?t=496 , 4. https://youtu.be/cIy56JR-FD8?t=143 , 5. https://youtu.be/bDUXDJ7IC-g?t=4

Freshman Music - Experiencing music through the eyes of high school freshmen

In this episode, we will be hearing from a few HS freshmen about how they experience music and why the enjoy it, amidst many other sports and activities such as water polo, football, badminton, and much more! Hope you enjoy!!

Multitalented Musicians

An interview with 3 avid enjoyers and practitioners of music - who also take part in a variety of interesting activities outside of school!

Navarathri Special!

In this episode, I will be taking you all through the celebration of Navarathri by telling you a Hindu folktale narrated by my brother! I hope you enjoy this episode and learn a little more about this amazing Hindu celebration!