Amongst the diverse indigenous percussion-ensembles of Kerala, Thayambaka, with its highly individualistic style, is deemed to be the youngest. But its reach over the last century far outweighs that ...

For siblings Jeffrey Kochuveettil and Jonathan Kochuveettil, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, a chenda (traditional Kerala percussion instrument) brought to the US by their grandfather Thomas ...

Percussion has not always been considered as a woman’s forte. Even now, there are some temple instruments like Chenda, that women are not allowed to play. Percussion has not always been considered as ...

Chenda, which is commonly used in temples in Kerala, is becoming popular in Chennai, of late Recently, Chennai witnessed a unique record attempt, where 315 chendamelam artistes came together to set ...

A woman from Kerala has mesmerised social media users by performing with Shinkari Melam artists on the chenda. For the unversed, a chenda is a traditional drum-like instrument from Kerala that is ...

In a marriage function, the bride and groom are supposed to be the most shy or silent people, but not Shilpa Sreekumar. A video is doing rounds on social media, in which Shilpa can be seen playing a ...

Shinkari melam troupes in Kerala are symbols of Dalit assertion. Temple festivals in Kerala are a meeting ground for diverse artistic expressions, including chenda melam, a majestic orchestration of ...

Kerala’s Shilpa Sreekumar went immediately viral for playing Chenda Melam wearing traditional saree at her wedding. Shilpa Sreekumar looked stunning in a red silk sari on her wedding day, but it was ...

Another video of Hanumankind performing the song that put him on the map, Big Dawgs, was also posted on an Instagram page. The crowd can be seen recording him on their phones, singing along and going ...

KANNIYAKUMARI: The financial and social plights of the traditional artistes devoted to playing "chenda melam", the cylindrical percussion instrument that brings loudness and vibrancy to every Kerala ...

KOCHI: Though cow is worshiped as god in many parts of the country, for the percussion artists in God's own country, the skin of the slaughtered cattle is a means of livelihood as chenda and other ...

Amid the quick tete-a-tetes, loud meetings and crazy sloganeering, there is a rhythm that somehow hypes the music of elections to a synchronous high. An interplay of instruments creates this rhythm.