CHENNAI: A parai (traditional drum) player drowned while bathing in a pond at Kolathur after performing in a funeral on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Prashanth, 27, of Vasantha ...

A variety of cultures were highlighted for the Eden Prairie community at the PeopleFest! Party, Thursday, Aug. 9, at Staring Lake Park. The party was the culminating event for the new weeklong ...

There are historical references of parai in the Sangam period.” The state government is taking steps to preserve and promote traditional folk music and folk artists, he said.

Even his earliest film songs, like 1976’s “Kettele Ange,” incorporated the parai drum into classically-influenced film pop, a gesture controversial enough to get the song banned from India ...

The parai drum was used as effective communication to announce important messages to people; it was also played at weddings, rituals, and Kovils. The mridangam is played in Tamil cultural settings, ...

The drummers played three different traditional drums which included the Tamil Athi, Parai Tappu Melam and Chatti instruments. He said since it was costly to get the MBR officers to attend the ...

This new parai wave is finally celebrating the artists who have been playing these drums for generations. “We perform at villages in the same attire,” says Sri, adding that men and now women ...

Sri Lankan culture is gracefully bestowed with art, music, literature, and religious heritage. Music is a universal language that has the alluring power to connect people. Sri Lanka has its distinct ...

Zoe has studied with the parai group Kurinji Malar and mastered 35 adis or rhythmic patterns on the drum, which are unique to occasions such as weddings, temple festivals, and child naming ceremonies.

The Aug. 9 party featured performances such as Southern Indian Parai (drums), a traditional Chinese fashion show and women’s ...