There are historical references of parai in the Sangam period.”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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Where parai meets Carnatic Walk into Kalai Koodam and see people from the city and the village learning art forms of all kinds under one roof Updated - May 01, 2018 01:56 pm IST ...

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 ...

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

The Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu-speaking communities of South Indian heritage in Australia share their beliefs about Deepavali and the unique ways they celebrate the festival.