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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

'Chenda' was always known for its loud noise, but when he created peaceful sounds from it, many couldn't believe it. It was a bold step without deviating much from tradition. CHENNAI: 'Chenda' was ...

KOZHIKODE: Chenda trainer Arun Nanmanda is overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of people to learn percussion instruments. In his Chenda class at Cheroth Kariyathan temple, Koolipoyil near Kakkoor, the ...

A video of fusion music created by a female violin player and Malayali percussionists is going viral on social media. The percussionists are part of Chenda Melam, which has been the most popular type ...

It is a Sunday morning and we are at the Ayyappa Temple at Kopar Khairane, to meet K Madavankutty, a chenda expert who has been conducting classes within the temple’s premises, and other parts of New ...

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 ...

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 ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a rare beginning to the learning of a traditional art. Taking the first ‘beats’ of the percussion instrument ‘chenda’ through Skype, though sounding off the track when ...