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Move to develop music and artists
Staff Reporter
— Photo: V. Ganesan
Confluence: (From left) Musicians Sudha Raghunathan, U. Srinivas, M. Balamuralikrishna, Ajoy Chakrabarty and Zakir Hussain in Chennai on Monday.
CHENNAI: It was a rare confluence of music in the city, as musicians from different parts of the country came together on Monday to discuss ways to protect the art form, be it classical or folk.
Popular Hindustani and Carnatic musicians formed the All India Musicians Group (AIMG) with the objective of preserving the art of making music, improving the life of veteran artists and creating awareness of music education in schools.
The group comprises six musicians from the north and six from the south. The AIMG musicians from north are Ajoy Chakrabarty, Zakir Hussain, Jasraj, Rajan Mishra and Shivkumar Sharma. Those from the south are M. Balamuralikrishna, Chitraveena N. Ravikiran, Sudha Raghunathan, T.N. Seshagopalan and U. Srinivas.
Sitar artist Arvind Parikh said the group was formed two years ago to take stock of the current situation in the light of globalisation. “If musicians raise a united voice for Indian music, the impact would be better,” he said.
Mr. Sharma said one of the best ways to preserve music is to reach out to school and college students.
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