T.M. Krishna is one
of those musicians who draws full houses because of his mellifluous voice. One
of the most creative artistes of today, he goes on experimenting even during a
concert. Some consider him a maverick, not conforming to tradition. At one
concert scheduled for three hours he chose to close it with an alapana of
a ragam, in just an hour.
He defies the
established format of the kutcheri (concert), in which a varnam should
be sung at the beginnin
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has been a radio journalist for over three decades. Starting his career with Doordarshan, he has worked extensively with BBC as well. His latest production was a series on Tamil stand-up comedy. He has had a lifelong love affair with classical music and Tamil letters.
