It started with a photograph. It was a faded photograph of a very serious-looking group of young men in suits and ties, holding musical instruments. Avner Yonai immediately recognized his maternal ...

Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...

When prodigies were considered dime a dozen, Mandolin Srinivas (U. Srinivas) as he is fondly referred to, was a true child prodigy. And till date, he remains a musician par excellence. He is a ...

His frail body belies the vigour with which his fingers fly on the mandolin strings. Asked to list his favourite songs — a challenge for a musician whose career spans seven decades in the Hindi film ...

Guwahati: The 18th-century string musical instrument, the mandolin, was used in Assam from the time of World War II, with its heyday from the 1960s to the 1980s. However, its practice and attraction ...