Madurai Mani Iyer - As pitch-perfect in life as in music

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Singer_USA
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Madurai Mani Iyer - As pitch-perfect in life as in music

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Madurai Mani Iyer - He is undoubtedly among the greatest India has produced. His life symbolised shruti shuddham and his music transcended the region-and-culture-specific values of the Carnatic genre. His music could sit seamlessly in the pantheon of pitch-perfect artistes in any part of the world across time.

Read the complete article by CHITRAVINA N. RAVIKIRAN in The Hindu.

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2750157.ece

rasaali
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Re: Madurai Mani Iyer - As pitch-perfect in life as in music

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Fantastic article. And the opening paragraph so succintly paints the broad context for highlighting the uniqueness in Sri MMI's music. I loved what is says in the second set of parantheses in this opening paragragh!

Thanks for sharing the article. And thanks to Sri Ravikiran for the analytical and thoughful write-up.

mri_fan
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Typically, musicians are not good writers. I've seen some tremendously unclear and confusing writing by leading musicians in the HIndu. This article stands out for its clear and concise writing, and it was a pleasure to read. Thanks Sri Ravikiran.

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