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 Several leading Carnatic musicians have got
together to form the Global Carnatic Music Association (GCMA),
with headquarters in Chennai, to promote and celebrate Indian
music and culture worldwide.
This will be a professionally-run
organisation to provide a forum for advocacy of Carnatic music,
said its founder and chairperson Sudha Ragunathan in Chennai on
November 27, 2007.
It will also provide a common platform for
musicians and artistes to share their experiences, discuss
common issues and sharpen their skills, she added.
The trustee of GCMA, K N Sashikiran, said
membership will be open to all artistes in the field of Carnatic
music. Age would be no bar.
Sashikiran said it had already received good response from over
100 artistes in the southern states, and also from musicians
abroad.
Veteran violinist T N Krishnan stressed the importance of having
such a forum.
Leading vocalist Aruna Sairam said the organisation would
conduct a free health check-up campaign at Hotel Residency
Towers on November 29 and 30, 2007, exclusively for musicians.
Vocalist P Unnikrishnan stressed the need for globalisation of
Carnatic music.
R Rangaraj
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