Percussion orchestra helps prisoners in India
http://www.ukmalayalee.com/kerala-news/news.php?id=MzA2OQ
Moving article about how being part of a percussion orchestra has helped prisoners.
Justice V R Krishna Iyer, is quoted as saying, "Men turn criminals when the mind loses its direction and the soul has no place for art.'' Beautifully and simply put.
It reminded me of being in Kerala in 2009 with composer Oscar Edelstein where we met Kuttan Marar, a leading chenda player.
Hearing the Chenda Melam (Kerala’s ritual festival percussion orchestras or "panchavadyam") is an intense and moving experience. The driving relentless rhythms certainly can chase away any storm cloud.
Moving article about how being part of a percussion orchestra has helped prisoners.
Justice V R Krishna Iyer, is quoted as saying, "Men turn criminals when the mind loses its direction and the soul has no place for art.'' Beautifully and simply put.
It reminded me of being in Kerala in 2009 with composer Oscar Edelstein where we met Kuttan Marar, a leading chenda player.
Hearing the Chenda Melam (Kerala’s ritual festival percussion orchestras or "panchavadyam") is an intense and moving experience. The driving relentless rhythms certainly can chase away any storm cloud.
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