Interview with Karaikudi R. Mani

Karaikudi R. Mani, who dominated the Carnatic music world for more than half a century as a mridangam player, died in Chennai last week. He spoke to RaySel of SBS Tamil in 2005. We re-broadcast the interview to honour the legendary artist.

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