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Noted tabla artiste Umesh Moghe launched ‘Gen Z Grooves’, a State-level store bid for grooming young percussionists, astatine Pookkad Kalalayam adjacent Koyilandy successful Kozhikode territory connected Monday (December 22, 2025). Nearly 30 learners from antithetic parts of the State turned up for the workshop.
Opening the sessions, Mr. Moghe said artistes should beryllium considered and treated similar soldiers for their selfless relation successful safeguarding the contented of euphony and culture. “We should honour the contented archetypal adjacent portion valuing the services of artistes,” helium observed.
Emerging percussionist Arjun Kaliprasad, who conceived the ‘Gen Z Grooves’ project, introduced its features and objectives to the audience. He said the task was designed with a ngo to prime talented young percussionists from each the 14 districts and connection them district-level grooming nether the enactment of eminent artistes.
He said the store series, formally launched successful Kozhikode, would proceed successful different districts and reason successful Thiruvananthapuram successful December 2026. The trained students would beryllium fixed each assistance successful the aboriginal to link with celebrated artistes and to cognize much astir assorted assistance programmes.
After the inaugural session, Mr. Moghe was besides honoured with a ‘ponnada’ successful the beingness of seasoned tabla artiste Sivadas Chemanchery. Pookkad Kalalayam president K.T. Sreenivasan, erstwhile president V.K. Raghavan, tabla artiste Sumith Naik, and elder tabla trainers were present.
